Review: LG Rumor Touch
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The LG Rumor Touch gets Web surfing capabilities from an Access Netfront browser, an uninspired and low-end browser. Though the Netfront browser can load HTML pages, it can only display pages as a single column; there's no desktop-style view available. Pages were a complete mess. Our own PhoneScoop.com homepage was rendered a jumble of overlapping frames and headlines. Even the mobile sites looked shoddy on the Rumor Touch's Web browser. CNN's mobile page looked chunky and stilted, with blocky, jagged text and unimpressive images.
Navigating the browser wasn't as bad as I expected. There is some kinetic action to swiping on the screen, so when you flick your finger, the Web page keeps moving smoothly for a while after. It was easy to accidentally click on a link when I meant to swipe, but not an unavoidable problem.
The browser was also relatively fast, for a simpler feature phone. Pages didn't spring to life instantly, but I never felt like I was waiting too long for action on screen. Overall the browser is abysmal, and I wouldn't recommend this phone for people who want real mobile browsing, but as an add-on feature it does manage some competent moves.
Customize
There are a few spots on the phone where you can add and remove shortcuts, but no real customization options for either the menus or the interface design. You can't add widgets or shortcuts to the main standby screen, though this space is used for pop-up bubble notifications. You can customize the main shortcut list, but the entire interface is very list heavy, and this isn't a phone that handles long scrolling action effectively, so some menu style options would have been nice.
You can change the wallpaper on the phone, and this changes the overall look somewhat, but only because the top and bottom edges of the wallpaper picture is still visible throughout most of the menus. It's a jarring, unpleasant look, but at least it adds some needed color to the design.
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LG Rumor Touch / Banter Touch
