Cell phone makers are going to stop at absolutely nothing in this age of cut throat competition. The S5000 which has been just launched in China for example is being touted as the perfect handset for the "metrosexual male". It looks classy, but to say that it is designed for a "metrosexual male" is stretching things a bit too far.
Surprisingly, when I looked it up with Wikipedia; the general definition sided with LG. "The metrosexual, is an urban male of any sexual orientation who has a strong aesthetic sense and spends a great deal of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle.
LG S5000 ; it does fulfill the basic requirements of being sleek and stylish. The jet black glossy finish I assume can be taken as to be in "touch with the feminine side". The smooth uninterrupted design of the S5000 is undoubtedly attractive, so we will leave the "metrosexual" being at that. The handset has the decent feature set thats necessary for any cell phone in todays day and age. The clamshell has bluetooth and a 1.3 megapixel camera lens (supported by flash). The clamshell has two displays, the primary one is color while the outer secondary display is a simple smaller two color display.
The blue backlit keypad does look more style then function and is certain to cause trouble for people with large digits. General features such as music playing capability, large phone book, voice dialling are all explained as features that LG specifically put in for this target audience. The phone also happens to have an automatic opening feature, by simply clicking on the buttons at the sides, the handset opens up. This according to the company in some matter adds to the "sex appeal" of the handset.
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