TECH MAGAZINE

The LG GW520 is a strange animal, neither fish nor fowl. It has a sliding QWERTY keyboard, like a business phone, but there is no Wi-Fi, you can not have access to broadband Internet and it is not possible, you can add applications such as a Smartphone.

But there is something slim and elegant (at least according to the standard QWERTY keyboard) and includes LG widget interface based push e-mail, quad-band GSM, 3G HSDPA, a 3 megapixel camera and FM Radio.

LG is clearly intended to keep low in the middle of the market, but the cost has also lifted the camera flash and autofocus, as well as GPS, and simply very little onboard memory.

There are also some nods to social networking with Facebook App and LG Live Square, which offers a picturesque way to monitor your contacts.

It is one less a Smartphone, QWERTY keyboard, packaging and more cookies – a small (ISH) style phone costs with a little extra attitude.