Many anticipate the latest releases from South Korean manufacturer LG with justifiable excitement. Their latest mobile phones offer some subtle innovations and some wildly outlandish developments which may shape the mobile phone market of the future.

LG GM750

The GM750 is a mid ranged touch screen smartphone that uses the Windows 6.5 mobile operating platform. That means there are plenty of applications and connectivity options packed into what is a fairly unremarkable looking phone. On top of 3G and Bluetooth connectivity you can also connect to wireless networks to access the internet and download files. Up to 16GB of storage space can be added, although it would have been nice for a heftier built in memory capacity to have been included. The 5 megapixel camera continues to reinforce LGs reputation as a producer of quality camera phones.

LG GW300

The GW300 is a slight departure for LG as a phone that is obsessed with text messaging and emailing more than any other function. It has a full QWERTY keypad and unlike most other new LG handsets has no touch screen or high megapixel camera. The GW300 is designed to appeal to the younger audience and its low price and colourful detailing reflect this fact.

LG GB220

Considering the low cost of this phone there is no lack of functionality. There is a 1.3 megapixel camera and built in mp3 playing software and the clamshell design is available in either pink or silver. This GB220 phone is aimed at the pay as you go market, but despite its budget technology there is nothing to suggest that this is anything other than a quality product for the price.

LG BL40 Chocolate

The BL40 Chocolate is the world’s first fully cinematic phone. This means that the aspect ratio of the display is the same as that in which most motion pictures are shot. This allows you to watch feature films in all their glory without any black bars or image cropping taking place. The BL40 Chocolate is also a touch screen smartphone with all of the associated connectivity and a 5 megapixel camera to boot. The interface is slightly confusing at times and offers too many ways in which to get the same thing done, but overall the widescreen lends itself well to the packed menus of the BL40 Chocolate. In addition this is one of the most attractive and striking phones that has ever been produced thanks to its monolithic, black design.

LG GB102

The GB102 is one of the cheapest phones on the market that still has a colour screen and polyphonic ringtones. It lacks all but the most basic capabilities, but if you want a cheap replacement handset or are not interested in doing anything but making calls and sending texts then the GB102 should be adequate if little more.

LG GT500

The GT500 is the natural successor to the older mid-ranged touch screen phone the LG Cookie. It offers a lot more in terms of connectivity, thanks to Wi-Fi and built in GPS satellite navigation capabilities and also has a 5 megapixel camera which sadly lacks the Xenon flash of other LG models. The GT500 benefits from being extremely thin despite the large 3 inch touch screen display and all of the functions packed into its shell. The black design is simple and subtle, but it is not as well designed as some of its rivals.

LG GT505

The GT505 is to all intents and purposes the same phone as the GT500, except branded for use on the Orange network as opposed to T-Mobile. The GT505 has a slightly better housing with rounded edges and it is the GPS capabilities and built in mapping software which makes it stand out from the crowd. Although the GT505 is not a market leader it is attempting to bring some high end smartphone functionality down in price, making it available to the masses.

LG GW520

This is a messaging and 3G internet phone that has social networking capabilities to commend it. It has a touch screen interface as well as a QWERTY keypad which is hidden beneath the screen for use when writing longer messages. The keys themselves are relatively small compared to other phones of this type, which means that younger users with smaller fingers will be able to get the most out of the GW520. Social networking updates can be accessed live via the GW520 so keeping tabs on what is occurring in your online world is easy. There is also a decent 3 megapixel camera but the lack of software features that could have made this a more useful asset will put some off.