LG GD910 Watch Phone
The basics
Dick Tracy. There, we've said it. Now we've got that out of the way, the LG GD910 Watch Phone is just what it sounds like: there's a 1.43-inch touchscreen to let you call and text people through your timepiece, Bluetooth connectivity to route calls and tunes wirelessly, and MP3 playback. It also sits on your wrist, tells the time and costs a lot of money.
The good
Well, the LG GD910 Watch Phone ain't bad as a watch. Lovely leather strap, smooth face and metal buckles. It also works as a phone better than you think: swiping between screen is easy, and tapping out texts is feasible, surprisingly, especially in predictive mode. The HSDPA connection's used for video calls, and they work with no problems, other than the dinky, pixelly screen. But look! It's a phone in a watch!
The bad
There are problems with how the LG GD910 Watch Phone works though. There's only 80MB of storage on board for MP3 and no microSD slot. Voice recognition is pitiful, at least with our limey accent, and video chatting while looking straight at the person on the other end of the line requires the wrist dexterity of a boy who's just discovered long showers. These issues, we can get over. What we can't though, is that it this is a budget phone you'd pay £50 for in candy bar form. But it's in a watch, and so costs £500. Don't you know there's a leather shortage out there? Must be that.
The bottom line
Do you have the money to pay someone else to go and buy you a LG GD910 Watch Phone? If yes, it's because you have more money than sense. We wish that we did too - we'd love to buy one, but deep down we know the honeymoon period would soon wear off.
User comments (15)
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Declan.B02 September 2009
nice, but i would feel a bit silly talking to my wrist
Report as inappropriatealsonjohn03 September 2009
wow, the future watch
Report as inappropriatepaul06 September 2009
will it be tested against the sangung s1100
Report as inappropriatesolorstorm06 September 2009
will it be tested against the samsung s1100 and which one is the better watch phone ?
Report as inappropriateRyan22 September 2009
Hello All, You dont talk to your wrist, Each LG GD910 3G comes with a blue tooth head set, How cool. I have Found i seller. http://shop.ebay.co.uk/079marie1117/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25
Report as inappropriatekieran taylor22 October 2009
just bought one had it for 2days works fine very handy for me as im self employed ,i cant afford to miss calls where as i had a bad habit of leaving it somewhere,now its there full time ,my other phone is nokia6310i and blackberry 8900, so out of 10 ,8 seems fair bluetooth essential.
Report as inappropriateLaurence1027 October 2009
Good but Not worth it
Report as inappropriateedward lee24 November 2009
People here should get real & understand that this watch IS THE REAL DEAL & £500 IS CHEAP FOR THIS EXCLUSIVE ITEM. Nobody moans at £5000 for s.steel rolex sub !
Report as inappropriatejamesturner12 December 2009
Oh please its christmas is there anyone stinking rich who is gona buy one for me I love tech stuff woof woof.
Report as inappropriatejamesturner12 December 2009
Soon this watch phones are going to be the norm very good for long distance drivers in the future they will be a legality maybe for police or special technology for the armed forces in some weird and wonderful way.
Report as inappropriatejamesturner12 December 2009
I think it maybe a little too multimedia but great just as a watch and a phone.
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manmute22 February 2010
it's discreet, light and acts as a secondary phone, so for those who say the novelty will wear off, hmmmm NOPE, all you need it for is simply top make calls and text, the odd listening to music via bluetooth which i have tried and its a 100% superb, nothings else just that, oops b4 i 4get and the obvious WHAT TIME IS IT!!
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Anonymous23 October 2010
i have sent mine in for repair, it stopped charging, i have been waiting 6 weeks and several calls to there dreadful customer service and still no sign of it, apparently its that special that they are struggling to get it repaired yea that just what i wanted to hear. i'm so glad i do not own other lg products.... be aware limited edition gd 910 comes with limited edition parts...
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