LG CU720 Shine user reviews (red, AT&T)

3.5 stars

"This phone is evrything u wnt for a teen." on September 13, 2008 by JazzieBabie

Pros: This fone has a nice camera with great quality. It holds alot of numbers which is really great if u r as talkative as i am. It also is a gud mirror as it says in the commercial. However i suggest u get it for child/ teen for ur benefit.

Cons: The things i do not like about the cu720 is the fact it is not a qwerty fone. Maybe it is just me but i do not feel that at&t does not make enuf qwerty fones, and if they were to make this slide up and sideways into a qwerty pad wud b realy great!!

Summary: Oveall this is a realy nice fone. However u can c how i can continue to express that it is a childish fone not meant for hard workin adults who need to ordanize their things. Another thing is that it can b damaged really easy so u will have to be very careful with ur fone. A positive thing about this fone that it holds alot of battery power. U can talk on it forever. A negative is that wen u first get the fone u may hav trubles with it siince it has a joystick that sum people find it rather hard to navigate. Fortunate for me i found it not as difficult to navigate as other people did. so once u gt the hang ov it u will b fine

1.0 stars

"IMPOSSIBLE TO SYNC PHONE TO PC TO DOWNLOAD OUTLOOK CONTACTS" on May 29, 2008 by cougzoo

Pros: LOOKS GREAT

Cons: NO PC SYNC - HORRIBLE BATTERY LIFE-POOR RECEPTION

Summary: I HAVE SPENT A MONTH TRYING TO GET SOFTWARE TO SYNC THE PHONE WITH MY PC TO DOWNLOAD CONTACTS FROM OUTLOOK. AFTER THIS PERIOD, I FINALLY WAS TOLD (OR E-MAILED) BY LG THAT THIS PHONE WILL NOT DO THAT. ALL NAMES, PHONE NUMBERS, ECT MUST BE ENTERED MANUALLY. THIS MIGHT BE FINE IF YOU HAVE 10 NAMES TO ENTER, BUT I HAVE OVER 300 CONTACTS TO ENTER. ALSO, THIS PHONE HAS THE WORST RECEPTION OF THE 4 PHONES THAT MY FAMILY USES. THE SONY ERICSSON W580i IS GREAT. MY WIFE AND SON LOVE IT, PLUS IT DOES MUCH MORE THAN THIS LG PHONE DOES. DO NOT LET THE PRETTY FACE FOOL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3.5 stars

"just a few issues, but overall a sweet phone" on March 13, 2008 by ladilucix

Pros: Great Camera in all aspects, beautiful design, full set of applications

Cons: The toggle button is difficult to use, max volume is quiet, some apps configurations are confusing or lacking in normal options

Summary: The first thing I noted about the lg shine is how beautiful it is. The sleek and sexy design is an eye catcher and in some ways a reason to buy in the first place.

There is an impressive list of applications including a music player, email and IM, cellular video, and extended photo options.

The user interface is simple and attractive with a few options to change colors and view modes but I found that overall there were a few areas where the usual options Ive found useful on other phones are missing. For instance, the date, time and stupid at&t logo cannot be hidden or relocated. you have a few options to change their size or put a clock or calender on the home screen but I dont find that helpful when I would like to show my home screen wallpaper. As well, Ive found out that any music and photos that are transferred via your MicroSD card are automatically tunneled into the various applications that handle the media, however if you previously organized your media into folders youll be frustrated to find out that all your photos are jumbled into one main "pictures" folder. Ive struggled to find a way to reorganize my photos but Ive had no such luck. The music was jumbled as well but due to the music player's playlist option I was easily able to reorganize.

The keys are a bit small but if you use the tips of your fingers its easy to get used to. texting is slightly slower because of this, however their T9 option includes a phrase prediction that is VERY useful, in most cases it guesses what your about to type before you type it. the t9 option is a bit hidden at first but well worth the searching through the options for.

overall I love the phone but hope the manufacturers will make some upgrades for the next model.

2.0 stars

"like it but it could be better........................" on November 27, 2009 by daydream8608

Pros: doubles as a mirror, nice camera with flash, beautiful color, holds many numbers.

Cons: joystick, crappy battery life, sucky video quality, files are not very organized, can be extremly lound on calls, just not that great