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

Round 1: Style factor

Initial impressions are like meeting the girl of your dream for the first time, for real. That elusive charm and poise are what catches the eye. Toss all irrationality aside for love is blind and style can be measured only by the drool factor. The jury's ratings are based on a 0-to-5 point scale, which results in a final score of 0 to 15 per round.


	5 Possibly one of the slimmest slider phones in its class, the U700 combines a cool semi-reflective cover with a sleek stylish profile that many mobile fashionistas will find hard to resist.	4 It is a very attractive-looking phone especially with its cool metallic finish and mirror-like display, but it is somehow not as refined as the U700 in terms of style and design.

	4 The shininess of this handset fits well with its design. The slim form factor also does well to make sure it isn't too loud. What's more, when the display is on standby, the screen acts as a mirror. And because of its curvature, this makes you look thinner than in real life. It's like they say, flattery will get you everywhere.	4 With a full metal finish, this phone will turn heads. Like the U700, it has a mirror finish when the display is on standby. It isn't blocky in any sense of the word, but hardly as curvaceous as the Samsung.

	5 I like the sleek and more slender lines of the U700 compared with the LG Shine. Somehow it exudes more class and is somewhat more "gentle" on the eyes.	4 The biggest difference between the Samsung and the LG is the KU970's metallic chassis. In fact, at a glance, the KU970 stands out as more masculine compared with the U700. So it may appeal to a different crowd.

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