Overview What's Good: Build quality; fantastic reception; battery life is respectable.What's Bad: No EVDO; picture quality is poor; font size may be too small for some. Introduction Despite the seemingly endless talk about smartphones, there's still a market for regular, reliable cell phones. Quite frankly, we doubt that grandma (most, at least), the ten year old, and those using it as a backup device want or need a fully equipped PDA. That being said, the LG LX290 is a perfect entry-level smartphone for them to consider. Despite a lack of EVDO and a meager 1.3-megapixel camera, is it a device worthy of owning? Design & Features The left side of the LX290 houses the volume rocker, microUSB charging port, and a 2.5mm headphone jack, while the right side sports a shortcut to voice dialing and the camera. The front of the device sports a navigational pad with five buttons: two shortcut keys, send, back, and end. Slide the device to reveal the numeric keypad, along with four... -
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