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Review: LG Rumor Touch

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Screen

Without complaining about the touch response of the display on the LG Rumor Touch (more on that later), the screen was not very impressive. It had a plastic look and feel to it. Colors could be washed out, especially in outdoor light. Larger graphics had jagged edges, especially on rounded lines where you'd expect a smooth curve, but text was fairly legible and I had no trouble reading Web pages or menu labels.

Sound

The LG Rumor Touch sounded okay during calls. On my end, callers could sound a bit muffled through the earpiece, and I had to line up correctly with my ear or lose quite a bit of volume. But on their end, my callers said I sounded fine, with no consistent problems to speak of. The speakerphone sounded digitized, with a slight buzzing to voices, but it could sustain a loud enough volume to be heard over some engine noise, or across a small room. Ringtones were also sufficiently loud to be heard through clothing or in a bag.

Signal

I was left wanting for signal with LG Rumor Touch. The phone reported a consistent 3-4 bars which is about half of its full salvo. This didn't affect calls, though, as I never dropped a call or lost a call going through in all my time testing the phone. Data was a bit sluggish in the sub-par Web browser, but I'm hesitant to blame low network signal, since it didn't seem to cause problems elsewhere. Like most lower-end messaging phones in this range, the Rumor Touch lacks Wi-Fi. GPS signal reception was good, and the phone didn't take a full minute to achieve a first fix in navigation sessions.

Battery

Battery life on the LG Rumor Touch also left something to be desired. It delivered mediocre results in my talking test. I managed just over five hours of talking time, which is less than I like to see. Still, the phone could make it through a couple days' use between charges without too much Web browsing or navigation, and in standby it waited patiently for a fews days between tasks.

Next page: Calls / Contacts

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LG Rumor Touch / Banter Touch

3" display 240 x 400 pixels
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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