Aimed squarely at a specific niche in the market, the LG Cookie Pink is a decidedly affordable touchscreen phone (around £100, or free as a contract mobile phone) designed for the young female market. It looks good, and it does all the basics, but certainly doesn’t offer the real smartphone experience.
That said, it’s a very good handset, with an excellent music player that can cope with most file formats, and a three megapixel camera that’s decidedly better than adequate – both important features given the crowd LG is going for with the Cookie Pink.
The touchscreen isn’t the best on the market – at this price you wouldn’t expect it to be – but still perfectly adequate and customisable. However, it does require quite a bit of finger pressure, although there’s a very serviceable onscreen keyboard for texting. A number of mobile phone reviews have criticised the handwriting recognition, however, so users might want to leave that alone, good as it sounds in theory.
Since this isn’t a smartphone, don’t expect the LG Cookie Pink to come with all the features you’d find in a more expensive unit. There’s no GPS, no Wi-Fi, and no 3G. However, the slim, chic styling (the phone weighs in at a mere 89 grams), and obviously the colour, is intended to appeal to young females. There’s excellent battery life and a three inch screen (not the largest on the market, but still very attractive and readable).
Among new mobile phones, the LG Cookie Pink has made a great impact. Just remember, though, that it’s a phone, not a smartphone.
