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| LG Venus VX8800 Phone, Black (Verizon Wireless)
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The sophisticated and stunning LG Venus slider phone offers a unique combination of touchscreen and tactile keypads in a compact form factor with a stylish mirror finish. The phone features dual external screens, with the bottom screen incorporating interactive touch navigation, and the top slides open to reveal a standard numeric keypad. The Venus gives you access to V CAST Video--Verizon Wireless' multimedia service with news, sports and entertainment video clips, 3D games and more--as well as V CAST Music, which offers access to more than 2.4 million songs that can be purchased and downloaded over-the-air. Other features include a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, MicroSD memory expansion, Bluetooth connectivity for headsets and stereo music streaming, multi-format digital music player, and optional GPS turn-by-turn navigation services. It operates on Verizon's 850/1900 CDMA frequencies, and offers fast connectivity through Verizon's EV-DO data network.
 The LG Venus offers an innovative dual screen design, with the lower screen offering tactile touchscreen navigation. The leathery back adds an excellent grip. |
With support for the EV-DO high-speed data standard, you'll enjoy fast access to the Internet and Verizon's multimedia services (additional charges applicable), with average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps and peak rates up to 2 Mbps. (Learn more about where EV-DO coverage is offered.) The V Cast Music service enables you to download songs instantly to your phone, or purchase music through your PC and transfer the files to your phone. If purchased from your phone, you'll receive two copies of the song: a Windows Media Audio Pro Plus format at 64Kbps stereo is sent to your phone, and a Windows Media Audio 9 format at 160Kbps stereo is sent to your account in the V CAST Music online store for downloading to your PC. V Cast Music offers nearly 2 million songs, with more being added all the time.
With the V Cast Video service, you can stream or download video clips to your phone from a variety of news, entertainment, sports, and weather channels, including CNN, ABC News, E!, CBS Sports, The Weather Channel, and VH1.
Getting on the Internet is easy using Verizon's Mobile Web 2.0 package, which allows you to read and send e-mails, exchange instant messages and view your favorite web content on your phone. Verizon's Get It Now wireless download service is also fully compatible with this phone. This pay-per-download service features application downloads, games and productivity tools. You can also personalize your handset with ringtone downloads using the Get It Now service.
With this GPS-enabled phone, you'll be able to access Verizon's VZ Navigator service (additional charges applicable) for voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions, heads-up alerts, local search of nearly 14 million points of interest in the US (such as landmarks, restaurants and ATMs), and detailed color maps.
Phone Features
 Nicely compact, the LG Venus measures just 0.62 inches thin and weighs a svelte 3.79 ounces. |
It has a 64 MB internal memory, and it's expandable via optional MicroSD memory cards with support for up to 8 GB of storage. The digital audio player is compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC/AAC+ music files, and you can multitask with other phone functions while continuing to play music. Other music playback functions include a variety of equalizer presets, shuffle and repeat mode, and an airplane mode that turns off the cell phone's receiver for continued playback while on a flight.
This phone also provides Bluetooth version 1.2 wireless connectivity with the A2DP Bluetooth profile, which enables you to stream music to compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speakers. (Note that the airplane mode doesn't shut off the Bluetooth connectivity, so you can still listen to music using wireless headphones.) It also includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, dial-up networking, audio/video remote control, phone book access, serial port/object push for vCard, and basic imaging for sending/printing non-protected images to a compatible device.
The 2.0-megapixel camera can capture still images in four resolutions (1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, and 320 x 240 pixels) and video in two settings (VGA 320 x 240 and QCIF 176 x 144). Other camera features include a 2x zoom, white balance settings, a variety of color effects, night mode, self timer, and three shutter sounds (with silent option). Video recording is limited to either 30 seconds for sending via MMS or up to an hour for saving to memory card.
The Venus provides storage for up to 1000 contact entries, with up to 5 numbers, two email addresses per entry, and Picture ID. Support is built in for text messaging and mobile IM. When used in combination with the phone's built-in still and video camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. Other features include:
- Tools: Calendar, notepad, calculator, alarm clock, stopwatch, world clock, and EZ tip calculator
- Speed Dial (95 entries + 4 pre-programmed for voicemail, #BAL, #MIN, #PMT)
- USB connectivity to your PC for file transfer as well as charging
- One-touch speakerphone
- Speaker-independent voice commands
- 21 included ringtones and compatibility with real-music ringtones
- Voice recording up to 1 hour or 5 minutes during phone call
- Video player compatible with WMV, MP4, 3GP, 3G2 formats
- Hearing Aid Compatibility Rating: M3
Vital Statistics
The LG Venus weighs 3.79 ounces and measures 4 x 2 x 0.62 inches. Its 800 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 480 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800/1900 frequencies as well as Verizon's EV-DO data network.
Technical Details
- Unique slider phone with dual LCD screens, one featuring touchscreen controls with vibrating feedback- Access Verizon's V Cast Music and Video services via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions
- 2-megapixel camera with video capture; MicroSD expansion; Bluetooth connectivity with music streaming
- Up to 4 hours of talk time, up to 480 hours (20 days) of standby time
- Includes: Standard Li-Ion Battery, AC Travel Charger, Sleeve, USB Cable and User's Guide
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By James D. Marler Jr.
This phone is the best one i ever had. The battery life is great. When i was on deployment, i left my battery in the phone for 7 months, after i turned it, it still had half a battery. The camera works really good. I'm upgrading soon but this phone will be my back up if i have a problem with the new one. I dont know why other people are complaining. I haven't had a single problem with this phone.
By H. Drudy (Cincinnati, OH)
This phone has MANY gliches and will flip the screen upside down and not allow you to do anything! I had 5 (YES 5!) different phones of this model, because the software continued to go bad on every one! One of them turned off randomly and would not turn back on for a half hour! Do NOT buy this phone what-so-ever! You will regret it. Believe me, I wish I could go back on this purchase.
I repeat. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!
By Robert Noah Sult (Roanoke, VA)
I got my phone back in 2007 (decemeber) and it was love at first site! i love pink and i love how stylish it was. Now its almost the end on 2009 and a few things are dinged up but that my fault from basic wear and tear. PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS... you cant give a phone a bad review if you drop it and crack your screen and then blame the phone. IDIOTS! how ever any one takes care of their phone.... is how long it will last & look good.
As far as the technical stuff... theirs a "Bad" phone out of so many. i think LG's ratio is for every 200 phones one is a little funny. Ive never had any issues with mine. The touch screen may have been a bit slow... but this was kinda of a new deal. The newer phones you can calibrate them and stuff.
So over all i love my phone and people are idiots :)
By R, Johnson
I've had this phone for going on two years now and I would still to this day say that it is the best slider phone out there, but that doesn't mean that it is perfect.
Pros:
Easy layout
Good battery life
Good reception
Music player
High quality pictures
Easy texting.
Cons:
Finger print magnet
Occasionally will lag when using the touchscreen alot
Silver chips off the side and has a dull ugly grey under
The bottom of the phone will scratch the keypad
The phone has great funtionality LG just need to take care of a few design flaws.
By Howcoolasn
I have owned the LG Venus since December, 2007. I typically do not write reviews, but I have to mention why this has been one of the worst cell phones I have ever had.
The original aesthetic appeal of the LG Venus was what tempted me to buy the phone. I loved the small box shape with the rounded edges, the silver chrome around the touch screen, and the faux leather back. However, I did not know that the aesthetics would easily deteriorate over daily use.
1) The screen protector flaked off of my phone. I had bought replacements, but they never stuck as long as the original. Because of this, the entire front of my phone is destroyed. Not only is it littered with scratches, but it seems that the black design around the screen where it says "LG" and "Verizon" is just a sticker and has partially flaked off. Never have I heard or seen such an important component of a phone be constructed out of a simple sticker and not some sort of plastic.
2) The silver chrome has flaked off tremendously. Even though this is a paint, I did not expect for it to chip off so quickly. Under the silver chrome is a dull grey color which is extremely unattractive.
3) Like the black sticker, the buttons on the keypad also seems to be a sticker. Because this is a slider phone, the phone actually scratches the stickers every time the phone is slid open or shut. In particular the "2" has flaked off.
In addition to the diminishing aesthetic appeal of the LG Venus, there are some other functions which are missing or gimped. There is NO FLASH on the camera. Even though the camera has many resolutions, the picture will still turn out grainy and dim. There is nothing one could do to make the picture not appear dim.
The headphone jack is not a 3.5mm but a 2.5mm, which means you pretty much have to buy proprietary headphones if you wish to use the phone as a music player. Headphones with 2.5mm jacks are typically more expensive and not of high quality.
The touch screen controls are unresponsive at times. I could be holding down the "OK" button and it will blink as if I touched it, but nothing will happen. This will occasionally happen when scrolling as well, but the touch screen controls for the most part are pretty responsive.
While on the phone, the audio is pretty clear. There is a button to lower and raise the volume while in call, even though the range from loudest to quietest is not big.
While this phone is advertised with the "Get it Now" features, the cell phone has incredibly gimped internet. There is full internet on the phone, but because the phone has such a small resolution, pages will look extremely distorted. Also, due to the limitations of its memory, most web pages WILL NOT LOAD. The error "insufficient memory" pops up, so buying this phone with the intention of browsing the web is not advised.
Overall, this phone has been a big disappointment. I regret buying this phone and will replace it with a Blackberry, which is known to have a more sturdy construction. If the phone did not have such a shoddy construction, then I would have given it a higher rating.
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