LG KU580

  • Released 2007, December
    73g, 16.5mm thickness
    Feature phone
    45MB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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  • 2.0"
    240x320 pixels
  • 2MP
    Video recorder
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  • 860mAh
    Li-Ion

LG KU580 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / UMTS
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands UMTS 2100
Speed Yes, 384 kbps
Launch Announced 2007, April. Released 2007, December
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 94 x 53 x 16.5 mm (3.70 x 2.09 x 0.65 in)
Weight 73 g (2.57 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.0 inches, 12.4 cm2 (~24.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~200 ppi density)
 Touch-sensitive navigation keys with backlights
Downloadable wallpapers
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook Yes
Call records 40 dialed, 40 received, 40 missed calls
Internal 45MB
Main Camera Single 2 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera Single VGA videocall camera
Video
Sound Loudspeaker No
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0
GPS No
Radio FM radio
USB Proprietary
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/eAAC+/WMA player
Predictive text input
Organizer
Voice memo
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 860 mAh battery
Misc Colors Black
SAR 0.59 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)    
Price About 70 EUR

LG KU580 - User Reviews

  • nid a flashin software for this phone lgku580

  • Hi, May i know where to buy LG KU580 flex here in the Philippines? Thank you!

  • i like this set

  • pleas i need the fone drivers

  • did google stop working in this phone? whenever i try to use google applications it tells me, the phone is not supported :S default inbuilt googe app gives certificate error :S the phone is really good, too bad have to give it up now cuz i can't check even email more with it dam

  • hello Jinski, to locate ur memory card go to settings,memory manager finally to external memory

  • i have really enjoyed using this phone but i am wondering where to go again in my country to get its battery

  • its always on n off.its faulty.

  • I am badly in need of a battery too

  • the phone was really good, but i'm serching battery of this mobile, but still not getting, pl help me.

  • I just got this phone but the problem I have is I can't seem to locate the mp3 files I received via bluetooth, I can't also locate my memory card. Can someone please help me out here.

  • im getting this phone and i think its going to be a cool phone not very maney people got it so ya i think its going to be a cool phone!!!!!!!!

  • It does have a speakerphone fool

  • hi i got zis mobile as gift n i find it really interesting especially the image is very clear

  • hey, i think this is a nice phone. about the message, u've to choice theoption number 9 and have to seletion the all! than u can erase all

  • I am having trouble deleting text msg. I don't know how to delete all at once, so i have to delete it one by one. See how silly i am... please help me out. Thanks a ton.

  • what kind of a joke is this - it says no to the speakerphone in the specifications page so does that mean it doesnt have speakerphone if so what about the 3g and front video call camera . if someone wanna talk to u and see u on a video call u will still have to hold it near ur ear to hear him or her calling u just becuz it doesnt have a speaker phone , then whats the point of having 3g video call camera even . what a bad method , lg is full of garbage like this they dont even know how to compare phone specifications lol. i cant even beleive this can someone plz confirm it if it doesnt have speakerphone how to talk to anyone else on a video call ? do we have to wear a headset or something for that ? . and talk time stand by time aint shown either ?

  • it's the worst phone ever...don't know how you people think this junk is a good phone...nevermind again...battery to low...sound shet...

  • Hi does anyone know what is the largest size of micro sd card that you can use with this phone? It come with a 1gb but i want to upsize it but not sure what sizes are compatible

  • este telefone tem uma imagem muito boa som...

  • I have the LG KU580 UNLOCKED but I am not able to send or receive MMS(Picture Text) Can anyone help me.

  • ok well i love this phone. just if you live in alaska like me eh its ok. here i get like 1 bar inside but its awesome outside people say its crystal clear. the touch pad is cool my friends steal my phone and just press the buttons alot so it goes back and forth like a million times. the slide is very smooth. but it did come in russin but i fiddled with it and its all good. but its a great phone if ur like in seattle.... its prfect. And the camera its very nice

  • all phones should light up when it slides up

  • i have this cellphone, all the keys, navigation buttons + touch screen keys light up as you open it

  • Does the key pad as well as the navigation keys light up?? I have the KG800 and my husband wants a black one with keys that light up when you slide it open. Can anyone help me out here??

  • i've searched all over for the manual in english. was this a demo phone?? even LG website does not have the manual.

  • did you ever find the manual in english. or at least how to change the phone language to english?

  • i have the same phone and the only problem is with pic messaging and internet. I was told that since this phone is technically in the us yet, that any internet type features would not work. I also recieved the manual in russian lol. Does anyone know any good games that I can upload on there?

  • phone is very awesome. I do have one problem. when I go to send or recieve picture msg it wont receive or send and also have internet plan on my usa tmobile account and have internet on auto and it wont pick up on brwoser but says edge on the right corner any ideas?

  • Please can anyone pass along user manual in English for this lovely phone...... Thanks a ton.

  • I just bought it yesterday and I am loving it. But it wold be better if my user manual is in ENGLISH, but its not. With that said: can anyone direct me WHERE I can find user manual in ENGLISH??

  • This phone is beautiful and for all you who think that al lg phones are defective you are sadlly mastakin my friends i recently owned the lg shine it was a beautiful phone and not once did it act faulty it was a truely magnificent phone and i was so sad when i lost it, but now i am returning to lg once agian and i will be buying the ku580/(HERO)! I am very excited about it and i know it will be a great phone. I love LG it is a great inovative brand and it will only get better!

  • I also have had the same problem 1) Open your phone and click the middle button (the play thing) 2) Go down twice and right once then click the middle button again 3) Then press the touch key 1 then 3! After that you have the languages' choices.

  • i need help! My phone is in a different language! does anyone know how to get it into english?

  • Where can i get a PDF copy of the owners manual, great phone...

  • yes i fixit i just call my compony and they help me just call your cell company and they guide you

  • plug the head set, so you can you use ur FM radio.

  • Have you resolved the mms on your phone. I called my cell phone company and they texted me the settings for the ku580 walked me through and now its working. try it! it might work for you too!!!:)

  • I just got the phone I like it but, I can not receive any MMS messages can some one help me. I sent emails to LG and called everyone and there motheres on corp office even the ones in Mexico and Korea! no answers. Please help me!

  • did you ever get the mms to work? I have the same problem. I can send pic messages but can not receive them it tells me network not available.

  • Have Suncom service / am thinking of getting this. Always liked LG phones. Can't get a straight answer about whether or not Suncom will support this phone...please help/advise.

  • yeah mmm 300 dollars for this phone and so totally just doesn't seem to be wanting to work with my company

  • cant send or open multimedia msgs. can u help?

  • gr8 fone!!! just wondering where could i download the USB software (LG Suite) for it? the disk duznt work :S can anybody help? if so please email 2 [email protected] thankz :-P

  • this is one uniq phone by lg but gsm arena have been so late to do a review on it we would be glad if u can do a review on this phone i have tried many times to contact gsm arena through email asking for reviews for some interesting phones but i didnt get any kind of reply please do a review on this phone also the battery life statues havent been shown in the page please update the page .

  • where the hell do i get themes for this mother f***ing phone ?!!!! dudes i have to get a theme for my lg ku580 and quike !!!!!

  • i love this phone the features like camera touch menu i love it

  • LG is IMHO not designet for JAVA-Apps. Its horroble to see the bugs....

  • I would like to download the USB driver for this phone, any help where i can find this, My phone is brand new , put eh disk that comes with it does not work. Any help will be appreciated.

  • dam i hate lg! only way to instal games is wap

  • i want to download themes for ku580 and i can't find any cite. Can you help me?

  • Kool phone! Just bought it today and it looks great and very cheap. I think it's a great combination in design and every day functions! And it's a bit different of the other sliders... cool display

  • lg chocolate suck waste of money no speaker phone cheap.this looks way better

  • it looks good..but i don t know about it s functions

  • style coasts money but i didn't know style drains battery power so fast ... i recommend u not to buy it ...

  • seth Max 2GB

  • please how can i activate the fm radio, i want to listen to my local fm station on the phone. please help me

  • How big can i put a card in to it

  • This phone is a Google phone first phone can browse google very fast and this phone is best and price arround 220 Euros in ITLY.differnt look new functions.

  • nicely cut , a bit for soft fingers, good function. yes, but any software for it? (manager, i.e. apart from lg 's pc suite, spplications)

  • wht f### the phone is on shops, and they writting that is coming soon LOLS

  • The screen has been turned around, from the original KG800 because the phone in Korea are used for TV. it gives a better viewing angel!

  • i prefer the original chocolate design. it looks more elegant.

  • i like the desings in most of the chocolat series but this 1 is not as gud. the screen is too wide which also makes the top part of the phone look too big

  • this phone will be loved the old ericsson fans who are now starting to leave SE. i myself am 1 of the 5 biggest ericsson fans, but SE keeps betraying us. so LG will be the new brand for me, and i stay loyal to ericsson, because all LG's mobile phones are bassed on the ericsson mobile platform

  • i aint much of an lg lover im into nokia so much but looking at new phones by lg i must say that lg is almost there to get the phone world if they keep this up for another year they can come up ... look at the beauty of the lg ku580 well done lg go for it u will get it soon ...

  • I had the LG KG800 and it was the crapiest phone i have ever had. After just six months of having the phone i couldnt even slide it up to get to the menu and had to use the volume keys. Alot of my friends who had this phone had the same problems with their LG's also. I just wonder if this phone will be any good and reliable. Or more of just a look good phone, that breaks within a few months??

  • Very good advertising campain is taken here , in Romania , hope that the phone sticks to the public as the original "chocolate" , KG800 .

  • lg goes for a more stylish look unlike nokia and motorolas

  • I like this phone

  • wtf... looks very nice... i luv it...

  • The phone is out and well.It's for sale on Vodafone network only(Romania).So it is on the market,just try www.vodafone.ro

  • LG have a lot of potential so why do all their phones look so unhappy (LG please come up with somthing that will WOW us all you have the capability, so use it)think funky!!

  • ThIs PHoNe lOoKs dEadLy!!!!!!! iS It AnY GoOd????? xXxXxXxXxX

  • My friend has this phone and he let me play around with it. When I first saw the pics of this phone, I didn't really like but when I actually played around with it, my opinion changed... IMO its a really nice phone - the screen is bright and is nice to look at, the touch sensors improved a lot, and the keys are comfortable to use. I quite like the phone now LOL.

  • wats da obsestion wit dis fone it is just a fone but still is pretty darn nice Yall xoxoxoxoxox love yall !!!

  • This phone look wiered... soory to say

  • You can set your own ringtone for SMS and alarm. mp3 player can be minimized and plyed in the background. sound quality is also acceptable. sensor-keys are more comfortble then in KG800. it is quite big, but it is no problem for me :) display quality is good. microSD hot-swap. camera has no flash.

  • Oh... and it`s nothing like the KG800... only the sensors... but they work now... has stability... great rebuilding...

  • Great phone...seems to be at first view... has some problem with the software i think, the main menu, applications, all moves a little slow.. phone battery?...ermmm... all phones now with all applications and things, are consuming the battery very fast... in the rest... great phone

  • i have LG KE800 Chocolate and i'm not satisfied with it. the video reproduction screen is to small, and a backlight on the keypad is kind of orange. i see they have fixed the keypad, and if they made the video to play in full screen i'll buy it for sure.

  • Hero, not a bad name! I've had several LG handsets including the Chocolate and more recently the Prada and no problems for me! I think people won't try LG because they are brand conscious and always put them down but for styling they are really good and functionality not bad - need to work on personalisation if anyone from LG reads this but as time goes on they will get better! They have the majority of features that other handsets have - mp3, camera, games, etc, etc! Come people surely you've had a Nokia N series go wrong! I bet you still went out and purchased another Nokia handset? Get real people! When you try something different sometimes they go wrong. LG you're cool with me!

  • fully agrees with O2_csa views, if LH wanna SHINE their brand, they should stop on the CHOC series

  • this phone is auwful,its just a glorified chocolate,and if any one was silly enough to get one of those let alone an LG full stop you will know how many problems there will be with the handset.you may aswell use 2 yoghurt pots and a length of string.

  • if its anything like the lg kg 800 its not worth it! to many problems!

  • nothing intresting

  • Right... it looks just like the Nokia N80, meaning what ~ Nokia must have copied the Chocolate then? Go and find a sense of logic people. Ugh.

  • OHHHHH!!! how cute ^_^

  • awful design!!!

  • It looks just like nokia n80

  • i wish it would look like the KU800... this one looks too big :(

  • Nice fone lik da chocolate bt wit a light on da buttom keypad bt i wudn b stuck on da hero bit n of hope lg is bringn sumfing simliar wit a3.2mega pixel cam an tak a mem crd.....

  • eww what a minging phone..i wish lg brought out a slimmer n 3mpix n expandable memory chocolate fone with the original lokk (Kg800)

  • Looks Cheap!

  • Cute name for a phone--- The phone doesn't look any heroic though.. :P

  • The world needs a hero, but not this phone... blerg.

  • Cool phone, I think LG is doing things right if they plan to appeal to the wider audience if they chose fashion over technology, since fashion usually last longer then technology these days!

  • hero in name, zero in features,style over substance once again.

  • How is the music player? can it be minimised while doing other things? how is sound quality and battery life?

  • I found this phone sooooooo sexy.... Enough to get all those gadget freaks really excited if you no wot i mean xxxxx keep it sexy xxxxx

  • no wifi?? 2mp.how sad...

  • Looks great, has a good topical name but there's nothing to back it up, the phone is just another good looking toy. I read somewhere that LG were really keen to break the European mobile market... all I can say is any success they have now is gonna be short-term, it won't be long until they lose their fashion status and gain a reputation as peddlers of substandard wares. Disappointing.

  • iam the first 1 [:p]....well all i gotta say is black beauty!!amazing

  • HEROOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!! nice name...but is it really as powerful as Superman.?

  • AWESOME! im going to buy this one when it comes out!! looooooooooooooks really GREAAT

  • Problem with phones like this is that the battery life is really poor. Seems why they didn't give quotes for talktime etc.

  • nice but screen is 2 small. plus it is not smart phone

  • Looks very nice. Lg are going in a nice direction, shame its a voda exclusive.

  • Ok, another fancy and shiny toy from LG again. But what urgently need to improve by LG is the battery life! Once again BATTERY LIFE! Twice i repeat BATTERY LIFE! For the third time BATTERY LIFE!

  • l love the name lol .. HEROOOOO!!!!

  • so many phones, same features nothing new except the design... i'm getting a little bit bored on those manufacturers. hope to see new--features and looks too

  • beautiful !!

  • wawaweewa this look niiice!

  • Ok Yet another LG 3G Slider. Is this a replacement for KU970? Also why are Chocolate, Shine and Prada all bug ridden and limited to 4 grotty sms tones. Shame on LG. Also shame on Samsung with its crippled mobile phones with fixed sms tones. We want our own message tones and loud so we can hear them. I see this phone is badged Vodafone. Thats the death nell for me as i wont touch Vodafone with a Galactic Barge Pole

  • 1st! Oh my god! I am so excited!