LG Optimus One P500

LG Optimus One (P500) is a Android smartphone manufactured by LG Electronics, running Android 2.2 ("Froyo"). The LG Optimus One may not be your average killer gadget, but it sports a tempting pricetag, solid build, a nice looking set of features and Android 2.2 Froyo.

Key features:

* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support

* Dual-band 3G with HSDPA (7.2 Mbps)

* 3.2" 256K-color capacitive TFT touchscreen of HVGA resolution (320 x 480 pixels)

* Multi-touch input

* Accelerometer for screen auto rotate; Proximity sensor

* 600MHz CPU running Android 2.2 Froyo; 512MB RAM

* 3 megapixel autofocus camera; face and smile detection, geotagging

* VGA video recording @ 18fps

* microSD card slot, up to 32GB, 2GB in the box

* Standard 3.5mm audio jack

* Standard microUSB port (charging)

* GPS receiver with A-GPS; Digital compass

* Wi-Fi b/g; Wi-Fi hotspot functionality built-in

* Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP

* FM radio with RDS

* Office document editor

* Portrait and landscape on-screen QWERTY keyboard

* Social networking integration

* DivX/XviD support

* Smart dialing

Design:

The LG Optimus One looks and feels quite contemporary. There is soft-touch coating all around the phone, interrupted only by the four nice, clickable Android buttons below the 3.2” screen, the 3MP camera on the back, and the chrome-like bezel. The metallic rim is thin around the top, and widens in the bottom half. The volume rocker on the right side, and the lock/power button at the top are designed to be a part of the thin half, and thus hard to find and press.

Operating System

The LG Optimus One P500 runs Android 2.2 Froyo out of the box and it has been skinned by LG. It’s nothing that breaks away too much from the traditional Android UI, but enough to make it recognizably an LG interface. It looks a lot like what the original Optimus (GT540) is running but with some improvements.

And the next LG Optimus One will get update to Gingerbread after all.

Main Advantages

- LG Optimus One P500 runs Android 2.2 Froyo and the next will get update to Gingerbread

- Good Design

- 512 MB RAM so make better for multitasking

- Capacitive TFT touchscreen with multi touch input

- Support 3G/HSDPA 7,2 Mbps

- Support Wifi tethering and portable hotspot

- Excellent navigation with Ndrive

Main Disadvantages 

- Slow CPU makes editing Office documents a chore

- Camera is just 3MP, has no lens protection, no flash and no dedicated shutter key

- No Flash support in the browser despite Froyo

- No front facing camera

Finally LG Optimus One have high end features with cheap  price. If the LG Optimus One P500 is your first smartphone you won’t regret it. Or if you’re looking for a smartphone on a budget, it’s a great option too.