KP500 uses soft-touch plastics, it does feel quite nice in the hand and stays fingerprint-free. The handset has three buttons below its’ wide screen – Call, End and Middle one to close or open. It is a light weight mobile phone inspired from its predecessor model Viewty weighing just 89g and measures 106.5 mm tall, 55.4 mm wide and 11.9 mm thick that easily slips into a pocket or handbag. The front and rear of the device are separated by a metallic silver band that loops around all four edges of the handset. On the opposite side is where you will find a proprietary port for the hands free, charger and USB and volume/zoom keys.
KP500 mobile uses a QWERTY style virtual keyboard when in landscape that is quite responsive and easy to manage. The mobile has auto rotation display that enables it shift images and documents for easy viewing. The phone offers a good handwriting recognition feature. The stylus is neatly concealed and located at the bottom but slides out from the side. You can edit images by touching the stylus. The supplied PDF viewer is good but does not display images inside the documents.
Cookie KP500’s 3 megapixel camera is located at the rear side which can be used for taking photos or recording videos of family moments. It supports playing and downloading java games. The phone is embedded with games like “Tomsons & Touch,” “Pipe Game”, “Flying Dices,” and “Wheel Mania.” These are Motion sensor games and are enjoyable to play requiring a good hand and eye co ordination. LG claim that the Cookie’s 900mAh battery gives the device 350 hours of standby time, or 3. 5 hours of talk time. A single charge gives you two days average roughly. The mobile is is supplied with 1GB microSD memory card on purchase.
Some drawbacks of the mobile phone :
Voice dialing is not supported on this phone.
It Lacks autofocus and a flash feature.
A low-light photography and close-up shots produces poor image quality on Cookie.
Video viewing is not an enjoyable experience on KP500.
Low frame rate video causes video playback jerky on this handset.
Himanshu Shekhar is a software programmer by profession. He also has a love for new gadgets and technology. He loves to share his knowledge with the world.