I personally found it weighty and quite bulky and to top it off an annoying ‘Exclusive to O2 network’ sign was displayed above it on an exhibition board. To text anyone using the i-phone seems a daunting task, its just impratical. Good design, very good quality graphics, nice dynamics, but not quite there, it just didn’t do it for me.

Now LG surely must have seen this coming and has done everything in their power to make their phone lets say better, might not be in the design, but the usage ability is just a lot more pleasant, you can really enjoy the phone. Its basically self explainable, I haven’t once read the manual and I use the phone like I’ve had it forever. The highpoint really is the vibration as you touch the screen, almost the same thrill as when your on the Nintendo Wii and your remote vibrates (hmmm how sad), but it is quite exciting at first ;-D

With all these up and coming smart-phones, you so need to weigh out the pros and cons; which one is better or even more better, because its not about which is worse any more, its either really good or really really good.

In my opinion, I think the LG is a lot better than the i-phone for many different reasons; freedom of network usage, its able to do all the major functions the Apple i-phone can do in a more practical way, you do not need to use your fingers all the time as it comes with a stylus pen (how the hell did Apple not think of that) and it is not a rip-off.

Yea, I guess the LG has its glitches about it, but its more about what you’re used to on previously owned phones that now might be different on the LG and you’re just going to have to read the manual to overcome them, nothing at all that is detrimental though, because you so get used to it. But what I’ve realised with these types of phones is that you just shouldn’t use one if you don’t have the nack of learning how to use things quickly or if you’re a technophobic. The big pictures and icons really help, if you ask me, the navigation is way too simple.

I don’t have a problem with T9 predictive texting, perhaps because I don’t use it full stop. The scrolling is fine, that took me perhaps a day to perfect, it needs a certain motion as i discovered, you hold as if you’re grabbing the page and drag it up or down. But besides all that, the phone just has so much going on inside it too; it features Google maps, so if you’re lost, no need to pull out your A-Z, muvee making, jukebox, mobile tv, very fast internet and a 5Mp camera, errrr how did Apple miss that one out, the i-phone only has a very low quality 2Mp camera.

The LG Viewty is a real good cheaper alternative to the Apple i-phone and I recommend it to anyone, gadget freak or not. For what the LG Viewty can do, the Apple i-phone is not worth up to 300 squid, fact. However if Apple came out with a new and improved version, I think even I would have to do a swap…..sorry LG.

But i agree with you foolhandy, Apple really is taking the piss about the price.

Verdict:
Apple i-phone = Really good!
LG Viewty = Really really good!