LG L1200 Phone (AT&T)

by LG

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 1.7 x 0.8 inches ; 2.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002DFW3K
• Item model number: L1200
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #527,494 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Overview

Compatible with Cingular cell phone service, the LG L1200 features a nifty built-in digital camera, a mobile Internet minibrowser, Java compatibility, MMS, and plenty of other phone and organizer features, all displayed on a high-resolution 128 x 160 pixel, 65k color inside screen.

Calling Features

Used simply as a phone, the L1200's primary calling features include vibrating alert, voice dialing for ten entries, custom ring tones, group ringer ID and picture ID, 40-chord polyphonic ring tones, and more. Caller ID can be displayed on the external monochrome 96 x 64 pixel LCD screen as well. LG also supports TTY/TDD (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf).

Messaging and Internet

The phone's WAP microbrowser technology provides Internet access and GPRS high-speed data transmission, as well as text, picture, and instant messaging; e-mail; and T9 predictive text input and text templates. Since the L1200 is Java-compatible (version MIDP 2.0), you can also download Java-based applications and games to expand the phone's functionality.

Organizer and Camera

The phone's organizer features include space for ten 30-second voice memos, a phone book with up to 255 contacts; a calendar, a calculator with unit converter, and an alarm clock that can function while the phone is off. The L1200 also comes with a digital still camera (VGA resolution) that has a timer function and a cool, 9-frame "motor" function, so you can snap off nine shots very quickly and increase you chances of getting one with the subject's eyes open and smile intact.

Vital Statistics

This phone weighs 3.35 ounces and measures 3.39 x 1.73 x 1.02 inches. Its Lithium Ion batteries are rated at up to 3.4 hours digital talk time, and up to 250 hours digital standby time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great phone...great price., July 31, 2004

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hazely111 (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LG L1200 Phone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone)

I have not had one single problem with this phone. I can hear people clearly when I make outbound calls and recieve inbound calls. Loaded with features. Reliable phone. I have always had Samsung phones and have had nothing but problems with them. (Samsung N625, X427)

LG is a great manufacture, and this is one of their first GSM phones (they mostly make CDMA phones for Verizon Wireless). It is a tri-band world phone, has a large external caller-id, large screen and vibrant 65k color display, great quality camera with photo caller ID. Also, polyphonic music tones sound great on this phone and surfing the web is easy!

My only complaint is the bulky appearance but I have started to get use to it. Overall, a great buy. I would reccommend this phone over any other Samsung phone that Cingular currently offers. However, if you are looking for speakerphone and bluetooth technology, go for the Motorola V600. I find LG's programming interface easier to use than Motorola's. It's a bit trickier with the Motorola V400 and V600 to navigate your menu options.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good phone with very good service, August 17, 2004

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R. L. Lewis (Tacoma, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG L1200 Phone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone)

I like the heft and feel of this phone and it comes with every feature I can envision needing other than a speakerphone. The buttons are large enough to avoid accidental presses of adjacent keys. There are three, count 'em, three buttons to take pictures. That is probably overkill. This is my first LG phone and I selected it based on the feature set but also because I've been told and read on the web that the phone handles weak signals well. So far that is true.

After a horrible experience with the Motorola 720 which dropped calls faster than fall leaves and an experience with Verizon's highly praised customer service that I wouldn't wish on an enemy, (Let's just say it was the worst customer service experience I've ever had. Worse than the old Compaq Computer. Worse than Packard Bell (remember them). Worst ever!) I am pleased that so far the L1200 with Cingular service works better in every part of my home and city than the 720 with Verizon.

I know service varies from place to place and I am certain there are locations where Verizon is better than Cingular, but here and now I am once again experiencing what I expect from a mobile carrier- a good product and good coverage.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great phone, not-so-great ringtones, October 14, 2004

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Clayton J. Harrison "Cosmonaut Clayboy" (Center of the Universe, Norman OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG L1200 Phone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone)

Upgraded from the Nokia 3650 because I wanted a camera phone. Picture quality is decent enough considering it's a phone. Reception is great, all the time. I've had this phone for two months and have dropped only one call, early on. The interface is very easy to understand.

My only complaint is in regards to the ringtones. The pre-sets all suck - the polyphonic ringtones are all too quiet to hear and the full-audio tones all sound like old video game theme songs. What's worse, you can't record your own and use them, as with many other phones. You have to go to Cingular's site and shell out $2.50 apiece for twenty-second (or less) audio clips.