The Prada Phone by LG 3.0 may have a stupid name but it's a very stylish handset that will appeal to fashion fiends

Lovely hardware design; Solid specifications; Good battery life

A bit expensive; Bit on the large side; Android 2.3

The upshot is a handset which feels and looks good, and whose innards appear to have been well thought out. We rather like it, though it is a slightly pricey choice.

Overall I like LG as a company, they make excellent quality components however we have yet to see this translate into a high end smartphone, their lower end Optimus One was a nice phone but their higher end offerings have suffered from issues relating to the software, I would like to see them scale...

Screen; Design; NFC

LG/Prada Skin; Screen Digitizer; Default Browser/Keyboard

I had purchased LG Prada 3.0 from amazon. As I was looking for a mobile I came across this phone. Well I had find this phone cheap and a android like feeling when I look to it at amazon. So I order the phone. But when I get a phone I didn't like it a lot.

For a smartphone brearing the Prada title, the Prada 3.0 is a pretty unassuming device in the hand. Cut from the same cloth as so many monoblocks before it, the Prada 3.0 is a glossy-black touchscreen smartphone, almost indistinguishable from other LGs, Samsungs or even the iPhone from a distance.

Slick monochrome UI design; Good everyday performance; Decent camera; NFC

Cheap, plastic body; No 850MHz network support; Bright screen punishes the battery

The Prada 3.0 is unlikely to appeal to the fashion-conscious with its cheap, plastic build and is equally unlikely to speak to the tech savvy with its middling specs and performance.

Slick monochrome UI design; Good everyday performance; Decent camera; NFC

Cheap, plastic body; No 850MHz network support; Bright screen punishes the battery

For a smartphone brearing the Prada title, the Prada 3.0 is a pretty unassuming device in the hand. Cut from the same cloth as so many monoblocks before it, the Prada 3.0 is a glossy-black touchscreen smartphone, almost indistinguishable from other LGs, Samsungs or even the iPhone from a distance. This is less true when you look at it from behind, where LG uses the signature Prada "Saffiano" texture across the plastic battery cover, which looks nice but feels rough to touch. Though it would have pushed the price up, we think a softer feeling with, maybe, leather would have sold the idea of luxury better.

The Prada 3.0 is unlikely to appeal to the fashion-conscious with its cheap, plastic build and is equally unlikely to speak to the tech savvy with its middling specs and performance.

Slick monochrome UI design; Good everyday performance; Decent camera; NFC.

Cheap, plastic body; No 850MHz network support; Bright screen punishes the battery.

LG's Prada Phone 3.0 is the third smartphone the company has developed in conjunction with Italian fashion label Prada following the LG Prada (KE850) and the LG Prada (KF900). Described by LG as a smartphone that combines "style and substance", the Prada Phone 3.0 has a nice design and some handy software but has too many flaws to recommend amongst excellent competition.

LG's Prada Phone certainly looks the part thanks to a classy design that blends well with the company's unique, monochrome user interface. Unfortunately, this interface is also the cause of much inconsistency. When combined with only average performance, poor battery life and no real class leading features, the Prada Phone is quickly lost among better competitors.

Classy looking design; Bright screen; Monochrome UI;

Poor battery life; Low screen resolution; Inconsistent interface;