When Phones Were Fun: LG Crystal (2009)
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[WHEN PHONES WERE FUN: LG CRYSTAL GD900]
The last time I brought you back to 2009 to show you a semi-transparent phone, the label on the casing said “Sony Ericsson” and the clear part was the screen. This time around? The name on the box says “LG” and it’s the keypad that’s “Crystal” clear. I’m Michael Fisher and it took me many months to chase down a working LG GD900 on eBay; join me as I go hands-on with the twelve-year-old “LG Crystal!”
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This is the thirteenth in a series of MrMobile videos exploring the mobile tech world's most vibrant period in design and experimentation. In “When Phones Were Fun,” Michael Fisher re-reviews cellphones from the golden age of mobile, the decade-long span from the turn of the century to approximately 2009.
When Phones Were Fun: Episode 13 features the LG GD900 / LG Crystal, a sample of which was purchased on eBay by MrMobile / Future plc. LG did not pay a fee or otherwise offer compensation in exchange for this coverage, nor did it preview or approve this content before publication. The lone sponsor of this video is HelloFresh.
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LG 2009" "Life's Good"
LG 2021: "Life was Good"
This one stings
1999: "Lucky Goldstar"
Lmao
Damn , such shame to lose a very bold and creative phone company like LG. I hope it isn't confirm that they would leave
Too real dude lol
One of the best series on RUclips
Definitely
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The best series on RUclips
@@matteofurbatto1805 you had me there for a second
I like it too, fun stuff and nostalgic in a very odd way. Makes me remember stuff I usually don't think to much about.
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Phones were indeed fun back then, even if you didn't own one, just the sheer excitement of living in an era when the line between art and technology started to get blurred, owning to the fact I was just 8 years old back then, was quite amazing for me.
Keep them coming, Mr. Mobile!
I was 10, still no phone in my hands, and the same excitement
I was 12 when my parent bought me my first phone it was n-gage qd. To me it was the best phone i've ever had. Probably because of nostalgia factor but its true tho. I can still feel the excitement everytime i hold and play games on that phone. Good times
They were, and apple ruined it...
My father had this and I remember finding it so cool... Rest in peace, old man❤️
To your dad?
@@chasestringer9619 yes , who else?
Rip G
@@skrzii the phone
Rip bro
Whoa thanks for the kind shoutout MrMobile! 😄 This was a fun phone indeed ✌👏
Gotta give you props for playing "morning coffee" ringtone alongside some Biscoff and coffees.
Good to have you back with another excellent video - You highlighted really well that micro period (basically 2009) of pre-smartphone smartphones; clunky interfaces, unresponsive touchscreens, tiny number of proprietary apps. It's actually a really interesting area because looking back we went from 'dumbphones' to android/iphones really quickly. I hope you can feature more of these devices that fell through the gap
Yeah, if you were lucky you get an operating system with a proper app market (symbian, maemo, a crazy thing that in Europe we know as "Vodafone 360", etc), otherwise you only got a bunch of pre-installed apps (basically Facebook, twitter and some unknown im services)
@@MattiaCavalloBr Some of those preinstalled apps were life-changing though! Like I said in the "Messaging Phones" episode of this series ... the whole reason I joined Facebook is because the LG Rumor had a preinstalled Java app for it! Haha
LG had some beautiful (and quirky) phones around that time. Rumor, Chocolate, KF600...
Given enough horsepower, touchscreen feature phones could end up alright. Samsung Jet / UltraTouch were pretty good, probably would have had one of those over a Nokia 5800, though IMO at this time these phones were mostly gimmicks and hype. The industry's turning point was mid year 2009, suddenly you could get a proper, big screen, fully capacitive real smartphone for the same price or less than these, and by the same time in 2010 you could get yourself an HTC Wildfire, a perfectly capable droid-based phone for less than $300. I really do miss this brief period in time, it was so exciting.
@@evefavretto I had one called the Renoir (in the UK) Excellent camera for the time, but otherwise frustrating to use
Not that is was a “fun phone” but.. the Motorola StarTac deserves some love :)
Oh that's getting a while episode with a LOT of extras. Don't worry!
I was the only one in my circle that owned one.
The battery I believe where just two AAA in a battery pack.
It was the first clam phone & had a satisfying sound when you opened/close it.
It will be nice to see it again even if I'll never hold another one.
I was 18 at the time, late 90s good times!!!!
@@umbrellacorporationwuhanfa3731 I remember my father using it when Verizon was Bell Atlantic and at the time it was the definition of mobile technology. It had zero features but damn if it didn't look cool. I agree that sound when you opened and closed it was the best.
@@umbrellacorporationwuhanfa3731 wasn't just the first clamshell phone with a satisfying noise, it was the first clamshell phone, Period.
I'll go back even further I had one that was like a cream color probably around 12 to 14 inches long in around 1990 looked like something that the bell workers that went up the poll to fix the wires connected with? Got it from my Ex Sister in Law, guess they didn't lock phones then I think the company was cell one? And after that was Primco!
Ngl that morning coffee slow shot is simple exquisite, love it 👌
I just can't get enough of this guy's writing, all that he says flows so well.
I remember talking about that LG chocolate when I was in primary school!
unlocked a memory i forgot i had. thank you!!
I owned the LG chocolate but it broke twice and the third time the battery overheated in my pocket. At that point the Chocolate 2 was out so Verizon offered me that one for free. Good times lol
The LG chocolate was the first phone I ever used lol. It was a hand me down from my mom and was hot pink in colour, so taking it to class was quite embarrising in the day haha.
@@samarthadvani same here! I had the first gen Chocolate in black. Still one of the coolest phones I owned
my mum had that phone it was the worst phone she ever had it broke down on her i dont know why but it did and for the price it cost she was pissed
I remember going into carphone warehouse in 2009 with my dad and seeing an LG crystal on display. As an 11 year old it was pure magic. This video is pure memories
3:50 as an LG G8 user, a gentle reminder that the same hardware that enabled gimmicky hand gestures and palm unlock, that EVERY major outlet blasted in their review for being clunky, slow and useless... It also enabled genuinely useful 3D face unlock that was seamless, fast, and secure (even worked in the dark) at a time only iPhones had similar technology
This is trivia 😯. I love this video of V60
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Ah 2009. A crazy time for phones. Non-standard operating systems, lagginess all around, so many different designs, etc.
I remember a friend of mine had that keyboard phone at 9:04 too whereas I had the N95 8GB.
This phone even with all it’s short comings was so innovative! I really enjoy all these blasts from the past mr.mobile! Side note: the ability to scroll on a page of text without obstructing the screen is something I miss to this day: I used to read so much on my nexus one with its trackball. Thank you for the hard work in putting together these fun and well thought out videos.
You can(on android) make your phone do that via the fingerprint sensor, sort of. You do need a bit of coding knowledge.
Considering how massive phones have become, this is not really an issue I see coming up very often.
2009??!!! my mother is STILL using this phone!!! STILL!!! i wasn't aware it had gotten That Old
Well I must say, those pictures taken are not bad, for a Symbian phone standard. LG always go for a little bit of craziness all the time. That is why they are still one of my favourite brands. Also super audio speaker for a phone at those era.
You know what, despite being slow and jsut finding out about this model, it seems innovative and ahead of its time. My first android was a LG until got stolen. Love the ideas this phone has packed in, the camera even is decent quality for the time. Thank you for another great review, I love this series!
9:44 he said the thing!! That's the thing!!
:)
I had a similar LG phone around that time, with the slide out keypad. The standout memory for me is how my cat would react to the "swoosh" sound it made. She would come running from the other end of the house to investigate it. It was great. Also it had a really good poker game on it!
as a vintage phone collector, i absolutely love these series! you should do ones about Xperia Play, Nokia N95, Nokia Communicators...
This circle gesture to zoom the camera is a nice trick, I remember spending hours reading my Nokia manual to discover tricks like that because there were no video reviews 😀
This series just getting bigger and bigger and I can't wait for next episodes , there are still a lot of phones from late 90's - 2009 that needs to be covered , keep up the good work !
The capacitive trackpad on the Blackberry Priv was the thing that kept me on that phone for as long as I was
This series is by far my favourite of all. Could you do the Sony Ericsson Walkman models. I had quite a few of them with the chunky Walkman memory sticks
Thanks! And yes, that's planned. I just need to secure some samples in nice enough shape to film.
@@TheMrMobile nice one, i remember of my w580i, wich i managed to break every key in half...
@@Heewson I remember my Sony Ericsson W595 , that one had a really futuristic design i must say, and all the features it offered back then, i miss that phone very much.
i remember my w200i (?) had a freaking subwoofer membrane in it haha
@@TheMrMobile w810i! IMO and many others, the best walkman phone in the line!
I still have my LG crystal in its original box. I remember seeing an ad of it in the newspaper in late 2009 and was very intrigued by the design. How time flies..
while modern phones are faster, have better cameras and are more reliable... I miss the era of 2009-2014 phones.
I love this "when phone were fun" series
A LG tour, MUST have the LG G Flex, I remembered the fact that phone could resist several Kgs of weight, because of the curve of the body, that was truly, the last time I said to myself: this is really the future, exciting !
It's past midnight here in Italy, but it's never too late for one of your videos
My mum used to have a BL40, which we still have somewhere. It actually turns on and runs alright still. I remember back then it seemed like the pinnacle of futurism, and to be honest even today it looks really quite beautiful. Look forward to seeing your future video on LG devices of the past! I genuinely think the BL40 deserves some attention even today, such a sweet little phone.
Great video as always! If you’re going to do an all LG classics, it would be nice to include the LG Chocolate and one (or both) of the LG Prada. LG Prada was said to inspire the first iPhone (although i have my doubts because of the time frame). Congratulations on this series of videos!
The LG Chocolate and the KF600 were some of my dream phones haha. The LG Shine was kinda cool too.
@@Rafaael My Mum had an LG Shine. While the interface wasn't perfect, the build quality was excellent and the scroller felt nice to use.
LG phones are nearly always interesting in some way.
Thanks for another great video plucking those nostalgia strings
That "yay" while playing the fishing game got me laughing lol
Man, I wish LG comes back big. LG's phone division is like the nice and creative person who didn't know how to hustle
by much one of the most interesting series of old, but beautiful tech.
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That Nokia N95 lightsaber app shout out though. Totally wasn't prepared for the intense flashback of this amazing phone in combination with the app I totally forgot about. Remember how excited I was for it. Especially showing friends. Thanks you, Michael.
oh my god I recommended him this phone a few months ago and now the video is coming out
Proof?
I was literally talking with him on twitter about this phone a few days ago lmao twitter.com/ChronobreaksTux/status/1364849468013568000?s=19
Funny how things work out
EZ2ACTux are more believable than you, sorry
Are yall really arguing over who suggested this phone for a phone review page to review? He would've done most of these eventually, regardless of who asked for it. Grow up.
@@introspectivetonysoprano word!
4:24 "No no I can't make that business meeting, I've got another business meeting at 3 and we'll be doing business there!"
4:22 oh, boy. You don't see that often, anymore, thank goodness!
What's the problem with that?
This is a really fun video, and the series too, I enjoy your videos so much. Yeah, even after 11 years, LG has achieved so much, going through so much- bringing Quad DAC audio, true pro grade camera capabilities, OLED display, powerful hardware, etc.- somehow keeping that innovation and practicality alive, which very few appreciates today. Looking forward to your upcoming videos Michael 🤠
Speaking of phones and fun, you should give the old Xperia Play a look. Maybe it was a little ahead of its time, but with streaming platforms coming up I think there's actually a bit of a market for another pass at a phone with integrated game controls.
I’m so glad I found your channel. I got so bored of tech channels always reviewing the same new smartphones! Keep up the great work!
OMG the Samsung Juke 😭 I wanted that phone so badly. I never had it though but loved the commercial.
I did see that phone when I was really young. At a mobile phone store (Verizon).
When touch screen phones came in, I remember I loved the dice rolling feature. It was neat
You should check out the LG Optimus 3D. It was LG first 3D phone that didn’t require 3D glasses
Or LG DoublePlay early dual screen sliding phone
biy it
I keep saying it, but another awesome video Michael. This took me back to such a nostalgic time in smartphones. The iPhone was new, but had a lot of limitations, and awesome phones like this and the LG Voyager proved other manufacturers had innovations of their own.
I used to have one of these. I really enjoyed it. You should do a video on the Samsung sch-i730. The best slider I ever owned.
biy it
And now LG has left the mobile industry. No more uncertain.
Love this series, keep up the good work sir!
Man the front camera sample looks surprisingly good even these years later
given that what it was competing with on the iPhone side didn't come out for several years afterwards and SOUCKED! The iPhone 4/4s camera was really crap ngl
@@Dimondminer11 true
Man, I miss owning an LG
Michael compares an old LG phone photos with that of today's iPhone. Why not do it with a today's LG device?! This is not fair. He is not showing what LG achieved after 11 years, rather boosting the ego of iPhone owners!
P.S. I am not criticizing iPhone owners, I am criticizing the review 😉
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I love how he even appreciates the stock music on the phone 👌
Ooo, where did you get that Mr. Mobile coffee mug!?
I'm currently dailying a Nokia E7! Looove its ergonomics. It's a great size and I love when I use it, plus great battery life
Sony Ericsson W550i please......
buy it
Letting us hear that entire 'Morning Coffee' ringtone was much appreciated. I even paused the video to grab some Lotus Biscoff and a coffee!
I wouldn't say the OS they were using was the problem though. Rather, the SoCs weren't very powerful and even Android wasn't exactly known for being the most efficient.
yéß
What’s the LG phone on the right? 1:47?
I have Owend most of my phones from this caterer, just a coincidence. tried to love Samsung but LG never let down my expectations.
10:22 Even after you get that jab in the arm, mask-up.
Why?
Takes a while to stop transmissibility (2-3 weeks) and regardless there's a 1 in 10 chance you can spread it still
@@shashvatverma5673 Pre rollout numbers from test data did indicate that, but I've recently been reading that in actual use the vaccines have been significantly more effective than anticipated.
@@CockatooDude nicee
Whenever I see the recommendation highlighting 'When phones were fun'.. the nostalgia and happiness that hits me is something I can't describe..
BTW crystal is a beautiful phone and its a shame it never launched in India coz I can assure you, it would had been a great hit, well of course, until apple was all ready to be in everyone's pocket.
But that happened in 2010..so crystal would have reigned india telecom market for a good year.
Thank you Michael for this wonderful review. 😊
Am i the only one who even when watched the video on the premiere, also watch it again to not be distracted by the chat? Great videos as always Mister
Much appreciated!
There are really few who dive into mobile retro tech. Appreciate it buddy. 🙌🏾
I miss these phones. I remember my dad used to work for United Nations in Africa and when he came back he brought a nokia N8 with him and my God did that thing made my jaw drop. It was the first touch phone in our family and that thing had us wowed.
I actually had this phone...After a few days of excitement over that keypad the disappointment in the laggy software came through...Nice Video!! Brings back memory...
Omg I can't wait for the juke episode. I had numerous friends who had those. They would always break the swivel function and the phone would just spin out and be crooked
Love your writing. This series is better than some premium shows.
Before smartphones, I did own LG Shine and LG Vu. Also, I had, I think it was LG, a flip phone that did have have rotating camera. The camera was in between the display and the keypad.
I always enjoyed this topic whenever you’re making them. It’s like you took us for a time travel back in time.
That rolling the dice game, I was really amazed 😯😯 by how those dice can move with real hand movement.
Also, I was 9 years old back then! 😜
That's what I miss the most about those days, manufacturers took risks, they did crazy things that we loved, and were fun. A small part of me wish the iPhone didn't come out, so we wouldn't be stuck with rectangle slabs if glass. But let's see what the future holds with foldables, flips, swivels, and rollables.
Dude, I remember the Dice Roller. Best thing EVER for D&D nights. Chefs Kiss 💋
hands down the most amazing series ever on youtube. (period)
Thank you for the video, it brings back a lot of memories of that time.
This is one of my all time favourite phones.
I would just like to add an interesting thing about the phone,
The small silver mirror next to the back camera was to help take selfies using the 8MP main camera.
LG also launched a bluetooth spatially designed for this phone which was also transparent in parts and quite unique for the time.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Crystal
I left a comment on your Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness video and you may be one of the very few RUclipsrs who read and care about your subscriber's comments.
Keep up the good work MrMobile and all the best for your future endeavours.
What a blast from the past. I coveted this phone so much back in the day.
i still have this baby in my drawer. & its still works. see, i bought this used LG Crystal in 2010. it is quite high-end 8MP phone back then. a years after when my wife dropped it at the gas station during refueling. i thought i lost my rare LG Crystal for good. to my surprise, i found it on random phone repair shop in 2014. because that phone was so rare in my locals. i immediately felt that "this is my phone". so i bought it for the second time with all the scratchers it has. now, its sitting next to my LG Chocolate & LG Chocolate Platinum edition collections. 😊
This looks like phone meeting the best of both worlds. It's regular phone and smart -touch screen phone as well. High end camera like this reminds me of my older phone Sony Ericsson Xperia x10i made around 2009.
I sure miss era from 2008-2012 where manufacturers went crazy with experiments to see what sticks and what don't because back then every phone screamed with it's own personality... Those were fun and exciting times
Wow...another 1st for LG. I have to retract my statements to friends that my Blackberry phones led the way with a capacitive keypad. Great video...thanks
They were still the first to do it on top of tactile keys so i guess they still kind of win?
My daily driver is an LG Rebel 4. Not the fanciest smartphone, I know, but I love what LG brings to the table when it comes to phones. Back in the day, I owned a Motorola Krave(look into that one, Mr. Mobile. I think you'd appreciate it as it's nickname was 'the Star Trek phone', due to it's flip style).
However, upon seeing this, I think I may have opted for this phone instead, had I known it existed. It definitely looked like a phone that was 'fun', and something that fit my preferences at the time.
I love this series more than you know. Keep those videos coming.
Gone are the days . I have big funs at that time with my great Nokia N900 .
8:45 lotus biscoff? So good 💙 just tried it in a milkshake yesterday! Eerie coincidence Mr. Mobile! 😂
My favorite phone from that era was the LG Voyager I love that phone so much I can't live without it
I really liked the LG Shine!!
Used to have one! It had a very good sound and nice menu!! Good build quality!!
This is the phone that I always stare at the mall back in my highscool days, this phone is really fascinating.
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2022 and we don't got anything futuristic like that. The 90s and going thru the 00's was the future
Thankfully i'm still hiding my old phones with separated batteries somewhere since i was a kid
It brings me joy to use one of those relics
I have watched all of these. And I am glad we have our incredibly powerful slab phones.
You should definitely take a look at the LG Viewty loved taking pictures and even slow motion video on that thing. Literally like someone glued a very underpowered phone on the back of a classic looking digital camera
This series should be on Netflix, so good !
startac was my 1st mobile phone back in 97..then i had all L'amour nokia collection, rzr phones, xlibri, n-gage, k880i and many more others
The motion games and demos are still 5 years late than Nintendo DS, the true pioneer of blowing into the mic gameplay
I remember reading about this phone along with the GD910 watch phone more than a decade ago and thought they were just prototypes. Didn't realize they actually made and sold both models.
For some reason you're one of the few people who's ads I don't skip.
In 2009, I was in 8th grade, and had the LG Chocolate Touch. It had 2 interchangeable back covers in either black or purple with a weird rubberized pattern on the back, and was supposed to have a great music player. It was very similar in design and functionality to the Crystal, but without a physical keypad. I had it through my first month of high school as a freshman, when I got an LG Ally to replace it (but only had that a year before I realized how much of a flop it was).
Wait...LG can't leave the phone business. I gotta get that phone that has the case with the second screen before they do. best idea ever.
At one of my previous jobs, I was lucky enough to be invited to LG offices in the UK, to check out their new handset of the time. the LG Crystal.
They were hoping we could endorse the phone as impressive new tech.
After my hands on with it, playing with all the gestures and going through the menus.
I had one thing to say about it, it's cool, but it's sluggish and painful to use.
They quickly thanked me for my time, packed everything away and ushered me out the offices.
That was the last we heard from LG.
What a funky phone, I don't remember ever seeing this one.
I remember my sister went back from London back in 09' and she had this touchscreen LG phone. I played with it non-stop, especially the dice games.
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RIP LG Phones, We will Miss You. 🥺
I remembered owning this phone. Back when I get to go to school trip.