LG KC780

  • Released 2008, November
    119g, 13.9mm thickness
    Feature phone
    140MB storage, microSD slot
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  • 2.4"
    240x320 pixels
  • 8MP
    480p
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  • 900mAh
    Li-Ion

LG KC780 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 12
EDGE Class 12
Launch Announced 2008, October. Released 2008, November
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 107 x 52 x 13.9 mm (4.21 x 2.05 x 0.55 in)
Weight 119 g (4.20 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~32.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
 
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 contacts, Photo call
Call records 40 dialed, 40 received, 40 missed calls
Internal 140MB
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Features Schneider-Kreuznach optics, LED flash
Video 480p@30fps
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
GPS No
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/MP4/AAC/DivX6 player
Organizer
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 450 h
Talk time Up to 6 h
Misc Colors Gray
SAR 0.20 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)    
Price About 140 EUR

LG KC780 - User Reviews

  • Good luck trying to find this phone being sold on eBay (especially in the United Kingdom).

  • Soins=sound*

  • As i told before, for a simple use (calls, texts, camera, video and even radio, music or even watching a movie) this is a great phone. Calls soins and loudespeaker are very good. Fair battery life. Best SAR in the market

  • I've always had Nokia, Samsung or Blackberry phones, and must admit I wasn't looking forward to receiving this phone. It is absolutely amazing. I've had the phone for about 18 months - I chose to keep it when my 12 month contract ran out as I STILL haven't found a phone that tops this one (for MY needs, anyway). It has been dropped countless times, my toddler children have gotten hold of it with dribbly, chocolatey hands and it still works perfectly. I've never had any problems with it. I use it for both business and personal use.

  • hi people. i believe you had bad luck. i have this phone for several months and i'm very happy with it. battery lasts for 3-4 days. good voice calls. if i watch 1 movie a day in it, the battery lasts 2 days. pictures quality are good indeed. i think you had just a bad luck. nevertheless the phone is really a simple one.

  • KC780 doesn't good for who wanna buy it, It's bad phone, bad performance, bad battery, ... i used it 1day... :)

  • dude is that mobile a reliable one??? can i buy it?? do it has ne problems???

  • Are you kidding? Battery hardly lasts 1 day

  • Agreed. I have it too and you know what? It's sucks for two reasons...call quality is bad...People tell me my voice sounds "canned" and distorted. 2nd reason battery life stinks...I have to charge it every day not kidding!

  • i have this phone and i hate it with a passion!

  • sorry! i understood "front" instead of font! YES! you have more than one font!

  • Sorry! I try again in english. Thank you for answer my question. I think this phone is very good in many ways, but I wonder if there are more than one font-size in the phonebook and SMS-writing. Thanks again!

  • i own a kc780. i couldn�t understand quite well your question, but....buy this phone! you won�t regret, if you are not looking for a fancy phone with a lot of features you will never use! i use mine to see movie and tv series (as californication.LOL) that i previewsly downloaded from the net to my laptop and then converted to mp4, and quality is amazing! don�t think twice! this is a very friendly and reliable phone! amazing camera! the best SAR (radiation coming from antenna) in the market! good battery life! go for it before you can�t find it anymore in the market!

  • Can anyone user of this phone tell me; is there different font size in tlf.book and massanges on the handset? I think about to bye it if font size is good. Thank you!

  • please gsmarena post a review for this amazing phone

  • since this is a simple phone (compared to new phone with symbian and so on), my review should be a simple one too. music sound and music player is not so fantastic but do the job. camera....very good indeed! video.....good! (D1) battery life.....quite good! it has office document viewer! calls sound....very good! SAR....AMAZING!!(one of the best in the market these days!) be free to ask for more info, if you need! i strongly recommend this phone!

  • pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee add a review of the phone

  • if i listen to some music and take a few pictures.....it lasts 3-4 days, for sure!

  • i also own the "beast" ("king" ou "champion", as you wish) of battery life, that is PANASONIC MX-7, and if battery life is what you are looking....buy this AMAZING simple phone (with the best 2 MP camera i ever saw!)

  • i switch my phone off when i go to bed (sleeping, of corse!LOL), so nobody wakes me up before i want, and it lasts the whole week!

  • will the battery last for 4 days?...

  • but the best is the SAR level!! just 0.25!!AMAZING! (you can be speaking with someone for a long time, without having headaches!!so......low risk for a brain tumor in the future!) maybe the best SAR phone in the latest years!

  • battery quite good!not amazing, but if you don�t play too much with the camera (video and pictures), it lasts long, for sure! by the way....good camera!!and quite fast too! very good sound for calls! not so good for music with any stereo headphones.

  • can anyone please give me info on the battery life thanks

  • yes. fairly loud. enough for normal handsfree use

  • Its this phone's speaker loud??

  • One of the best phone ever, lost my D900i and replace it with this phone could not make a better choice . The thing about this phone that made me fall in love was the simple fact is that the camara is exceptional. Fyi i'm using my phone 2 post this comment lol

  • Great phone all around. I bought this to replace my aging Samsung d900i. It has some neat features such as flash based playable game wall papers. The interface is clean, and battery life is decent if not great. After installing opera mini, and virtual radio stream java app, I feel i have the perfect phone. Pros: +8MP Camera +Great Reception on 1900mhz here in U.S. +Solid build quality +Great screen +intuitive clean interface Minus -Bland styling -Middle of road ringtone volume

  • i�ve just bought this phone and i have only one word for it: AMAZING!! it isn�t a fashion phone, but has everything we really need, and some more stuff. GREAT CAMERA AND VIDEO!GOOD BATTERY LIFE!EXCELLENT SAR (only 0.2)! very easy to use!good sound! just one thing missing....WI-FI! it would be almost a perfect phone!(that�s why LG made the GD900!LOL.even though, lg gd900 battery life is not so good as the kc780

  • the camera is quick, and battery life is good indeed. and the best is the SAR level....only 0.15!!

  • i keep fish and the camera is just great for taking pics of my minnows

  • I would like to know from someone currently having a lg kc780 about battery life, please! i find diferent info about this phone in diferent websites. even lg states that the battery life is 250h stadby and 3 h talk. some other sites states 450h standy and 6 h talk. please....somebody who owns this phone....can you give your opinion?? thanks in advance

  • does anybody know how is the quality of its sound vs a popular phone?

  • i luv u LG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Just bough it in Cambodia Price is 190$ so sweet camera and document viewer is all i need for a simple phone

  • this phone is the best phone in the world, with its 8mp camera its a simple phone for a simple person like me. i love it, thank you lg for developing such an amazing handset, u have saved my life.

  • in some lg phones is written(made by lg) are those phones made in korea?

  • to all the people who say this phone hasnt got blue tooth - you need to read the spec - it does have blue tooth

  • Its a good choice for people who wants a cheap phone without useless functions

  • Its a good choice for people who wants a cheap phone without useless functions

  • A simple phone***

  • yasir yur totally wright! A simple cheat phone with simple n normal features and a gr8 camera!

  • Do you now Engineering Menu of LG KC780? Exemple: LG KC910 Renoir 3845#*910# LG KF510 2945#*#

  • How quick does the phone take pictures? How long does the battery last? Thanks in Advance (TIA)

  • hi! don�t trade your C905 for the KC780!! i tried the LG KC780 photo camera and it is quite worst than C905! if you use C905 for photos...keep it!!it�s a good choice!!

  • i also agree with alot of comments too, i always buy phones with all the fancy features and only use the cam , i currently got the crappy c905 and not once have i used wifi or any other add-on feature apart from the cam, i think im going to trade in my c905 for this fone and get the difference in money!

  • its not good its better i think.

  • I totaly agree.To be honest,I don't know any1 who uses wi-fi('some' use 3g) from all the persons I know. Neither do I.I have the samsung soul right now and I dont use 3g.These phones are made for people who want a phone with a capable camera on it.If u want high speed data conections buy the INNOV8 or a touchscreen 8 MP phone.If u don't have the money buy a 5 MP phone,cheaper and with every conection type u want(nokia N-series). U people who write bad comments think the guys at LG who designed this phone are stupid?This phone is designed 4 a specific market position, and u wake up and start to write bad things about it.If u don't like it get out of this forum!!! God, some people should get a life.

  • How the hell can they make a fone with octo mega pixels and not include 3g how long will it take to load a pic onto the web or send it to someone ay WTF lg are on about the same level as motorola its just terrible

  • Haha, on the back it says ISO 1600. Damn that's gonna be noisy.

  • Gosh all you people bashing this phone for no , have you ever, just for a moment, actually used your brain and considered that there might be someone out there who doesn't need all your fancy functions like WLAN and 3G and whatever else? If this phone is priced smart I could see it becoming the mainstream 8MP, at least for the phones that are currently announced.

  • nice but no 3g...so tooo bad...

  • Hi, is there going to be some full review of this phone by gsmarena team, l am looking forward to read that review so please hurry

  • yes!!amazing!! but....if you saw that in phonearena.com, notice that this sar is measured based on 1900 mhz.every phone has lower sar at 1900 mhz, and this lg is not the only one with this sar at 1900mhz.but i saw an user manual and the sar is amazing indeed, and of the lowest ever.NICE!

  • I searched about its SAR: 0.15 Head 0.19 body Amazing!!! no?

  • is a low price phone for 160e is a best bay in Serbia

  • tis phone too useless.. without bluetooth, 3g.. the price nt worth for it

  • ur payin for the d1 & 8mp capabilities but i still say thats 2 much, the fone doesn't even have 3g, bluetooth 2.0 or even wifi, no way i'm payin so much for this phone.

  • do you want it for free ?? stu pid

  • For �318 you could get the Samsung i8510 INNOV8. This phone seems pointless at that price, it should be sold at somewhere around �150 PAYG.

  • This phone is available now at cpw on payg at �318,and on various contract with t mobile and orange. The black one is really ugly have not seen silver yet am hoping it will be better!

  • really?...only 99 pounds?...where are u from?...England?

  • very nice phone!

  • hhhahha in mi country its soo cheapp at the price off 99 pound s x

  • To download the video samples you must go to the smape site in russian. Video recording is in 3gp and quite bad. Better chose another phone like N79, 5mpx is as good as this 8mpx.

  • the preview with sample photos appeared!

  • its a stupid question but: it can record at wvga@30fps, but can i reduce resolution to qvga and keep it @30fps on the phone itself so i dont have to convert it on the PC to put it on to youtube? please answer.

  • Looks like it's available in black too, not sure about pay as you go pricing yet though. Also more info on the LG site just recently posted.

  • It will compete with c905 in camera phones... but lg will put this phone at the mid-range market... so price will be obviosly lower than innov8 and c905... lg put all the efforts at camera functions and interface...all based in multimedia... so lg sacrified wifi, 3g and gps... If you want a camera phone this is the best... if you want all in-one phone...this is very far from the best... Design: 7 (too conservative design.. no looks to bring buyers... but camera is the strong point of the phone.. normal display and big... good slide design) Features: 8.5 (good features for a camera phone... lacks 3g, wifi and gps and i can give 10 points... camera is REALLY BEATIFUL.... connectivity is cover with usb, gprs, bluetooth(v2.1!!!!!!!!!!) and edge) Performance: 7.5 (just nice talk time and battery life....) THIS IS THE BEST CAMERA PHONE FOR THE MID-RANGE MARKET....DON'T EXPECT ALL IN THIS PHONE... IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HASN'T TOO MANY MOENY AND WANTS THE BEST CAMERA IN A PHONE......:)

  • It "could" be a comparator to Sony Ericsson C905, but sadly it lacks specs like wi-fi and gps. This phone can survive against other 8mps phones only if its price would be very low.

  • most of time i really hope slim,,,and good quality camera,,and in my oppinion, touch LCD is not nessary for phone,,touch LCD need too many battery!! so this spec is best quality for me, and it's camera is the best quality, it use sony camera module + shunider lenz so i'm sure it's camera is most good in all of the camera phone.

  • lg kc780 is the mobile phone of the year 2008.

  • this lg kc780 can easily beats nokia n96

  • I repeat.... is just a phone with a digi cam of 8mpx for people that wants a camera and a phone in one... so if you want gps, wi fi and 3g go for a nokia n series or a good samsung.... design could be better... but the price can surprise....

  • well, thats nice, a 8 MP cam. But wheres the WiFi, HSDPA/3G support? And the GPS? Nah, not really shot in the rose LG!

  • this is not good enough. the design could be better. compare samsung innov8 or m8800. N96 rules

  • What an ugly looking phone! Im guessing LG are aiming to sell these to the blind community!

  • It's a good phone for people who likes a very good camera and doesn't matter if there is no connectivity at all.. design is not the best at all, like i said before but the this mobile what pretends to do is give a high end camera device fot the mid-range market. so i think this phone won't be overpriced... just think if you want a digital camera in a phone or not.. :)

  • hiii how 's this mobile... its good r not??? reply me..............

  • Is a very good phone for the mid-range.. very good for people who likes or needs a camera with the phone.... may not have all conectivity but this phone doesn't mean to be an improve with all features... to make it be a mid-range market lg has sacrified some features, what it seems good to me... if you need a phone and a camera, buy it... very good option...may be too conservative at design but like that price will fell off..:)

  • doesnt get uglier!

  • I just hope it gets geo-tagging at the very least..of course GPS is outta the question..too bad.

  • I dont know how can people compare this phone with Nokia 6110...This is the slimmest 8 MP slider on the market at the moment...

  • Very basic I have to say. It looks like a mid-range phone that has 2MP.

  • nokia n96 is no more lg kc780 is the king.

  • Yes! Same Design ...

  • style is same as nokia 6110 navigator.

  • in my opinion, it's qute i love simple look i hope to buy it in cheaper price..

  • easy look to approach.. i never use 3G, so this quality is perfect for me. some times i have question why i should pay for extra function..even i never use.. so just good quality camera is enaugh and that price is so lovely!~

  • My need is a phone with: 1. More than 2 inches screen 2. Good camera 3. An MP3 player 4. Radio FM 5. Voice recorder 6. Document Viewer 7. Organizer I don't need 3G nor other sophisticated connection as i think the cost will be too expensive for me. All of my requirement seems to be fulfilled by this phone. Does anyone know the voice recorder feature? can it be used during a meeting? If the price is around USD 200, then I will buy this gadget. Cheers.

  • no 3G ....no wifi.........LOSS....

  • No WIFI.. CRAP even though it has 8Mpx..

  • To me its a ugly looking phone a very ugly one !

  • lol "WOW, 8 megapixels!!" ... LG can flog these off to unsuspecting ppl who dont know what to look for in a phone.

  • I can see lot of kids falling on a LG toy. This phone is a piece of crap LG has ever produced, Boring design, no 3G, no wifi, no OS, nothing except 8MP camera. so whats the point i m confident that its camera will be easily beaten by 3MP other brands camera. Kids get some life, this is bad toy may be u can go 4 kc910

  • Nice. Looks very slim with 8 mega pixel camera phone. what's USB port ?

  • Nokia is sleeping they are falling behind the competition

  • i think they forgot GPS...

  • WI-FI Is must for all upcoming phones.....

  • 8 Mp and what? 1000 MP, but no quality pictures. The CCD is bad. All phones are bad. That's no Photo-camera. This is GSM! SE & HTC are better in their range!

  • this phone suxxxxxxxxx.u cant do nothing with this 8mp camera its just for a show and it wont make a good pictures belive me

  • Nice phone, Lg phones are getting better everytime and quite cheap. But their software is not so good. Maybe would buy it if i had little money, but i am rich and prefer to go for security and N85

  • NO WLAN, NO 3 G, that cant be good....................how is it meant to beat the competition when the basics of the future are missing?

  • No WIFI, what a crap!

  • nice camera but not good options

  • I agree N96 is just a crap phone. Nothing unique or different about the functions compared to the n95.

  • I can see lot of kids falling on a LG toy. This phone is a piece of crap LG has ever produced, Boring design, no 3G, no wifi, no OS, nothing except 8MP camera. so whats the point i m confident that its camera will be easily beaten by 3MP other brands camera. Kids get some life, this is bad toy may be u can go 4 kc910

  • hello to all of you,i know that some phones are more expensive than nokia phones coz of their camera high megapixel but nokia phones all over features can beat other brands of cellphones that has higher camera resolution but less features.

  • nokia is sleeping....nokia n96 is a marketing crap. n95 is the best in 2 important points: talk & stanby time and quality of photos. n96 is failing. dvb is zero like ptt function and 16 giga could be put on old n95 with sdhc. so n96 is useless and expansive. it don't deserve to be more then 50 euros over n95-8gb

  • nokia n96 is no more lg kc780 is the king.

  • 8MP and no 3G ?? What a pain in the a**

  • 8mp!? wow!

  • Nice camera, but a bit too ugly looking for my taste,

  • nothing competitive specs . 3rd!.�

  • yupp..no 3g?????

  • The only decent thing about this phone is its camera.