| The LG KC550 Orsay is a neat little phone that's | | | | balance as well as the ability to increase sensitivity up |
| easily affordable. For something so inexpensive, it has | | | | to ISO 800. Photos come out looking clear and its |
| lots of interesting gadgets and goodies, the crowning | | | | shutter speed puts it in length with some of the bigger |
| gem being its sophisticated 5 megapixel camera. | | | | camera phones. We think it would have been better to |
| Appearance: | | | | include a xenon flash rather than LED, but the LED still |
| At 110g, this is a slim, tiny little phone that will fit easily in | | | | does well as long as it's not too dark. Its video |
| your purse or pocket. Its 2.4 Inch TFT 262k Colour | | | | recording capabilities are also quite good, with crisp |
| Screen may not be as big as other touchscreens out | | | | quality and smooth motion throughout. |
| there, but it's certainly beautiful and more than capable | | | | Sound: |
| of performing well. (Incidentally, its motion sensor that | | | | The Orsay's sound quality is simply wonderful, allowing |
| turns the screen from portrait to landscape also allows | | | | you to . Its media player supports MP3s and sports an |
| for an assortment of really nifty games.) Its casing is | | | | FM radio to boot. You can also download ringtones in |
| sturdy, yet sophisticated, with black plastic and an | | | | MP3, MIDI, and polyphonic formats. Its voice recorder is |
| attractive silver frame. Its buttons are conveniently | | | | pretty high quality as well. |
| placed and easy to push. The phone also slides | | | | Memory: |
| smoothly up to reveal a lovely keypad that is quite | | | | The phone is pretty spacious as well, with twelve |
| finger friendly. | | | | megabytes of memory. If that's not enough, a microSD |
| Connectivity: | | | | memory card will allow you four more gigabytes for |
| The connectivity of the phone is perhaps its biggest | | | | added storage. Talk time is fairly convenient at six |
| downside. While it has USB, EDGE, GPRS, and a | | | | hours, with 450 hours of standby. Charging shouldn't be |
| Bluetooth with A2DP, you won't find any HDSPA or | | | | a huge problem. |
| Wifi connections. Browsers consist of WAP or | | | | Other Goodies: |
| XHTML, which gets the job done, but isn't as high tech. | | | | The Orsay comes with all of the usual built-in goodies, |
| It redeems itself in that there are SMS, EMS, MMS, and | | | | such as a phone book that allows up to one thousand |
| video MMS as well as emailing and predictive text T9 | | | | contacts, a calendar, a scheduler, an alarm clock, and a |
| features, but if you're looking to download music or | | | | calculator. Also included is a handy document viewer |
| videos, you're in for a slow wait. It is generally | | | | that allows you to see and edit TXT, PDF, DOC, PPT, |
| recommended that you try the Opera Mini as opposed | | | | and XLS. |
| to the browsers already available for added | | | | Verdict: |
| convenience. | | | | While its internet connectivity options may leave you |
| Camera: | | | | desiring more, this is an awesome phone for someone |
| The camera is the phone's biggest strength by far. | | | | who wants something affordable, convenient, and |
| With five megapixels, a Schneider Kreuznach Lens, | | | | easy to use. This is also a good phone for camera |
| and LED flash, it packs a lot of power. It also features | | | | buffs who don't want to pay an arm and a leg for |
| an image stabiliser, auto focus, and a nice lens cover | | | | some of the bigger camera phones. |
| as well as a photo gallery. Editing options include white | | | | |