14 DAY TRIAL // LG Electronics launched its latest music phone, the LB3300 Rhapsody model, created in collaboration with Mark Levinson, founder of the high-end audio manufacturing company now owned by Harman International.
LG and Mark Levinson worked together to develop this new handset, presented by the South Korean manufacturer as a real music phone, hence being in the same league as Samsung U470 Juke or BenQ E61. Rhapsody LB3300 comes in a slider form and provides 8 preset equalizer positions optimized by Mark Levinson to play any music genre, for any listener: from pop to jazz or from classical to rock. The phone comes with a 1GB built-in memory and microSD card support for a maximum of 4GB storage space, which is not bad at all. A feature of the Rhapsody phone that many users could find attractive is its music navigation touch wheel with LED lighting.
Measuring 103 ? 48 x 14.7 millimeters, LG Rhapsody has a 2 inch TFT display, packs a 2 Megapixel camera and can come with either an 800 or a 1100 mAh battery (buyer's choice). USB connectivity is available and a cool Bluetooth set-up is provided with the phone, allowing two listeners to enjoy music at the same time.
LG Rhapsody LB3300 is currently available only for the Korean market, in black and white, with a pink version to come at the beginning of 2008, just in time for Valentine's Day. Its buyers also receive a 7-track album featuring Korean top artists and titled "Rhapsody, the sound of soul", which comes pre-recorded on the phone.
The handset's price was not revealed, nor any information about a possible release in other countries. We think the slider looks great and the "real music phone" description indeed suits it, therefore it should go to Europe and America too.