Phones of one of known Korean “tigers” in our market while met seldom enough. The mobile division of company LG was not strongly interested in advancement of the models - - demand volume insignificant, strong players have divided for a long time influence spheres. And the conclusion of a new brand of a brand should demand enough considerable information and advertising efforts. Therefore phones with such mark got to our users seldom enough and generally is casual. With arrival of the new large seller - - the Belarus branch of company “Euronetwork” - - the situation has a little changed. Top-managers of “Euronetwork” managed to convince company management of expediency of a conclusion to the market enough popular mark and creation of a network of the service centres. Thus phones LG automatically get to the category of subjects of certification - - without it in the market of any novelty it is impossible to consider occurrence legal and taken place. I will add, that in the middle of February “Euronetwork” has held presentation of a ruler deduced on the market, - for this purpose to Minsk there has arrived the representative of St.-Petersburg representation LG Vadim Ivanov. That this presentation represented, you can read here (the reference to the announcement of a spring ruler), but the fact in this case is important: - the conclusion to the market of mobile phones of company LG is started, and models soon will appear on sale. Folding bed F2200 became the first device given on testing by company “Euronetwork”. Here we also will consider it in the most attentive image.

The delivery complete set.

Presumably the delivery complete set will include phone, the accumulator, зарядное the device, instructions and guarantee coupons. Presence sets, date-cable and a disk with the software are desirable, but about their presence while precisely to tell it is impossible - - the engineering sample was tested.

Appearance.

The device is executed in classical forms-factors of the book (folding bed). The case is made of matte plastic of steel color, lateral sides and an insert on the forward panel black, and the insert is made of the varnished plastic. Prints of fingers on the case are practically imperceptible, and here on varnished панельке round the screen they remain constantly. On the forward panel there is a small monochrome screen. Present on a back background of the screen the color picture creates chromaticity illusion. The permission is insignificant, - 96х16 points, - but allows to display the necessary information on current date, time and so forth the Aerial in phone built in. On the left lateral side there is a volume control button in a kind a swing and a socket for sets of the standard size, closed by a plastic cover. On the right there is a button for Dictaphone activation, below - - a communication socket for зарядного devices and connections date-cable. In the left top part - - an ear for a lace. The back cover acts in film very hardly. Under it the demountable accumulator in capacity 760 mAh and a standard socket for a SIM-card is located. To open phone hard enough. For removal of a back cover it is required to press on an emphasis and to shift a cover forward. Such decision is defensible enough - - you always will have a confidence that casually cover from a storage compartment will not fly.

Quality of assemblage at height: - dangles nothing and does not creak, all details are adjusted very precisely. The mechanism of disclosing of the device works accurately. The auto operational development mechanism allows opening without effort phone one hand.

Internal part of phone completely the black. On the top panel the color screen executed on some unmodern STN-technology is located. Nevertheless, it enough big - - the matrix permission makes 128х160 points, is supported 65 thousand colors. The matrix strongly burns out on the sun. However, such decision is quite defensible - - the TFT-screen considerably influences cost of any model, and this phone is not positioned as expensive decision. In the top part of the panel it is located take places two stereo dynamics for music reproduction between which it is located there is the usual loudspeaker used at conversation. The screen and dynamics are surrounded by a decorative silvery border. On the bottom panel the keyboard block is located. For it it is a lot of place, therefore the keyboard has appeared very convenient. The design of the keyboard block differs from habitual on other models of cellular telephones a little. In the top part of the keyboard it is located is big round джойстик in which centre button “ОК” is entered. The arrangement of software-keys habitually, and here a place under them is occupied by buttons of a call of a calendar (at the left) and the button of a call of the list of the loaded appendices into which karaoke enter, games and appendices, images and sounds. Buttons of a message of a call traditionally located on these places and a release are displaced downwards and are in the top part of the digital block. Between them it is located - the button of removal “With”. Digital keys large enough, and any inconvenience at typing do not cause. Their convex surface is well fixed, facilitating a blind set. A course of buttons enough big and soft. By pressing quite distinguishable click is felt. The font is put on buttons in two ranks: - from above there is a Russian alphabet, from below - - English. Illumination of blue color, not so uniform. Is better the central number of keys is illuminated. At once I will mention one feature of input of the text which is characteristic for many models of company LG. At input of any symbols the window of creation of the new message which can be kept at once automatically opens. If usual number the call message is carried out by usual image is dialed - - simply enough to press a green key. Such approach is rather convenient - - at sending SMS it is possible to type at once the text, not opening additional windows in the menu. Some words about realization of an active mode of expectation. Despite budgetary character of phone, such mode at the device is present. At opening flip on the screen some icons at once are deduced, to move between which it is possible by means of a navigating key. The navigating key has the same functions and at an open lobby of the panel. To each position джойстика there corresponds the list of icons. The similar mode is realized in much more expensive models Nokia. In phone F2200 it is as much as possible simplified, but even in such kind considerably facilitates management and navigation. In an expectation mode, besides джойстика, software-keys are involved. Left - - a menu call, right - - access to a telephone directory. Pressing the call button displays all calls - - their type is marked by a corresponding icon.

The device menu.

The main menu is presented by a traditional two-dimensional matrix from nine icons (on three abreast). Icons are animated, well traced and looked quite adequately. There is a possibility of fast transition on digital keys - - necessary buttons are noted directly on an icon. At opening of any point of the menu transition to following point can be carried out with the help джойстика irrevocably in the main window. The arrangement of elements of the menu too is not absolutely habitual. The point of profiles goes the first. It is a little of them - - available only a mode vibro, a silent mode (it is named by silent), the general, loud and an exit on set (ear-phones). To adjust it is possible only the general and loud profiles. Options by default have the others and are not edited. The following point of the menu - - the List of calls. Traditionally there are lists of calls; at corresponding options it is possible to see cost of conversations. Here data on the GPRS-traffic. In general, all is standard and habitual.

The following point of the menu - - Accessories. The point name not absolutely reflects its maintenance. Usually as accessories are understood set, additional dynamics. In this device in point “Accessories” appendices are concentrated.
The calculator. The standard unpretentious calculator, allowing allows carrying out four actions. All usually.
The converter of sizes т. Also it is rather simple. Four sizes are accessible to transformation: - length, the area, volume and weight. The converter of currencies is not present; to edit fields it is impossible.
World time. The list of cities предустановлен. Minsk is absent, but for our time zone Vilnius is presented.
Dictaphone. П allows to make 15-second record of a vocal note. Dictaphone function is used at answering machine work.
The memory status. The volume of memory accessible to the user makes about 1 Mb. Phone allows to keep 250 sms, 150 MMS and on 50 messages of other types. In the general list data on the memory occupied with pictures, music, Java-appendices are shown. All accessible memory is distributed dynamically.
Answering machine. - Most the most interesting feature of this phone. In the device the full-function answering machine is realized. Exists There are in advance established three profiles of the answer: - the General, the Meeting and in the car. At a choice of these profiles the causing party will receive the answer in the form of preliminary written down phrase. Besides, there are two user profiles, the message for which can be written down independently. Duration of a call - - quantity of calls after which the specified option works is adjusted. The answering machine can join after the first, third and fifth call signal. In the rest all usually. A call - - answering machine operation, a pause - - a signal for record of the vocal message calling. Length of record the same, as for usual диктофонной records - - 15 seconds. It is tested and is very convenient. Usually such function is accessible only as vocal mail of the operator, and these are additional expenses for the subscriber. So presence of a similar option can be welcomed only. though, certainly, that is possible to disconnect simply.

Organizer. With consists of a calendar and text notes. Work with a calendar is convenient. Every month has the icon. Types of records are not present - - as the title it is possible to enter any theme. In options there are options of installation of time, repetition (unitary, daily, weekly, monthly, annually). Notification time (at the appointed time or with an advancing for 10 and 30 minutes, for one hour or for one day) is adjusted. For records in a calendar of well 20 cells. All planned events are displayed on the screen in the form of icons. Days with noted events are underlined. Such approach to schedule creation is very convenient. A calendar minus is the limited quantity of records and absence of modes of weekly viewing. The quantity of notes also is limited by 20 pieces.

Messages. Phone allows to create and send traditional SMS and MMS-messages., Supports dictionary Т9, mode EMS - - it is possible to insert smiles, text templates. Languages are easily switched, the font size and its kind is edited. The editor of MMS-messages is simple, but is convenient. But work with MMS will be hardly probable interesting to the user - - phone is deprived the chamber, therefore to send the photos it will not turn out. But to accept their phone is able. In options of messages it is possible to forbid reception of advertising and inquiries. As a whole work with messages is quite convenient. The following point of the menu - - the Directory. For each subscriber it is possible to write down three phone numbers (mobile, house and working), fax number, an e-mail address to choose group and a symbol. Groups in phone 8 to add new it is impossible. Phone can ассоциировать an entering call with a graphic picture in which quality mentioned already symbolical drawings act. That is it not a standard photo determinant of number which in the absence of the chamber simply could not be realized, and its simplified replacement, allowing displaying a small icon at an entering call. Identification of an entering call on an icon on the external screen is practically deprived sense - - drawing too small. In the opened condition the icon big but to define on it the subscriber it is possible only in case the answer mode on device disclosing is disconnected. And it just most often met type of the answer for folding beds. So is high-grade to use a drawing for identification of the subscriber it will not turn out. The melody can be established only on group - - for the separate user such option is not supported. In phone the fast set for 8 subscribers is realized. Be displayed in the book the name, a name with a picture or a name with a phone number can only. Search can be carried out as under number, and by name. In the general result the telephone directory is enough ограниченна on functionality, but at the same time concedes nothing to models of a similar budgetary class. The telephone directory capacity is calculated on record of 200 subscribers.

Phone options. We will not consider traditional points of adjustment of the device and a network - - they are usual. But the alarm clock has got to point of options. Usually this appendix takes places together with an organizer. In phone of 5 alarm clocks. For everyone it is possible to specify operation time, frequency (on days of week, it is possible to exclude days off), to choose a melody. For each alarm clock it is possible to enter the name. All is simple, logical and convenient. The choice of melodies is a little limited, but to sound realization in phone we will return hardly later. To steam of words about graphic registration of the screen. As those themes in phone are not present, but as wall-paper it is possible to establish a graphic picture and to choose one of several styles of registration. Duration of illumination is adjusted also.

The Internet. In phone the Internet browser supporting report WAP 2.0 which allows displaying pages in a HTML-format is realized. It is possible to adjust five user profiles, are supported cookies. Sites with Russian pages are not always processed and displayed correctly.
Last point of the menu - - Loadings. Here melodies of a karaoke, game and the appendix, the image and sounds are collected.

Mobile karaoke. Service is popular enough in South East Asia, but in us yet very widespread. In phone vnaprej some Russian compositions, additional it is possible to download from the Network. In view of absence of a cable it was not possible to check up support standard kar - files and their loading through a cable. But experience prompts, that all manufacturers of Southeast region zealously watch copyrights and deprive of users of possibility of installation of new appendices in phone through a cable and the personal computer. Same concerns and Java-games. As a server for loading of new compositions it is offered gs9.wowlg.com, but to check its working capacity I did not become. The answer to this question will be received during forthcoming exhibition TIBO 2006.

Games. In phone one application representing three minigames is installed. We throw use subjects, we keep balance and we go, passing obstacles. All very much простенько. Quality of the screen does not allow deducing a good graphic picture. So toys approach only as very short-term entertainment. A considerable quantity of games to keep in phone too it will not turn out - - the memory size will not allow. Has been for the same reason deprived sense and the productivity test.
Device plus is adjustment of time of illumination of the keyboard. At images there are some animated pictures which can be established as wall-paper on the screen. Pictures have a strongly pronounced children’s orientation. In a folder “Sounds” the reestablished melodies in a format midi are collected. МР3 it is not supported, but quality 40-golosnoj polyphonies at height. Sounds pure and loud, are well distinguishable even in noisy places. Traditional mmf-files, including with a voice are supported also.

General impressions and conclusions.

It is a lot of to expect from this model much at the declared functions it would be wrong. As phone - - it is far not a novelty. Its announcement has been made still one year ago. But for the class a set of functions at phone quite worthy. And some options, - for example, an answering machine, - in general are unique. Therefore to the device we will not be too strict. It holds communication confidently, vibrocall powerful enough, the sound in dynamics pure and is perfectly heard. Available the nice graphic registration directed on a children’s audience. For our region it is impossible to name presence of function Push-to-Talk claimed, but in the next Russia service already actively takes root. Absence of the chamber cannot be carried to device lacks. Models of such class basically do not possess good chambers, therefore its presence only would increase model cost. More essential lack is the small memory size and small term of independent work. At 20 minutes of daily conversations of capacity of the accumulator has hardly sufficed for two days. Absence of support mp3 MP3 and impossibility of viewing of video became a consequence of the limited size of memory.

In summary it would be desirable to notice, that the model well approaches for the novice user who does not require the advanced functions. As the variant - - its acquisition can be considered as a gift to the child as first cellular telephone. Now the price for the device in the next regions has fallen to $120-130. At such cost the model can appear quite competitive and in our market. A hit of sales to it, of course, not to become, but to occupy the place of honour among inexpensive models to this phone quite on forces.