Prizefight: Samsung Ultra Edition 12.1 (U700) vs. LG Shine (KU970)

By CNET Asia staff
Aug 24, 2007

Judges: Reuben Lee, John Chan and Damian Koh

When it comes to chic and style, two mobile phone brands come first to mind. Samsung has been strutting ultraslim handsets on the fashion runway, while LG's Chocolates have been simply irresistible. After the initial sugar rush, the latter literally took a Shine to its name. In this prizefight, we pit two fashionable slider phones--the Samsung Ultra Edition 12.1 and the LG Shine (KU970)--in a knockout match to see which will emerge as queen of the ring. We've relegated "world peace" pleasantries to the backstage, and this will be a contest of not just beauty but also brains.

About the judges

Editor Reuben Lee has reviewed more phones in his six-plus years at CNET Asia than most people have owned in their lifetime, and secretly hankers after the iPhone even though he has a list of 20 reason why no one get should get one now.

Senior Writer John Chan is a self-confessed user-interface addict. Give him the latest and greatest gadgets, but if it takes too many buttons presses to get to a desired menu, it's junk to him. Actually, that's really just his excuse for using an outdated phone because he can't afford any better.

Senior Writer Damian Koh has been hoping to be the first to dream up a dSLR phone. Too bad, someone's beaten him to it. Now he just wants to own one.

This article is by no means exhaustive and is only a quick comparison of the Samsung Ultra Edition 12.1 (U700) and the LG Shine (KU970). To find out more about the phones, check out the full reviews of each handset here and here.

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