LG Secret (KF750)

Last updated
LG Secret (KF750) / CYON Secret (SU600/KU6000/LU6000)
Lg-kf750.jpg
Manufacturer LG Electronics
Slogan Style that lasts
Series Black Label Series
First released2008;16 years ago (2008)
Availability by region Europe May 3, 2008, South Korea June 30, 2008
Predecessor LG Shine
Related Official Secret Website
Compatible networks GSM 900/1800/1900
HSDPA/UMTS
Form factor Slider
Dimensions102.8 x 50.8 x 11.8 mm
Weight116g
Operating system Java MIDP 2.0
Memory100 MB Internal
Removable storage MicroSD (TransFlash), up to 8 GB
Battery800mAh Li-Ion
Rear camera5.0 megapixels
Autofocus
Schneider-Kreuznach
Macro Mode
Face detection
Display240 x 320, 2.4" Display
262K-color TFT LCD
ConnectivityBluetooth V 2.0
USB
3G
GPRS
HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s
ModelKF750

The LG Secret [1] (a.k.a. LG KF750 [2] ) is a 3G slider-style mobile phone manufactured by LG Electronics. It is the third phone in LG's "Black Label Series", following the LG Chocolate and LG Shine . It was released on May 3, 2008 in Europe. It has a 5.0-megapixel camera and Neon touch navigation, and is notable for incorporating these in a slim slider form design. [3]

Contents

It also was released in Japanese market by NTT Docomo under the name L-01A, but it has a largest screen (at least 2.8 inch WQVGA), also has a 1seg TV tuner, and has a physical navigation keypad rather than touch navigation keypad.

Design

The phone is black, with the battery cover made of carbon fiber. [2] [3] The front display is shielded with tempered glass. [2] The top of the phone is covered with synthetic leather. The phone also features mechanical Send, End and Cancel buttons, addressing a complaint that some users had with previous LG phones. [4] Although the device is marketed as a fashion style mobile, its hardware is on par with many feature mobiles on the market at the time of launch.

Features

At the time of its release, the phone was the world's slimmest 5.0-megapixel camera phone. It records video in VGA @ 30fps and QVGA @ 120fps and "time lapse videos". the QVGA videos are recorded in 120fps and then saved at 15fps. this enables slow motion videos. The videos are recorded with divx encoding which balances quality with file size.

It comes with a LED flash, which despite not being a xenon flash, functions well in dim lighting for objects up to 2 meters away. the phone also has support for divx videos. LG Secret comes with an accelerometer, which auto-adjusts the phone's display based on the orientation of the phone. [4] The phone also comes with accelorometer games. The LG Secret comes with Auto Luminance Control which automatically adjusts screen brightness according to ambient brightness.

Price

The phone was sold in the UK market at launch for £339.95.

See also

Related Research Articles

Motorola Rizr is a series of slide mobile phones from Motorola, and is one of the series in the 4LTR line. The first model was released in late 2006. It is a sliding phone, where the numeric keys are hidden beneath the screen of the phone when closed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samsung SGH-D900</span> Cell phone model

The Samsung SGH-D900, also known as the Ultra Edition 12.9 or Black Carbon, is a slider-style mobile phone created by Samsung Electronics that was announced in Q3 2006 as part of the Samsung Ultra Edition line. It is marketed as the world's thinnest slider phone. Since the end of 2006, a Wine Red edition was added and 2007 marked the introduction of a chrome edition to the lineup. There is also an upgrade of this model, the Samsung D900i which can be used to access documents on your computer from your phone and added an FM radio as well as was made out of higher-quality materials.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LG Shine</span> Mobile phone

The LG Shine is a slider-style mobile phone manufactured by LG Electronics, the second installment of LG Black Label Series, followed by LG Secret. It was originally introduced as the LG Cyon SV420 in the Asian market in November 2006, and debuted for other regions in February 2007. The LG Shine is similar to the LG Incite.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sony Ericsson K850i</span> Cell phone model

The Sony Ericsson K850i is a high-end mobile phone when released in October 2007. It was announced in June 2007 as the flagship product in Sony Ericsson's K ("Kamera") series, with a 5 megapixel CMOS camera sensor. The K850 was the first Sony Ericsson phone released outside of NTT DoCoMo to support microSD and microSDHC along with Sony's traditional M2. It also introduces the usage of three touch-sensitive softkeys right under the display and a new form of navigation button, omitting the classic joystick introduced with the Ericsson T68. The camera interface has been revamped to resemble the format of cybershot digital cameras. According to the manufacturer the UMTS talk time has been significantly increased to 3 hours 30 min over its predecessor, the K800 and K810.. It was Sony Ericsson's first 3.5G HSDPA supporting mobile phone, and was also the first 3G "global" mobile with supporting all major operating network frequency in the world including GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, HSDPA, UMTS 850, UMTS 1900, UMTS 2100.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LG Viewty</span> Smartphone model

The LG KU990 or LG KE990 is a 3.5G touchscreen smartphone by LG Electronics, announced on August 23, 2007 and then released in Europe and Asia. A high-end model at the time of its release, the Viewty had a resistive touchscreen and was specially marketed for its camera due to its powerful camera features. The Viewty had a high gloss black look similar to the previous LG Prada, although it was also released in many other colours. In South Korea, it was known as the Beauty Phone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samsung Ultra Smart F700</span> Smartphone manufactured by Samsung

The SGH-F700, marketed as the Ultra Smart F700, is a smartphone manufactured by Samsung. Using Vodafone as its network provider, the phone was first introduced at the 3GSM World Congress that was held in February 2007. Sales to the European market started November 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samsung SGH-G800</span> Mobile phone model

The SGH-G800 is a slider mobile phone part of the Samsung G-series. It features a 5-megapixel camera with xenon flash as well as 3x optical zoom, a very rare feature for a camera phone. It was introduced in October 2007 and released in November.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LG Rumor (original)</span>

The LG Rumor is a mobile phone released by LG Electronics in September 2007. The phone was available in many different colors, and features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard in addition to the standard 12-button keypad, a 1.3 megapixel camera, and a 176x220 pixel screen. It was the first from the LG Rumor line.

The LG VX9700 is a CDMA touch screen cell phone made by LG. The phone features touch screen navigation, a 3.2-megapixel camera with face recognition and many photo enhancing tools, a camcorder, customizable shortcut menus, handwriting recognition, and a multitask music player. The LG Dare is the third phone to have Rev. A technology - after the Sprint Mogul and Touch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sony Ericsson C905</span> Mobile phone model

The Sony Ericsson C905 is a high-end mobile phone in Sony's 'C' (Cyber-shot) range, which, along with the low-end 'S' (Snapshot) range cameras, supplants the earlier 'K' range of camera phones. It is the flagship model in Sony Ericsson's range for 2008 and it was released on 22 October 2008. It's the first 8-megapixel camera phone to be released outside Korea, while adding the Assisted GPS (A-GPS) and Wi-Fi function. It is also the first Sony Ericsson mobile phone to support the DLNA sharing network as well as the first Cyber-shot phone to also be released for AT&T.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nokia E75</span>

The Nokia E75 is a mobile phone from the Eseries range with a side sliding QWERTY keyboard and also front keypad.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samsung S8300 UltraTouch</span> Smartphone model from Samsung

The Samsung S8300 is a smartphone model from Samsung Telecommunications, released in April 2009. At the time of release, it was Samsung's flagship high-end mobile phone. The phone includes features such as; an AMOLED touch-screen display, a slide-down keypad, an 8.0-megapixel camera with video recording, an integrated music player, and AGPS navigation.

The LG Rumor 2 and LG Script is a Sprint, Bell Mobility, Solo Mobile, Virgin Mobile USA and Virgin Mobile Canada feature phone manufactured by LG Electronics. It was available in black titanium, vibrant blue, purple, gray, and orange. The phones are offered by Sprint in Black, Blue, and Orange and were released in March 2009. The regular price of the phone is $249.99.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LG enV3 (VX9200)</span> Mobile phone

The LG enV3 is a mobile phone built by LG Electronics, and released from Verizon Wireless in the United States and Telus Mobility in Canada. It succeeded the LG enV2. Along with a slimmer design, the enV3 also boasts a full keyboard, a 2.6-inch screen and a 3.0-megapixel camera. In addition to standard phone and text messaging capabilities, the enV3 can be used as a portable music player as well as Internet capabilities such as e-mail and web browsing. The phone is Bluetooth enabled.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LG Versa</span> Mobile phone model

The LG Versa (VX9600) is a mobile phone for use on the Verizon Wireless network. Like the LG Dare VX-9700, the Versa has a full touch screen and onscreen QWERTY keyboard. The Versa also accepts handwriting recognition or gesture control for entering phone numbers and typing. The phone includes a HTML mobile web web browser, a built-in MP3 music player, access to Verizon Wireless's VCAST multimedia services, and mobile e-mail services. The phone includes a 2.0-mp digital camera with zoom, autofocus, and flash. The phone also had a built-in camcorder. An expandable MicroSD card slot is included into the phone, though no MicroSD card is pre-installed into the device. The difference between the LG Dare and the Versa is that the Versa featured a unique, foldout QWERTY keyboard that was detachable. Originally included with the Versa, the QWERTY keyboard was no longer included and only available as an accessory at Verizon Wireless retail stores. The attachment also included send and end call keys so that the user could answer an incoming call even with the flip closed. The attachment also included an integrated LED display screen that displayed information such as the currently-playing music track, current time, current date, signal strength, type of CDMA signal that the phone was currently operating on, the network provider's name, and who is calling, should an incoming call come through when the case is attached and closed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LG GW525</span> Mobile phone model

The GW525 is a mobile phone manufactured by LG Electronics.

The Samsung SCH U960 is a CDMA touchscreen side-slider cell phone made by Samsung, which was released in the U.S. on September 8, 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LG Cosmos</span> Mobile phone handset

The LG Cosmos is a slider mobile phone made by LG Electronics. The phone is available in both a touch screen and non-touch screen model. It became available on Verizon Wireless in Q1 2010, and was replaced by LG Cosmos 2 in July 2011. The phone has 1.3-megapixel camera, VZ Navigator, Voicemail, Media Center, QWERTY keyboard and SMS and MMS messaging.

Nokia's strategic nomenclature can be traced back in 2005 when the Nseries line was launched, offering devices with flagship specifications and premium hardware at various price points. These devices were considered the "bread and butter" of the company and were often positioned to showcase their latest technologies. Thanks to the newfound consumer and enterprise interest in smartphones at the time, the company introduced four additional collections to diversify their product portfolio and meet demands in most market segments. These new phone series were named Eseries, targeting small business and enterprise customers; Xseries, providing consumer-grade multimedia-focused devices; Cseries, which Nokia used to target both the low-end and mid-range market segments; and Tseries, for devices exclusive to the Chinese market.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samsung SGH-U900 Soul</span> Mobile phone model

The Samsung SGH-U900 is a slider mobile phone from Samsung Telecommunications. It was introduced at Mobile World Congress on 11 February 2008. It is a member of Samsung's fashion-focused "Ultra" line of handsets and the company's flagship at the time.

References

  1. LG Electronics Product Details
  2. 1 2 3 "LG Secret Official Website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  3. 1 2 "LG Secret KF750 - review, price, specification - Cell phone". Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
  4. 1 2 "CNET UK review". Archived from the original on 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-06-25.