LG L1400i Phone (AT&T)

by LG

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 1.9 x 1 inches ; 3.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002VQEFW
• Item model number: L1400
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,718 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

With a VGA camera, dual color screen, polyphonic ringtones, and support for multimedia messaging and Cingular wireless Internet services, the LG L1400 packs a lot of power into a sleek package.

Design
The phone sports a clamshell design with a large 128 x 160 color display with 65,000 colors. The outside cover of the handset features a supplementary 96 x 96 full-color OLED display that can display picture IDs, time, call information, battery and signal strength, and more. The phone's VGA (640 x 480) camera is placed just above this display. Up and down buttons for volume control are placed on the left side. Most of the phone's features and on-screen menus are controlled by a five-way center button on the handset's control pad. There's also a standard jack to accept universal hands-free headsets.

Calling Features
The L1400 supports polyphonic ringtones as well as Cingular's "Super Tones" enhanced ringtones. With picture and ringer ID functions, you can assign pictures and ringers to your most common callers. A number of ringtones come preloaded on the phone and more ringtones can be downloaded from Cingular's MEdia service. For times when you want to be discreet, there's also a vibrate ringer mode.

Voice activated dialing makes calling your friends, family and associates as easy as saying their names, while the L1400's phone book will keep track of up to 255 contacts. The phone also supports Cingular's "Fast Forward" call forwarding device, which enables you to effortlessly forward your wireless calls to your land line phone.

Messaging, Internet and Tools
The L1400 has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging and Internet connectivity. In addition to basic text and picture messaging support, the phone features the AOL Instant Messenger client for easy wireless chatting (Cingular messaging charges apply). There's also a built-in web browser for MEdia downloads and mobile web browsing. Cingular's MEdia service lets you receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. Traditional text messaging, as well as picture and sound messaging are also supported by the phone. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit-- a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

When used with a Cingular data plan and the phone's USB data capability, the phone can be used as a wireless modem for laptops and PDAs. A number of handy software tools are bundled with the L1400 including a voice memo recorder, a calculator with unit converter, a notepad, a calendar and an alarm clock.

Imaging and Entertainment
The L1400's VGA camera features a 4x zoom mode and a 9-shot multi-shot mode for capturing action scenes. Brightness and color balance adjustments are also possible.

The L1400 lets you set screensavers, themes and wallpapers to your tastes. The phone is also Java enabled, meaning it supports games written on the Java platform. Games are available via the Cingular MEdia service.

Vital Statistics
The LG L1400 weighs 3.35 ounces and measures 3.52 x 1.89 x .97 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3.3 hours of digital talk time, and up to 220 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 800/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
LG L1400 handset, lithium-ion battery, AC charger, user's manual.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good phone, October 16, 2004

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M. L. White (Delaware USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG L1400i Phone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone)

I have had the L1400 for a few weeks now, and so far I am generally happy with it. I purchased the L1400 because I could not find the Samsung E317 (which is now available). My impressions of the phone are generally good. I was concerned about getting an LG at first, because thy have a history of producing poor products for Sprint and Verizon (anyone remember the TP1100? And that's just one example), however, my concerns have been assuaged. The phone is of solid build quality, though it is not as good as what a Samsung provides. It is better than you average Motorola phone though (like the V400). The keys make a nice click and feel solid, the hinge feels well constructed and sturdy, and the plastic feels durable. The phone itself is good looking, very sharp. It is sleek and stylish with a nice two tone design with some chrome-like accents, which continues on the keypad. The external OLED screen is my biggest disappointment. Not only is it not as bright as I would like, but the colors are off slightly, and has been mentioned, after a few seconds, the screen saver, which cannot be changed, comes on. Oddly, if you look at the screen on an angle, it gets brighter and sharper. The only good thing about an OLED screen is it is more power efficient than an LCD, so it should help with battery power.

On the inside of the flip, the LCD screen is very good. It is bright and sharp, with nice colors. The keypad is attractive, but it can get tricky to dial when not looking. The keys and numbers are big though, and the key in the center of the directional buttons acts as an OK button everywhere but the desktop, where pressing it takes you right to the web. The menus are easy to navigate, but a lot of functions have been locked out by Cingular and/or LG. Also, you can only choose between icons and list for the menu style, you can't reorganize the structure like on the Motorola's.

The ringers are also a big drawback. They are very quiet and hard to hear, especially in a pocket. The vibration is fairly strong though, and it will ring and vibe at the same time.

It is a comfortable size, not too big, but not too small. It is fairly light as well, so it won't weigh you down.

The software on this phone, unlike that on Motorola phones, is stable and does not crash out on you. The signal is strong and sound quality is good, though the volume is a bit soft.

Overall, it's a solid choice.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I really like this phone :-), January 13, 2005

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B. Simmons (TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG L1400i Phone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone)

I have had my LG L1400 for a few weeks now, and I absolutely love it! I upgraded from the LG 4015. My hubby liked my phone so much, he upgraded to this phone from his Motorola T721, and is also very pleased with it.

Pros:
*nice size, lightweight (3.35 ounces), not too chunky
*love the color external screen with caller ID-even photo ID if you want
*larger internal screen looks great also
*plays real music ringtones (mp3, music tones)
*most ring tones I've downloaded sound great on this phone
*decent battery life. I recharge about every 4-5 days, and use my phone a lot.
*easy to use camera
*phone & keypad have a solid, quality feel to them - they don't "feel cheap"
*wireless internet capable - chat on AIM, check your email, browse the web with MEdiaNet subscription
*I've had very few dropped calls, and live in an area of limited service

Cons:
*cost me $130 to upgrade to this phone on Cingular
*some hard rock music tones sound distorted
*not many games out there so far that are compatible
*needs to come with a case, or at least a holster or belt clip
*it would be nice if the camera had flash

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's got everything but "speakerphone", October 22, 2004

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J. Hayes (NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG L1400i Phone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone)

We were looking to replace our old TDMA phones with one of the new GSM phones (although I loved my old Motorola V60i) It just so happened this model was free the day we were looking. The main things I wanted, good reception and voice dialing, are the best features of this phone. The features that are kind of nice are built-in AIM, decent games, and light weight. The camera I could live without. Two things I'm not as fond of, as compared with my Motorola, the battery life is not great (4-5 days rather than 8-9 I was used to), and there is no external "hot key" for voice dialing. Voice quality is very good, as expected of GSM.