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User rating 2.5   Read reviews - Add review The LG Rumor is an affordable slider style phone with a full QWERTY keyboard designed for those individuals who need to stay in touch on the go. Key features include a 1.3 megapixel camera with 2x zoom, Bluetooth, MP3 player and an expandable memory card slot with up to 4GB of storage capacity. View full phone specs View image gallery View reviews Compare against other phones Compatible accessories

What’s Good:

What’s Not Good: Limited functionality beyond voice calling and messaging; No Power Vision access makes for slow Web browsing; Reports of laggy software and keyboard issues (I encountered none); Weak camera

Bottom Line: Rumor is a basic candy bar phone with a focus on messaging, and in this regard it really shone in my tests.  I found the handset easy and fun to use so long as I kept to its strengths: Messaging and more messaging with voice calling and limited Web  and media functionality thrown in.  Rumor’s comfy QWERTY board, rugged design and soft-grip finish, and auto-rotating display make it a solid choice for cell phone users who value texting as much (or more) as voice calling.

Specs:
Make/Model: LG Rumor
Network: CDMA
Data: EV-DO (1x RTT)
Carrier: Sprint (Locked)
Size: 109 x 51 x 17.8 mm
Weight: 117 g
Form Factor: Candy bar with Horizontal Slide-Out QWERTY Board
Display: 2” Color LCD, 176 x 220 resolution, 262,000 Colors
Memory:  16 MB built-in, microSD card slot
Notable Features: A-GPS with location based services; 1.3MP camera; Email and IM clients; Auto-Rotating Display

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Video review: LG Rumor with Sprint

Looking for a great messaging phone to use on the Sprint network? Well, Noah has found one in the LG Rumor. The bar style device come equipped with a slide out QWERTY keyboard that when opened, automatically switches the phone to messaging mode. Other key features include a 1.3 megapixel camera with 2x zoom, media player, and expandable memory card slot.

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LG Rumor White in-depth review - At a Glance

What’s Good: Compact, rugged design with full QWERTY keyboard; Easy to use; Auto-rotating display; Good SMS, IM, and Email integration What’s Not Good: Limited functionality beyond voice calling and messaging; No Power Vision access makes for slow Web browsing; Reports of laggy software and keyboard issues (I encountered none); Weak camera Bottom Line: Rumor is a basic candy bar phone with a focus on messaging, and in this regard it really...

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LG Rumor White in-depth review - Introduction

A growing number of consumers use their “cell phones” more for messaging than for actual voice calls.  Texting, IMing, and Emailing from handsets has become more and more popular amongst privacy-minded teenagers, business folk, and people like me who sometimes just don’t like talking on the phone.  As such, when shopping for a new handset many people now try out the keypad before holding it up to their ear - messaging-related...

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LG Rumor White in-depth review - Design & Features

Rumor is, on first glance, a somewhat chubby candy bar phone with a standard dialing pad, D-Pad, display layout on the front and a camera on the back.  My review sample is finished in all-black with chromed silver plastic trim, and the soft touch paint used throughout made the handset really easy to hold onto.  Sprint also offers Rumor in white and green color schemes. What sets Rumor apart from your basic bar phone - and justifies...

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LG Rumor White in-depth review - Usability & Performance

I tested Rumor on Sprint’s CDMA network in the San Francisco Bay Area with generally quite good results.  Signal strength and voice quality were very good in most cases, and callers were able to hear me loud and clear with only very occasional minor static.  The integrated speakerphone was okay in a pinch but not great, and the handset worked well with mono and stereo 2.5mm headsets (not included).  I also wired some higher...

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LG Rumor White in-depth review - Conclusion

All in all I really like Rumor.  It’s designed to do two things well — make phone calls and send messages — and it succeeds on both counts.  While power users want their handsets to do everything including high-speed Web browsing and advanced multimedia playback, Rumor isn’t for power users.  Like it’s cousin, the Alltel Scoop, Rumor is meant for budget-minded folks who text as much as they talk, if not more.  As such it...

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Unlocked #3: LG Rumor, Billshrink.com, mystery FedEx package

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Much Better than Rumor1

Overall Rating:
4.8 out of 5

By: Ian Webb on Sunday, August 16, 2009
From: Atlanta, GA (United States)
Experience: 3 Weeks

Pros: Better OS, Keyboard, and everything

Cons: Very Prone to Scratching!!!!!!!!!

Summary: I would definitely buy this phone!!!! It is the best tech relate decision I have ever made!!!!!! I got the one in blue and have loved every minute of having it. Had it for 3 weeks now!!

amazing!

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5

By: Dominic Beaulieu on Tuesday, July 28, 2009
From: Lévis, Québec (Canada)
Experience: 2 Months

Pros: full qwerty key-bord,amazing style,great color choice,good battery life,the reception is crazy.

Cons: Sometimes the phone shut down for no reason.

Summary: Overall the LG RUMOR is a great phone with many features likes, tip calculator, note pad,mp3 players, extensible memory up to 4Gb,ect. this phone is perfect to send text message very fastly.Is't a good alternative to smart phone.

i love the lg rumourrrr

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5

By: Kamilla Fazilova on Saturday, May 16, 2009
From: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Experience: 2 Years

Summary: This phone works so good i love it i had it for 2 years and it did not die on me it worked like it was brand new and it still does i recommend this phone : it has a full keyboard,media player/musicplayer,camera videocamera,games,mesaging,web broswer and much more

by:zack

Overall Rating:
2.5 out of 5

By: zack pierce on Thursday, April 09, 2009
From: san fransico, CA (United States)
Experience: 1 Years

Pros: qwerty keyboard, easy to use

Cons: durability, poor camera

Summary: overall for 50 dollars under a 2 year contract this is a resonable phone to get. It has its pro's and cons though. I have had this phone for about a year now and it has broken about 4 times already. And it not like Dropped very high either. one time i dropped my lg rumor in the sink with no water in it and it just slid down it. As i pick it back up I notice my screen is completely white. So i recomend going out and buying a case which will cost you 20-30 dollars but it is worth in the long run so you dont have to go through all the hassle of getting your replacement lg rumor. On the upside though the rumor gives you a nice querty keyboard with chick lit style keys that are easy to use. And it is spaced out enough from the screen that your finger dont get jammed when you are trying to type letters on the top of the keyboard. Overall this is a good buy for $50 for a nice querty feature phone

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*****

Overall Rating:
4.8 out of 5

By: John Doe on Sunday, February 08, 2009
From: New York, NY (United States)
Experience: 2 Years

Pros: amazing keyboard, awesome music player, and just about everything else

Cons: breaks easily

Summary: had this phone forever and i love it. it has only failed me once and that was because i dropped it. luckily the warranty was still not expired.
excellent phone

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Will The LG Rumor ever come to att???

K i was using my friends rumor and really liked it. But i have att so will the rumor ever come to att???

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