LG KF510

The basics

LG KF510 is a mobile phone designed and manufactured by LG. It comes in 'Stardust Dark Gray' and 'Sunset Red', and has a 3.15 megapixel camera with auto focus, image stabilizer, flash and video. LG KF510 comes with 16 MB memory built-in, but it can be expanded with the use of a microSD.

The good

Wait a minute that's the LG Shine KE970 isn't it? Actually it's an update of the Shine but this time it comes with touch-sensitive keys and an improved 3.2-megapixel camera with auto-focus. It proves a winning formula - the metallic body, LED-illuminated keypad, slick slider action and After Eight-thin 10.9mm body give it an upper-class feel, while the camera takes super-sharp shots, and the integrated music player spits out ear-tickling audio...

The bad

...as long as you invest in a set of quality third-party headphones and adapter. Seriously, the bundled earbuds do the sound quality about as much justice as a Formula 1 steward. And while this may be upper class in the style stakes, it's definitely only cattle class in the features department with the lack of full-on 3G (there's only EDGE) proving unforgivable.

The bottom line

Put any other phone next to this and it would be like putting a FIAT next to a Ferrari. Actually because this phone's lacking 3G it's more like a Ferrari with a FIAT's engine. There, that's a better analogy.