Featuring Verizon's LG VX5200

Cheap cell phones such as verizon's LG VX5200 cell phone was first introduced in late-2005, but discontinued the following year. It offered a few special features that today are considered standard, such as voice dialing, a speakerphone and polyphonic ringtones. This phone was one of the most infamous phones featured at CellularCountry.com.

This device is flip-style, has a clam-shell design where you can see incoming calls and alerts from the main screen or flip it open to use the cheap cell phones' features. It uses CDMA technology so you don't need a SIM card to make or receive calls.

Dimensions

The VX5200 measures 1.85 inches wide and 0.94 inches deep. When closed, it measures 3.46 inches high, although its size is nearly double when it's flipped open. With its battery fitted, it weighs 4.16 oz. The battery life covers 3.3 hours of talk time and more than six days on standby.

Screens

The VX5200 features an external LCD screen on the front face of the handset that alerts the user to any missed calls or messages, the identity of the person calling and other basic information such as the time, date and battery level. This screen has a resolution of 96 pixels by 64 pixels. The handset's primary LCD screen measures 2 inches diagonally and has a resolution of 128 pixels by 160 pixels. Both screens have a good color depth of 65,000 colors.

Camera

The VX5200 contains a VGA camera that can take still photos up to a resolution of 640 pixels by 480 pixels. The camera is located next to the hinge on the front face of the closed handset, just above the external display. The camera has a 2X digital zoom, a flash and a self-shot timer.

Connectivity

The VX5200 is a dual-band handset that runs on Verizon's CDMA network. It offers SMS text messaging, as well as multimedia messaging (MMS) for sending pictures and sounds to other devices both new and used cell phones. It can also connect to Verizon's WAP network, Mobile Web 2.0, to retrieve emails and browse the Web.

Storage

The VX5200 contains 32MB of flash storage, but it does not support additional memory cards. The handset's storage has a maximum capacity of 200 photos taken using the camera, 100 voice memos recorded on the phone and 500 contacts in the phone book.

How to unlock your LG VX8350 - Using the unlocking codes

Method 1

To enter your unlock code, cheap cell phones such as the LG phones often require access to a hidden menu first. To access this menu simply enter the digits 2 9 4 5 # * 7 1 0 0 1 #.

1. Insert an original SIM card and turn the phone on
2. Access the hidden menu by typing 2 9 4 5 # * 7 1 0 0 1 #
3. Select 'Menu' and then 'Settings'
4. Next, select 'Security'
5. Select 'Network Provider' and 'Deactivate'
6. Finally enter the Unlocking Code provided.

(Please note: Some phones both new and used cell phones require a slightly different access code - please see the list below if the above access code doesn't work for your phone.)


Method 2

1. Insert a not accepted SIM Card and switch your LG phone
2. The phone will display 'phone restricted'.
3. Select Cancel
4. The phone will display 'phone restriction code'.
5. Enter the Unlock code provided
6. Select OK
7. Your LG will now be now unlocked

Difference Between a LG VX9700 Dare & a BlackBerry Storm

A number of modern cheap cell phones found at cellularcountry.com are capable of performing a number of communication and multimedia tasks in addition to their role as telephones. Each cheap phone model has its own set of features and specifications intended to make it better at performing those tasks. The BlackBerry Storm 9530 and the LG Dare VX9700 are both Web browsing, touch-screen smartphones on the Verizon network.

Input and Display

The LG Dare and the BlackBerry Storm both use their touch screens as their primary input method. The Dare has a 240-by-400-pixel LCD touch-screen display, which is a slightly lower resolution than the Storm's 480-by-360-pixel LCD touch-screen display. The LG Dare uses an on-screen keyboard with optional handwriting recognition. The Storm's on-screen keyboard provides SurePress tactile feedback, which makes the entire screen clickable. Both cheap cell phones have internal orientation sensors that allow them to change the screen's orientation between portrait and landscape mode when you rotate the phone.

Multimedia

The Storm and the Dare both place an emphasis on multimedia playback. The Storm is compatible with more media file formats than the Dare with support for 3GP, MP3, WMA, WMV, MP4, M4A, AVI and others. The Dare only supports MP3, WMA, unprotected AAC and unprotected AAC+ formats. Both phones have a 3.2-megapixel camera with an LED flash and video-recording capability. The Dare's camera software has face recognition and panorama stitching capabilities. The Dare also includes Verizon's V CAST music store, which allows you to sample and purchase music directly from your phone. The Storm is also compatible with the V CAST software, but it is not included with the phone. Both phones have microSD card slots to expand their memory capacity.

Operating System

The Storm runs on RIM's BlackBerry operating system, which means it runs most BlackBerry-compatible applications, including those found in the BlackBerry App World store. The LG Dare uses a custom operating system with limited support for other applications. The Dare's and other used cell phones' of same sort has an operating system that uses a specially designed dragging interface that allows you to rearrange items and sort data on your phone by dragging visual representations of the objects around the screen.

Physical

The BlackBerry Storm measures 2.4 inches wide by 4.4 inches high by 0.6 inches deep. At 2.2 inches wide by 4.1 inches high by 0.5 inches deep, the LG Dare is slightly smaller. The Dare also weighs considerably less at only 3.76 ounces, compared to the Storm's 5.5 ounces.

Battery

The Storm's battery is rated at 1400 milli amp hours, slightly larger than the Dare's 1,100 milli amp hours battery. The Storm's larger battery gives it longer talk time at 5 hours and 30 minutes compared to the Dare's 4 hours and 40 minutes. Both cheap cell phones are rated for the same standby time, approximately 15 days.