LG GD900 Crystal camphone

The LG GD900 Crystal wouldn't be the first mobile to sell itself on a gimmick. But in today's increasingly competitive market, a gimmick just isn't enough. The new Crystal's schtick is that it has a see-through keypad – as in, transparent. LG GD900 Crystal LG's GD900 Crystal It's not completely transparent of course, the …

[Neal 5]

Why?

Will I be able to make a phone call on this in public without being mugged?

[Stuart 19]

It don't mean jack, if ain't got one

350 quid for a drop dead gorgeous phone that will hold upward of 32GB of Oggs and they can't even give you a 3.5 mm jack? Crazy!

[Justabloke 1]

@Stuart 19

I imaging that, in common with both the LG Viewty and Renoir, they supply an adaptor that plugs into the mini USB port which has a standard 3.5 mm jack in it.. or you could do the same as I do and use a MM bluetooth headset...

No biggie really if thats your only gripe.

[Mike Moyle]

@ Stuart 10, Justabloke

From the bottom of Page 3:

"If you prefer you can use your own headphones as there's a 3.5mm adaptor, which plugs into the handset's micro USB slot. Alternatively, you can use a wireless pair, thanks to A2DP Bluetooth."

[MeRp]

All that.. so awesome

but, why no GPS? EVERY phone has GPS now (just about)... why not this one?

[Anonymous Coward]

@MeRp

Perhaps they realized that for the average user not only is phone based GPS rarely used, it's also horrible on the battery. I haven't switched the GPS on my Dream on for a good month now because it really just isn't all that useful, and I've yet to own a GPS enabled phone that was actually on par for navigation with a proper GPS unit.

[Stuart 19]

@Mike Moyle

""If you prefer you can use your own headphones as there's a 3.5mm adaptor, which plugs into the handset's micro USB slot. "

I'm the type of klutz who always manages to lose/bork those litlle adapter doodads. That's why an actual 3.5mm jack is a must-have and its absence a deal-breaker, no matter how pretty the phone. Especially since getting the sort of sound quality out of Stereo Bluetooth headsets that I get out of my corded set means adding a lot to the total price of the phone. At least up here in Zild, at any rate.