LG Cookie KP500 (Unlocked)

Key features:

* 3" 256K-color TFT touchscreen (240 x 400 pixels)
* Quad-band GSM support
* 3 megapixel fixed focus camera
* Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
* 50MB internal memory
* Hot-swappable microSD card slot (supporting card with capacity of up to 16GB)
* Accelerometer for auto screen rotate
* Virtual QWERTY keyboard
* FM radio with RDS
* Widgets interface
* Multi-tasking with a real task manager
* Excellent touch optimized image gallery
* Handwriting recognition
* Smart dialing
* Office document viewer (no PowerPoint)
* Simple, yet stylish design
* Relatively inexpensive price

Main disadvantages:

* No 3G support
* No Wi-Fi
* Video recording no good at QVGA@12fps
* Camera has no auto focus and flash
* No DivX/Xvid support
* No standard 3.5mm audio jack

It's not exactly scientific but the LG Cookie simply makes sense. Smart and confident, though never self-important, it doesn't seek to impress but is straightforward, credible and convincing. Great handling, attitude and a distinct identity are not guaranteed even in the high end, and that's something the LG KP500 Cookie should be proud of.

The price tag seems the all too convenient excuse for the middling spec sheet. We'll just go ahead and say the decent feature set could've been near impossible to resist with 3G data speeds. Wi-Fi is probably way beyond reasonable expectation in this price range. The interface may have its quirks here and there but the user experience is compelling enough.