LG GW525 3G BLACK/BLUE QWERTY KEYBOARD COOKIE TOUCHSCREEN GSM UNLOCKED WHOLESALE CELL PHONES - FACTORY REFURBISHED

QWERTY is how the Cookie crumbles and LG are quite keen to build on a winning concept. And they sure didn?t work themselves to the bone. When you?ve got a Best Handset Award nominee (LG KS360) and a midrange bestseller (LG KP500), all you need to do is add two and two together. Simple math for a simple gadget: the LG GW525 is a basic touchscreen with a distinct Cookie feel, full QWERTY keyboard and social networking on its mind. Sounds right for keeping the younger crowd interested.

Some of you might know it as the LG Calisto. Never mind the name, it?s the same cute little fella we?re about to review in a sec. What makes it so interesting is not only the competitive price and decent feature set. We?re also curious to find how the blend of KS360 and Cookie works. It?s not about which one gets credit as the real predecessor, it?s what the offspring can do for you.

The LG GW525 is pretty much a Cookie with a real friendly QWERTY keyboard and fast data. The touchscreen size is the only downgrade so to say, but the full keyboard, 7.2 mbps HSDPA, push email and notifications and enhanced Widget UI are well worth the trade-off. Well, Cookie seems to rhyme quite well with QWERTY so far, now let?s see how long it?ll go.

LG has unveiled the LG GW525, a social networking device that adds something to the standard messaging experience offered by most cell phones. The GW525 features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that makes messaging convenient and a unique "push" social networking element to help people keep in touch.

With high-speed 3G HSDPA data connectivity, users can grab their email and attachments faster than ever. A 3 megapixel camera can take photographs that will appear vivid on the device's 2.8-inch touchscreen display.

The phone also includes LG's LiveSquare, which allows users to add custom animated characters to their homescreen to represent the friends and family they call the most. The GW525 'pushes' social networking updates to users so they're able to instantly see what their favorite people are up to, as well.

Key features:

• 2.8" 256K-color TFT touchscreen (240 x 400 pixels)
• Friendly four-row slide-out QWERTY keyboard
• Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G (with HSDPA) support
• 3 megapixel fixed focus camera
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
• 40MB internal memory
• Hot-swappable microSD card slot (supporting card with capacity of up to 16GB)
• Standard microUSB port and Mass Storage mode
• Accelerometer for auto screen rotate
• FM radio with RDS
• Pepped-up Widget interface with Live Square
• Push email and Facebook applications and widgets
• Multi-tasking with a real task manager
• Excellent touch optimized image gallery
• Smart dialing
• Office document viewer
• Affordable and easy to use touchscreen phone