LG Optimus One P500

986 reviews

Apr, 2024

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usability (370)
price (134)
screen (93)
design (83)
portability (75)

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battery (220)
camera (48)
reliability (26)
apps (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 986 reviews of LG Optimus One P500. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones for all reviews. Reviewers really like the portability and size. The price and screen also get good feedback. Comments are divided on the performance. Some have doubts about the apps and reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the LG Optimus One P500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for LG Optimus One P500

alaTest has collected and analyzed 28 user reviews of LG Optimus One P500 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones on Amazon.co.uk. Reviews about the size and screen are overall positive. The usability and price also get good opinions, but there are some negative opinions about the reliability.

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89% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for LG Optimus One P500

alaTest has collected and analyzed 64 user reviews of LG Optimus One P500 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other Cell phones on Amazon.com. Opinions about the social networking functionality and camera are on the whole positive. The performance and price are also mentioned favorably. There are some mixed opinions about the size and usability. Some have doubts about the GPS navigation.

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84% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)

LG Optimus One P500

Is this the one smartphone to rule them all? Read on to find out...

Easy to use, Full range of Android features, Tidy design, Large battery

Soft plastic screen, Can be a bit slow at times, Lowish resolution screen

Oct, 2012

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Expert review by : Ross Catanzariti, (techadvisor.co.uk)

LG Optimus One P500 review

LG's Optimus One P500 is a great example of an affordable yet highly functional Google Android smartphone.

A responsive touchscreen and the latest version of the Google Android OS make the LG Optimus One smartphone great value for money.

Nov, 2010

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Expert review by (stuff.tv)

LG Optimus One P500 review

LG has got in on the Android 2.2 act early with a budget-busting model looking to tempt smartphone fans

The overall best of the budgets – for the moment at least

Nov, 2010

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Expert review by (stuff.tv)

LG Optimus One P500

The screen is surrounded by a lot of dead space, save for the required Menu, Home and Back buttons, and an extra zoom button for your convenience. The cheap-but-serviceable theme continues around the back with a curving plastic rear culminating in a...

Absolutely fantastic especially for the cost. I bought mine brand new off of ebay for £130. And as for Android.... far better than ios. Even my friends are making the leap to Android 2.2(Froyo) from Apple.

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Expert review by : Mobile Choice UK (mobilechoiceuk.com)

LG Optimus One review -

Great lineup of sat-nav features including voice control and directions, excellent email and especially Gmail, good value for money

Low-res screen makes webpages look worse than other Android devices, some clunky software, design is pretty average veering on low-rent

Dec, 2011

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Expert review by : GadgetLite (gadgetlite.com)

Review: LG Optimus One P500 Android smartphone

Lightweight, Excellent battery life, Comes with Android 2.2 Froyo, Responsive multitouch screen, Runs well with the standard full connectivity package

Cheap plastic and rubbery feel, Small display, Not suitable for graphically demanding applications, Low megapixel camera without flash or a dedicated camera key

As a budget Android, we found the LG Optimus One P500 to be highly capable of supporting many of the daily tasks that you’d expect to perform with more higher end phones. Its a reliable device for supporting most productivity and basic multimedia needs...

Dec, 2010

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Expert review by : James Etherington-Smith (mybroadband.co.za)

LG P500 Optimus One review

LG recently launched their first Android 2.2 device in South Africa at a very competitive price, but do you get what you pay for?

The Optimus One isn’t a perfect device, far from it in fact, but for R2,499 you’re getting a lot of phone for your Rand.

Nov, 2010

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Expert review by : electricpig.co.uk (electricpig.co.uk)

LG Optimus One review

Undemanding and pleasant, but HTC's low and mid-range offerings outclass it

Android 2.2 at its core, small, slim and sturdy

Poor screen, HTC Legend is a similar price and size

Nov, 2010

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Expert review by : TechSmart (techsmart.co.za)

LG Optimus One

Nov, 2010

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Expert review by (mobilecomputermag.co.uk)

LG Optimus One P500

Not everyone in the world is looking for the latest, greatest smartphone in the world, but at the same time many of us are tempted by all that extra functionality. Luckily, as each year's technology is replaced by the next, so the ‘old' becomes cheaper...

Simple and efficient, modest yet elegant

A little slow, not the best screen

If it looks like we’re painting a rosy picture of the LG Optimus One P500, that’s because we are. No, it isn’t the greatest smartphone on the market, but then it never set out to be. What it does achieve is being a fully functioned smartphone with all...

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