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LG Dare Cell Phone Review
 The LG Dare is another touch screen device that is pointed directly at the iPhone. Verizon has been moving strongly in the direction of touch screen phones with devices like the LG Voyager and Samsung Glyde. The Dare is the best of the bunch so far, however. It has superior software, a very responsive touch screen, an excellent 3.2 megapixel camera and very good battery life. Is all of this enough to beat out the iPhone 3G and get Verizon customers to shell out $199 with a two-year contract for the Dare instead? Read on to find out.
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by Alfredo Padilla
July 10, 2008
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LG enV2 Cell Phone Review
 There's a lot to like about the LG enV2, including a nice QWERTY keyboard, GPS and very good battery life. Although there are flaws like lack of email and organizer support, the enV2 is a solid all around handset. There's few things it's outstanding at, but there are also few things that are truly terrible. We feel comfortable saying that anyone who doesn't need advanced smart phone features but do want a QWERTY keyboard will probably enjoy the enV2; and at $129.99 with a two-year contract the price is pretty reasonable as well.
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by Alfredo Padilla
May 09, 2008
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LG Voyager Cell Phone Review
 The LG Voyager is an innovative phone from Verizon that sports an exterior touch screen and folds open to reveal a second display and a full QWERTY keyboard. The Voyager is a pretty chunky phone, but only a mite bigger than it's predecessor the LG EnV. Continuing the list of nice features the LG Voyager has a 2 megapixel auto-focus camera, but in our tests we found the camera didn't produce the greatest shots and was rather slow. The LG Voyager's external touch screen worked very smoothly, better than many Windows Mobile devices we've tested but not quite as well as the iPhone.
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by Alfredo Padilla
December 04, 2007
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LG Venus Cell Phone Review
 The LG Venus from Verizon has the looks of a sleek business device and the functionality of a mid-range music handset. It's basically a Chocolate Vx8550 with a nicer-looking case and a small touchscreen where the D-pad array should be. In fact, the software is so similar we're not sure why it wasn't just marketed as an evolution in that line. Other than a sleeker interface, the only real improvement the Venus has over the Chocolate is its touchscreen. Typically phones either go for a full touch screen or none at all; the Venus is unique since its touchscreen is below and separate from the main screen, and only replaces D-pad functionality.
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by Mark Brezinski
December 05, 2007
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LG Chocolate VX8550 Cell Phone Review
 No one can deny that the LG Chocolate VX8550 is a great-looking phone. It has a sleek design with an uncluttered face and an uncommon form factor. It also has a 1.3 megapixel camera capable of video capture and great music functionality. This combination of assets makes the Chocolate great for teenagers, who tend to care more about aesthetic appeal and multimedia functionality than organizational features. Business-types will probably want to steer clear.
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by Mark Brezinski
July 27, 2007
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LG Prada Review
 The LG Prada is one of a growing category of fashion phones. These phones don't focus on functionality, but rather on looking good. We have to admit that to our rather uncouth eyes the Prada looked good, with sleek black lines and silver highlights. We also found that it packed some surprising functionality. Although not a smart phone, it's unique touch screen interface was intuitive and easy to use, much more so than the busier interfaces found on Windows Mobile Professional devices that have touch screens. The Prada is a tri-band GSM phone, which means that it may have some trouble in areas of North America as it lacks the 850 Mhz band that is used here. It is not being subsidized by any carrier so you will need to purchase it from an importer. Our review phone was generously provided by Dynamism.com. They are currently selling the Prada for $799.
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by Alfredo Padilla
June 25, 2007
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LG Shine KE970 Review
 The LG Shine KE970 is all about luxury. As part of LG’s premium Black Label line, this new phone is a GSM model designed for those who value style. Unfortunately, it proves to be an example of style over substance; the KE790 was annoying to use, had weak audio performance and a camera that captured lackluster still images and appallingly bad video playback. Even the signature feature of the mirrored front proved to be an Achilles heel; in even moderate daylight, the reflected sunlight made the screen almost impossible to see. The KE790 is not currently carried by any US carrier; our review model was supplied by Dynamism, who sell the imported phone for $450.
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by Richard Baguley
April 25, 2007
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LG Chocolate VX8500 Cell Phone Review
 We reviewed the LG Chocolate on the Verizon Wireless network. This handset is not available from any other major carrier. When the LG Chocolate was originally released last year it was marketed as the harbinger of a new era of music handsets. With its sleek good looks, support for Verizon's Vcast music store and perhaps not so coincidental similarity to the iPod, many predicted that the Chocolate would help popularize the idea of music handsets. We found the Chocolate to have promise but with some drawbacks that kept it from being a true ground breaker.
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by Alfredo Padilla
March 16, 2007
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