The LG GW520 Calisto is the latest touchscreen phone from LG. It has many impressive features and functions and includes a full QWERTY keyboard which slides out from the back of the phone.

The front panel sports a 2.8-inch TFT 262k color screen and has a resolution of 240X400 pixels. The screen is optimum for web browsing, photo and video viewing. An inbuilt accelerometer sensor auto rotates images to their correct aspect.

The QWERTY keyboard allows users to enter data or texts in a more usual manner at high speed. It slides out from the underside and is a useful feature of the phone.

It has a 3.15 Megapixel camera which can take photos and record videos upto a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. It also includes features like digital zoom, video editor, photo editor, video player and video recorder.

Internal memory of the phone is 40 MB which can be expanded upto 8 GB with the help of an external microSD card. LG GW520 comes with MP3/MP4/AAC/AAC+/EAAC+/WMA player,a MPEG-4 player and stereo FM radio. There are also quite a few motion sensor games inbuilt in the phone. You can also add many other java games to the phone by simply transferring them to the phone memory.

The LG GW520 Calisto has Standard Li-Ion 950 mAh battery. According to LG, it has a standby time of 500 hours and 5 hours of talktime.

You can access internet on the LG GW520 Calisto using HSDPA connection which provides speeds upto 7.2 Mbps. It also supports Bluetooth v2.0, USB v2.0 and GPRS. The phone also includes basic features like organizer, calculator, alarm clock, document viewer, SMS, MMS, E-mail, etc.

For people in the UK, you can compare contract deals for LG GW520 Calisto from leading network operators.

Like most touchscreen phones, the screen of the LG GW520 Calisto is vulnerable to scratches. You can prevent this by using a INVISIBLE SHIELD from Zagg. If you order online, the shield is usually shipped in 5-7 days. You can also buy one from a local shop.

You can spice up your LG GW520 with various wallpapers. All images which are of 240X400 resolution will fit perfectly on your phone. There are already thousands of wallpapers of 240X400 resolution for phones like LG Cookie, LG Viewty, LG Dare on the internet which will work fine on your Calisto. You can google LG GW520 Wallpapers and you will find plenty of them.

The LG GW520 Calisto supports MP3/AAC/AAC+/EAAC+/WMA audio formats. So, you can use your favorite mp3 songs as your ringtone. You also use other low quality formats like AAC/AAC+ as your ringtone/alert tone/message tone.

The LG GW520 Calisto supports java games. It also includes some inbuilt motion sensor games. You can also add many new games on the phone. All the games which are compatible with the LG Viewty, LG Cookie, LG Renoir will work perfectly on this phone. Most of the games designed for this phone are touchscreen so you'll enjoy gaming on this phone.

1. Download the game you want to install on your computer. You can find many games for the LG GW520 Calisto on the internet or you can buy them from your network provider.
2. Now connect your phone to the computer using USB data cable and select Mass Storage Mode.
3. Copy paste the java game file(.jar) you have downloaded onto the My games and Applications folder on your phone.
4. Now browse to the game file on the phone and open it. The game will install on the phone automatically. Now you can run the game on the phone.