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LG Optimus One P500 review: 2010 mass-market Android debut.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2010·$200
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#1 of 17
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Optimus One P500.

LG's 2010 Optimus One P500 mass-marketed Android at $200 — sold over 10 M units globally.

01Display

66/100

At 66/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2010 — 8 points above the cohort average.

TypeCapacitive TFT
Size3.2"
Resolution320 x 480 HVGA

02Performance

62/100

At 62/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2010 — 10 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetQualcomm MSM7227
CPU600 MHz Cortex-A5
RAM512 MB

03Camera

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 57-point average for budget phones of 2010.

Main3.0 MP

04Battery

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 68-point average for budget phones of 2010.

Capacity1,500 mAh (removable)

05Software

66/100

66/100 puts it above the 64-point average for budget phones of 2010.

What works
  • Sold 10 M+ units.
  • $200 affordable Android.
  • Removable battery.
  • Froyo at launch.
What doesn't
  • HVGA low res.
  • 3 MP basic cam.
  • Single-core 600 MHz.
  • Plastic build.
Cross-shop it against
Motorola Triumph WX435
$300 · score 64/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 17-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .