LG Xpression (Unlocked, Brand New)

Product Description

Most people neither want nor need a full-on, socially connected smartphone that only just stops short of making dinner. Survey after survey tell us that most people want to make calls and texts, listen to music and maybe do a bit of Facebook or Twitter from time to time. Therefore, the LG Xpression is designed to do just that, and to do it superbly.

Do What? Exactly?

Despite what smartphone manufacturers try to tell us otherwise, the vast majority of mobile phone use is still squarely centered around calls and texts. Okay, so social media has become important for some, and their need to stay connected to Facebook and Twitter almost borders on obsessive, but 70% of people just want to stay in touch with family and friends through the medium of the spoken or written word.

What the LG Xpression does better than almost any other mobile phone is to span the gap between a basic phone and smartphone. For instance, the clear, bright touchscreen means there are no menu sequences to memorize and all your regularly used features are available with the gentle prod of a finger.

Call reception is crystal clear and crackle free, and the overall experience of the Xpression is one of calm efficiency and reliability.

Under the Hood

Size: 108 x 54 x 17 mm (4.25 x 2.13 x 0.67 in)

Weight: 130 g (4.59 oz)

Connectivity (Cell): GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; 3G Network – HSDPA 850 / 1900

Connectivity (Data) – GPRS – Class 10; EDGE; HSDPA – 3.6 Mbps, HSUPA

Bluetooth: Yes – 2.1

WiFi: No

Display: TFT touchscreen, 256K colors

Size: 3.0 inches

Memory; 50MB expandable to 32GB with microSD card

Camera: 2MP. Includes GEO tagging

Keyboard: Full QWERTY slideout style

Audio: MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player

Audio Record: Yes

Video: MP4/H.263 player

Video Record: Yes

Battery: 1000mAh removable

Standby: 10 days

Talk Time: 3.5 hours

Hold On There. There’s A Keyboard?

There is, and a full QWERTY keyboard, no less, which slides out from under the touchscreen.

Back when on-screen keyboards were fast becoming the norm, physical keyboards suddenly felt a little bit dated but, now that we’re all suffering the annoyances of auto-correct, the feeling is that real keyboards were actually the real deal.

The keys on the Xpression keyboard are chunky enough to feel like you’re hitting the right keys but are small enough to allow the Xpression to still be a remarkably slim phone considering what’s going on.

It All Sounds Great, Any Last Words?

There’s only one last point to make, and that is the fact that the Xpression as supplied by Mr Aberthon is unlocked from any network (as all our phones are). This means, essentially, that you can travel the world, and stick a local SIM card in the phone to avoid eye-wateringly expensive call charges to friends and family back home. Okay, so it still won’t be free, but it’s usually cheaper to call the US on a SIM card bought overseas than it is to call the US on a US-issued SIM card. Weird, but true.

If you’re feeling all “smartphoned out” and hanker for a simpler time with simpler phones to perform simpler tasks, the Xpression is ideal for you.

Go on, Xpress yourself.