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The 2nd Black Label series of LG, Shine KE970 is made out of real stainless steel, providing a truly sophisticated metallic look and texture. The attractive design of the phone was inspired by the luxurious shine of metal and natural human reaction to all things that shine.

When I first looked at LG Shine KE970, I couldn't help but lay my fingers on it to feel the quality of the brushed stainless steel. It is compact but sturdy, with a nice reassuringly heavy weight. It's not touch-sensitve like the Chocolate was, it has an all-metal finish with a Nokia 8800-style heft in a RAZR-sharp body incorporated with a slider mechanism. I like the idea of the flat keys, they are larger than the RAZR's and visually well separated making it very easy to use. The 2.2in QVGA screen is brilliantly crisp, and when it's not being used, the whole of the phone's front turns into a mirror. However, you can't really read it in daylight as it gets a little sun reflection. Not only that, it also gets really greasy and scratched easily, just like Sony Ericsson Z610i.

I like the way you don't have to open the phone to receive texts or calls. Besides, LG Shine KE970 comes with a 2MP camera with autofocus and Schneider-Kreuznach optics, which is more than sufficient for a camera phone. Amazingly, it takes extremely clear pictures but it doesn't have a good zoom on it. The media player does video and most major audio formats like MP3, but the speaker is terrible. I would recommend you use earphones instead. Besides, when you are listening to music, you can't minimise the media player and use other features. That's a big drawback for multitasking geeks.

Unlike the Chocolate, LG Shine KE970 has a MicroSD memory card slot plus there's Bluetooth for handsfree use. It also has a very nifty scroller control system which allows you to scroll up and down the menu with a little scroller. It is a very cool and easy-to-use navigation feature making it a lot easier to look around the menu. However, it's just plain cool. I have found it to be a little sensitive at times which can hamper productivity when you are in a hurry. On the other hand, it doesn't have 3G so it's no multimedia wizard and the photo album is incredibly slow to load up. Another disappointment is LG Shine KE970 doesn't autosave messages when you accidentally press another button, that stops me from using the phone.

LG Shine KE970 is a beautiful phone that does its primary job - making phone calls - in a beautiful way. If you are looking for a stylish phone rather than a practical & technically advanced phone, LG Shine KE970 is for you.

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