LG enV3 VX9200 Phone, Maroon
Filed in Phone Cell on Feb.19, 2010
- Sleek, redesigned clamshell phone in maroon opens to reveal QWERTY keyboard and large 2.6-inch screen
- Access V Cast Music (with Rhapsody) and Video servicse via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions; Visual Voice Mail
- 3-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD expansion to 16 GB; access to personal email and instant messaging
- Up to 4.45 hours of talk time, up to 460 hours (19+ days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, quick reference guide, user manual
Amazon.com Product Description
Perfect for power texters, the sleekly redesigned LG enV3 for Verizon Wireless looks like a nicely compact candybar-style phone with standard alpha-numeric keypad and 1.5-inch display on its face. However, it has a hinged side that opens up to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard and additional 2.6-inch screen–perfect for all your on-the-go text messaging and email needs. Other improvements over the previous enV2 model include a 3-megapixel camera/camcorder, MicroSD memory expansion to 16 GB (from the previous 8 GB maximum), and a longer battery life with up to 5.45 hours of talk time. It’s compatible with Verizon’s V Cast Music Service, which enables you to purchase songs through your phone and download … More >>
February 19th, 2010 at 11:54 am
This phone has an excellent set of features, and is great for texting. If you primarily text, this is a phone for you. However, trying to communicate via voice is an exercise in frustration. Poorest voice quality and worst reception of any cell phone I’ve ever used.
Rating: 2 / 5
February 19th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
If you’re into texting, this is defintely one of the best phones for you. The qwerty board is intelligently designed, with key punctuation and symbol buttons within easy distance…especially for experienced typists. The sound quality and reception strength are also nicely done. Most people I speak with never suspect I’m on a cellphone, and I receive excellent signal strength even when making calls inside buildings where my friends’ other LGs and Blackberries fail. The camera takes really nice pictures…though there is longer-than-desired lag between pressing the “take” button and actual picture capture. Also significant ghosting with the slightest movement, but these are faults shared by other phones, and if I want quality photos, I’ll use my FujiFinepix camera.
However, there are other, more pressing, detriments. For one thing, this phone is heavy. Usually I’m a fan of having just a bit of heft to whatever electronic device I’m fiddling with, but in this case it’s a detractor. The phone’s relatively small size doesn’t spread the weight around sufficiently and makes holding it in the crook of your shoulder during those impromptu “hands free” moments awkward and can actually lead to hand and wrist fatigue if on extremely long calls…which I happen to be fond of. Granted, it’s not considered a smartphone, but LG does heavily advertise it’s media and web based applications, which are poor to downright horrible in execution. It’s too heavy to really function as a primary mp3 player (even outweighing my old 256 mb iriver), and the screen size and unappealing/undependable media controls also makes any browsing or playback a less than fulfilling experience.
Pros: decent camera with crisp still shots and good coloring, excellent reception, usually on the high range of available signal strength, intelligently designed qwerty board which closely mimics an actual keyboard.
Cons: heavy, lackluster interface, flat numerical keys on the face of the phone that can make at-a-glance dialing troublesome, slow processing speeds that produce significant lag during tasks such as photo editing.
Overall: a nice, solid phone for someone who doesn’t want a a lot of glitz and glamor. Great texting and email capabilities. Falls short with media functions. Most of my friends who have this phone are happy with it, but their teenaged children would and do find it to be pretty boring, and I admit, there are times when I do as well.
Rating: 3 / 5
February 19th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
After using this phone for couple months, I noticed each month there are data charge on the phone bill. I did not use the data at all. After close look the phone, I realized that the left arrow next to the OK key inside the keyboard will connect to mobile web, with no warning and not prompt there will be charge. Even you just pushed that button and closed lig, 1.xMB data usage will show up in your account.
Verizon Wireless is such a big company. LG could not make all phone features all working; but they worked to gather to make sure this tricky key button will get your charged without your agree or prompt, or even marked on the keyboard for such a function.
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Purchased this phone and its bluetooth support is really bad. Even your headset away from this phone for 5 miles, the phone still believes it connected to the bluetooth headset and its bluetooth radio keeps in full power, untill your battery runs down (which take about 12 hours).
Called VZW for this issue. VZW support told me the only way to address this problem is to manually unpair the bluetooth device from the ENV3 phone, then pair them back again later on when you need to use. They also suggested me talking to LG. LG support just read from their notes and told me that the only choice I have is to send the phones in to their facility and let them check. During that time(could be up to 3 months), I will have no phone to use, and they are not responsible for VZW’s billing. LG support refused to take notes for bug reports, since their company policy would not allow customers reporting problem directly to the engineering department.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 19th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
My 16 year old daughter got this phone in October 2009. The phone bill shows she sent+received a total of 11,300 text messages in December 2009. She has never complained about the phone shutting off. So I added the feature where I can control the hours the phone is operational. Verizon charges me $5 a month for this. I shut her phone off from 11pm to 6pm. She starts texting at 6am. Crazy.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 19th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
With the exception of the internal keyboard and flip access (instead of slide), this is by far the worst phone I have ever owned. I got it through the “new every two” upgrade program in order to get a QWERTY keyboard which my Samsung Juke did not have. For texting only, the phone is fine. If you actually want to make a call from inside a building – say your house, for example – get something else. 95% of my calls drop within three minutes. Verizon was extrememly helpful and sent me a replacement after complaining about the poor reception. The second enV3 has the same problems and I am now awaiting a Samsung Alias 2. Samsungs work fine in my home as my husband has one and my Juke was quite satisfactory. I had LG phones for years and was so displeased with the last one that I swore I’d never get another. I bought into the hype about the enV3 and haven’t been this disappointed in a long time. I’m going back to Samsung because I know those are strong enough to get reception indoors.
Rating: 1 / 5