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Release Date: March 28, 2010

$250 Retail
$80 with 2-year Sprint Contract + Mail-in Rebate

Battery

Cell phone shoppers will be happy to know that the LG Rumor Touch has a long-lasting, 1250 mAh, Lilon battery.When talking, users will get seven hours between charge times. During extended use of the phone’s Sprint Navigation and Sprint TV, the battery will drain at even a quicker rate. Users have reported a 2-hour use time while watching videos received from Sprint TV.

Memory

This phone features 53MB of internal storage for memory as well as a 600 phone book capacity. This makes the LG Rumor Touch ideal for heavy cell phone users whose usage sways more towards a device’s phone features rather than its internet and app features.

Screen

This slider cell phone has a 3-inch, 200 x 400 pixel touchscreen. Due to the screen’s pixels, users will not be able to see a lot of a single web page but the font is easily readable. And even in landscape mode, multiple columned websites appear disproportionate. On the other hand, images and formats usually stay intact. When compared to the two previous Rumor models, this Rumor has a bigger display screen; however, when used outdoors for picture taking, the screen as a viewfinder is not easily visible. But when used in the dark, a back light makes the screen easy to see; the audio feedback for the touch buttons is also clear.

Form

This device includes a full five-line QWERTY slider keyboard. Unlike the older Rumor phones from LG, this Rumor Touch has a modern, youthful yet rugged look younger cell phone users seem drawn to. The styling updates have only added to this LG phone’s popularity.

Controls

In addition to the Rumor Touch’s QWERTY slider keyboard and touchscreen, it also features four shortcuts for the touchscreen–recent history, keyboard, groups, and phone book. There is room for 99 speed dial numbers and when user’s access a phone book listing, they will be given the automatic option to either choose “Contact Details,” “History,” “Send Message,” and “Call.”

Camera

This Rumor phone comes with a 2.0 megapixel camera that is great for taking quick photos to share online. The saturation and colors are generally balanced and the picture usually turns out clear. However, many of the phones introduced to the market within the past two months have 3.0 megapixel cameras, meaning the Rumor Touch does not quite measure up. Anyone wishing to record video or take pictures in subdued lighting should be aware that the end result will not be high quality.

Other Features

•    EV-DO technology for high-speed data, allowing users quicker access to Sprint TV, Sprint Music Store, and Sprint Navigation
•    Messaging tools galore–personalized video and picture mail and threaded text messaging
•    Email–Windows Live, AOL, Gmail, Yahoo!, and Hotmail
•    Applications–MySpace, Facebook, Sprint’s Social Zone, Twitter, YouTube uploads, and Photobucket uploads
•    32GB micro SD card
•    10 minute maximum voice memo