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In our 3G/EVDO, multi-media smartphone world, we should occasionally remind ourselves that most people buy cell phones to make and receive CALLS--not to surf the web at broadband speeds nor organize their lives with a PDA. It's probably heresy to debunk the sophisticated devices that now crowd the market, but LG and Sprint have a winner with the LX150, a basic "smallish" clamshell phone with excellent reception, good sound quality--including an exceptionally clear speakerphone--a colorful and informative internal display and a keypad that's easy to use. In fact, the LX150's center dialing pad (numbers, 2, 5, 8 and 0) are recessed, reducing dialing errors, unlike the Moto RAZR and other phones letting you guess numbers or text characters you've entered. Speaking of text, the LX150 even has a TEXT button, helping you navigate quickly to your contact directory for a quick text message. A speaker phone button appears directly opposite the text button, while additional soft keys immediately access the Web, your contacts, missed calls and even your calendar. If you change the center D button's menu to LIST rather than ICON, you're only a few keystrokes away from any function. The volume toggle button is on the left outer side of the phone as usual, along with a speaker dependent dial by voice button that you provides voice dialing up to 30 numbers. Although the outside display is monochrome, it's easily readable and just above it is a flashing light reminding you the phone is on. (It flashes red when you have a message or miss a call.) But enough about the buttons. The LX150 is one of the few CDMA phones that roams to analog off of Sprint's digital network. While you may think that's not important, it's an extra function not found on phones costing three times as much and may get you a tow truck faster in the middle of Arkansas. Upon placing a call, the internal display shows the number called, and a list of functions available during the call. You can mute the mic, turn the speakerphone on and off, set up a 3 way call, view your contacts and recent calls, write a text message, record the call as a voice memo and enter information in the notepad. After reviewing smartphones for over two years, I've never found it easier during a phone call to navigate to and use all these features. This IS a well conceived phone for a person who wants the basics without a camera or media player. (Bluetooth is included, by the way.) But, look elsewhere if you want a ruggedized Nextel-like phone (you'll crush it the first day) or the best speakerphone (loud with some distortion) or megabytes of MP3 storage (get an Ipod). What you'll get is a phone touting 4 hours of talk time--one hour more than most CDMA phones--terrific sound quality and expertly designed for calling and texting. I highly recommend this phone.Read full review
It has some goofy problem where the backlight comes on and stays on and won't shut off till you open and close it--which might account for the poor battery life (yes, bluetooth is turned off). It's also excessively fragile--the display has broken on me three times now. Do you think I'm being rough on this cellphone? I don't think so, because I also have an OLD Nokia cellphone exposed to the same operating conditions and that display has NEVER broken. In fact, of the cellphones I've had, this is the ONLY one where the display has broken. EDIT: It appears that the reason the display breaks is that the flip part of the phone doesn't have the structural rigidity to protect the LCD display. That is, it can be flexed enough to break the LCD, and it doesn't take much force for that to happen. That's just poor design on LG's part. This phone is probably a favorite of Sprint because it's just about guaranteed not to last through the end of your contract, so you get another "free" one and renew your contract at the same time. This free phone is worth every penny! EDIT: The good news is, if you happen to be stuck with one of these phones (I am because it's my employer's phone), it's easy enough to buy one on Ebay (I wouldn't suggest paying more than $15 for one) and cannibalize it for the display and fix your broken one. 7 screws on the back, pop the back off, remove the buttons and circuit board (after disconnecting the display), put the buttons and circuit board into the display from the new phone, reconnect the display, pop the back on, reinstall the 7 screws, battery, and cover, and it works. (Basically, you are putting the circuit board from your phone--which holds the ESN and all your settings--into the body of the phone with the working display).Read full review
I did one of those bone-headed things; I laundered my beloved cell phone. I originally bought the LG LX150 to replace my old company issue Motorola Nextel phone which worked great but weighed a ton and was so bulky I had to use a holster instead of a pocket to carry it. The LX150 was small, lightweight and easy to use and, best of all, it had nothing I didn't want, i.e. a camera. Anyway, I laundered my cell. Went straight to eBay, found one just like it. Bought the phone and had it in two days. Wonder of wonders, the old one still had enough life that Sprint was able to transfer my phone book to the new phone! Might not be wager proof, but it did have fairly good water resistance. Only hting I dislike abut this phone is the size of the print on the display. I would much prefer ;arger type on the screen.Read full review
I've been using the LG LX150 for over a month now, and overall I'm satisfied. I've been using more complex phones for some time now but recently decided to buy an iPod Touch, so I wanted to simplify my phone. The LG LX150 filled the bill. I wanted a simple flip phone that could send and receive texts and had bluetooth. This one does all that. Texting is a bit challenging after using newer and better units that are built primarily for messaging, but you can get used to it. I miss having threaded messages, but again I was looking for a simple phone and that's what I got. I especially like that this phone can transfer contacts via bluetooth.
This is "Phone"; simple ,flip, large keys, simple needs, easy to insert numbers and names. This is what the big guys don't want to sell you. Cause it don't make them no big money. There isn't a camera, is isn't really good for internet use and it is what old people like myself continue to look for and the big guys don't want you to buy. It is a cell phone! Nuff said.
