LG Cookie (KP500)

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LG Cookie / CYON Cooky
ManufacturerLG Electronics
Model
Compatible networksGSM 850/900/1800/1900, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000-1x, HSDPA & EV-DO (South Korean Cooky)
First releasedNovember 2008
March 9, 2009 (Cooky)
Dimensions106.5 x 55.4 x 11.9 mm
107.0 x 55.4 x 10.9 mm (South Korean Cooky)
Mass89 grams
108 grams (South Korean Cooky)
CPUInfineon M8877 V2.1 (ARM9E) (32-bit) 175 MHz
Memory47MB
Removable storagemicroSD, up to 16GB
BatteryLi-ion, 900 mAh
Display3", 240x400 pixels (~155 ppi pixel density) Resistive Touchscreen
Rear camera3.0 Mega Pixel Fixed-Focus Videos QVGA@12fps
ConnectivityUSB 2.0/Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
Data inputsResistive Touchscreen

The LG Cookie, model no. KP500, or Cyon Cooky (쿠키) in South Korea, is a discontinued touchscreen mobile phone announced on 30 September 2008.[1][2] LG targeted the entry-level touchscreen market keeping the cost of the Cookie as low as possible by omitting some of the features found on higher-end products, such as 3G.[3] The LG Cookie was highly popular,[4] and is credited for starting the "cheap touchscreen craze".[5]

Features[edit]

Its main feature is a 3-inch, 240 x 400 pixel touchscreen, powered by an ARM9E CPU with a clock rate of 175 MHz. It has a 3.15 MP camera capable of capturing still images and MPEG-4 video capture at 12 frame/s, but has no flash module.[6] The LG KP500 Cookie also has an FM radio receiver with RDS and an accelerometer motion sensor with support for auto-rotating display.[7] Software installed on the handset included a document viewer for DOC, XLS, and PDF formats, and a Java MIDP 2.0 games player. The battery is capable of standby time of up to 350 hours and talk time of up to 3 hours 30 minutes.

LG Cookie in the hand

The phone was originally released in four colors: Black, Vandyke Brown, Anodizing Silver, and Elegant Gold. This was later increased to ten colors including white, pink and purple.

Model differences[edit]

The LG KP501 is a variant of the KP500 with slightly different shaped front buttons and some minor software changes.

The South Korean Cooky model has a slightly different weight and dimension compared to the Cookie.

Sales and reception[edit]

South Korean pop girl group Girls' Generation in an advertisement; the group had performed a commercial film (CF) for the SU920/KU9200 Cooky phone in April 2010[8]

With the Cookie, LG brought a basic and affordable mobile phone but one that included a touchscreen.[9] The Register reviewed it and gave it a score of 70%.[10] GSM Arena in its review wrote that the LG Cookie "simply makes sense", adding that "it doesn't seek to impress but is straightforward, credible and convincing."[11] Softpedia in its review said its best features are its "cheap price and the exceptional look and finishes", with the biggest drawback being difficulty to use in sunlight.[12]

LG Cookie recorded over two million unit sales worldwide in the first five months after its launch in December 2008. It sold 1.2 million units in Europe, 600,000 in Asia and emerging markets, and 100,000 in Korea, where LG claimed that it was the most popular handset as of March 2009.[13] LG planned to expand the Cookie’s availability from 40 to 60 countries as part of its push to hit 13 million in sales worldwide.[14][15][16]

In July 2009, LG reported sales of 5 million for the Cookie, making it the company's fastest selling touchscreen phone yet.[17] At the end of the year, LG reported that it had shipped over 10 million units, including over five million in Europe, two million in Latin America and two million in Asia.[18]

At launch, the Cookie was virtually the first basic touchscreen phone on the market.[19] Its popularity led to a swathe of rivals in 2009 offering similar touch phones at low prices,[5] such as Samsung's S5230 Star/Tocco Lite.[20][21] The LG Cookie's successor, LG Pop, was introduced in late 2009.

Later LG Cookie models[edit]

Cookie Plus

After the original LG KP500, the Cookie brand was extended by LG with many more budget phones released in the series, for various different markets.

Model Name Year
GD510 Pop (Cookie Pep in India)[22] 2009
GW520 Cookie 3G (also known as Calisto; InTouch Plus) 2009
KM555e Cookie Wi-Fi (also known as Clubby) 2009
SU920

KU9200

Sosi's Cooky (소시의 쿠키) 2010
GS500 Cookie Plus (also known as Sentio) 2010
GD580 Lollipop (Cookie Flip in India) 2010
GS290 Cookie Fresh 2010
GT350i Cookie Fresh Wi-Fi (also known as Wink Plus) 2010
KM570 Cookie Gig (also known as Arena II; Cookie Music; Surf) 2010
T300 Cookie Lite (also known as Wink) 2010
T310 Cookie Style (also known as Plum; Wink Style) 2010
T310i Cookie Wi-Fi 2010
T320 Cookie 3G 2010
C310 Cookie Duet 2010
C375 Cookie Tweet 2011
T515 Cookie Duo (also known as Cookie) 2011
P525 Cookie Dual 2011
T370 Cookie Smart 2012

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Enter LG KP500 - pitched as the most affordable touch phone".
  2. ^ "LG Cookie budget touchscreen phone". The Register.
  3. ^ GSMArena: Enter LG KP500 - pitched as the most affordable touch phone
  4. ^ "LG Pop GD510 review". 15 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Samsung C3300K Champ review: Having fun". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  6. ^ Stuff: Full LG KP500 specs and details officially outed
  7. ^ "Pocket-Lint: LG announces KP500 "most affordable" touchscreen phone". Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  8. ^ "SNSD's 30 second LG Cyon Cooky Preview". allkpop. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  9. ^ Hedges, Lucy (2009-02-24). "Samsung preps an LG Cookie rival". ShinyShiny. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  10. ^ Lattimore, Phil. "LG Cookie budget touchscreen phone". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  11. ^ "LG KP500 Cookie review: Grab a bite". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  12. ^ https://news.softpedia.com/news/LG-KP501-Cookie-Review-110600.shtml. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ LG press release: LG Cookie Serves Up the Sweet Taste of Touch Technology
  14. ^ lg click
  15. ^ pinoytechblog click Archived 2022-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ cyberindian click
  17. ^ silicon (2009-07-20). "LG Cookie hits five million in global sales - Gear | siliconrepublic.com - Ireland's Technology News Service". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  18. ^ "LG sells over 10m Cookie phones". www.tradearabia.com. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  19. ^ "LG GD510 Pop review: Mobile pop culture". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  20. ^ "Samsung Tocco Lite budget touchscreen phone • The Register". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  21. ^ LTD, Phones. "Samsung's Answer to the LG Cookie - Samsung Tocco Lite". PRLog. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  22. ^ "LG's Cookie Pep Comes to India-Tech News". Firstpost. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2023-06-26.

External links[edit]

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