LG KP500 launches as the "Cookie"

"Affordable" touchscreen phone on sale with Carphone Warehouse

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24 October 2008 12:34 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

Following the global announcement of the device, LG has officially launched the KP500 in the UK.

Described as "an affordable touchscreen phone" for the masses the mobile launches with the name "Cookie".

13.9mm slim, this 89 gram handset has an "intuitive" Active Flash user interface with haptic feedback and comes with a built-in stylus.

LG claims the personalised widget icons on its 3.0-inch screen make it simple to use while the Cookie's QWERTY keyboard slides into view when it is held horizontally and its auto-rotating display shifts images or documents for enhanced viewing.

Other features include a 3-megapixel camera, MP3 player, FM radio, calendar, clock and motion sensing games.

"The LG Cookie was developed to reflect the desire of many consumers who want to own a full touchscreen phone without having to pay a premium price", says Jeremy Newing, head of LG mobile marketing, LG Electronics.

"LG has stepped up to meet the demand of today's 'Touch Generation' as more and more consumers look to experience the pleasure of using touchscreen phones. With the introduction of the LG Cookie we are continuing to build on our range of feature-rich yet affordable handsets."

The Cookie will be on sale at the Carphone Warehouse in November on an O2 pay as you go basis, priced around £159.95 inclusive of £10 credit. Other deals may be offered nearer the time.

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Comments

  • WOW You Priced That Really Wrong, Its £99.99 + £10 Credit! On O2, T-Mobile & Orange, At The CPW, Im Getting Mine Next Week! & Im Also Getting A 8GB Memory Card From Ebay For Under £15! Posted by ZachAsa, United Kingdom
  • I got my phone from CPW yesterday, I love it, the price was amazing,highly recommend Posted by Gloria, Scotland
  • what memory card does it take?
    Posted by siobhan, england
  • its a micro SD memory card u can get them from tesco and asda Posted by rach, england
  • how much does this phone cost to unlock to all network? and where if known Posted by kerns, england
  • I am getting it for Christmas and looks really good! Posted by Lucy Ainsworth, England
  • my boyfriend bought me this phone from carphone ware house,(£98 for phn only as i already had 02 sim an u still get £12 credit free! although takes a week to come thru) as a xmas present yesterday hehe but i couldnt wait for it so he caved in an gave it to me,i was soo looking forward to getting this phone an i am sooo happy with it i read all reviews on here an others, ive had no problems with phone what so ever the camera is quite good alot of people said it was rubbish(depends on wot kinda phone you had before i had samsung g600,also ive played around with the lg viewty an to be honest preferred this phone its lighter,slimmer an functions etc are pretty much same as the viewty.lg cookie phone is better lookin,my boyfriend loves it too he`s gonna get himself one!i never put the phone down at all yesterday its pretty easy to use overall, the qwerty board texting is little tricky to use if like me u dont have super slim fingers!!i was a bit dubious cos i txt alot and quite fast but this phone is great for that i had no problem i just used the keypad instead of the qwerty board or handwriting screen(which is quite cool/fun to use too)i`ve put videos on too which have come out good quality,pictures are good quality also,best phone ive had to be honest up to now,ive played around with new sony phones samsung,nokia an this phone is wicked value for money and looks fab!!for those of you who are gettin for xmas its defo worth the wait!!(lol unfortunately i couldnt!!) Posted by nikki , uk
  • most of carphone warehouse phones are unlocked (if not all) so buy it on any of the networks and switch your sim over :D Posted by gamertag JRIXON, U.K
  • i really want to get this phone it is great exept it doesnt have wi-fi Posted by imran, england
  • Lg cookie was very affordable....I bought it the other day...It's really nice...I really love it.... Posted by aileen cacayorin, philippines
  • How Much Is It Including The Credit £10 Posted by Siobhan, England
  • how much memory has it built into the phone Posted by jj, N.I
  • hello every one ! :D
    i realy like the look off this phone should i get it or should i keep lukin
    Posted by JaMES, uk

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