LG Rumor2 LX265 (Sprint Nextel)

This is the second of the RUMOR by LG, which I had loved! This phone has a different interface, but after getting used to it, it is better then the first RUMOR. I love how the coloring is on the devices, and how on the second RUMOR there is a full querty keyboard with 4 rows! (the first only has three) This phone also has different backs you can interchange for some personalization. All in all this is a great upgrade for any user, especially the first RUMOR users.

I was very happy with the phone right out of the package. The battery came pre-charged, so it was ready to go in under an hour. The fit and finish on the phone are outstanding, very slick like other LG products. The keys on the QWERTY keyboard are very solid and evenly spaced, although small. All of the other keys are very solid as well. The best feature of the phone in my opinion is the web browser. After downloading Opera Mini, you get almost instant access to the web. The phone can be set up for e-mail notifications from Yahoo, MSN, G-mail, AOL and POP3 as well as social networking on Facebook, Myspace and Flickr. Pictures can be uploaded to Facebook and Myspace, but the phone's camera, despite its adequate 1.3 megapixels, does not take great pictures unless you are outside in the daylight. No flash, but there is a 'nighttime mode' on the camera. The only thing I did not like is having to press the menu/OK button 5 times in order to see an incoming text message. Once to get the phone out of standby mode then twice to go from screensaver to main screen, three times to get to the menu page, four to click on 'messages' and then finally a fifth time to see the message preview and then a total of six times to see the whole message and have the 'T' text message icon removed from the top of the screen. That's a lot of presses just to see one incoming message. The media player is adequate although organization of your music can be a little sketchy depending on how your files are labeled. It supports up to a 16gb micro sd card. The headphone jack is a smaller 2.5mm size as opposed to a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. Battery life is severely compromised when the music player is used. The phone comes with only 3 ringtones and 3 text tones, and the speaker on the phone is located on the back, so that when the phone is placed on a flat surface, the ringtones and text notifications are barely audible, even with the volume all the way up. It's a little quirky for my taste, but then most phones from higher end makers are. I used to have the Super Slice by UTStarcom and was very happy with that. Then I lost it and could not find it anywhere. Since I bought the Rumor 2, Virgin Mobile has re-introduced it into their lineup. I only wish I had waited a month and saved myself $100 bucks.