Phones at the leading edge are currently offering 8-megapixel cameras, but 5-megapixel ones are far from ubiquitous and arguably a better value for money proposition. If you want the quality and clarity that 8 megapixels offers you are currently better off going for a dedicated digital camera.

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LG's tri-band KC550 is a low cost 5-megapixel offering, and its camera is supplemented by a self-portrait mirror and LED flash. There is autofocus and a macro mode, and the camera will shoot video at 730 x 480, 30fps, which isn't bad going at all. You will get more features and better quality images from a dedicated camera, but what is here is quite acceptable, especially given the price of this handset.

There isn't much to recommend this phone as far as looks are concerned. The KC550 is a fairly chunky slider phone which is a little on the thick side and a bit squat in the hand. For the record the dimensions are 51.4mm x 96.9mm x 14.9mm and 110g.