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LG KS360 Review

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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Abe Olandres

Abe Olandres

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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ela · 17 years ago

ito ba yung cp ni blair sa gossip girl season2? reply pls.


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sam · 17 years ago

is there the orange function in the philippines?


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justine · 17 years ago

hi.. just want to ask,, pwd po b to sa uzzap??
i mean, capable b to sa uzzap application?… thanks.. i’ll wait for ur reply.. thanks again^.^


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nika · 17 years ago

please help me, i still cannot find how to have the threaded SMS on my lg ks360.
can someone show me steps by steps?
thank you


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Yuri · 17 years ago

Kuya Yuga, alam mo po ba kung nalalagya ng themes itong LG KS360?


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Misericordia · 17 years ago

@Eeyan

I have the same problem. I transfer files a lot un nga lang hindi kaya ng internal memory. Have you found a solution?

Everything else is ok. Mejo laggy pero mas laggy pa rin ang nokia hehehe.


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Pusadoll · 17 years ago

I saw many colors of it in Sta.Lucia East


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Ryan · 17 years ago

hey yuga i have recently got the lg ks360 and i cant connect it to my laptop with the usb would it be because i dont have the driver??
plz help how to fix this thankz


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eeyan · 17 years ago

I liked the phone when I first saw this…after a few weeks i lost interest…sa sbrang ganda ng mga features nya,ndi kaya ng system kya mbagal..this phone can multi-task kso sbrang bagal na nya, for example,playin’ mp3 at the background while ur textin’..ndi nhhabol ng system ung letters na tntype ko which is hindi nmn ako gnun kabilis mgtxt..ung slide ok nmn (from portrait to landscape) what i liked most about this phone is ung speakers,its loud enough for everyone to hear inside a big classroom,document viewer (.txt file format) you can save all your text messages and the phone will save it in .txt format so you can save and open it on your computer using notepad..ung world clock nya,sobrang interactive,picture editing ( you can do face warps =)).

Honestly, im not a satisfied consumer of this phone..i dunno if other KS360 users also experiences this…3x ko na dinala sa service center ung phone ko and i just bought this phone last may 22 of this year…reasons?
-auto reboot
-static noise sa fm radio
-lags
-screen display hangs
-cant change bluetooth receive directory (meaning for example, you wanted to receive 8 mp3 songs from ur friend’s cellphone through bluetooth..ndi mo pde ibahin ung directory na i-save ung 8 mp3’s na un sa micro sd…remember,maliit lng ang phone memory ng KS360 so hassle sya sakin,u have to save 2-3 mp3’s first sa phone memory then transfer it to my micro sd then the rest..

I just went to LG service center a while ago (Pasig)..they asked me to leave my phone there so they could actually see the problem and then they gave me a temporary service unit (phone).

For KS360 users,if you have other problems with the phone,please do share. Thanks!


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sonya sonya · 17 years ago

im soo loving this phone. feel ko isa ako sa cast ng gossip girl everytime i receive an sms. winner talaga!


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roshell · 17 years ago

where could i buy this phone? i like either the pink or red ones.. kasi naman sa ibang centers black lang ung color na available..


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Eduardo · 17 years ago

About the phones… how come not a single mobile phone manufacturer has integrated an AM component to any of its units? I think AM is more important than FM – Most news networks use AM – FM is mostly music, and with MP3 capabilities, having FM (as opposed to AM) is almost pointless.


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GreenGem · 17 years ago

@brianna – try this 0000 or 00000


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brianna · 17 years ago

hey everyone, please reply to this, i got a web slider and i bought a 2 gig a bite memory card and i put it in my phone, and it wont even let me send a song to my phone, so i went into memory status, and then external memory and pressed format and it said enter security code. i dont know what the code is. and it doesn’t say anything about a code for it in the instructiuon manual, so i rang dick smith and asked them, and he said it must be a fault with the memory card, does anyone know what the code is?


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ruby · 17 years ago

i’m so loving this fone! i feel like blair waldorf of gossip girl! hahaha


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Anna · 17 years ago

hey yuga!
Is the white and green LG KS 360 available here in the philippines?


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ruby · 17 years ago

i jus had the fone and its not really user friendly. how can i make it like the threaded SMS thing? i don’t know how


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ruby · 17 years ago

hi yuga! where can i buy this fone with the tag price that you published? im on a tight budget but i want this fone badly so im trying to look for places where i can it the cheapest… help pls


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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 17 years ago

Try any of the branches of MegaExchange in MegaMall or MOA.


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Roisin · 17 years ago

@ Julie
You can listen to music (not radio) while doing other things – go into options and choose minimise. Push the hang-up button to stop the music. (just thought i’d tell you that.) I have this phone – love it to bits.
@ Orange
The camera’s pretty good – no autofocus, flash or zoom though. The thing is, I only use it if I don’t have a proper camera with me anyway, which isn’t very often.

You can store documents, music, videos and pictures – but I would highly recommend getting a microSD for this as the internal memory is only 14 megabytes so it hold about two songs if your lucky.

You can connect it to your computer using the included USB cable. You can also use Bluetooth. Both these methods work fine with my Mac and PC – I much prefer Bluetooth though, as I don’t like using too many wires (I only have so many USB ports)

I absolutely love this phone (especially the QWERTY keyboard as I’m on a free text anytime plan from boost). It goes (here in Australia) for about AU$200 which is good – I had money leftover! (I saved up about AU$250.


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julyn · 17 years ago

just want to ask, what’s better, LG KS360 or LG KP500 Cookie?

tnx.
and can someone please show me comparisons between the two phones.

tnx. :)


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qwertyman2099 · 17 years ago

ok naman tong phone. i have this for 2 days na.
masaya naman siya gamitin. who cares about wi-fi
kung meron ng netbook na kung saan masmalaki ang screen. ok siya pre. pang text text tawag lang pero.
at least maporma naman.


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julie · 17 years ago

hi .. im back .. thanks yuga for the info.. my husband bought me a nokia e63 instead ofthis unit.. but i still want it..perhaps by end of august, ill get this unit for my smart sim.

do you have information on how much this unit is if i buy from greenhills?


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hisgirL · 17 years ago

.where can i get this phone in quezon province?.just want to know since manila is kind of far from lucena city.:)thanks


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Josh · 17 years ago

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:


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sweet · 17 years ago

Where can I buy this mobile? I want the pink one. The price point is just right for me.


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Josh · 17 years ago

@yuga
How? I had this phone yesterday and I liked this phone because of that(Chat looking SMS). But I dont know how to make my SMS look like that. :(

How?


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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 17 years ago

Check mo sa Settings/Options.


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Josh · 17 years ago

How? :))
I had this phone yesterday.
I was trying for my SMS to look like that. But I dont know how.


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Josh · 17 years ago

I’m really curious
When you SMS
does it look like this??
http://www.letsgomobile.org/images/news/lg/lg-ks-360.jpg


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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 17 years ago

@Josh, yes, you can choose to have that format for SMS


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Ochie · 17 years ago

just bought mine the other day.

ok sya ha. mukhang hindi ko pagsisisihan toh. yun lang, hindi mo macustomize yung themes. wallpaper lang kayang palitan.

sounds – malakas sya. at may sariling volume ang message alert.

memory card – i’m using a 4gb micro sdhc, no lags and hang ups so far..

qwerty – medyo hirap pa ako sa mabilisang text, kasi hindi ako sanay sa layout ng buttons at symbols. nakakalito lang kung san ko hahanapin yung symbols, hehe.

design – small and handy rin sya. magaan at kasya naman sa bulsa. not that thick na akala ng karamihan pag nakikita sa pic at internet.

slide mechanism – tight at feeling hindi masisira agad (tignan ko pa ha, kakakuha ko lang kasi nito)

camera – malinaw, no autofocus. sa low light naman, may mga kuha ako na satisfactory naman.

video – satisfactory rin! ok na ok naman sya :)

display – clear and vibrant colors

wap is fast (i’m using suncellular)

cons:
-no document viewer, hindi rin pwede mag-edit.
-no delete button (you have to select options first then delete)
-when minimizing the mp3 player, you still have to select options then minimize.

hhmmm.. ano pa ba.. overall, so far on it’s 3rd day on me, i am 100% satisfied with it’s performance and design. since i’m not a heavy wlan user, hindi ko inasam ang wlan feature niya para manghinayang :)

ask me na lang kung may iba pang tanong. hindi ko pa kasi nakakalikot ng husto eh.


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orange · 17 years ago

and also, how’s the camera’s performance?
can I store music, videos and files in here?
can I also connect it to ny laptop through USB?


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orange · 17 years ago

Are you familiar with the Nokia5300 XpressMusic.
Is KS360’s features just the same with that?


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Josh · 17 years ago

Hey abe:P I plan on getting this phone! :P Well hesitating, since I’m a “text addict” and a soon to be teen (I’m only 12, hehe:P) I’m not really into those flashy wifi stuff, first of all: come on! i prefer surfing the internet using a computer! and music? havent u people heard of an ipod:P!!! heheheh, but my only concern is, is the browser good enough for facebook? heheh, i’m an avid facebooker!:P


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Jek · 17 years ago

just want to know, does it have a document viewer?

i’m thinking of buying this phone, and i’m hoping that i can create/edit documents with it. :)


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Ochie · 17 years ago

Hello Sir Yuga! Thanks for sharing!

I will definitely get this phone! Pang text lang, hihi! Other “important” features is not an issue for me since I’ve got other phones that has the features I’ve already want and need.


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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 17 years ago

@julie, I tried making calls with it but have not encountered the lag you mentioned. That could be attributed to network signal strength which is independent of the phone. At that price point, I didn’t expect the processing unit can handle multi-tasking.

@reynaldo, as I said to julie, no multitasking. And no Android OS in it too.


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reynaldo · 17 years ago

@yuga, thanks for acknowledging.

ang hirao maghanap ng matatanungan tungkol sa phone na ito. Buti pa si Abe, lahat na ata ng phone dumadaan sa kamay niya.

I really am interested in this phone. the feature it provides hits what im looking for.

my concern now is re: multitasking and software support available(much like in Symbian where you can find multitude of people talking about it).

and, does this phone run on ANDROID OS? or if doesn’t can we install it here? coz accdg to some internet aricloes, this phone was re-released with a new OS (android).


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julie · 17 years ago

i read from reviews that this phone has a few seconds delay when youre doing an outside calls.. meaning, you will tend not to hear the ringback tone or a dial tone when you call someone..

and also, they said this phone is not a multi tasking unit. users cannot text while listening to mp3..

have you tried this phone already? please reply.. im planning to purchase this phone on saturday..

thanks


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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 17 years ago

@reynaldo, yes, forgot to mention that it has the alternative keys (via Fn). And EDGE is wireless connectivity just under 3G. Not too fast but same rates as 3G.


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reynaldo · 17 years ago

finally. hmm.. btw, yuga, the O,K,L, and M buttons can actually be used to be the navigational buttons.

hmm.. i really find texting in my nokia 1600 and nokia 6600 a pain. though, i am not a text addict or someone close to that, i really am buying the comfort of having a qwerty phone. i myt as well buy this.

anyway, i dunno about connecting thru edge. is that for free? how is that?


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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 17 years ago

@kevin, haven’t seen anything close to this in its price range.


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Kevin · 17 years ago

not bad for the price range.

abe, do you know any other brands with the similar type of phones?

and also with the price range of the lg ks360.


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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 17 years ago

@chester – I believe all colors are available locally.


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chester · 17 years ago

SIr Yuga, can we avail of this unit in color Blue or Red in the Philippines?


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rjca · 17 years ago

for those who want wi-fi and are on a budget I would suggest that you get the E63 since it’s cheap and has most of the bells and whistles, a little more gets you the 5800 which I have and I really wnjoy using it for web surfing :) so there hahaha the LG is more for teens/tweens and text addicts.


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Bea · 17 years ago

I like the small size and slide-out QWERTY keypad. It’s really affordable, too. But I think I shouldn’t get this because of its mediocre camera and lack of WiFi. I really wanted something under 20k, could you suggest something similar to this? :)


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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 17 years ago

@herbert – of course, I didn’t get the pink one for review. hehe


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Reel Advice · 17 years ago

The Wifi is really the big issue – even for me. But looking at the price, the features it has are pretty decent already.


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SEO to Hobbies| CarloBlogg Online · 17 years ago

no wifi padin, sayang maganda sana sya :)


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herbert · 17 years ago

Comes in pink? Bakit black ang nakikita ko?


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sky · 17 years ago

what’s with QWERTY/touch screen phones with NO WI-FI? come on. I’m willing to pay a few extra thousand bucks for wi-fi. though most probably aren’t…


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