LG Cookie KP500 is a splendid cell phone priced in an
inexpensive range. Without a doubt, this phone has proven
itself as a popular buy with its touch screen capability
and wide array of functionalities - of which we would like
to mention - 3 inch full touch sensitive screen, intuitive
user interface, motion sensor, handwriting recognition, and
a 3.0 mega-pixel camera.

First Impressions: the entire presentation is unfussy and
exudes a sense of undemanding usability — an issue
that many expensive touchscreens with a plethora of
functional options have not been able to offer. However, to
make it both sturdy and cheaper, the touchscreen is based
on the resistive technology which means that glass is not
used, making the screen a bit compromised in terms of
intuitiveness. However, the pressure that has to be applied
to move around the icons on the screen isn't too demanding
and once you get used to it, the entire process should not
be uncomfortable, as the screen is responsive. Unlike many
other touch screen cell phone, the LG Cookie has 3 physical
buttons located below the display for quick one-touch
functions.

Exploring Further: there are some smart conceptual elements
in the KP500, like the home screen display widgets that can
be easily moved around and then placed exactly where
wanted. Widgets would include the all important calender,
organizer, standard clock and shortcuts to other functions
which the user may customize accordingly. Further, an
interesting flicking option is provided, i.e. upon flicking
left/right you gain access to the home page's list of the
recorded contacts in an easy-to-call thumbnail format. This
is a smart way of reducing the dependability on the
touchscreen operations and inducing something new. There is
a standard keypad on view but it does offer the option of
typing by using the predictive text option or the QWERTY
keypad. Something that was not expected in the LG Cookie
— hand-writing recognition that isn't just a gimmick
but actually works very well but it takes time to use it as
the entire process is a bit tedious. It has the standard
TransFlash micro-SD that supports up to 16 GB of memory.
Bluetooth v2.1 is offered along with A2DP and it supports
WAP 2.0, xHTML and HTML browsers.

Conclusion: LG Cookie does not pit itself against the
iPhone. Instead, it offers itself as an alternative touch
screen phone for users who want one without paying much of
a premium. It should be recognized that the LG Cookie is
not meant for comparison with the high end touch screen
cell phones currently on the market. In light of this, this
phone has done well in terms of functionality. With
features such as photo viewer and a motion sensor, the LG
Cookie tries to create a niche for itself in the market as
a low-priced but high-performance touchscreen option and to
a large extent, it does succeed in this attempt.