Dual-SIM phones like the LG GX200 are still pretty rare, so a little more competition in the marketplace is always welcome. The GX200 competes directly against the Samsung C5212 DUOS.
Apart from the useful dual-SIM function, the GX200 is nothing special when it comes to features. There’s a very basic 2″ 176 x 220 pixel display, a 1.3 megapixel camera with LED flash, microSD expandable memory, a multimedia player, FM radio, Bluetooth and USB connectivity. The GX200 also features a WAP browser.
There is a very large 1500 mAh battery inside,this can provide the GX200 with up to 13.5 hours talktime and an astonishing 70 days standby time. It isn’t clear if these battery figures are for a single SIM or dual SIM operation, but in either case the battery seems to provide plenty of power. The GX200 is only 13mm thick and weighs just 93 grams.
Dual-SIM cards give the LG GX200 two different telephone numbers at the same time, and quad-band GSM support on both radios should mean that any 2G SIM card should work. Users can chose which SIM “personality” to use for outbound calls from a menu, so overall this purpose-built dual-SIM arrangement is much easier to use than the tricky adapters that some aftermarket solutions use.
There’s no word on availability, and it is possible that some retailers have the GX200 in stock at the moment although we cannot confirm this. The target markets seem to be Eastern Europe and South Asia, however we would expect that specialist retailers in the rest of Europe will also carry it.
LG GX200 at a glance
Available: Q2 2010
Network: Dual GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Data: Dual GPRS
Screen: 2.0″ 176 x 220 pixels, 262k colours
Camera: 1.3 megapixels
Size: Monoblock 109 x 48 x 13mm / 93 grams
Bluetooth: Yes
Memory card: MicroSD
Infra-red: No
Polyphonic: Yes
Java: Yes
GPS: Yes
OS: Proprietary
Battery life: 13.5 hours talk / 70 days standby
Popularity: 10%