LG GB220

  • Released 2009, August
    72g, 14mm thickness
    Feature phone
    6MB storage, microSD slot
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  • 1.76"
    176x220 pixels
  • 1.3MP
    No video recorder
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  • 800mAh
    Li-Ion

LG GB220 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Launch Announced 2009, February. Released 2009, August
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 105 x 46 x 14 mm (4.13 x 1.81 x 0.55 in)
Weight 72 g (2.54 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 1.76 inches, 9.7 cm2 (~20.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 176 x 220 pixels (~160 ppi density)
 Second external 1.04 inches TFT display, 96 x 64 pixels
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
Phonebook Yes
Call records 10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Internal 6MB
Main Camera Single 1.3 MP
Video No
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0
GPS No
Radio FM radio, recording
USB Proprietary
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser No
Games Yes
Java No
 MP3 player
Organizer
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 800 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 3 h 20 min
Misc Colors Silver, Pink
SAR 1.38 W/kg (head)     0.68 W/kg (body)    
Price About 50 EUR

LG GB220 - User Reviews

  • Network problem Network IC required

  • i want lg gb 220 battery where will we be i will get i tried all lg service centers there are telling try in on-line

  • i want lg gb 220 battery where will we be i will get i tried all lg service centers there are telling try in on-line

  • 2GB max

  • hai i bought lg gb220 i download ucbrowser,operamini and many browsers but download only phone memory cantt read sd card how to download sd card ielp me...

  • You Can Reset Your 4 Digit Paasword You Change Your Password First 4Time 0 press &Your New Paasword And Again One Time...

  • That Means European Certified 0168. You can`t sell something without CE in Europe.

  • I have a LG GB220 sudenly it revealed no network I took it to 02 store who put a new simm card in and put £10-00 pay&go but still displayed no network and was informed the phone was broke why has this fault accured Serial no.CE0168

  • You can get an adapter that converts the charger slot (where the earphones for the FM radio connect) to a regular headphone socket. You could connect any speaker to that. The adapter is quite cheap. A few pounds.

  • then its a festival fr u....celebrate....

  • Why it rejecting the memory card?

  • is that it slows down really fast and that it takes a long time to load the txts but over all its a good phone but i dint have it any more coz it got stolen

  • this phone is ok but i would not recomend it!!! it is soooooooooooooo slow but it is good for short time use.

  • can you go on the internet on this phone?

  • my phone is sufring from network problem..............s/w220at_v10a

  • Very good phone cheap and easy to use my 4th phone still got it and using it till i upgrade

  • obvious first "port-of-call"--Call the people/firm/shop you bought it off!

  • Well... this cellphone can run Java applications (Although it doesn't run everything you give it. (Dweller runs on that phone)). It can record videos. It has browser, though it's a lousy one (i.e. you can preform google searches, you can login onto facebook and update your status, you can't visit your gmail account).

  • even i had same problem. just try switching off and removing sim and again switching on .

  • My phone keeps saying message initializing when I try to go in to messages any ideas anyone I have tried turning it on and off but no difference

  • what is a code for reset a telefon

  • Why does my music stop playing mid song on the mp3 player.Display reads Time out error!Any ideas anyone? Thanks

  • go into settings;tab down to call option; scroll down to bt ansa mode and select handset instead of handsfree. et voila!

  • This handset is GPRS compatible but browser not shown in specifications

  • why does my lg gb220 keep deleting my messages? i have a memory card installed so there is plenty of memory capacity.

  • the display of my phone goes white sometimes after I receive a call. what should I do? can anyone tell me about this? I just bought the phone yesterday. please guys help me.

  • Thanks Danny for your post of instructions on how to delete the annoying bubble sound. Manual useless. Glad you figured it out for dummies like me.

  • should i buy this phone?? its gonna be my first if i do!!

  • this phone support java and have video recorder

  • I am having the same issues as Harish.I have had my phone for a year but out of nowhere in the past 2 days the network has gone and i cant put any network on.Help please

  • i have bought my mobile 10 days back.but recently my phone is not getting the signal of any network.its simply displaying searching only.can u please yell me what should i do?

  • How do you turn on the vibration alert mode?

  • Thank you - I pressed the hash key and was able to change out of predictive text.

  • why u took this mobile yarr i useeed almost 5 months but i hate that so throw in dustbin

  • Where is the SD card located? I couldn't find one on this phone.

  • Please tell me whats's the standard security code. thanx

  • the lg 220 does have video compatability but so little that it might as well not. it can take its own video recordings but you can not put any\much externally created videos on the phone, which is a big deal in my opinion

  • my lg220 is great but cant get the micro sd card to work on it, can someone tell me what to do except throw it away lol

  • i had this mobile but I hate it, but it is nice for begginers

  • Sound for ringtone is very slow.pls upgrade.rest all feature is fantastic.

  • please help can anyone tell me step by step how to delete message recipient from list

  • the phone has switched to Spanish by itself, how do I switch it back to English?

  • Had for one month the started to turn itself off. Did this for couple of days until it finally gave up and never turned on again! LG not much help - would have been cheaper to replace said phone than to have repaired. Went back to Nokia who I can trust!

  • they are cool

  • Anyone know if is possible to connect to PC via bluetooth for backup/file transfers? What appl should I use, and where can I find it? I tried looking in LG site, but can't find PC-Sync or PC-Suite apps to use with bluetoothed PC & GB220

  • my cell phone does not shows network?what is the problem wid it?i hv instrtd the same sim in other mob..but it works in other cell..can u tell me wat hapnd?

  • what type of file used in my cellphone to use my ebook!?

  • how do i delete the unread messages of my cellphone!! theres some unread messages that i cannot delete??

  • Video: yes

  • how can i remove all the recipeint, in the recently used list?.. step by step deleting it. :(

  • Hello !! i've a problem with my GB220, i can't hear the music because the lowest volume(1) is too high, is there something i can do to lower the volume??

  • friend... go to menu, settings and calls and then you have answer type i think

  • Yes, had the same problem and it took me a while to figure andnsort the nerve wrecking keytone out. Well go to settings on the menu > profiles (where you choose your phones profile (Normal, ouside, silent etc) mark normal >then go to options (left button right under the screen) and press edit, there you can set your preferences like rington and there's also a menu point for keypad tone or however it's called. Quite complicated I know....

  • I'm happy with it aswell. Low price is right, payed 40�, I don't need a mega extreme and complicated mobile with all kinda features. I can put in a memory card n load my own sounds n pictures on it (as the internal memory is not really big!) But it does the job well! What more could I ask for...

  • To sort out the speaker phone go into settings and then profiles you can then alter

  • Does anyone know how to switch off speakerphone - mine seems to be on all the time

  • ph will not connect to the network tried a manual search any ideas

  • this phone has a video and a video player.review is wrong and his video player 3gp is very good,a very nice and simple phone with all that you need.very low price,i recomend you to buy!

  • How do I delete my message "recently used" list from my LG GB220 phone

  • I'm having exactly the same experience. The LG people claim that they don't know about it. I'm going back to the T Mobile shop who say that they'll have to send it off for a repair rather than replacing it. I've managed to speak to a customer service person. He was very understanding but unable to resolve the problem. The absence of support and the insider "guidance" are astounding.

  • One of the main problems with this phone is that the manual is entirely inadequate and the website is utterly dreadful -- it seems to have used electronic translation from Korean or something and for anything useful you have to find your local customer service people. I can't believe how bad the basic online support is. It's a classic example of a website written by insiders for insiders.

  • I bought this phone today so I haven't really had any major problems with it but,I know this sounds stupid but how do I turn off the key pad sounds without turning the phone on silent?

  • I had this phone - it was awful - DO NOT BUY!! the screen kept going white, wouldn't record my calls and keep reading my texts. It has been repaired 3 times and have it replaced once, don't waste your energy with this phone!

  • Hi - try this link I can't claim the credit as I found this on Yahoo answers. Good luck

  • ---just delete them :)

  • I bought it two days ago. It looks nice but the user manual is insufficient. How can I found appropriate user instructions?

  • Your phone is set to predictive text-change to ordinary input-press & hold the T9 key until the txt symbol at the top right of the screen disappears. Goog luck.

  • how can i remove all the recipeint, in the recently used list?.. please help

  • when texting hold down hash key then you see abc press

  • Hi, how do i connect the phone to a computer speaker if i wana listen to music instead of using the earpiece? Do i have to get a seperate connection for that?

  • Thanks for advice hash key works!

  • i love everything about this phone i just have one problem.......it turns itself off after bout half an hour of not using it. Is there a fault or something i,ve missed cannot find anything in the bits of paper it came with. It has a full battery too. Any help would be much appreciated . Thank you

  • Can the LG GB220 connect to a speaker ( computer speaker). Because its an MP3 phone aye???

  • phone should come with manual in box if not you probably purchased a used or demo unit. return to the place of purchase and they can arrange one for you

  • I bought one of these phones a month ago. It has some good points but the service and support from LG is diabolical. They sell the phones but once sold do not give a damn about the purchaser. I have tried every day to find a user manual for it but it doesn't exist. Also, my phone is permanently on loudspeaker and no amount of fiddling with the phone (because no user manual) will turn it off. Overall? I'm going to buy another phone and it won't be an LG.

  • Just wondered if you got your manual downloaded, I've tried quite a few times and been disappointed that it never quite manages to succeed so I too am left with pics I can't upload to my pc and music which I can't put in the phone? Any ideas?

  • the way you describe it, it could be the T9 dictionary. as a short term sollution, try and find the option to turn it off. in time, you nigh want to look up instructions on how to use it. i for myself find it usefull at times

  • I have had this phone for a few weeks now. I also purchased the 2gig mem card for it and a Bluetooth Motorola Headset. On paring the 2 together so I can accept calls and listen to music while on the go I found out that the phone every now and again turns itself off. I then need to remove the battery and re-insert it then go through the paring again. I took the phone back to the local 02 shop where I had bought it from and they sent it away to be looked at. This phone now has been sent back twice and had the software updates done. Yesterday I went back to the shop as they had rung me saying that a new phone was waiting for me so I went to collect it. I stayed in town to test it but after about half an hour it turned of again like the old phone so no difference. I am now waiting around for another week to pass to see if I can have a different phone. I have checked that the headset is fully compatible with the phone by calling Motorola and LG and they both said the phone and headset were fully compatible.

  • Overall it is a good phone for the money,but I have a problem I cannot write text messages on it.Everytime I go into write message and key in the letters they come up totally different.I have tried everything but the problem remains unsolved.

  • Can anyone advise me how to change the soft keys please?

  • i too have a problem getting the user manual . I cant connect with T-mobile . there is no down load that will complete in fact nothing I can use except just make a call. canb't get my pictures off ,cant e-mail and the videio dosent work either. Did you get your manual ??

  • Can anyone help me to obtain a user manual for GB220? (Not the handbook supplied with phone.)

  • thanks for letting me know that you had this problem too thing is i dont want to change my sim as i need to keep my number , guess i need to buy a new phone , thanks anyway

  • I have got recently LG GB 220. Actually it has been imported from UK. The airtel sim is not being worked in it. It requires some decoding of s/w as somebody told. Is it required..?? I inserted sim but it displayed,"No sim inserted"...please do resolve it...

  • i have just got this phone in green, love it but the message thing happened to me, provider said it was the sim card, changed it and no more probs

  • The User Manual is inadequate. I do not know how to key in a letter rather than a digit and it does not tell me. A man in the shop changed it so I could but when I got home it had changed back again. It says that the manual may not apply as the supplier may have changed the programme. The LG website had no details for the Model Number shown on the box (GB220). The LG website had no email address that I could find to ask questions. The forum seemd to contain desparate stories by users such as one who was being charged over £100 a month by direct debit and could not stop it. I can use it to answer calls and make them. That was what it was bought for and I luckily insisted that it was prepay.

  • every time i recieve a txt it says message initializing for about 3days !!!!!!!!!!!!! very annoying as i love everything else about this phone , i try everything taking battery out etc any idea's thanks

  • Should be a case of holding/pressing either star or harsh key. Thats the normal way on every other phone, just look at where it says T9abc on top, might have do that 2 or 3 times until you have "abc". Hope that does it... Good luck.

  • My 86 year old Mum has this phone, does anyone know how to turn the predictive text off?

  • i have my new gb220 but i find the instructions inedequate is there a better instruction book that i can download?

  • I have this phone, but when I reach into my bag to get it out, I've already missed my call, probably due to the huge amount of junk in my bag, anyway, can anyone tell me how to make it ring for longer than? thanks

  • hi all, i just goit my phone and it sez i need a security code for some stuff but i havn't set one. i dont know what the code is as i havn't set it. mi cant change it either as i need tghe code. ive read the manual 5 times but still no mclue. does the phone cum with a certain code that u need? plz help me

  • A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THIS PHONE: MP3 RINGTONES, CALLER PHOTO ID, FM RADIO, PLAYER, E-MAIL (I USE GMAIL), xHTML protocol (mini Opera works well, but i downloaded it separately), SMS, MMS, EMS. PHOTO/VIDEO CAMERA, SOUND RECORDER. when i want to delete more sms, i just make a "mark all" and delete it. if i want to send sms/mms to more recipients i can send to 10 recipients at the time. Bluetooth works great. I can download full mp3's via another mobile or pc. It has ONLY 5.9mb internal memory, but it also has a micro-SD card support, so i have 2GB micro-SD and it works also really well. PROS: Great mobile, nice design, mp3 ringtones, small, great looking and stylish also good in price. CONS: 1. sometime it has a GLITCH or LAG: when i open it, i see only a white color there for i must to restart a mobile. 2. When i bought it from eBay (SIM unlocked)it has a T-mobile logo. 3. Sometimes when i insert a micro SD card it appears to be unrecognizable by the phone, so i must reinsert the card (maybe there is a card problem, not a phone). Conclusion: If you want a phone that is great on design, has a lot of features and is cheap, but has a quality...BUY IT.

  • there is a camera button on the left side of the phone. so, when you want to reject, just push the button, hold a couple of seconds. first he shuts down the ringtone, then he rejects a call.

  • Hi does anybody know can it send photos taken by the camera and receive photos by multimedia. Just got phone and instructions not too clear. Please Help

  • How can I reject a call without opening the flip? Can it be set so that opening the flip is not enough to answer a call (I want to have to press a key after opening the flip) Thanks

  • yes, u can listen the songs after closing the flip.

  • can i use my mp3 ring tones on this phone ? can i link a photo with contact and when he call me, i see this photo ?

  • Am gettin one of these for my birthday. Can you get full songs sent to you via bluetooth. What is the capacity of the memory card.

  • Great phone! Fantastic in fact. Amazed by what you get for the price! Many websites say it doesn't have this or that...such as bluetooth, java, web browser/email, video recording etc etc when in fact it does. Very stylish design, my wife and I have gotten one each. Was slightly worried as LG may not be one of the most well known brands out there but this phone is simply great. Very happy with it. 10 out of 10 no doubts about that.

  • can you listen to songs while the cover closed? please reply asap thnx

  • can anyone tell me how to delete my draft message box

  • is there is video recording and video playbacko?

  • Can my O2 chip work in this phone

  • you have to go into the profile menu. set up a new profile, and whilst doing this you will have the option to turn off any sounds that you so wish...

  • settings profiles customised 1 options edit scroll down til you find Key Tone you can choose No Sound then press Done

  • Go to settings,then profiles, select normal, options, view, scroll down to key tone & select no sound.

  • No software supplied or supported, cant sync with PC, no USB cable supplied, bluetooth connection with PC is shaky BUT if you dont care about syncing with your PC its a great little phone

  • not sure sorrty

  • Yes! Go on to Profiles...down to customised 1...click edit and you can edit them xx

  • 500 nessages it holds

  • How many text messages does it hold?

  • does it *have java?*RDS?*record call conversation? what is in the box? thanks

  • go to >setting > Profiles> select your profile, with it highlighted select options, then select > Edit you can switch off the sounds you dont want, select OFF

  • does anybody know how to switch off the keys sound?

  • and the resolution is 176x220 it's writen on the phones package and on lgmobile.another mistake by gsmarena.

  • only 6mb of user memory not 512mb.again gsmarena makes mistakes in their specification.

  • finally...a decent flip phone from LG.

  • This will be my next mobile phone!!! :)

  • Nice Look! Design

  • does it have A2DP??

  • Does anyone have problems with the bluetooth connection, 'cause I have. I cannot transfer any data from the device to the computer, but I can from the computer to the cell. Does anyone know what's the problem?

  • Hi! I would like to know if this phone is now available , in france Thanks

  • only had phone a couple of days but love it the camera aint the best but it works at least numbers are large for my not deft fingers and it is a flip so the screen dont get scratched when i work its light but seems well built what more could i ask about time we had a cheap flip

  • It's very simple and stylish.

  • very sexy

  • Fairly decent design hmm... Looks simple & Solid

  • first also lol with GB250