The LG GU280 has another very strange name. It is also called the LG Popcorn mobile. This is a slider phone. Its attractive looks and all so good features make it very difficult to resist the temptation of buying this gadget. It is a well designed model that has the dimensions of 96 by 45.5 by 15 mm. it weighs only one hundred and two grams that too including the battery. It comes in two very appealing colors which are black and pink. According to the company the black set has been designed for men and the pink has been designed for women, though both are similar in functionality. It is very convenient to carry it around in pockets or even in a hand bag.
The exceptional functionality features of the LG GU280 help it support various networks such as GSM, EDGE, and GPRS that too with varying frequencies. An additional feature helps it to work with not so common networks such as HSPDA and UMTS also. It is also very low on the price. According to the price of the set the features provided are unbelievable. It has a huge display screen with very high resolution. It has a TFT screen which is 2 inches wide and has a resolution of 220 by 176 pixels. The images displayed have ultimate clarity in them. The internal memory of this phone is 20 MB but this memory can be further extended up to 8 GB with the help of a microSD card.
The network support is given to class 12 GPRS network and a class 12 EDGE network. The phone also has a Bluetooth facility and a USB port too. The LG GU280 comes preloaded with a few MP3 ringtones also. The range of these ringtones can be increased by adding more of them into the list. This can be done by downloading such tones from the Internet. It is also supported by a very robust operating system. This mobile phone has an exceptional battery backup as well. It also supports java based games and other applications. It also has many in built multimedia features and lets its proud owners enjoy the handset to the fullest. It also has an inbuilt camera of 1.3 megapixels.