LG L343i

Available soon
6th August 2006

The LG L343i is a budget i-mode phone, soon to be launched in the UK and in some other markets.

Not to be confused with the similarly named NEC 343i, this LG model is designed to give low-cost access to i-mode features in a lightweight package.

Apart from the LG L343i's i-mode capabilities, the rest of the handset is reasonably basic with a 128x160 pixel TFT display, VGA resolution (0.3 megapixel digital camera) plus Bluetooth. In all honesty, that's pretty much everything the LG L343i offers unless you start scratching around to mention things like Java and MMS support.

It's quite a lightweight phone - the LG L343i weighs just 86 grams - but it's pretty much a standard clamshell device when it comes to size. It's also a fairly smart looking phone, with an understated "squared off" design.

One of the advantages of i-mode is that it works well even on pretty basic phones, so the LG L343i looks attractive if you're in the market for a lightweight and inexpensive i-mode handset. If i-mode doesn't interest you, then the LG L343i is best avoided.

The LG L343i's launch date is not known at present, but is anticipated to be late summer 2006.

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