LG KC550

Our first feeling of LG's KC550 was that it looked pretty cool - a smooth black slider with a big screen. What's not to like? But our warm furry approach were dashed when we picked it up and found that it just doesn't feel like a quality phone. It's cheap plastic with a rattly slider and a spongey keypad. The build quality didn't fill us with confidence. But it's LG's cheapest 5 megapixel camphone, we reminded ourselves, it's not meant to be a high end phone. No indeed. So we persevered, and our impressions after that got steadily better. For a start, the 2.4-inch, 262,000-colour screen didn't let us down. It's sharp and clear, and bright enough to view in sunlight. You can negotiate the menus using the D-pad of course but each menu icon also has a number, so you can get where you want to quicker using the keypad - every phone should have this option .

Key features of the LG KC550

1- 2.4" 262K-color display of QVGA resolution
2- Auto screen rotation in image gallery and video player (built-in accelerometer)
3- 5 megapixel autofocus camera with active lens cover and Power LED flash
4- 720x480pixel@30fps video recording (VGA@15fps is also an option)
5- USB and stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) connectivity
6- Hot-swappable microSD card slot (capacities up to 4GB)
7- Office document viewer
8- FM radio
9- TV-out port
10- Six games, which make use of the accelerometer and vibration feedback
11-Google Search and Mail come pre-installed