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The LG Optimus C is not only a high-quality choice for consumers on a budget, it's the cell phone to get according to PC Magazine.

The Optimus C ($129.99 after $50 mail-in rebate) sports a 320-by-480 pixel touch screen which looks sharp and clear. And while the QWERTY keyboard is a bit cramped, it's functional. The phone is a tri-band EVDO Rev. A device with 802.11b/g Wi-fi and is rated for 5 hours and 49 minutes of continuos talk time.

As for the operating system, the Optimus C runs Andriod 2.2 "Froyo", a nice upgrade to the earlier versions of the OS. However, the phone isn't powerful enough to support Flash.

At the end of the day, the LG Optimus C is just like all the other Optimus phones out there on other carriers, which is a good thing; the Optimus phones are the best entry-level Android devices. Cricket's other Android option, the Huawei Ascend ($139.99, 3 stars), is currently $10 more expensive than the Optimus C, and also far less powerful. We haven't reviewed the BlackBerry Curve 8530 for Cricket, but the version we looked at for MetroPCS ($169.99, 4 stars) is a solid device for users that like to text and e-mail; it has a fantastic QWERTY keyboard and good voice quality. But the Optimus C has a better Web browsing experience, as well as a much better third-party app catalog. That, combined with its many other functions and exceptional plan pricing, make the LG Optimus C a winner.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383923,00.asp