Sticking close to the highly successful design of the original, the new Prada phone has a hidden secret. An ultra-thin keyboard slides from under the handset.
The original Prada phone made history as the first full touch-screen phone to reach the market. With all the characteristics of the most digitally enhanced phones it was also a powerful aesthetic pioneer and was hugely popular with over 1 million handsets sold.
The unique QWERTY keyboard available with the new telephone is designed for maximum ease of use. The metallic silver keyboard compliments the slick aesthetic and with the additional on-screen, call and hang-up buttons gives fresh tactility to the original phone’s minimal design.
Other new/improved features include 3G compatibility with video calling, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, a 5 mega pixel camera with Schneider-Kreuznach certified lens, full HTML browser and Wi-Fi accessibility.
The handset will be available with a starting price of 600 Euros though major mobile dealerships in Italy, UK, France, Germany, Spain and Netherlands before Christmas – maybe you should get writing to Santa now..?
November 4th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
i think i’m in love.
the only thing i wonder is has the touch screen got better since the first prada phone? i ended up sending back the 1st prada because the touch screen was terrible to use.
it’s going to be a tough call between the iphone and this. but i think the iphone might win because of apps.
ps. i chucked my secret against the wall in frustration (at something else) today and it emerged unscathed. i know that’s not recommended practice, but i was relieved and impressed… in that order
November 5th, 2008 at 11:53 am
It’s a beauty isn’t it? I don’t have any specifics about the touch screen yet but I’ll keep you posted!
And chucking your secret at walls… Is the wall ok?
November 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
wmao! i haven’t checked for dents yet. the back didn’t even come unlodged!
November 5th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
This looks like a stunning phone- something I’d be proud to pull out at a pub! The keyboard looks really easy to use too which is my general biff with smartphones.
November 20th, 2008 at 12:00 am
when and where can I buy this phone?!
are they in O2,Orange etc???
November 20th, 2008 at 3:14 am
i love this phoen, but i wonder why they didn’t change the phone case and provide the stylus pen. I mean the phone case isn’t that great because it makes scratches and stylus pen is very convenient. Well, still this phone is so adorable.
November 20th, 2008 at 4:45 am
wonderful phone but the problem in 3 hours talk time !!!!
November 20th, 2008 at 10:51 am
It’s interesting that you miss a stylus pen Hk – a lot of people weren’t keen on the stylus which came with the Viewty, which is possibly why there isn’t on on the newest touchscreen handsets.. Thanks for the feedback though – I’ll pass it on!
November 20th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Pristyles – I managed to have a play with a handset at the Launch event on Tuesday (while feeling slightly under dressed in the Bond St Prada store..!) The touch screen & UI are great, very responsive and intuitive, to me anyway – it’s always a subjective area, isn’t it?
Khaled – I don’t think I ever use my phone to talk for more than an hour a day. I bow to your superior talking abilities (or possibly popularity…)
November 21st, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Let’s see if LG cant get it’s Mobile Sync connectivity software problems sorted out. The availability of said software, or updates, is shocking with multiple dead links around the world. I have a the KE850, and in moving house, and subsequently having a laptop stolen, I have been unable to locate suitable software to copy SMS messages to my PC for storage for past 2 days.
I also the hope the case is better made. The word PRADA wore off my phone altogether after 4 months. The rest of the it is covered in tiny scratches. The rim of the phone is unfortunately a very cheap plastic, with thin silver paint on.
Hope this is all improved in Prada 2
November 21st, 2008 at 11:47 pm
This phone i stunning!
but where do i get it form is it availible on the usual, orange, O2 etc.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Wow i love it! I have the first prada phone and can’t stand the keypad you have to use to type things out. I love the idea of the pull-out keyboard. In responese to tonez, the prada emblem is also fading very quickly, so perhaps that’s something else to work on. When is this coming out in the US?
November 24th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Jennifer & Loretta,
It’s available in good shops & is not tied to a specific network
December 5th, 2008 at 5:21 am
Any idea if and when the phone may be available in Australia, on what network/s and at what price?
December 6th, 2008 at 5:40 am
Please reduce the price
December 6th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Wow I llike this phone but will like to know when will it be available and how much will it cost?
December 7th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
I like the first Prada phone but this one is really better, the first one didn’t do exactly what i thought it would do, so if i end up selling the first one to buy the second one i sure hope it would be worth it. And when can I expect it to come to California, USA?
December 8th, 2008 at 9:09 am
If & when will it be coming to the USA? What carrier is slated to receive it?
December 8th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Will this cool phone be avaible in the USA?
December 10th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I’ve been waitin’ 4 it 4 so long… & actually I’m still waitin’.
Plz tell me when it will be available in Russia?
December 10th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
It’s impossible to find any information on the Link in particular in the UK. There is all this internet info saying both the watch and the phone are out here now, but to date I’ve been into 3 Phones 4 U stores trying to find out about the Link, and they have no idea what I’m talking about either telling me the phone does have bluetooth or trying to sell me a digital photo frame?? It’s getting very frustrating, very quickly . . .
December 11th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
It’s proving impossible, and increasingly frustrating, to get information on the Link in particular here in the UK. To date I’ve been into 3 Phones 4 U stores where they either don’t know what I’m talking about with the Link or try to sell me a digital photo frame along with the Prada 2. . . I just don’t see the point of promoting the two products together and then making one impossible to find, especially when people are enthusiatic about them and want to buy both!!
December 13th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
hi, i have the prada 2, it is amazing, i totally love it, the qwerty keypad is sooo cute, but how do i download games onto it????
December 15th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
could anybody tell me when it is gonig to come at greece????
please !!!!
December 17th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Hiya,
the Prada phone by LG and the Link watch are available from Phones4u and Orange shops in the UK.
Helen
December 21st, 2008 at 12:26 am
Prada 2 is good looking smart phone but too bad no GPS receiver and no 16 GB memory with this phone.
December 22nd, 2008 at 6:16 pm
hey , when is this phone coming to Malaysia?
December 24th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Does the phone come with Instant Messaging Services feature such as MSN Messenger/Yahoo and more?
December 24th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Does the phone come pre-installed with Instant Messaging Services such as MSN Messenger or Yahoo Messenger?
December 28th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
hello, i want to know is this phone going to have a chinese verison and is it going to available in Hong Kong?
December 30th, 2008 at 3:02 am
I would love to have this phone in pink!!!! I love pink and I think its a color that sells well.
December 31st, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Will this phone be available on T-Mobile or any other networks except Orange. I would switch to an Orange contract but there’s no reception around where I live but I really want this phone. Thanks!
January 2nd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Hi Rhian, I’m afraid it’s Orange only at the moment, sorry!
January 5th, 2009 at 1:10 am
Please help. I can’t get my Prada phone to work in the U.S. and I can’t get through to anyone to help.
January 5th, 2009 at 5:04 am
but when will phone be available in the United States???!!!!!!!
January 5th, 2009 at 5:05 am
But when will the phone be available in the United States???!!!!
January 7th, 2009 at 2:59 am
when will it be available in the US
January 7th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
hi i was about to purchase one of these but decided to wait untill after christmas, but now it’s been pulled off all the sites i’ve seen it on. The guy at phones4u said it got bad feedback? help because i really want this phone!!!
January 9th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
When is this phone going to be released in the UK? There are adverts for it everywhere, but I’ve asked my network, O2, and they don’t know, and I’ve checked the websites of all the other major networks and none of them have it..
January 10th, 2009 at 1:37 am
Hi,I’m Andrej from Macedonia. I bought Prada II but I didn’t get the Prada Link (bluetooth watch),so can anyone tell me where could I buy it?
January 10th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Hello!
Im very much in love w/ this phone. Where can I buy it (in The Netherlands) and what will it cost? Does anyone know?
thanks =)
January 10th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
I have this Phone and i Love it!!! its so sleek also everybody stares at it the typing on it is easy espcialy as it has two ways of typing the screen is very sensitive to but 100% Get this fone ppl :) x
January 12th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
looks awesome, when will it come out in australia?
January 12th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
I had the orginal prada phone, and I loved it. I want to get the new Prada 2, the only thing is my orginal Prada phone stopped working one day, just wouldn’t turn on, and I was wondering if there is a way i could send it back to a manufacturer?
January 13th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Hi Sarah, sorry to hear you had problems, when did this happen?
Warranties vary depending on who your provider is so your best bet is to check any/all paperwork you got with the handset and/or contact them.
If you need any help from LG the customer support number is 08700 505123
For the international commenters, thanks for reading! Unfortunately we can only provide information for the UK market, you’re best bet is checking your local country LG website or one of the other blogs – we have brother/sister blogs in Spain, France, Germany and Italy – links at the top of the page.
Thanks!
January 15th, 2009 at 6:22 am
when will it get released in Australia?
January 17th, 2009 at 12:01 am
when will it get released in uk?
January 19th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Hi Mia,
This phone went on sale a couple of months ago, you should be able to find it at Phones4you and Orange shops.
Thanks,
H
January 19th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Hi Sarah, you have 3 options in this instance:
1) Contact their original retailer who may offer to exchange the handset (subject to their terms and conditions) or arrange for the handset to be sent away for repair. The retailer may be able to offer a loan handset while the customer handset is away for repair.
2) call our call centre on: 08700 505123 and book the handset in for repair. A pre-paid bag will be sent, return your handset in the pre-paid bag and once repaired the handset is returned. Normal turn around time should be 5 working days.
3) book their handset in for repair online via the LG mobile web booking system: http://www.lgrepair.co.uk A pre-paid bag will be sent, they return their handset in the pre-paid bag and once repaired the handset is returned. Normal turn around time should be 5 working days.
There is no loan handset available should you go with options 2 or 3. Hope that helps!
Helen
January 20th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
is this phone available at all in the US? And if so, is it available for Verizon wireless??
January 20th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
, is it available for Verizon wireless??
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:49 am
Dear Helen,
May I know if LG has any plan to release the Prada II phone in Hong Kong?
Thanks & regards,
Jeritza
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:00 am
Sorry Meagan and Jeritza, I only have information on the UK release, I can try to find out for you but can’t promise anything I’m afraid – I don’t have international contacts for LG distribution sadly
February 1st, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Hey,
I am also plannnin to buy this phone, but the thing is that handset is impossible to buy with the phone, how come? and yeah where can I buy both and in what price?
thx
February 1st, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Hello,
Can anyone help me where to buy this watch+phone, I am in Austria.
February 10th, 2009 at 3:49 am
I have one question about the memory, i heard that the internal memory of LG Prada 2 is only 64 mb, so what is the maximum capacity of external memory that can be used with Prada 2 ? Because im thinking to use the mini SDHC 16 GB ;-) Thank you
February 12th, 2009 at 6:31 am
Wow……. Im theonly person in U.S. that has the Prada 1 Since ive yet to see anyone that has it. Wasnt To Impressed With The prada 2 Since all that was diff was the keyboard…. However My boy is filled me In The The LINK WATCH….. And i was blown Away!!!!
Does anyone know if You can Use the LINK WATCH with the Prada 1???????
February 13th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
why don’t you design a dictionary program for it??? more features and more convenient!!!!
February 17th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Hey there Helen,
I’ve just ordered my new Prada II phone from Orange, they officially started selling them this week, but they do not stock the Prada Link, either do Phones4U.
Can you let me know how I can get one, as the real appeal of this phone is the whole product with the Prada Link.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Best Euey
February 20th, 2009 at 7:07 am
hi everyone, I just got my prada kf900.
is there any link for software updates?
coz the phone can’t read Chinese characters
pls advices, thx!
feric
February 24th, 2009 at 10:08 am
I got my prada phone KF900
and i tried to install PCSuite with the disc, but it showed the error message
“0×8000FFFF Catastrophic Failure”
and stopped the installation
Anyone can help?!?! can’t sync my phone with computer!!!
February 26th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Everyone note you can get a Prada Link watch from Expansys.
The one I ordered arrived today and i’ve been playing with it. I must say the Prada Link is so cool, and the range on the bluetooth can get up to 10 meters easily. It is also waterproof to 30meters though I don’t think i’ll be testing that out.
Everyone in my office is super jealous.
Euey
March 12th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Just got my Prada II and I’ve got to say it’s a marked improvement over the original….but…. i’m a little perplexed by the screensaver!
Can anyone tell me if there is a way to disable it?? Scoured the manual but to no avail!
My main concern is getting my phone out down the pub to be the envy of my mates… only to end up the subject of ridicule as my phone proudly displays a pair of ladies Prada shoes from the embedded Prada catalogue!!
Please tell me there is a way round this……
Stu