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LG Shine - Minimalist Design, Maximum Functionality

  • Posted: Sunday, January 20, 2008
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  • Author: pradhana
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  • Filed under: LG, Smartphone

LG's Shine is for those who were born to shine because LG has created the perfect blend of minimalist design and maximum functionality. When idle, Shine has a unique, reflective mirror finish, but once it is active the screen comes alive and is viewable from all angles.

Inside the elegant stainless steel body, Shine packs in a music player, a 2.0 megapixel camera, video share and Bluetooth capabilities, a full array of messaging options, and more.

Shine - a sliding slice of 13mm loveliness made of brushed aluminium, studded with a 2-megapixel camera (with flash), 1gb of onboard memory (expandable with an as-yet-unknown memory card) and a 2.2″ QVGA display that turns into a mirror when inactive. I’ll give you a couple of minutes to hit the jump, look at the pictures and wipe the drool from your chin.

The overall design of the body is very clean, with the left side and the bottom of the phone completely free of any buttons. The strap hole and battery cover release keys are found on the top, whereas the power and headphone jack, volume control, camera shutter, and music shortcut keys are all located on the right side. The microSD memory card slot is hidden under the battery cover but, despite this, hot swapping of the card is supported.

The camera module, located on the back of the phone, comes with an LED flash and a small mirror for self-portrait photos. Near the camera, you can see the company name and the text 'Schneider-Kreuznach,' the company that makes the camera's lens, engraved and matched perfectly with the rest of the metal.

The brushed finish on the back of the device does not attract fingerprints as much as the glossy front. The finish also gives the device a more macho look, making it more appealing to style-conscious executives.

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