Maybe one of the biggest movements in phone technology is to make it smaller. Everyone wants a smaller phone. And for the most part, small phones are great. They’re easy to carry, easy to use and easy to live with. But sometimes, the drive toward smaller is all-consuming, forgetting everything else. And the LG LX370 is a perfect example of this.

The LG LX370 is a slider style cell phone with a voice recorder, speakerphone, Bluetooth connectivity, mobile email, mobile web, Sprint TV, a variety of PCS-specific options, text message, an MP3 player, a two megapixel digital camera, alarm clock, calendar, calculator, and a battery that will yield six hours of talk time on a single charge.

Sure, there are plenty of great features here. And that battery is one of the longest I’ve seen in some time. But here’s the problem–it’s ease of use that troubles me. I gave this one a try and it was like trying to fly a brick with wings. The control layout was confusing, and frankly, getting even the simplest things to work was troublesome. I even had LOAD TIME issues! Load time, can you believe it? I couldn’t.

The LG LX370 is a mixed bag–a great set of options, but many of them blocked or reduced due to useability issues.

The Good

Plenty of options

Great battery life

The Bad

Useability issues

Load time troubles

Score 6 / 10

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