LG makes some of the most practical, feature-specific phones in the market. We saw that with the LG KU250 and the LG KP500 targeting a single specific feature at an affordable price. The LG KS360 is an attempt to take full qwerty messaging to the masses.
Before we talk about the highlights of the phone, be reminded that the KS360 is somewhat an entry-level phone and thus do not have all the bells and whistles one would expect — there’s no WiFi, no 3G or GPS inside, just Bluetooth — so you can stop right here and move on to the next page if those are a must for you.
However, if you’re willing to reconsider this handset for the sake of the full qwerty keypad and the price tag, then you may continue reading this review.
The LG KS360 has a 2.4″ (240 x 320 pixels) with multi-directional keys along with the standard function keys (see photo above). Along with that, there’s an extra key to enable touchscreen-dialing (hand symbol on lower left side). This special key activates a virtual numeric keypad so you can dial numbers by tapping on the screen.
In that mode, only a numeric keypad is available so you can’t do SMS, just voice calls. The screen has haptic feedback and is very responsive (similar to the LG Cookie) and easy to use.
The qwerty keypad slides from under to the right so rotation to the landscape position is clockwise. Though it’s not a big deal, this means that the navigational keys are positioned with your left hand and not the right hand. My first impression when I discovered this was the handset was meant for lefties.
The keypad is well-spaced from each other and each individual keys are circular and raised (embossed) a bit so typing is easier — you don’t end up using your fingernails instead of your fingers (but that really depends on how big your fingers are).
The slider is snappy and fits right well into the keypad. There is no accelerometer in here but the screen automatically re-orients into the landscape mode when the slider is out.
As LG suggests this model works best with the mobile messenger eBuddy, I tried downloading it using the EDGE connection of the KS360. True enough, the qwerty keyboard made mobile messaging much easier (not just for the KS360 but most other qwerty phones as well).
The phone has a built-in FM tuner and MP3 player. The audio quality is decent and loud enough but still in mono so it doesn’t have that umph. The speaker is found at the back just above the camera. The music player looks nice and loads/plays the songs in a jiffy.
The camera is 2 megapixels (1600×1200 pixels) and doesn’t have autofucos so I don’t it expect to capture any good photos.
The LG KS360 is labeled under the fashion category and like the LG Cookie, it’s targeted to a specific segment, probably teens who are crazy about text messaging and/or chatting. It’s obviously not for people like me who require connectivity features but it may attract those who are looking for very affordable qwerty phones.
With a price tag of Php8,900 and comes in the color pink, I would not second-guess it.
hey can annyboy help i have this phone and cant find the threaded sms and have looked in settings but cant find it plz can some body tell me where it is step by step plz ty
ok 4 annybody who dont know how to set to threaded view u go in texts then inbox options threaded view hope it helps
3g or wifi d nmn mxado gngmit. =)
sana pwede malagyan ng themes… sayang…
Hi guys,
A ks360 user for about 3 months now…
yes very much satisfied with it, pero still medyo meron pa cyang konting bugs
GAMES
it accepts games and handling naman ng games is ok, no hangs, no minor screen and stuff, yung nga lng some games needs a lot of buttons kaya well maninibago ka
bugs
example:
when you txt, tapos biglang may magttxt sayo if u accidentally press ok or space, magrereset ang phone heheh
also
when you press the letter “k” very fast nag mimis spell ka na pupunta cya somwhere sa paragraph mo (remember the other function of the button is right)
pero still ang bilis kong mgtxt dito i can reply in paragraph in seconds
GUYS HELP ORANGE HAVE AN AVATAR WALLPAPER
what does it do
its a group of avatar people so when someone txtd you kaysa lalabas yung “you have message” yung avatar yung gagalaw and magiinform sayo
do you have this?
pls help
Hi friends,
Yesterdy I bought this mobile in pink color .. it is really cool, WIFI is not there but it is ok .. I like the voice clearity .. it is good for teenagers not suitable for elders.
so I will recomend to teenagers to with this
Have a nice day!!
i am selling mine.. two months owned.
pm me
w h o l e s o m e a n o n @yahoo.com
where i can find themes for this phone? it says to the reviews that it has downloadable themes but why i cant find one! need help here.. asap! thnx!
Have you had your hands on HTC Viva by any chance? I’m interested in one. Hope you can do a review on it.
I do have this phone, and maganda xa… in fairness sa price nya na 9,000 eh sulit na. QWERTY na, may FM, mp3 player, microSD upro 4GB, browser, downloadable apps and games pa!!! I dont understand ds pipol na ayaw sa phone na ito dahil wala daw wifi, tange…syempre wala tong wifi ang mura kaya nito!!! kng gusto nyo ng wifi edi bumili kayo ng mas mahal na phone na may wifi (eto ung mga tao na walang internet connection sa bahay, nakiki wifi nlng sa mga cofeshop kahit tubig lang inoorder)…dami kaya mapag pipilian ngayon. Dapat ba talaga lahat may wifi?!!! heh!!! ang eepal nyo. Ds phone is mainly for style and texting or chatting. This is a decent phone. I love it.
I have a problem. When i receive a message, the mail icon doesn’t show and if i don’t hear the message tone i will not know that i have a new unread message. Please help
guys .. bat walang internet tong cp na to ?
Hi guys! I’m planning to buy this phone coz my last phone was stolen while I was cosplaying. Anyway, how much is it worth now? Has the prize gone down or does the prize remain the same even after its release date? Regardless, I’m still buying it.
Please, your replies are very much appreciated since I’ve been phoneless for a week now and life is hard. =_=
i am selling mine for 6K used for less than a month.. color blue.. a phone was given to me..
i have the lg ks360 and my phone crashed .. when it came back on there was a little red flag symbol on the screen .. ca anybody tell me what this is as i dont have an instruction booklet .. thanks
Hi,
I have the same problem as Stef (Sep 18th). When I get a new message I get no icon and also no sound. Even going into the inbox doesn’t show that I have a new message until I go to the specific thread and there it is.
Any ideas?
Thx.
Hello!=)
I’m planning to buy this but where can I buy,where I can choose different colors ..?
. i lyk ds yuga guy . he makes an effort on answering all these questions ;] lets just hope he answers mine because im rili curious ;]mainly because im planning on purchasing ds phone; is it true? what josh mentioned regrding the sms threaded view..replies are appreciated
:D
>>Josh replied on Jun 1st, 2009 at 4:32 pm (29)
I finally got the threaded view, but how come it doesn’t look like chatting.
Every time I recieve a message I have to scroll up to read it. Is it really like that?
Its not like
Me:
You:
Me:
You:
Its more like
You:
You:
You:
Me:
Me:
Me:
yes, I do have that threaded sms problem. The
You:
You:
Me:
Me:
Anybody who knows any settings to make it the chatting type sequence? Thanks.
@josh,allexa bev.,val
–ung sa threaded sms e ganan talaga.. ndi na pdng baguhin.. hehe.. so let’s just bear with it.. (n_n)
@roshell
–try sm manila (n_n)
@ryan
–nung binili mo yan, wala bang kasamang cd na installer ng lg pc suite? dapat meron yan..
@justin
–uzzap? di ata e.. di pa kasi maactivate ang gprs nito sa smart ksi di pa avilable ang unit na to.. syang nga e..
@belldandy,sam
–nabigo rin ako ng konti nung nalaman kong di pde lagyan ng ibang themes..nakikita ko kasi s ibng reviews na pwede e..pro prng dun lng s mga fone na ‘orange’ manufactured lng ata..e sa ibng bnsa lng un..pro my napanood aq sa youtube na meron dung tinuturo kung pnu maglagay ng ibng theme,hndi ko lng maintindihan kng pno..nakakabobo e..haha..ang dmi png ek ek..so nagkakasya nlng ako s black and white na theme..haha..konsolasyon nlng ung mga cute font styles..(n_n) tuwang tuwa nga ko ksi nung ginamit ko ung black na theme e may nadiskubre aqng bgong font style,”joy” ang twag..so cute..ang kikay (n_n)
@momet
–naku,nangyayare din skin yan sa “k” at “l”..haha..pro keri lng (n_n)
@sana
–preho tyo..(n_n) i also have the white and pink fone! so cute db?
@reuben
–may internet tong fone n to..u just have to activate it first..anung network mo ba? smart,sun o globe? sa smart hndi pa to pwede e,ndi pa available ang unit n to for gprs and wap.. sa globe di ko pa nasusubukan.. sa sun e pwede ata..malas ko lng ksi dito sa lugar nmin e wla pa atang gprs tower ang sun..so di ko rin magamit..tsk tsk..di ko tuloy xa magamit for facebook..haha
@nigel
–have u tried turning ur fone off? kung nasubukan mo na at ganun pa rin e dalhin mo na sa pagawaan..(n_n)
i have this fone for like two months now.. preho kmi ng kasintahan ko.. haha! cute dba? hehehe..
so far e satisfied nmn aq despite all the little problems i have encountrd.. tingnan ko lng ksi itsura nya e natutuwa na tlga ko..hahaha..cute cute kasi..kahit madalas xang mapagkamalang gameboy o psp,and at times e calculator..hahahaha
ok naman ksi to pra s presyo nya e..super afordable at so stylish pa..
(n_n)
i jus brought an LG ks360 but how do i put ebuddy on plese help me??
what colours do they come in??
@inches:
you have to use your browser. type in http://get.ebuddy.com then it’ll go straight to downloading the ebuddy to your phone. that’s what i did. btw, you’ll need about 20 pesos load so you can download and install it.
@momet:
i also have the avatar. it’s just like your screen saver. when you get a text diba nagfflash yung one of the characters dun, click either para mapuntahan mo yung character.
i also have the avatar. it’s just like your screen saver. when you get a text diba nagfflash yung one of the characters dun, click either (*) para mapuntahan mo yung character.
*click either the left or right arrow
Hi guys where did you get the avatar wallpaper? really interested