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Manufacturer: LG Part number: RUMORTOUCHBLUSPT
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- The LG Rumor Touch is a touch-screen messaging phone from Sprint with a user interface that makes text messaging a breeze.
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CNET editors' review
LG Rumor Touch - blue (Sprint) price range: $0.00
- Reviewed by: Nicole Lee
- Reviewed on: 04/02/2010
- Released on: 03/28/2010
The good: The LG Rumor Touch has a unique text-messaging-friendly interface, plus it has a five-row QWERTY keyboard. It also has EV-DO Rev. 0, GPS, stereo Bluetooth, a 3.5mm headset jack, e-mail, and easy access to social network sites. Call quality is great as well.
The bad: The LG Rumor Touch's keyboard layout could be improved, and the photo quality is average.
The bottom line: The LG Rumor Touch is a touch-screen messaging phone from Sprint with a user interface that makes text messaging a breeze.
User reviews
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Does exactly what MOST people want
by bostoncowboy on June 18, 2010
Pros: awesome email with super graphics: gmail, yahoo, etc
mp3 player that scans miniSD automatically (actually works every time)
camera
crazy easy to use
crazy crazy easy to use...easier than iphone, kills blackberry and palm...my mom could use this phoneCons: more on-board memory would be nicer that miniSD
gps should be free not for a fee (10/mo or so)
4g instead of 3gSummary: for the money there isn't a phone that touches this...iphone quality interface, i was a skeptic but this thing really does rock.
Summary: for the money there isn't a phone that touches this...iphone quality interface, i was a skeptic but this thing really does rock.
3 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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did well for 2 weeks then completely craped out on me.
by textaholic on October 7, 2011
Pros: great set up and user friendly. easy to get use too. great camera. easily ascessed to social sites and e mail.
Cons: calibration of touch screen messes up very often. phone turns off and restarts itself without warning. wont send messages sometimes so i had to restart the phone. overall just very poor technology and not a good phone for someone who texts and uses their
Summary: I have had over 3 brand new (not remanufactured) phone of this and have had all of the same things happen to each phone within 2 weeks of gettin it. ...
Summary: I have had over 3 brand new (not remanufactured) phone of this and have had all of the same things happen to each phone within 2 weeks of gettin it. Phone restarts its self. Touchscreen out of calibration range. Not sending messages propperly. If it did not have these major issues i would love the phone. But i would never reccomend the phone to anyone.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Decent phone for the price...
by pbf98 on November 7, 2010
Pros: 3G, Looks good, QWERTY keyboard
Cons: No end call button, touch screen is a bit iffy sometimes, pocket dialing, pocket texting(never knew of it until this phone)
Summary: I have had this phone for 4 months now. At the price that you can get it at, it is not bad for starters, but I get annoyed with the ...
Summary: I have had this phone for 4 months now. At the price that you can get it at, it is not bad for starters, but I get annoyed with the lack of no end call button. The unlock feature is, I believe to easy, and if it is in your pocket, you will almost always find it unlocked and sometimes dial or even text people.
It works nice with the 3G coverage, youtube is sketchy sometimes.
So if you are going to buy this phone, i suggest buying some sort of leather carrying case.
Also, not sure if it is just mine, or just an over all problem with the model, I will occasionally find my phone completely shut off, and sometimes it will lock up and freeze, and not even the power button will work, I have to take the battery out.
The camera is decent for only a 2.0Mp and the video quality is much better then I expected, the music player is nice, but you can not use it while doing anything else.
So over all, I'm okay with the purchase of this phone, but I am thinking of a new one after only such a short time.2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Like the phone, but have some problems.
by AshleyLM86 on August 31, 2010
Pros: I love the qwerty keyboard and how its a touch screen. I like almost everything about it.
Cons: Cant Web browse without it freezing.
Summary: I just got my LG Rumor Touch about 6 days ago. I had it for 3 days and it worked great! I loved it. Until The 4th day .. i was ...
Summary: I just got my LG Rumor Touch about 6 days ago. I had it for 3 days and it worked great! I loved it. Until The 4th day .. i was on the web like i was for the last 3 days b4 that n all of sudden it froze and restarted itself and it just start on the restart screen for like 2 hours ( The screen when u first turn ur phone on and Rumor Touch is in the little Cartoon bubble and it says please wait...) And it kept blinking Rumor Touch please wait... It did it for 2 hours so i went to Radio Shack because thats where i got mine and they gave ne a brand new one and i was afraid to get on my web because of what happened with the other one. So i just tried it and i was on my homepage of myphone on the web for about 20 seconds and it froze and restarted but i got lucky and it actually didnt stay on the start up screen for hours but i tried to get on the web about 4 other times and it froze everytime and restarted everytime and ive been lucky enough that it didnt stay on start up screen for hours. But when i got my new one i asked the person at Radio Shack if theyve had anyone has had any problems with This phone and she said only one other time and the persons screen was just white. So i dont know maybe i got a defective one both times. Maybe i didnt and everyone does it. I asked the person that worked at radio shack if anyone has had any problems with it and they told me that Only one other time and the persons screen just went white, but other than that no one else has complained. But i like to go on the web on my phone and i cant on this because it freezes! If i didnt do that it would be a perfect phone.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Capable Phone, poor mobile computing & media player
by OMas--2008 on November 22, 2010
Pros: Very good phone capabilities
Very good texting ergonomics
Good keyboardCons: Poor media player
Poor menu design
Touch UI weak
Lacks 3rd party applicationsSummary: As a phone, it gets the job done better than many other models. For texting, the design and functionality are excellent. The keyboard and physical buttons are well thought out....
Summary: As a phone, it gets the job done better than many other models. For texting, the design and functionality are excellent. The keyboard and physical buttons are well thought out.
However, as a competitor to an iPhone/iPod, it?s laughably weak. Though some service providers make up for the inadequacy with free data plans, the Rumor Touch is underpowered and the OS is not up to modern standards. This is not a smart phone, in any sense.
An example: added an 8 GB microSD to the phone, then connected it to my Mac via USB. I dragged a random selection of MP3 and AAC files to the phone, unmounted the phone and selected the Media Player. The first thing it did was pop up a message saying it can only handle 1000 songs. Then it took over 3.5 minutes to "initialize" in order to display the Album category. This is not a one-time process. It behaves the same each time you start the Player! No caching here, folks, even though it has 8 GB of flash to use.
So, if you want to text, tweet and use basic web functions, then this is a good choice. If you want a modern smart phone, go with iOS or ?Droid!2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Love it! It is soooo user friendly!
by susanmenser on April 28, 2010
Pros: You can just touch what or where you want to go, while still being able to type in the search bar or text box.. it is truly the best of both worlds!
Cons: I think the keys on the keyboard are a little "slippery".I would have liked them better if they had been flat, not raised and glossy like they are now.
2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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A complete headache.
by nrphillips94 on December 11, 2011
Pros: Nice keyboard and friendly user interface.
Cons: I have had two of these and both have had a major problem with sending/receiving texts. I have to remove the battery north of a dozen times a day just so it will function. In addition, it frequently restarts on its own accord.
Summary: There are only two flaws with this phone, but they are so major, I would never consider getting a Rumor again. This phone has completely turned me against LG. It ...
Summary: There are only two flaws with this phone, but they are so major, I would never consider getting a Rumor again. This phone has completely turned me against LG. It doesn't send or receive anything half the time. There's no cue that it's not working either--until I try to text or call someone--so by the time I realize the battery needs to be taken out, I will have missed several notifications. The tendency this phone has of restarting by itself is also an annoyance. I have not been hard on this phone nor do I play with the sliding keyboard. Do yourself a huge favor to give this phone absolutely zero consideration. Stay away.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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pile of junk do not buy
by RUMORTOUCHSUX on December 1, 2011
Pros: none, its terrible
Cons: the interface is not user friendly, the touch screen is junk,it lags something terrible, the buttons on the qwerty pad are way too small, and its just all around infuriating to use. DO NOT BUY THIS, unless your in to stressing yourself out.
Summary: meh.
Summary: meh.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great phone with lots of features.
by 31Cnet on July 16, 2010
Pros: I the large screen, the slide out keyboard has a number row instead of the numbers sharing with letters. I love that GPS navigation system and Sprint TV. Dowloading from Youtube is very quick, actually faster than my PC. I love it.
Cons: The only thing I don't like about this phone is that it locks too quickly.
Summary: Bottom line is the LG Rumor Touch is a great phone for those not ready to spend the top $$$ for the 4G experience. Top of the line for 3G multi-media ...
Summary: Bottom line is the LG Rumor Touch is a great phone for those not ready to spend the top $$$ for the 4G experience. Top of the line for 3G multi-media phones!!
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great for phone & texting, pretty good for internet.
by nolifejustwork on October 4, 2010
Pros: Keyboard is large enough to type on without accidentally typing in wrong letters/numbers.
Screen is clear and bright.
Calls are clearer than previous phone.Cons: Has been dropped mildly once in 3 months and has a very small permanent dark spot on screen that doesn't respond to touch.
Summary: I've been very happy since purchasing the phone in early June. I especially like the firmware update making it easier to unlock the phone as that would have been ...
Summary: I've been very happy since purchasing the phone in early June. I especially like the firmware update making it easier to unlock the phone as that would have been one thing in the Con list before.
1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: LG
- Part number: RUMORTOUCHBLUSPT
- Description: A successor to one of Sprint's most popular messaging devices, LG Rumor Touch enhances messaging capabilities with a large 3-inch WQVGA touch screen, 5 line QWERTY keyboard, and 3G data capabilities providing quick and easy social networking access at the touch of your fingertips. Keeping connected is easy with the stylish LG Rumor Touch with quick access to threaded text messaging, instant messaging or Email and with 3G data, whether the user is updating their status on Facebook, uploading a photo to Photobucket or looking for the coolest hangout with it's built in GPS. Exclusive to Sprint, LG Rumor Touch features a 2-megapixel cameras and camcorder and calendar features.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Cellular phone
- Form Factor Slider - Full keyboard,
Touch screen - Phone Design Slider
- Integrated Components GPS receiver,
Digital camera,
Digital player,
Voice recorder - Antenna Internal
- Width 2.2 in
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 4.2 in
- Weight 4.7 oz
- Body Color Blue
Cellular
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Service Provider Sprint Nextel
- Input Device(s) QWERTY keyboard,
Touch sensitive screen Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services MMS,
SMS - Instant Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger,
AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM),
Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger) - Messaging & Data Features Microsoft PowerPoint support,
Microsoft Excel support,
Mobile blog,
Microsoft Word support,
PDF support - Downloadable Content Screensavers,
Audio files,
Ring tones,
Wallpapers - Mobile Services Sprint Music Store,
Sprint Music,
YouTube,
Sprint TV Communications
- Data Transmission EV-DO
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth
- Bluetooth Profiles Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
- Communication Features Internet browser,
Mobile Email client Phone Features
- Phone Functions Voice control,
Call timer,
Conference call,
Flight mode,
Speakerphone,
Voice dialing,
Vibrating alert - Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Additional Features World clock,
E-911 compliant,
Intelligent typing (T9),
PictBridge direct printing,
TTY compatible Organizer
- Personal Information Management Calendar,
Calculator,
Unit conversion,
Alarm clock with snooze,
Reminder,
Alarm clock - Phone Book Entries Qty 600
Memory
- Supported Flash Memory Cards microSDHC - up to 32 GB
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 2 megapixels
- Still Image Resolutions 320 x 240,
640 x 480,
1280 x 960,
1600 x 1200 - Digital Zoom 15
- Self Timer Delay Yes
- Special Effects Normal,
Negative,
Black & White,
Sepia - White Balance Presets
- Video Recorder Resolutions 320 x 240 (QVGA)
- Features Video recording
Navigation System
- GPS Navigation GPS receiver
- Navigation Software & Services Sprint Navigation
Display
- Type LCD display - Color
- Technology TFT
- Diagonal Size 3 in
- Display Resolution 240 x 400 pixels
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
- Multi-language Menu Yes
- Display Languages English,
Spanish - Features Wallpaper,
Screensaver Connections
- Connector Type Headset jack - Mini-phone 3.5 mm
Battery
- Technology Lithium polymer
- Capacity 1200 mAh
- Run Time Details Talk - up to 420 min
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards HAC(Hearing Aid Compatible)
- Included Accessories Power adapter , Power adapter
Product series
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LG Rumor Touch - blue (Sprint)
Manufacturer: LG
Specs: Sprint Nextel,
CDMA2000 1X,
Up to 420 min,
With digital camera / digital player,
4.7 oz,
2 megapixels,
3 in -
LG Rumor Touch - purple (Sprint)
Manufacturer: LG
Specs: Sprint Nextel,
CDMA2000 1X,
Up to 420 min,
With digital camera / digital player,
4.7 oz,
2 megapixels,
3 in -
LG Rumor Touch - blue (Sprint) - Refurbished
Manufacturer: LG
Specs: Sprint Nextel,
CDMA2000 1X,
4.7 oz,
3 in
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