I have to be honest , I like LG as a manufacturer -Back when everyone else was coming out with,Frankly, rubbish .... LG came out with the u8110 (I think it was called - seems so long ago I can't remember !! ) And it absolutely blew the likes of NEC , Motorola , and even the early 3G Nokias away IMO , in fact I reckon that particular handset wouldn't look
too far out of place today even ! (in terms of features , styling and perfomance)
...IIRC the only thing LG did wrong , was that they launched the same handset over and over again

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Since then , I have bought a Prada (for me ) and a shine for my daughter - I have to be honest , I don't find the UI on either of those to be a lot more pleasant than the old u8110 !!
I honestly feel LG are a very "capable" company that could be great if they weren't so happy being mediocre !