As with most dual-SIM phones, the LG GX500 is a GSM-only device, with no 3G data connectivity. Despite the limitations in the GX500, it is reasonably well-equipped for a dual-SIM handset with support for WiFi, a 3" 240 x 400 pixel display, 3 megapixel camera with QVGA video recording, an FM radio, multimedia player and a large 1500 mAh battery which is quoted as giving up to 6 hours talktime and 16 days standby time.

LG say that switching between SIM "personalities" is easy, and they have also added a bunch of applications including social networking support, plus reference materials such as mapping to the handset as well.

Web browsing uses Opera Mini, and the GX500 includes an email client too. In fact, as far as features go, we think that the LG GX500 will offer most things that most consumers want, with the useful addition of being able to take two SIM cards at the same time.

• LG GX500 Phone
  Battery
  Stereo headset
  USB data cable
  Travel charger
  User manual & CD software

TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches LCD
Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
Internal Memory    40 MB
Card slot for microSD, up to 16GB, buy memory
GPRS     Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE     Class 10, 236.8 kbps
WLAN     Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
USB     microUSB v2.0
Camera     3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus
Video     Yes
Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording
Java     Yes, MIDP 2.0
Dual SIM