Quality Look and Feel

The LG Optimus T feels like a high quality phone. The physical keys all have the right amount of clickiness to them and the screen, although plastic, does a good job emulating the feel of a glass screen that we find on many other Android devices. The curves of the Optimus T made it feel comfortable to hold in my hand for long periods of time, and the phone never felt bulky in my pocket when walking around. At 4.5 ounces, the Optimus T is a bit heavier than it looks, but that weight only seems to add to the overall quality of the phone.

The design reminded me somewhat of the . The 3.2-inch 320-by-480 capacitive touchscreen display takes up most of the face of the phone. On the back is a 3.2-megapixel camera (sans flash, but more on that later), and along the right spine you have the volume rocker. Under the screen you have four physical buttons for Menu, Home, Back, and Search. As I mentioned earlier, the buttons were easy to press and quite responsive. At the top of the device you'll find the usual 3.5-mm audio jack and power button; and on the bottom, the micro-USB port. The unit comes in either black, titanium, or burgundy.

Android 2.2 with an LG Twist

The LG Optimus T runs , with a few additions and modifications by LG and T-Mobile. Instead of the usual five home screens that stock Froyo phones have, you can have up to seven at your disposal. There are some other slight tweaks in the UI: The dock at the bottom of the screen swaps out the web browser for the messaging application, which I believe is more widely used, while the notification bar allows you to toggle different settings such as GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.