LG CF360 - blue (AT&T)
Manufacturer: LG Electronics U.S.A. Part number: 3350233
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- The LG CF360 is a simple midtier phone for an affordable price.
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CNET editors' review
LG CF360 - blue (AT&T) price range: $0.00
- Reviewed by: Nicole Lee
- Reviewed on: 03/11/2009
The good: The LG CF360 is a slim and lightweight slider phone. Features include 3G, quad-band support, GPS, a music player, and a 1.3-megapixel camera. Call quality is good.
The bad: Photo quality is mediocre, there's no self-portrait mirror or flash, and some of the keys feel flat.
The bottom line: The LG CF360 is a simple midtier phone for an affordable price.
Most of the recent LG phones from AT&T have either been fancy touch-screen handsets (like the LG Incite) or slim models that can stream live TV (The LG Invision, for example). The LG CF360, on the other hand, takes the midtier approach, much like the LG Shine of two years ago. The CF360 is a slim slider that is easy on the eyes and the hands, and while its feature set isn't that exciting, it's not that bad either. The LG CF360 is available for a very affordable $29.99 after a two-year service agreement and a $50 mail-in rebate.
Design
The LG CF360 has a simple slim slider design, and though it looks quite ordinary, we like it all the same. Measuring 3.97 inches long by 1.89 inches wide by 0.66 inch thick, the CF360 is wrapped in a soft-touch black surface that gives the phone a nice grip and makes it feel comfortable in the hand. The slider mechanism feels solid, and requires a firm push to slide up or down. You can get the CF360 with either a blue or red stripe along its sides. The navigation keys are either blue or red as well. The CF360 weighs about 3.5 ounces, which won't weigh you down.
On the front of the phone is the 2-inch QVGA display with support for 65,000 colors and a 240x320-pixel resolution. Though it doesn't have support for 262,000 colors like we would prefer, the display still looks colorful and images look quite sharp. You can adjust the font size, the color of the dialing font, the screen's brightness, backlight timer, color schemes, and the menu style.
The navigation array consists of two soft keys, four directional keys, a middle OK key, a Call and End/Power key, plus the Clear/Back key. The four directional keys are raised above the surface, while the other keys are a bit flusher to the surface. Slide the phone open and you'll find the number keypad. The keypad is roomy, and though the keys are not as tactile as we would like, there are still enough delineations between each key so it's easy to dial and text. All the keys have a nice give to them.
The volume rocker is on the left spine, while the microSD card slot is on the top. On the right spine are a dedicated camera key, a task menu key, and the charger/headset jack. The task menu key lets you tab between open applications. On the back of the CF360 are a camera lens and a speaker grille. There's no self-portrait mirror or flash, though.
Features
The LG CF360 has a generous 1,000-entry phone book with room in each entry for two phone numbers, an e-mail address, and a memo. You can assign contacts to caller groups, a photo for caller ID, and one of 20 polyphonic ringtones. Other basic features include a vibrate mode, a speakerphone, text and multimedia messaging, an alarm clock, a notepad, a calendar, a calculator, a world clock, a tasks list, a stopwatch, a tip calculator, and a unit converter. Slightly advanced features include voice command and voice dialing support, a wireless Web browser, a voice recorder, instant messaging (AIM, Windows Live, and Yahoo Messenger), stereo Bluetooth, and mobile e-mail. The mobile e-mail is limited--it only supports Web-based e-mail like Hotmail and Yahoo Mail, plus a few select ISPs like Comcast and Earthlink. The CF360 also has A-GPS, and it comes with AT&T Navigator, AT&T's turn-by-turn location-based service.
Since the CF360 has 3G/HSDPA support, it is compatible with AT&T's array of broadband services. They include AT&T's Cellular Video, which lets you watch streaming video clips from sources like CNN and CBS, AT&T Video Share, which lets you stream live one-way video to another Video-Share-compatible phone, plus AT&T Mobile Music, a music portal with an online music store courtesy of Napster. You can also download applications like MobiTV, which lets you watch live TV.
The music player is housed within the AT&T Mobile Music menu. It has a very plain interface, with the typical music player controls, a repeat and shuffle mode, and the capability to create and edit playlists on the fly. The music player supports MP3, AMR-NB, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, and WMA files, and you can transfer songs via a USB cable just by dragging and dropping or just purchase them over-the-air via the aforementioned Napster music store. AT&T Mobile Music also offers XM Radio Mobile, which will stream satellite radio provided you have an existing account, Music ID, a song identification service, and access to music news, plus a music fan community. You can also watch streaming music videos and shop for ringtones.
The LG CF360 comes with a 1.3-megapixel camera. Photo quality is mediocre, with blurry images and overcast colors. You can take pictures in four resolutions (1,280x960, 640x480, 320x240, 160x120), three quality settings, 11 color effects, and five white balance presets. Other settings include brightness, a night mode, a self-timer, and three shutter tones plus a silent option. There's also a video recorder. You can record video clips in two sizes (320x240 and 176x144) with settings similar to the still camera's settings.
You can personalize the CF360 with a variety of wallpaper, color schemes, clock and calendar formats, alert tones, and more. The CF360 comes with a few applications like MobiTV, Mobile Banking, MobilePix, and WikiMobile, plus games like Block Breaker Deluxe, Ms. Pac-Man, and Tetris. You can download more options from the CF360's MediaNet browser.
Performance
We tested the quad-band (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) LG CF360 in San Francisco using AT&T's service. Call quality was very good. Callers could hardly hear any static or background noise, though they could still tell we were on a cell phone. We could hear them loud and clear as well. Speakerphone calls were a little lower in quality. They said we sounded a little muffled, and we thought the sound from the speakers was a bit hollow and tinny. Still, we could hear each other just fine.
As for audio quality, the small external speaker on the CF360 doesn't do the songs justice. The bass is weak, and as we said, it was a bit tinny. We would recommend using a headset for better quality. The video quality from AT&T's Cellular Video wasn't great, with a lot of pixelation. That said, thanks to the 3G/HSDPA speed, there was hardly any buffering time. Simple WAP Web pages loaded quickly, and we downloaded a song in under a minute.
The LG CF360 has a rated battery life of three hours talk time and 10 days 10 hours standby time. According to the FCC, the LG CF360 has a digital SAR rating of 0.676 watt per kilogram.
User reviews
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It's a "real" phone.
by Geoprilia on May 11, 2009
Pros: -Voices come through loud, natural sounding, and with quiet background. Gives the impression of using a land line at both ends
-Easy to use.
-Decent battery life
-Feels good in handCons: Looks cute if not particularly luxurious ( which it's not)
Summary: Great choice for those who value loud and clear calls most .
Summary: Great choice for those who value loud and clear calls most .
6 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.
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A Terrific Phone With Many Features.
by pcloverva on June 10, 2009
Pros: Unlike my previous LG Slide this phone rings with a hearable ring. The feel in your hand, well thought out keys and navigation and sound quality makes this a real value for someone who does little or moderate texting. The best phone I ever had!
Cons: No voice command feature and I was unable to eliminate menu items or move them around.
Summary: This is all the phone most people can want. The design and layout of the keys, screen size and features make this phone a winner. More than a basic phone, ...
Summary: This is all the phone most people can want. The design and layout of the keys, screen size and features make this phone a winner. More than a basic phone, it offers simplicity or complexity depending on your needs. I actually think that for a sometimes text need like mine this phone rules. Price is fair and phone is terrirfic.
This is my secong LG and I think this will turn out to be the best phone I have ever used in more then 20 years as a Cell Phone User.
LG and the other phone vendors should stay with the charger connection for several years. Stop changing accessory connections with each new phone. It wastes our money and clogs landfills and makes it easy to switch to another phone manuifacturer because you have to purchase the accessories yet again. Thats how Motorola lost me as a customer.4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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too pathetic, phone breaks down anytime randomly
by akgautam1 on August 11, 2009
Pros: What is the point in looking for pros if phone is not able to do the basic function.
Cons: I got LG CF360 phone (for "free") with AT&T connection. I was quite surprised to see that phone gets non functional (neither make nor receive any call) randomly anytime. Perhaps it is the defective piece they sold without proper testing. Sheer fraud.
Summary: AT&T is shouting it is "free". Really it is quite useless so worth nothing. That's why they are selling it for free. LG has got no any ...
Summary: AT&T is shouting it is "free". Really it is quite useless so worth nothing. That's why they are selling it for free. LG has got no any option to dump its defective phones, it tied up with AT&T. You consider yourself, if u r stuck in an emergency, already paying for ur AT&T connection, and u find out that ur phone can't dial even 911. For what else ******** use u can use this phone, perhaps AT&T knows ......
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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It's a great phone when it works.
by mom2kennajaz on August 24, 2009
Pros: I like the slider and the keys are easy to push. The menu is user friendly.
Cons: Sometimes I have to turn my phone off and back on before I can make a call. Sometimes when I turn it off, it won't even turn off... I have to disconnect the battery. Hopefully it isn't acting like that in an emergency.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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I must carry my phone charger with me everywhere I go.
by Laura_T on August 17, 2009
Pros: Phone has a sleak look.
Cons: Battery will not hold a charge!
Summary: This phone won't even hold a charge for 24 hours. Sometimes the phone goes completely dead & won't respond til I remove the battery & put it back ...
Summary: This phone won't even hold a charge for 24 hours. Sometimes the phone goes completely dead & won't respond til I remove the battery & put it back in. I am very dissatisfied with the quality & AT&T refuses to exchange brands or at least the model with me. PS- This phone is less than 30 days old.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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An OK phone
by Sqeue on August 7, 2009
Pros: Very sleek, and nice appearance. Smooth up and down slider motion. Alright music sound and good quality on the vision of the screen. I personally like the keyboard. You can use your purchased ringtones for alarm sounds. Which was expected.
Cons: Not fond of the menu, it's too compact so you have to look for things. Can NOT use music from your computer as ring tones or message tones. If you answer a message it kicks you out of what you were doing when you finish. Not fond of the alert tones.
Summary: Wishful for more improvements. I had the LG neon and couldn't stand it, but I was expecting a little more when I traded it for this one. Still a ...
Summary: Wishful for more improvements. I had the LG neon and couldn't stand it, but I was expecting a little more when I traded it for this one. Still a good phone, but it has a few quirks of course. I wouldn't tell someone not to buy it, but when suggesting a phone, it wouldn't be my first thought.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Not to my expectation, just OK phone
by Jwalant6278 on August 6, 2009
Pros: Good look, light weight, quality sound, quality display, decent features, the speaker is not as powerful as Nokia6126
Cons: Battery life is frustrating, I don't talk much on phone but every third day I have to charge the phone. The worst problem I found is the instrument becomes quite hot which really gives burning sensation on ear, not good for me
Summary: I didn't like the product much because frequency of charging is more, every third day when I speak barely 45 minutes every day and the manufacture claim of talking ...
Summary: I didn't like the product much because frequency of charging is more, every third day when I speak barely 45 minutes every day and the manufacture claim of talking time is 3 hours.
The instrument becomes quite hot after a talk of about half an hour to 45 minutes which hurts your ear and giving unhygienic feeling.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Really good, hold a lot of memory
by mastergeekus on November 26, 2009
Pros: it hold a great amount of memory with a memory card... pretty good imaging. has a good amount of features! not to complicated, pretty simple
Cons: video kinda sucks, but is okay. internet's slow
Summary: love the phone! so much better than my old one...
Summary: love the phone! so much better than my old one...
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Was good, but broke
by hth94 on November 26, 2009
Pros: easy to use, clear call quality
Cons: broke within 3 months of when i got it , screen shows nothing now, very disappointed.
Summary: largely a good phone, but it broke far too soon
Summary: largely a good phone, but it broke far too soon
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Functional
by jozjazz1952 on November 12, 2009
Pros: Good sound quality. Loud ring tone & powerful vibrate. Pretty good battery life if you don't use a lot of the features.
Cons: Texting is a pain. The menu layout is also annoying.
Summary: In my Nokia phone, the center button was the menu, but in this phone it's the top left. I'm constantly being sent to the slow internet navigation section ...
Summary: In my Nokia phone, the center button was the menu, but in this phone it's the top left. I'm constantly being sent to the slow internet navigation section every time I accidently click it. Ugh. Also, every time I leave a menu option, I get this annoying pop up that gives me a 'gaming' or a 'home' button. I just want to get back to the main screen!
If you are browsing the menu, and you accidently click the wrong option, you have to start over vs being able to go back one screen.
Over all: If you want a phone to talk and only talk, not use the calendar, alarm, texting, or navigation, this is the phone for you.
I didn't think I was the type of person who needed a lot of features, but the Nokia I had before was so much more convenient for using the calendar & menu options.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: LG Electronics U.S.A.
- Part number: 3350233
- Description: The stylish LG CF360 is a 3G entertainment phone that can keep up with your life on the go. Cruise to your favorite tunes or talk hands-free with Bluetooth, while using AT and T Navigator for turn-by-turn directions. Capture all the action with the 1.3 megapixels camcorder. With the CF360, a life on the go is one sweet ride.
General
- Product Type Cellular phone With digital camera / digital player
- Service Provider AT&T
- Width 1.9 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 3.9 in
- Weight 3.5 oz
- Body Color Blue
Cellular
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Phone Design Slider
- Antenna Internal
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Voice Dialing Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Conference Call Capability Yes
- Caller ID Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth 2.0
- Additional Features TTY compatible
Communicator Features
- User Memory 16 GB
Messaging & Data Services
- Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
- Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM), Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger)
- Mobile Email Yes
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
- EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- Messaging / Data Features Text messages, Multimedia messages, Instant messages, E-Mail
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 1.3 megapixels
Organizer
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Reminder Yes
- Calculator Basic
Display
- Type LCD display
- Display Resolution 240 x 320 pixels
- Diagonal Size 2 in
- Color Support Color
- Color Depth 16-bit (65000 colors)
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, WMA
Memory
- Internal Shared Memory Yes
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Battery, desktop charger, Napster insert, AT&T navigator insert
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Technology - Lithium ion
- Capacity 910 mAh
- Talk Time Up to 180 min
- Standby Time Up to 250 h
Product series
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Manufacturer: LG Electronics U.S.A.
Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 180 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.5 oz
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Manufacturer: LG Electronics U.S.A.
Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 180 min, With digital camera / digital player, 3.5 oz
Accessories
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- LG HBM-770 (32851717)19.99 - 27.34
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- Motorola Rokr S9 HD - black (33418013)63.97 - 79.99
- JayBird JB-200i Bluetooth Stereo Headset (33056080)129.99
- A-Data Speedy Series flash memory card - 2 GB - microSD (33795596)8.99
- ATP SD Trio Professional PLUS card adapter - flash: microSD - Hi-Speed USB (32128464)17.00
- Centon 2GBRSD3-1 - flash memory card - 2 GB - microSD (33503634)8.99 - 11.84
- Centon flash memory card - 4 GB - microSD (33362243)11.48 - 70.99
Manufacturer info
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