LG Shine Review - CNET.co.uk

[hannadubinska]

Didint catch a fucking word you nerd =_= and that phone its fuckt up he broke it all xD

[yoimthebeautyqueen]

Worst phone ever , the spring fell out. Dont buy it.

[alancarreras]

Didint catch a fucking word you nerd =_= and that phone its fuckt up he broke it all xD

[alienroot]

can i have subtitles so i can understand him?

[mjndblain]

moboyal foine

[TheePancake1997]

My brother has this phone and the plating that covers the numbers actually came off. Haha!

[MolliMiu]

The screen sucks it is so sensitive...

[iamleon100]

it sucks

[Jasmin316]

how the fuck do you even turn on this phone when the battery comes out?

[DarthXephron]

you but the battery in and then turn it on dumb ass.

[RaiderBros]

the joystik known as a corcle thingy is WAY MUCH COOLER and its funner also i have the phone and its way better if u get the silver 1 the black 1 is easly scratched

[pet0023]

i bought a orginal LG Shine for $49 from ebay australia and it comes with everything

[bansheman88]

I have this phone. Had it for a year and now i'm sick of it.

[HeyItsMeDaniel]

nice phone, to bad that the battery is very crappy

[zync3008]

some of my freinds have one

and one of them is PLASTIC while the other one is METAL

?

[ilovesoccer59]

i had this phone and loved it then the joystick broke, now i have the neon, which i love, but the shine is a good phone

[Shyguy5775]

this was the phone i wanted until i saw the lg xenon

[tORLiSON]

LOVEEEE THISS PHONEE!

[LakErsFan757]

jcgshow

I just bought this phone but the one with the joystick. It is soo much better and this watever he is that is describing this phone is a retard. That is one heck of a phoen!

[slash1248]

a phane?????? wat the hell; its phone stupid brit

[traben42]

slash, you're an idiot.

[DavyTom71]

Fuck you. You inbred yank

[jcgshow]

THE 1 WITH THE JOY STICK IS BETTER

[the1theonlyganggirl]

i agree 100% the roll got loss and dint follow properli

[elizaiskool]

just bought this, should arrive in a few days!!!!

=]]]

can't wait =]

[BoxCutterz]

lg vu better

[SammyBaibeexox]

I love it! i have pink and its ahmazing!

[halothree876]

i have black and it looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AznShin3]

how many gig can this go up to because my 4 gig dosent work on it

[halothree876]

the older version 2 but the newer version 3

[boyjoejo]

BEST PHONE EVER! I GOT IT A WEEK AGO!!!!

[londongamer]

How the **** was that a review???? It was more of an overview or a summary,.. when you say review,. we expect a REVIEW,.. not some half-assed opinion on what you think of how it looks. Damn, some people.

[kurtt1129]

for how long do you charge it ?

[pickingonredhead]

its called a screen protecter retard

[adt714]

forget u haters it i badass

[princesses2]

YESS! the screen sux and the bak it scratches soo fastT!!

[InLineGaming]

The only thing I don't like about my LG shine is that the screen scratches easily.

[terryma1215]

don't screen protectors solve that problem?

[tenkeychy]

black bro

[weezy7989]

i got this in red

[gorkemyilmaz27]

hi can anybody pls tell me if this phones uk version got Turkish in language options??

[Talicus]

Nice review, but REALLY short...

[Patanjoe123]

im thinking about getting this in black.. can anyone tell me? idk if its worth it if its " so hard to text on" and stuff. lol

[Brutal1mpact]

cnet videos suck they need to be way longer than they would actually be worth watching... They are good but just to short.

[ryoma221]

donttouch the screen then/..

[bomb9er4]

ok

so people have been wondering about the scroll and some people having the circular button in the middle.

the scroll version of Lg Shine is Korean, they are not in America so instead of the scroll, they made an American version of Lg Shine which has the regular circular button

i have the scroll version too

[89SantanaMoss]

Mine has a doesnt have a scroller it has a circle joystick

[bogellenong]

hey can you tell me, my friend got the one without scrolling to, is that lg shine

[qwertyuiopPokemon]

yeah it's a new version BOGELLENONG

[SiouxFan559]

How musch does this phone cost on Verizon? I'm due for an upgrade in 12 days, and I want to get this phone.

[adrew321]

is say about 125-150

[gwoodfener]

Dude it depends on your revenue if your with rogers you wait i believe 9 months with a phone for teir 1 then every 2 after that its up 1 level making the cost cheaper by about 50 bucks each time I just ordered this phone Yesterday its the black one with the scroll its gonna be sickk ! it should cost you if your teir one 250.00 before a mail in rebate which means it'd be 200 afterwards.. to find out what teir you are ask your service provider

BYEE :D enjoy it

[SiouxFan559]

uh, what?

[SQUAREXIIIVERSUS]

im thinking about getting one but i dont know if i should, any ideas

[1Harrrr]

Get one. =]

[chippihh]

I hate this phone!

I had it for like 3 months and selled it!

The battery life is sooooo low!

[xxMISSmishxx]

no offence but who really cares about the battery life?

[chippihh]

I do.. since it was anoying that i had to charge it almost every day and every time you listen some music.. and plus, the sound isnt that good eighter..

[amx3607]

dont we all have to charge our phone batterys everyday...

[SiouxFan559]

My phone, I've had it for 19 months, the battery lasts over a week.

[hamzanator4545]

dont u mean sold

[sam46952]

thats the non 3G version

[notirefreitas]

Well, I'm thinking of buying one. It looks nice, but I have 2 questions. Why were you disappointed, pppaaarrreee?

And what file formats does its mp3 player run?

[pppaaarrreee]

i was dissapointed cause : it scrachis like hell and cause the multifunctional scroll key works like SHIT !!!!!!!!! and u cant hear the music well cause its very LOW and its confusing a lot !!!!!!!!

[notirefreitas]

Hey, thanks! I think I've changed my mind. No, defo, I'm not buying it anymore =].

But now I don't know what mobile to buy. Any suggestions?

[Epiphonefan]

dude.. its just what u think, I really like the scroller.. works great! And the sound is loud enough with the head phones

[freezingbeast]

i bought cheap screen protector and headphone adapters from china, and i have no problems with it now... i spent less then 3 dollars for both combined.

[pppaaarrreee]

well i bought it 1 month ago and i can tell you that LG Shine its not very good ... i was dissapointed that i bought it and now im happy with Nokia N95 its a lot better from my opinion

[ITR0952]

LG Shine users go to

w w w. LG-Shine .n e t

[ChaosKills]

is this the european version? because mine has a joystick thing

[Dannyashraf03]

i have the lg shine its ok i guess but sumtimes its a bit annoyin

[superbadyoshi]

wait but mine is different,

below the mirror like screen is a button, not a thingy to scroll with.

[chuckpeterson]

cool phone but, like he said, looks like it would get dirty easily

[melloki76]

I just wish it didn't have the same buttons as the Razr, I never really cared for the feel of those. Otherwise, it's a good phone.

[1994aznkid]

where do u find unlock lg shine?

[Kromius99]

this is the europian model... with the scroll wheel, in europe it also comes in gold and black. IM getting the black since im in europe for 3 months. and they seel them unlocked here in the russian black market

[1994aznkid]

o icic, so u cant get them here in Canada???

[Kromius99]

i either have to unlock urself, i dont know how or have people unlock it 4 u

[Kromius99]

yea from rogers, but its not unlocked, and has a joy stick instead of a scroll bar. and it comes only in silver and pink

the black and gold i have only seen in europe

[freezingbeast]

there is the black version in the us now from att, it's the same price as silver and it has the joystick (cu 720) unlike the one hes reviewing (ke970 i believe)

and i think att can unlock your phone when your contract ends

[dumapies]

does the black version has the keyboard lit up in blue too?

[freezingbeast]

yea the black version has keyboard lit up as white. However, the light seems much more even, and the edge keys are also lit up pretty well.

[PHaitiano]

will it work in the US? (tmobie or at&t)

[hanlaina23]

at&t

=)

[connorscottweydeck]

i have the lg shine, the american version is way better than the others ones, the joystick is so much more nifty. i have a black one, nobody really seems to know that theres a black one..

[theanthropicalthane]

black one?..

fake?

lol

[Monicadominguez2393]

I have the joy stick and it never freezes

[andyjonpage]

it feels solid and the screen is nice and big, however i do have a few problems with it, as soon as you step out of the front door the screen is impossible to see!, also the MP3 player on it, whilst it works and plays all of the songs back it does it by track name meaning you have to call a song a04- Song for it to remain in album order, also really quiet, freezes a lot and the scroll is bad! really easy to scratch and it gets dirty fast, but the camera is GREAT, poor zoom though :(

[wogboy79]

my doesn't freeze i've had it for about a year and i don't see the problem

[AnnaProductionsGirl]

there's 2 lg shines the joy stick kind and the scroll kind. The joy stick is easier and cooler to use.

[knitkd]

i think so too

[Vizionry]

I like the scroll button and the upgrade on the front screen imges - looks slick. Certainly a biggggg improvement from the Razr. That, plus my friend e-mailed me a site where AT&T offers it for free. The link is in the Message Bulletin inside my profile.

[Iceman13b]

u dumb dis aint evn made by motorola its lg retard how u gonna say its a big improvment 4rm da razr if it aint evn a motorola dumb ass

[Vizionry]

Well, you're right. It does look like the Razr in design though, except it doesn't flip. I have no bones to pick with you though, I'm just trying to help people 'cus I know where you can get this phone for free. Later

[ninjaboxer451]

give me the link to the free shine :)

[TriaBoy25]

lol its a mobile fine(phone)....

[Crazyworld112]

hey all i have this phone and i dont have any problems like the trouble with the fingerprints. i have to recommend it ;)

[spellthemagicword]

thank you for your positive comment

[abcyesn]

w w w. LG-Shine. net

Share your Shine Tricks with us.

[kimm1622]

i know 10 people who have this phone, and all of them have had a major problems with it, and all have many scratches and cracks

[Kirshtee123]

I have this phone.. bad points are. Occasionally freezes, Scroll button breaks easy, buttons can get stiff, not very loud AT ALL, When watching videos the screen is tiny, You have to reset all your settings if u turn it off, Scratches easily but not amazingly noticable. I've dropped mine twice no huge damage just a bit of scratching.

[susangurung]

this mobile is greate i have this phone and i love

[priceandpride]

did he just say niggle?

[5882201072M]

he sure did say niggle

[andrei2xxx]

u can answer without sliding it...go to settings-call-answer mode-and select any key(2)....u will now answer without sliding it...just press the camera key or the mp3 player key.......

[aznbwong]

I wish I could answer this phone without sliding it. That is the only con I've discovered so far. It's an incredibly sexy phone tho.

[andrei2xxx]

wow...i found samething...if u convert the videos to mp4 or 3gp...on a resolution of 240x228 the phone accept the file...

[rubixkid94]

i love this phone expet i have the new one i have a joystick instead of a roler thing

[andrei2xxx]

can someone help me?i have the phone...it is cool...how can i watch video in fullscreen(landscape)???????

[Kirshtee123]

you cant :(

[ijskoman007]

I like the accent :P

[Juanchih]

move to uk then ;)

[ijskoman007]

I really should YES :P

[LadyNKS]

I advise all not to get this phone as after a month of having, it starts to freeze, anyone else had the same problems?

[xlmaoko3dx]

mine's 1 step more advanced, and its a lil diff so i didnt get much off this vid, please update!

[lilrd3393]

i like this phone...i have a att razr v3 and its ok but im going to upgrade my phone soon so i am looking for good phones and i like this one but im not sure yet...what do you other youtube people think about it?

[RockinBapes]

Hi i read ur comment and i dont think u should get this phone i had one but i gave it away cuz the sound sucks not even loud. like in the mall u cant even hear any of it.

I Recommend The LG Chocolate Its Reliable But The Touch Screen Doesnt Work Sometimes Anyways Glad I Could Help. :)

[Smood47]

Face grease lol. This guy needs to learn how to speak clearly. His accent is so thick and speech is too slurred together... like we are all native UKers.

[BlueDotti]

I have an LG Shine...and the screen scratches REALLY easily. So if you are wanting to get one, don't touch the screen. It just ruins it. And you don't have to touch the screen to open it!

[lgveiwty]

I have one on virgin and it's cool

[Whoreley]

Does anyone know, will this be on the Verizon network?

[idratherbeanonymous]

I'm getting an unlocked shine KE970 soon and I liked this review. Short and straight to the point. Also, the phone looks beautiful. The large screen, the scroll, and the smooth sliding mechanism makes this a nice phone for me.

[noworldforyesterday]

i have a shine and the directional pad is more of a joystick

[loveofminexx]

i have a few questions about this phonee...

[pakiblood768]

thats the us version...i dont why they changed it though im have one too with the joystick

[casanovaaaron]

wat plan is the shine on?

[shalerlegion]

NO its more like a joystick/ball type roller!!! sorry :(

[deathking11]

he has a cool accent, and im gettin the shine (us) is there a scroll bar on the us one??

[jewsLOVEcock]

no on the att one (in the us) it is a 5 way joystick

[jewsLOVEcock]

BUT the one in the US is way better

[suicideboy22]

they are free w/ 2 year contract

[bmrapid]

what country are u from?

[suicideboy22]

U.S.

[DKYJJ123]

DUH, and tv's are free as well, you simply can pay 2 years later if you want to

[WarcraftFilms]

can people like post a review for the new LG Shine...lol, the one with the joystick

[Krazyisthebest]

i bought one for 200. Cheap considering its like 450 at stores

[elie5252]

buddy u got scammed, that phones worth 100 bucks now

[DEADLYB0NER]

pwned

[ditlev007]

is the phone cool

[spicer212]

i got it for free

[shellocakes]

me too~!

[KRIZ0123QT]

menntiras ese cel es de lo mejorrr le as de ver dado un uso mui maloo!

[ballaholic1991]

gay accent you got buddi

[trackcube]

buddy not buddi. Learn how to spell

[LiuShooPoo]

trading iphone for lg shine anyone?

[Colleg3dropout12]

does anyone know how much tis phone costs for AT&T if u can upgrade your plan??

thnxx :))

[acidcookie]

It shows up as $149 for me

[porkbuttgdog]

the 1 from AT&T isn't the same as this 1

[yukikawaiiangel]

yea... the american version is different... u have the knob aka joystick instead of the scroll.... but it's still the shine...

[porkbuttgdog]

i like the american one better personally

[yukikawaiiangel]

yup... same here... i definitely agree with u... since the joystick can move up, down, right and left while the scroll only goes up and down... i want the american shine.... XDDD

[RosyOlif]

directly to the left and right of the scroll there are 2 keys you can press ( I don't mean the ones on the outer left or right, that glow in the dark. they are directly attached to the scroll wheel ) . so the scroll goes up, down, left and right. to press ok or back you use the ones that light up

[porkbuttgdog]

how do you even navigate to the left and right on the European version?

[mothman21]

it's 49.99

[StatenBoyz]

where can u get the shine for 50 bucks?

[lilywhitedmb]

I don't think you can. I am pretty sure that person is full of crap.

[bkdukee]

actually, it is 49.99, on AT&T's website

[bkdukee]

actually, it is 49.99, on AT&T's website

[fivefourtyaemme]

99.99, buddy.

[reservoirdog242]

it was 180 for me, but it can be cheaper

[BbagelsB]

does anyone know if there is an option to make it so the screen doesn't always turn to into a mirror?

[ujen95]

u carnt its the glass they use

[wilsonace1]

where can one buy this LG shine ???

[porkbuttgdog]

either AT&T or unlocked off the internet

[ecamera12]

HELP ME! I dont understand! At&T has the LG shine, but the navigation isn't a scroll bar, its a joystick/D-pad thingy! is the one on this video the Europe/Asia version?

[greensprat]

Yes it is

[polak4life]

the joystick is better because u can move right left up down and the scroll u can only go down up and if ur in the menu to go to the right u have to scroll down till u finish the colum

[oye1014]

hae nice video :)

jst one question,, dus dis fone scratch really easily??

thanx :D

[SidIcarus]

No, not really. The screen is glass, its possible to scratch glass, but its not easy. The metal case on mine has a few scratches, but the screen is still tip top. So long as you dont keep it in the same pocket as your car keys and it will be fine.

[oye1014]

thnx :)

[cubanjocker]

lol wtf did he say at the begening!!!!....

[TimJim1037]

"Hi im Andrew Lim with Cnet UK"

[canadienfloridian]

AH! I was thinking the same thing!!

[ryanlsj]

nice phone!

[sadiiztic]

how do u do video calling with this fone?!

[Rubydraco]

u gotta be with european mobile carriers.

[mc90604]

not anymore!!! Att just launched this phone on wednesday, look on their website

[dinothunderblue03]

and in canada, rogers added a camera/video camera at the front of the phone too :) pretty cool!

[Sjiveurni]

Titanium rulez =P

[Alejandro4311]

the lg shine is better, the chocolate dont have micro sd memory, the screen in the shine is aweson, the scroll is nice, is a little heavy but the designe is very cool al elegant.

[davidkoalah]

what is better lg kg800(chocolate) or lg shine?

thanks

[userxx]

You're Andrew at what? lol.. cool phone.

[bazzo1992]

Haha I thought that too