I composed this entire post using LG’s bottom-of-the-line assemblage of digital garbage that bears the model label L38C. Please believe me, the word aggravating doesn’t adequately capture my experience. My friends have endured months of my whining about the “PoSness” of this device. It appears my experience aligns with the majority of users who have been unfortunate enough to encounter this Google-bloated, pseudo-functional monstrosity birthed from the shelves of Wal-Mart.
“At first I was really happy, then I tried to install apps. The first one went fine, then the second didn’t load. System memory low. This would be a decent phone with more memory. It comes with a 4GB SD card that the phone doesn’t even try to use. I seriously question the reviewer who says they got 18 apps on the phone.“
-Hebert “mechanic and pilot”
“I wanted to like this phone. Really, I did. I have small hands, and this was the perfect size for me. I loved the shape and overall feel of this phone. I bought the white one and I loved the color. It was a great little phone, before I turned it on….
…Overall, I’d rate this phone as a poor piece of crap. I got rid of it the same day I bought it…”
-A. Pearce “E.A. Pearce”
“I had this phone for a year and hated every minute of it. the memory space is crap. It lags if it downloads updates is full of useless apps you will never use and can’t ditch.”
-corina
“The storage is TERRIBLE, I have 4 apps, 4!! and it says my space is full and wouldn’t let me receive anymore texts if I didn’t delete something. I can’t even add all most contacts because there’s not enough storage, I’ve only got 10 contacts in the phone… Yes, I’ve tried clearing the cache AND moving the storage around, and most apps also won’t move. The phones memory capacity is 157 MB…”
-Leslie
“The camera is also pretty craptastic, even in outdoor lighting. I wouldn’t recommend anyone buy this phone though, as you won’t be able to utilize it’s features to their full potential.”
-TishM
“Horrible phone! Won’t download ringtones, battery dies in a fraction of the stated time, etc, etc, etc. All sorts of little problems that add up to one big inconvenience. This is a phone that was definitely NOT designed to be used with the Tracfone service…”
-Dale
“Within hours of receiving and updating my phone, the system memory was full. I have spent days uninstalling apps trying to find ways to move things around, uninstall pre-loaded programs to free up space–which it won’t let you do, all to no avail.”
-Chris
“I would give this phone less stars in the review, but you have to give 1. I picked one of these up and this thing is a fixed bloating phone. By that I mean: it doubles up bloatware.
…The keyboard is trash and frequently stops functioning, as well as the phone dialer. And in order to properly use the phone: you can’t [let the] memory [get] too low or it will bug things out and lag so much it’s unusable.”
-rockinfilmmaker44
“This is without a doubt the worst phone that I have ever used…
…The proximity sensor is buggy and will frequently turn off the screen while you are trying to input numbers such as extensions or menu options on automated phone services. Do yourself a favor and stay far away from this PoS.”
-Randall Perot
