LG dLite GD570 Phone, Blue (T-Mobile)

by LG

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 3.8 x 0.6 inches ; 3.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B003WE9ZK2
• Item model number: dLite
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,404 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Add a touch of colorful style to your on-the-go lifestyle with the LG dLite flip phone from T-Mobile, an affordable handset that's easily pocketable and offers 3G connectivity. This version of the dLite has an electric blue cover that sparkles with a hidden LED matrix that displays icons for alerts, caller ID, time and date, as well as customizable edge-lit LED light colors and patterns that can change on a whim.

The LG dLite flip phone in electric blue.

It also includes a new social networking feature called T-Mobile Social Buzz, which integrates popular social networking sites into one application. When not actively in use, Social Buzz continues running in the background and delivers pop-up message notifications to the home screen, ensuring you're in on the latest updates. While in use, Social Buzz gives the option to visit each social networking screen separately or visit an aggregated screen that includes messages from all communities in one simple-to-access place.

Enabled for T-Mobile's high-speed 3G network, the dLite offers fast data delivery and an enhanced Web-browsing experience that lets you connect quickly to social networking sites. And the 3G-enabled dLite will benefit from the enhanced speeds of T-Mobile's upgraded HSPA+ network, which is being rolled out nationwide to reach up to 185 million people by the end of the year and offers speeds close to 4G connectivity (read more about HSPA+ below).

Other features include a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, microSD memory expansion to 16 GB, GPS for accessing maps and navigation services, personal organizer, and up to 5.5 hours of talk time.

Key Features

The cover features a hidden LED matrix that displays time and alerts.

• Fast 3G connectivity via T-Mobile's HSDPA/UMTS network. (1700/2100 MHz bands, UMTS/HSDPA; see more about T-Mobile's 3G service below)
• Built-in GPS for real-time location on maps, driving directions, and more (additional charges may apply) with support for Google Maps and TeleNav software.
• 2.8-inch internal screen (240 x 400 pixels, 262K color depth)
• Standard alpha-numeric keypad
• 2-megapixel camera/camcorder with digital zoom, multi-shot capabilities, and multiple shot modes
• Multi-format digital audio player compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC/AAC+ files
• Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.1) includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP Bluetooth profile--enabling you to wirelessly stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speaker dock.
• Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 16 GB.
• Text (SMS) and picture/video (MMS) messaging
• Access to popular instant messaging services
• Access to personal e-mail
• Web-enabled via T-Mobile web2go (Learn more)
• Pre-loaded games include Guitar Hero 5, Bubble Bash 2, Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Where's Waldo, and Bejeweled
• Organizer tools including calendar, alarm, tasks, memo, voice memo, calculator, unit converter, tip calculator, and stopwatch
• Airplane mode allows you to listen to music while the cellular connectivity is turned off
• Visual Voicemail enables you to listen to your voicemail messages in any order, respond in one click and easily manage your inbox without ever dialing in to the network.
• XT9 predictive text entry with a word prediction list and spelling correction that spots transposed letters and missed keys, as well as instant integration into all applications on the device
• USB connectivity for file transfer and charging

Vital Statistics

The LG dLite weighs 3.5 ounces and measures 4.3 x 2.0 x 0.6 inches. Its 900 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5.5 hours of talk time, and up to 360 hours (15 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies, as well as T-Mobile's 3G network (1700/2100 MHz).

What's in the Box

LG dLite handset, rechargeable battery, charger, wired stereo hands-free headset, USB cable, quick start guide

T-Mobile Services

• High-speed data connectivity via T-Mobile's 3G network: In addition to its quad-band GSM connectivity, this phone is also compatible with T-Mobile's UMTS/HSDPA 3G network, which operates on the 1700/2100 MHz AWS spectrum. This phone is designed to automatically connect to the best available network (3G or GSM/GPRS/EDGE) to provide faster data speeds when accessing the Web.

  In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the via T-Mobile's EDGE network (which stands for "Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution"). This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and e-mail on the go.

  While this phone is optimized for use with T-Mobile's high-speed 3G network, many of its functions will also work well on the moderate-speed EDGE network. If you plan to access the Internet extensively on your phone, 3G network coverage may serve you best.

  Activities that work well on EDGE or 3G networks:

  • E-mail, instant messaging, and texting
  • Downloading ringtones, CallerTunes, wallpaper, light data files
  • Sending photographs via e-mail or picture messaging

  Activities that work best on a 3G network:

  • Viewing content-heavy websites (lots of images or videos playing)
  • Viewing YouTube and other video files (they will play on EDGE, but require loading time)
  • Uploading large files (photos, videos, presentations) to sharing websites
  • Downloading large files from an e-mail or a website

  T-Mobile's 3G network is currently available in more than 220 cities nationwide and covers more than 160 million people.

T-Mobile's New, Expanding Super-Fast HSPA+ Network

As of June, 2010, T-Mobile has upgraded its traditional 3G network to HSPA+ in 25 major metropolitan areas across the U.S., and it plans to continue rolling out this network upgrade to over 100 metropolitan cities and up to 185 million people by the end of 2010. HSPA+ provides our fastest data speeds, up to 3 times faster than AT&T and Verizon's standard 3G networks, while allowing simultaneous voice and data capabilities for the ultimate wireless voice and data experience.

HSPA+ enabled areas will enjoy 4G-like speeds, with a theoretical capability of up to 21 Mbps peak download speeds (and typical download speeds averaging between 5 and 8 Mbps).

While this 3G-enabled mobile phone isn't with HSPA+ compatibility, it can benefit from enhanced speeds when connecting to the HSPA+ network today.

T-Mobile web2go

T-Mobile's web2go intuitive Web browsing service makes it easy to view and navigate the Web from your phone with features including Yahoo! oneSearch, a customizable home page and a simplified shopping and download experience. You can create a personalized home page for easy, one-click access to your favorite Web sites.

With access to the web2go marketplace included at no additional charge, you can also browse and purchase the latest ringtones, games, wallpaper and mobile optimized applications and services to customize their phone. Providing access to the latest news, information and content, Yahoo! oneSearch intuitively returns results grouped around your intended search. For instance, when you search for a sports team, Yahoo! returns the latest scores, schedules, team profiles, roster, news, images and a link to the team's Web site.

Product Description

Stay in touch with friends and family with this mobile phone that features a 2.0MP digital camera and video recorder for capturing your adventures when you're on the go. The customizable external screen and light effects let you personalize your phone. Early Termination Fees may apply

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great first phone for your daughter, December 26, 2010

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R. Johnson (Surprise, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG dLite GD570 Phone, Blue (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone)

I bought this phone for my daughter for her 15th birthday. It's girly enough to satisfy her sense of style, but basic enough to keep the experience simple. She loves the included themes, ring tones, etc. and there's enough included to keep her occupied on longer trips. Having a built-in music player and micro-SD card slot (no card included) is a bonus so that she doesn't need an iPod or other player (yet) if a reasonably sized (8GB) card is included. Battery life under reasonable use shouldn't require her to plug in daily, but heavy usage (games, texting, etc.) may require nightly charging.

Pros:

* Exterior dot-matrix clock doubles as caller ID or animated caller-id graphic
* LED lighted edge can be used for Caller ID identification through patterns and colors
* Call quality seems excellent
* This phone holds a far better signal than my own Nexus S in our home.
* Micro-SD slot for music/pics
* Standard Micro-USB charging means an abundance of charging options.
* Contacts backup online in case she loses the phone.
* Supports Visual Voicemail
* Cheap to acquire on contract

Cons:

* It's a bit long/tall when open, but not entirely bad when using as a phone for larger faces.
* Contact backup sync can take a bit of time and happens at seemingly random times after managing contacts. Editing further contacts is blocked during this activity. This can frustrate inexperienced or impatient users.
* No flash on the camera, but for a 2MP class camera, this should be expected.
* No dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack - sharing the Micro-USB port means you can't charge and listen to music at the same time.
* Included Micro-USB cable for charger is rather short.
* Some of the included apps/contacts encourage data usage or extra downloads. Parents may want to disable these features within their account because accruing these charges can be a bit too easy. This isn't a phone I'd consider putting a $30/mo data plan on.
* Some of the UI decisions are not intuitive at first - i.e. some of the buttons to confirm or perform a desired option aren't the central enter key, but one of the side soft-keys.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST PHONES I'VE EVER HAD, April 29, 2011

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Technobliss (NV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LG dLite GD570 Phone, Blue (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone)

I've had many cell phones, smart phones with keyboards and touchscreens, including the LG Voyager, the Samsung Alias 2, and most recently an HTC Touch Pro 2. I came to the conclusion I don't need a keyboard, only use certain features, and the LG Dlite is perfect for me. I live in a remote area where I have trouble getting an adequate signal, with all carriers. I'm using the phone with T-Mobile. This phone is the FIRST to have full bars showing (!), never drops calls.

Most important to me are sound quality and visibility:

Sound: Loud and clear as a bell, so much so you have to turn it down. Callers say sound is great on their end, too. The speakerphone is also very loud, easy to hear and understand, though a bit bright, tinny, not like you're hearing through the phone's earpiece. But loud and very clear- no mistaking what's being said. And people on the other end said they couldn't tell I was on a speakerphone.

I use my phone as my mp3 player, and likewise, the sound is not melodious through the phone's external speaker, but is PHENOMENAL through headphones or bluetooth headphones. Though the music player is basic, it has a built-in equalizer that lets you customize the music so you can hear every nuance.

Visibility: The screen is big and bright, ultra-clear. My eyesight isn't great, and this is one of the few phones I've found that you can make the font of ALL menus UBER-LARGE. I don't have to wear my glasses to see it. Similarly, you have three options for incoming calls (and you can use all three simultaneously)- have the phone announce who's calling, have their name or phone number scroll in large, bright lights across the outer cover of the phone, and/or customize several different "secret lighting" patterns for individual callers, around the edge of the phone. These are bright, beautiful LEDs, can be customized in an array of different colors, PLUS different patterns. Absolutely no doubt as to who's calling. And you can set the phone so turning it over silences the ringer/rejects the call.

You can set the phone so there's a voice readout of the digits you dial. Helpful, because unfortunately the backlight on the number pad is a darkish blue and not very bright. But the keys are relatively large and well-spaced, so unless you need to type a special character, or are texting and don't know what letters correspond to what keys, you can easily see the keys themselves without glasses. I am not nimble-fingered, so the keys are easy for me to use.

I cannot extol the virtues enough of how easy and user-friendly this phone was to set up. I transferred my 1gb SD card, and my sim card from my old phone, and it automatically filled in my contacts, pictures, videos, etc. The phone also automatically lets you use any song in your music folder as a ringtone, and likewise, any picture as wallpaper, without doing anything special.

Plug it in to usb on your computer, it asks you if you want to sync music, use the phone as a disk drive, or use the phone as a modem, automatically (for the latter, and for GPS, I'm assuming you need a data plan). If you don't choose any of these options it just charges from the usb port.

It also paired automatically with my Motorola Stereo Bluetooth headphones (and my laptop), without having to enter any codes. It just found them and they worked.

The controls are simple, intuitive. There's one dedicated button for showing what's running, and for closing any or all tasks. I've only accessed the internet briefly, but the controls seemed easy, you can zoom in or move around on any page.

The only problem I had was that I downloaded a couple of animated wallpapers from the T-Mobile site (sent directly to my phone), and when I set them as my wallpaper they were no longer animated. They went into the pictures folder instead of the animated wallpaper folder (I think), and I've been unable to find a way to move files around myself. Oddly, when you view gifs in the pictures folder they're animated but when you set them as your wallpaper they no longer are. ??

I love the size of the phone, it's long enough that the speaker is next to your ear and the mike is next to your mouth, and thin, lightweight, comfortable to hold. Plus, it's gorgeous, animated, people comment on the light effects. I love it!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dream phone, May 18, 2011

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D. Chen (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG dLite GD570 Phone, Blue (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone)

I didn't know I was ordering my dream phone when I ordered it. The funky screen graphics, and exterior LED lights, T-Mobile "Favorites", gives it character. And if you don't like the cartoony graphics as being "childish" you can choose different color themes which replaces all the graphics, including the very sad gray theme that looks like all so business serious Windows 3.1 graphics.

The dLite is an ideal phone if you don't need a smart phone, heavy texting, no data plan, no touch. The web browser is too sluggish for heavy use. Has all standard features, calculator, converter, calendar, notes, lists, messages, IM, SMS, loud alarm, stopwatch, speakerphone. Gripe 1 - stopwatch resets when cover closed) Gripe 2: no 3.5mm audio plug (resolved, see below).

Bonus: 2 MP camera, video, audio player and recorder. Plays mp4 videos in iPod format (name them .mp4), audio. Autorotate pics, videos to widescreen. Charges using USB or wall outlet. Handsfree earbud. Backlit keypad. Bright screen, outside of direct sunlight.

I'm a power user and like to max out my favorite personal electronics. This is one of them. I use it for: (0) excellent MP3 / iPod / multimedia player. (1) purchased LG compatible Mobiman micro USB to 3.5mm audio adapter from amazon to use my favorite headphones (check out my review on it). (2) added sandisk 4gb microSD card (3) works great with my bluetooth enabled laptop to transfer apps, pics, files (4) loaded many free JavaME/J2ME midlet apps, including dictionary, blueFTP, full res picture viewer (useful to view loaded maps transferred from computer), ebook readers, games (5) plays converted mp4 videos

Who needs a smartphone.