Foreword

With the GM750 LG was right on time 6.5 to the release of Windows Mobile in the first row of the manufacturers who could offer a model with the update. While the hammer in a basically a way committed also by the competition: how a properly-acting at least on paper facilities combined with a surprisingly low price, so that in particular all those customers may feel addressed, which continue to shy away from the high price segment from iPhone and co..

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GM750 front view

Class performance plus price class – that sounds like an excellent addition. The following is to be clarified whether the GM750 in practice keeps what it promises.

Specifications

GM750 overview

Optics & processing

Plain but handsome – so the GM750 can be with a view to the look described. This impression is caused in particular by the form: the device made of plastic at the height of a design that can be described as “timeless” but little exciting moves completely with rounded corners and a pleasant feel. Reinforced this is also by the acceptable dimensions of 110 x 53,5 x 13.5 (L x W x H in mm) and a weight of 120 grams, so that the GM750 without problems in various pockets on the body can be carried.

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Despite plastic: “Finishing but handsome” also applies to the back

Processing white especially in view of the extremely reasonable price without to convince any significant trade-offs. Closes flush with the casing is to remove the rear shell without greater use of force can be. Overall, the device makes a sturdy impression. In addition, edges and material transitions are correctly processed. However, an old, leidiges theme, is found also among the GM750 that can dissolve not easily added: the cover of the interfaces. To load the device must also here – as incidentally many competitive models – a fragile plastic caps are removed. This also applies to the insertion or replacement of the SD card. This operation is SD card as quite comfortable from handling her easily and just in terms of, but here is a component that is subject to a strong wear. Here, a long-term test was necessary to investigate the actual quality.

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SD card slot and essay

From a perspective that is based on about ten days of “cohabitation” with the GM750, nothing can be on the LG aspirants in the rubric “Optics & processing” but say basically bad.

Operation & surface

The GM750 is operated via a 3-inch, 240 x 400 pixels non touch display, which allows a reasonable flow over long distances. In addition two found underneath the display digital “call arrival” or “reject” buttons, that perform functions such as “Ago” and “Back” in the navigation on the surface. Between these keys prankt also a mechanical button to confirm that at the same time acts as a kind of trackpad, pointer function similar to when the BlackBerry bold 9700 (computer base test).

The latter is just as at the competition as a very pleasant and zuträglich, which somewhat offset unfortunately not always given accuracy of the manual input a liquid control. Because in the GM750 is unfortunately as with so many competing product, that operation via touch input must be often twice, because especially in small-scale fields – to set options when connecting to a wireless network or but when you type Web addresses, to name just a few examples – the detection to wish leaves. Here must be used more frequently in the supplied, irritating ways but not in the integrated stylus. The moderate precision is due also used resistive display in addition to problems related to Windows Mobile, Qualität which in turn has its origins in the extremely competitive price of the device. Here a quite relevant, but also to a large extent apparent or verifiable criticism is so.

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Some impressions from the surface of the GM750

Operating system Windows Mobile comes at the GM750 – as mentioned – 6.5 used, where LG UI sets its own S-class also in this case also. This symbiosis irritated especially when menu changes, especially as our tester with a Vodafone branding befell and contained accordingly in addition some applications of the provider. As a result of users with a lower entry in the menu structure with different surfaces faces, what extremely in particular in the transition of the S-class on Windows Mobile is, that suddenly the stylus dangling on a string is needed. In terms of defining targets or options the user can quickly become confused since usually several trails lead to success. Who partout not rightly found that, can disable S-class at any time and access the standard interface by Microsoft. Really elegant this solution is not so still not of a truly single operation can speak however.

One sees from this ugly transitions, certainly knows how to convince the user interface with a view to the design of the surface thanks to a sophisticated structure in this case. Also here four of cube pages visualized, fully customizable desktops that provide easy shortcuts to the main headings in the everyday use with categories “Shortcuts”, “Multimedia”, “Widgets” and “Contacts” are found next to a useful in the headings of “Communication”, “Multimedia”, “Utilities” and “Settings” sectioned Übersichtsscreen still.

Communication

LG can be no slouch with the necessary communication facilities. In addition to the compulsory quadband GSM/GPRS and EDGE the UMTS, Wi-Fi (802.11 b / g) and Bluetooth device offers A2DP profile for transferring wireless stereo signals, including what you should be set to all eventualities.

Multimedia & Office

The multimedia equipment is moving at a reasonable level. In addition to, or based on the support of many popular audio and video codecs the GM750 also offers a radio and MP3 function. However, the range limited to a rather occasional use, as for real mobile video enthusiasts, the display of the device on 3 inch represents simply to average.

The same applies to the 5 megapixel camera: This provides decent pictures under good lighting conditions, but but has some problems, which is not least due to the total absence of LED flashing under poor lighting conditions. Also the recording of videos is possible in a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. Can also be used on the positioning by GPS. But also applies to the GM750 as is so often, that no full-fledged route solution is included. Who decides against the purchase of an appropriate software solution, has however à la Google maps free applications.

In terms of applications is basically that the GM750 via the Microsoft Marketplace to be can tipped. The offer is however still not with that of the Apple app store to compare. For this the GM750 offers but luckily a solid initial configurations: apart from small gimmicks such as a computer, a journal and calendar functions, as well as the Windows Media Player also the functionality of Office Mobile be used, which open up Word, Excel, OneNote-, and PowerPoint files and the former edit two even can.

The mobile version of Internet Explorer is used as a browser solution. Especially when compared to the predecessors they know to convince darstellungs-and easy technically quite. The processing speed is however problematic: to load the computer base mobi Web page, the device even over Wi-Fi takes up to 30 seconds and also the challenge or zoom is anything other than liquid of equip. For users who frequently and happy Mobile surfing, the GM750 is therefore only conditionally recommended.

Transit times

LG shows off usual optimistic standby times of 380 or 423 hours (2 g / 3 g) for the GM750. Talk time are specified as at least 200 minutes. It would be futile to try to understand why we as always want to limit ourselves to a general statement these figures in a test: as part of our practice tests the device in a conventional use held well three working days, which means a very good value for modern smartphones.

Conclusion

The GM750 is certainly not to the very bright stars in the firmament of the Smartphone, because for this, it is in too many places. Problems did above all in terms “Operation & surface” and are due to homemade as well as external factors. The former concerns the apparently not very high-quality touch display, its not always ideal Präzision ensures some frustration in the first hours. The latter is generated, however, still cumbersome, making Windows Mobile – this certainly controversial statement there was already in some conclusion – no longer moving in the version 6.5 on amount of time.

To save the situation on practical side can finally only the quite successful S-class UI, which makes a pleasant impression at least on the surface with many liquid animations. Apart from also tangible price arguments that make quickly forgotten the said restrictions are: with starting prices of less than 200 EUR (see below) the GM750 is extremely convenient to have what is a strong pro-argument, especially when you consider that some competitor at much higher prices with very similar problems has to fight.

In this respect is finally to say that to – apart – get a very inexpensive and surprisingly high-quality equipped given this smartphone from the significant, but not necessarily LG-specific problems in the operation with the GM750, which might well be a worthwhile option for cost-oriented, average buyers.

Availability & prices

The GM750 is available since October and was originally exclusively distributed by Vodafone. With the availability of the device, it seems to be apart from the fact not well ordered. While you will hardly find on the current configuration, a manual Web search reveals that the GM750 if available – purchased for around EUR 180 in the free version can be up to date.