LG VU - black (AT&T)
Manufacturer: LG Electronics U.S.A. Part number: CU920
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- Despite a few quibbles with the touch screen, its full features and excellent performance make the LG Vu one of the hottest phones this year.
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CNET editors' review
LG VU - black (AT&T) price range: $49.99 - $299.99
- Reviewed by: Nicole Lee
- Reviewed on: 04/30/2008
- Released on: 04/30/2008
The good: The LG Vu is a super sexy touch-screen phone with a 3-inch display and haptic feedback. Features include AT&T Mobile TV, HSDPA speeds, a 2.0-megapixel camera, a full HTML browser, and quad-band support.
The bad: The LG Vu's camera lacks flash, and there's a learning curve involved with the touch screen. Streaming video was a little choppy as well.
The bottom line: Despite a few quibbles with the touch screen, its full features and excellent performance make the LG Vu one of the hottest phones this year.
The LG Vu has been a long time coming. Ever since we saw the LG Prada early last year, we wanted a similar handset for the U.S. market. Not soon after, we grew jealous of our international cousins for having access to the LG Viewty, the 5.0-megapixel successor to the Prada available only in Europe and Asia. Since then, we've seen the LG Voyager and the LG Glimmer come our way, but we were still waiting for a full touch screen phone from LG. Finally, at CTIA in April 2008, we had our glimpse of the LG Vu, which many have claimed to be the U.S. version of the Viewty. However, its claim to fame isn't its camera--instead, the Vu is one of AT&T's launch devices for AT&T Mobile TV, the carrier's brand new live mobile TV service launching in May 2008. Combined with its stunning design and array of multimedia features, the Vu is definitely a showstopper. The LG Vu will be available for $299.99 with a two-year service agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate.
Design
At first glance, the LG Vu appears to be a grown-up version of the LG Prada. It has the same glossy piano-black finish, silver sides, and minimalist style, but it is definitely larger and a bit more rounded on the edges. Measuring 4.24 inches long by 2.16 inches wide by 0.51 inch thick and weighing 3.16 ounces, the Vu is fairly light for its size thanks to its all-plastic casing. The Vu is slim and lightweight, and it can be easily slipped in a pocket or purse without too much bulge. Bear in mind that the glossy finish attracts a lot of fingerprint smudges.
Sitting front and center of the Vu is the very generously sized 3-inch diagonal touch-screen. The display supports 262,000 colors and 240x400 pixels, which result in amazing-looking graphics and images that are saturated with color and detail. From the home screen, you can view the date, time, battery life, signal strength, and photo caller ID. When the touch screen is locked, you'll still be able to view the date and time. The display also acts as a viewfinder when the camera is activated. You can adjust the backlighting time, brightness, plus the size of the dialing fonts.
As you would expect, the entire phone's navigation is to be done via its massive touch screen. The touch-screen interface on the Vu mimics that of the LG Glimmer and the LG Voyager, right down to the menu structure. There are four shortcut icons along the bottom of the home screen, and from left to right they correspond to the main menu, AT&T Mobile TV, the contacts list, plus the phone function (which activates an onscreen dial pad). You can also choose to toggle on a Shortcuts Menu, which will bring up eight application shortcuts smack dab in the center of the home screen. The shortcuts correspond to Cellular Video, the music player, a new message, Bluetooth activation, instant messaging, the Web browser, the calendar, and voice command.
As with the Apple iPhone, all of the navigation is to be done via the finger and not a stylus. The navigation is definitely intuitive. It involves finger tapping to select something, and finger swiping to scroll through lists or move across a Web page. A light yet firm touch is required when navigating through the phone, but if you're still having trouble, the Vu comes with Touch Calibration software. There's even a touch-screen tutorial when you first start up the phone, which is very helpful. That said, we still had some issues when scrolling through lists--sometimes we would accidentally select something by mistake. We got used to it eventually, so keep in mind that there's a slight learning curve involved. The Vu also supports haptic feedback, which provides tiny vibrations whenever something is selected. We found this great for confirming a selection, and it is especially useful when dialing and texting.
Speaking of dialing and texting, we found the experience to be quite pleasant. Sure you won't be able to dial by feel, but the numbers on the screen are large enough to hit without too many mistakes. We especially like the texting interface, since the Vu provides an option for a full QWERTY keyboard. When the QWERTY keyboard is selected, the orientation of the screen switches to landscape mode, for easier texting. Also, whenever you tap a key on the keyboard, the key will magnify showing you selected it, much like you would see on the Apple iPhone. Similarly, you can type on the virtual QWERTY keyboard when entering URL addresses in the Web browser.
Underneath the display is the Call, Clear/Back, and End/Power keys, while the camera key, hold key, volume rocker, and charger/headset jack sit on the right spine. There's also an extendable antenna housed in the top right corner of the phone, which can be pulled out to get better reception on the AT&T Mobile TV service. On the back is the camera lens and self-portrait mirror. You have to remove the battery as well as the SIM card to access the microSD card slot, which we found terribly inconvenient.
Features
The LG Vu's standout feature is arguably AT&T Mobile TV, AT&T's live mobile TV service. But before we get into that, let's starts with the basics. The Vu comes with a 500-entry contact list, which we found a little small, but each entry does have room for five phone numbers, two e-mail addresses, and a memo. You can organize contacts by caller groups, pair them with photos for caller ID, and any of 12 polyphonic ringtones. Other essentials include vibrate mode, a speakerphone, text and multimedia messaging, a calendar, a calculator, a tip calculator, a notepad, a world clock, a task list, a stopwatch, and a unit converter. More advanced users will like the full HTML Web browser, e-mail, USB mass storage, voice recording, voice command and dialing, instant messaging, and Bluetooth. Supported Bluetooth profiles include hands-free, headset, dial-up networking, A2DP/stereo, object push, file transfer, and A/V remote control. Though the Vu does have e-mail support for a variety of providers (BellSouth, Earthlink, and Yahoo, to name a few), it doesn't let you enter in your own POP3 address, which we found discouraging.
The Vu comes with 3G HSDPA support, which allows it access to AT&T's wide array of broadband services. This includes AT&T's Cellular Video, which lets you watch streaming video clips from content providers like Comedy Central and ESPN, plus AT&T Mobile Music that lets you download and stream songs from Napster or eMusic. The music player has a slick interface, with easy-to-use controls and the ability to view album art. You can create your own playlists, and songs are divided into artists, albums, and genres. Along with downloading songs over the air, you can also load your own tunes to the device. The Vu has an internal storage memory of 120MB, but there's also a microSD card slot for additional storage. As a bonus, the LG Vu also works with AT&T's Video Share service that allows one-way video streaming during a mobile-to-mobile call (provided the other phone is also Video Share compatible).
But the biggest feature by far is AT&T Mobile TV, AT&T's brand new live mobile TV service. It follows the trail of V Cast Mobile TV by offering live mobile television via Qualcomm's MediaFLO. Since the TV signals will route via MediaFLO's own network, you'll be able to receive live TV straight to your phone without any data or voice charges. AT&T promises more than 150 simulcast and/or time-shifted programs from content providers like CBS, ESPN, Comedy Central, ESPN, Fox, MTV, NBC, and more. As a special bonus for AT&T subscribers, you will get two AT&T-exclusive channels called PIX and CNN Mobile Live--PIX is a channel from the Sony Pictures library, and CNN Mobile Live offers 24-hour access to live news from CNN. The service will cost you, though; the Basic package is $15 a month for just the Mobile TV, and the Plus package, at $30 a month, is for the Mobile TV as well as unlimited Web browsing and Cellular Video. If you want to go even lower, you can opt for only four channels--CBS Mobile, FOX Mobile, NBC 2Go, and NBC News 2Go--for only $13 a month. AT&T Mobile TV will launch in 58 markets nationwide.
The Vu has a decent 2-megapixel autofocus camera, but we did wish it had a slightly higher megapixel count. You can take pictures in five resolutions (1,600x1,200; 1,280x960; 640x480; 320x240; 160x120), three quality settings, five white-balance settings, and four color effects. Other settings include up to 2x zoom, three shutter sounds with a silent option, a macro mode, a night mode, and a self-timer. Photo quality was quite good. Colors appeared accurate enough, and the autofocus was helpful in reducing the chance of a blurry photo. However, photos didn't look as sharp as we wanted, and we missed having a flash. The Vu also has a built-in camcorder that can record videos in two resolutions (320x240 and 176x144) with recording modes of up to 42 seconds for multimedia messages or up to the available storage space. Camcorder settings are similar to that on the still camera. Video quality was predictably bad for a camera phone, with a lot of pixelation during movement.
As we mentioned, the Vu has a full HTML browser, which renders full Web pages complete with the proper design templates and it even supports JavaScript. It doesn't support Flash, however. You can view the browser in both portrait and landscape modes, and we love that we could move along Web pages by just moving a finger across the screen. It's definitely not as smooth as the iPhone, and we can't do the zooming with the pinching method, but it's still a pleasant Web-surfing experience.
There are plenty of personalization options with the LG Vu. Not only do you get an array of wallpaper, screensavers, and alert tones to choose from, you can always get more via AT&T's MEdiaNet store. There's even a Shop Ringtones shortcut right from the home screen. The Vu comes with a few Web applications--InStyle Mobile Demo (a mobile version of the magazine site), IMDB movies (an app that lets you find show times and theatres of the latest movies), My-Cast 5 weather, and MySpace Mobile (a mobile version of the popular social networking site)--but you can download more if you wish. As for games, you get Bejeweled, Jewel Quest II Demo, Midnight Pool, New York Nights, and WSOP Pro Challenge Poker with the phone, but again, you can always download more.
Performance
We tested the quad-band dual-mode (GSM 850/900/1800/1900; UMTS/HSDPA) LG Vu in San Francisco using AT&T's service. Call quality was excellent, with little to no distortion. We heard our callers clearly with plenty of volume, and they, too, didn't hear a lot of background noise. Speakerphone calls came through loud and clear, as well, though we did have to speak up a little bit more. We managed to pair the LG Vu with the Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth headset without a problem.
Unfortunately, we were not able to fully test out AT&T Mobile TV at the time of testing, since AT&T has not yet deployed the TV service in San Francisco. We will give a proper review of the service when we do.
As far as HSDPA speeds go, though, we were very pleased with the results. Web pages loaded in mere seconds, and a song download only took about minute. We also managed to stream video with little to no buffering time. That said, video quality wasn't the best; most videos looked choppy and blurry, especially the ones with a lot of action. Music quality was great, with strong melodic tunes coming through, as long as you use a headset. The built-in speakers aren't so great for listening to music because of a slightly hollow sound.
The LG Vu has a rated battery life of 3.16 hours talk time and 10 days, 10 hours of standby time. According to the FCC, it has a digital SAR rating of 1.26 watts per kilogram.
User reviews
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Liking it more and more all the time...
by all-in2007 on May 19, 2008
Pros: Beauthiful screen, good interface, responsive touch screen, call quality, volume
Cons: screen washes out in bright light, wished the camera was better, price tag
Summary: You know, its funny sometimes. I was looking for a new cellphone as I had my last one for 2 years (Sony Ericsson w810i) and I wanted a smart phone ...
Summary: You know, its funny sometimes. I was looking for a new cellphone as I had my last one for 2 years (Sony Ericsson w810i) and I wanted a smart phone - or at least a smarter one....
So I get the info that the LG Vu is available and I run out to put one in my hand and check it out. Most of the reviews were very good and although my opinion of LG is lukewarm at best, I decided to strongly consider buying one. But when I got to the store and started playing with the phone and features I wasn't crazy about it. My wife has the iphone and I thought the VU was too light and I started to doubt the functionality. So I did one of those "store browsing things" and picked up the Tilt (but it has like 1 hour of battery life before it needs a charge) so I left the store. But before I totally left the mall, I went back into the AT&T store and gave it "one more chance". The guy at the store told me that there is a 30 day return policy, so I figured what the heck and bought it. I figured either great phone or return it. At $299 after rebates, it better be. And don't forget that you probably need a new memory card, phone case, and car charger (it comes with a wall charger). You may also want to get a data cable at Walmart or something. And also remember that before you leave the store you have to sign up for 2 years and add a data plan to you cellphone bill that will probably be between $15-$40 a month extra - depending on what extras you want to have.
All that being said, I've had the phone for about 5 days now and I think I am really starting to like it. Every day I find something else that it can do. So here's the scoop:
First off, the screen is beautiful. And even though the phone is lighter than you would expect, in this case its a good thing. It is solid without being heavy (plastic instead of metal). But if you're rough on your phones, buy a case or screen protectors. Into the phone usage, its very cool. The touch screen will be calibrated to your touch (in setup you adjust where you touch and how hard) and there is that vibrating feedback when keys are touched - also adjustable how hard it vibrates back to you.
Call clarity, volume, speakerphone, signal strength are all excellent. The menus are different from every one I've seen and do take a little while to get used to - and I consider myself to be very good with electronics and technology. But once you do, its smart and very easy to remember. The 3G for internet is MUCH faster than the 2G on my wife's iphone but there is no WIFI. If you're an iphone person, you have to push a button to get to landscape mode and there is no pinching (zoom button). You can access real web pages - still no flash.
I used the phone for Yahoo! email and it was excellent and easy. Texting messages on instant messenger and in regular texts takes some practice but gets easy in a hurry. The touchscreen keyboard is as good or better than the one on the iphone.
The camera and video camera are decent. If you are basing this phone on its picture taking capabilities - don't by the phone. Its ok. I wished it was more than 2MP. There is no flash or light. There are a bunch of options though - night vision (for still subjects only) is good, picture effects, editing etc. Not bad at all but could have been better.
The music player is much better than I thought it was going to be. I thought the Sony Ericsson phone I had before was very good. The music on the VU are loud and clear - as good or better than both the W810i and the iphone (which I think is overrated playing music). The headphones that come with the phone are pretty decent - which is a good thing because you can't plug in a regular headphone into the unit. The port for charging is the same for headphones and data transfer and is located just above the volume toggle. Its protected with a flimsy little plastic cover that I'm being very careful with because I'm afraid it will break - even though I haven't had a reason to worry yet.
Battery life is one thing I'm still debating over. The VU charges amazingly quick. Its around 1 1/2 hours for a full charge and the standby time is probably pretty accurate (I wouldn't know - I keep playing with everything). You can probably expect to get around 8 hours of just playing the MP3 player and about 4-5 hours of playing with everything else. Buy the car charger. 20 minutes in the car and you have enough standby for all day.
This review does not come with an opinion of the TV option. My area does not have that service yet but its supposed to come out later this year - we'll see. And for a extra cost. But from what I have seen, the reviews on that are that the picture is excellent and the tv is live. And as far as the antenna goes, its solid. You can bend it all over the place and it doesn't kink or anything - just don't get crazy.
Lastly, there are only 4 themes that come with the phone and some crappy ringtones. I did some checking out for some free ones and you can go to www.myxer.com and find whatever you need and even make them for yourself. The themes are weird - a butterfly that flies around and jumps when you push the screen around it and another with a fish that swims around - same thing. And the time and date on the main screen is moveable just by pushing it around with your finger. Side volume controls are easy on the side.
So the question is, am I going to keep this phone or return it? I am a little disappointed that there is not a bunch of applications available for it yet - but its so new that I'm not crying over that just yet. The website fixed my ringtone issue and there are things that I have just not used yet like the TV or voice dialing. I am happy to report that my Jawbone headset paired up very easily.
By the way, in your settings there is a 'connection' setting where you can adjust from music transfer to USB to data - when you hook up your phone to your computer it will work based on that setting for transferring data or music. There is no way to use your computer for your contacts or your calendar. Oh well.
Another bad thing is that in sunlight the screen can wash out - you may need to use your hand to cover the screen to see it.
Wow, this is a long review - sorry about that. I think I'm keeping this phone. Its really cool. Light in a good way. Its just the right size (iphone is too big). And it does everything!! I may update the review in another few weeks but I would recommend this phone to everyone. Pricetag is a little high and there is a bunch of new phones coming out - but for right now, this may be the coolest phone that you can buy right now. Try it for 30 days anyway to be sure - you'll probably go from feeling its ok, to pretty good to good to great to awesome - just like I did.31 out of 32 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Fantastic Phone!
by techgirl63 on May 27, 2008
Pros: Great touch screen that can be calbrated for your touch. Easy to use. Lightweight and compact. Qwerty typing isn't clunky like most boards. Great features. Every operation is easy to complete.
Cons: No GPS, Can not customize main screen for the icons you use most
Summary: I am a high tech person. I came from using a Blackberry 8820 and Razor v3i.This phone beats both as long as you don't need "office" type functions. ...
Summary: I am a high tech person. I came from using a Blackberry 8820 and Razor v3i.This phone beats both as long as you don't need "office" type functions. I did quite a bit of research before buying the LG Vu CU920.
The ability to switch from portrait view to landscape is a big bonus. And using landscape, you can then use the qwrty keyboard, which is much easier to type on than my Blackberry ever was.
While it's not an iphone...to me, it's better. It's smaller and lighter and personally I'd like to keep my ipod seperate from my phone. The only thing I do wish is that it had GPS. The addition of GPS would make it the ultimate phone.14 out of 15 users found this user opinion helpful.
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The VU is great from Here!
by johnnyphive on August 4, 2008
Pros: This is a PHONE first and foremost
Cons: its not an iphone??? but THATS a good thing!!
Summary: I had been agonizing for a few weeks since the iphone came out in early july. The iphone is awesome there is no question. BUT i wasn't 100% sure ...
Summary: I had been agonizing for a few weeks since the iphone came out in early july. The iphone is awesome there is no question. BUT i wasn't 100% sure i wanted it to be my PHONE. and thats what i wanted was a PHONE. Iphone no MMS??? come on that is basic, basic, basic. landscape querty?? not a deal breaker BUT def a deal maker for the VU. $30 dollar data package for the iphone? 15 for the VU. Which is smokin on 3g. The size is perfect. Oh and don't get fooled by the prototype pics. There is no clunky antenna. That was just in the very early models. now to the touch screen. Its not the iphone BUT its great just the same. The gentle vibrate response to touches is a nice "touch". I really like having the feedback when i press buttons on the screen. Again the iphone is missing that as well. Now i looked at the iphone first at the store and i just couldn't do it. it didn't floor me. its a novelty. THE LG VU is a PHONE. If you want your phone and ipod to be one device then thats really the only reason to get an iphone. If you want a awesome affordable and functioning touch screen phone then THE VU IS FOR YOU.
10 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
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From an iPhone owner
by iamthewindrider on May 27, 2008
Pros: Responsive Diplay, Nice 2 MP Camera, FLo TV aslo very cool.
Cons: Nothing Free, no flash, no wi-fi capability...no built in storage.
Summary: Well, I lost my iPhone , and found myself struggling to find something comparable.While the iPhone was great, I felt somewhat limited by the inability to send MMS on a ...
Summary: Well, I lost my iPhone , and found myself struggling to find something comparable.While the iPhone was great, I felt somewhat limited by the inability to send MMS on a multimedia phone.
No FRILLS.
Everything is trial or costs extra for this phone, its pretty ridiculous. 2.95 a month to use myspace mobile, another 2.95 a month to get weather forecast, and the list goes on. its really just sad, (all options free on the iPhone). when you pay 549 retail for a phone you expect something. This phone comes with 120MB internal memory, expandable up to 8GB with a micro SD Card. Wait I pay 600 bucks for a phone and have to buy memory!? (Yes, yes you do).
The FloTV doesn't make up for anything, with its repetitive programing, and lack of channel options. (close captioning would be nice).
If you have an iPhone hold out for something better the phone is nice, lightweight, and has great potential. But the programmers at LG aren't offering anything applet wise. For all the iPhone's limitations, there is a lot to say for everything they make available to you, not to mention the built in storage.13 out of 19 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Enjoying the new phone
by timduggins on May 23, 2008
Pros: Like this one better than IPhone.
Cons: Will not "zoom" the viewed page like IPhone
Summary: I have played with the IPhone and I have many dislikes about it, non stereo Bluetooth, poor reception, etc...
This LG-Vu seems to have one up'ed the IPhone. Most ...Summary: I have played with the IPhone and I have many dislikes about it, non stereo Bluetooth, poor reception, etc...
This LG-Vu seems to have one up'ed the IPhone. Most of what I didn't like about that one has been resolved in this LG offering. The ringer is loud if need be. The speaker is plenty loud, was using it today in car with windows down, and no officer I was able to keep it on my lap while talking. It could have a more plesent scrolling feature, the display does have minor quirks and the zoom in/out feature as on the IPhone is missing. However I being a large guy with large fingers have no problems dialing or texting with this keypad. All in all a very nice little phone.7 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Good touchscreen, great voice command, terrible bluetooth
by spliefer on June 9, 2008
Pros: The voice command works great. The touchscreen is easy to use and find all functions. I like the vibrate feature. The music player is a great feature and sounds great without a headphone.
Cons: The lock button goes on to quickly while calling a # and needing to dial an extention. The bluetooth feature freezes up or does not work.
Summary: So, this is a pretty pricey phone. I like the music feature and that you can download music via bluetooth, yes this feature works great! The touchscreen is the reason ...
Summary: So, this is a pretty pricey phone. I like the music feature and that you can download music via bluetooth, yes this feature works great! The touchscreen is the reason I bought this phone. Messaging is great but when using the keyboard function you need to have toothpick fingers to hit the keys.
The big problem with this phone... The bluetooth function either can not connect to a device or keeps trying to connect to a device on the list. I do not think this phone was set up to have multiple bluetooth devices. I exchanged the phone twice and than went with a Blackberry Curve, it connects to all my bluetooth devices.
So, if you are looking for a multi function phone and do not require bluetooth, go for it.6 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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A good substitute for the Iphone
by msuspar2003 on December 1, 2008
Pros: The 3in touch screen is amazing. full sized keyboard and works pretty well. Can stick a Micro SD Card in it for making your own ringtones. Simple to use and laid out well. Battery life is much better than Iphone.
Cons: When adding contacts you can switch to the full sized keyboard. The ringtones and wallpapers are lacking anything good but with adding a micro sd card that isnt much of a problem. No Wi-Fi
Summary: The Iphone gets all the hype but to use all its features you pay through the nose with the plans. If you still want a nice touch screen with many ...
Summary: The Iphone gets all the hype but to use all its features you pay through the nose with the plans. If you still want a nice touch screen with many features then this is your best bet. Think a data plan for the Vu is half of what the Iphone is too.
5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Not worth it.
by yumyummss on December 19, 2008
Pros: cute design. very simple. perfect for the technologically-disabled. T.V feature is great if you wanna pay $35 a month for it.
Cons: very short battery, scattered menu, very little memory, almost no features,
Summary: battery life - sucks. worst than any phone that's come out in the past 5 years.
it's always on 3 bars of full battery. and out of nowhere, ...Summary: battery life - sucks. worst than any phone that's come out in the past 5 years.
it's always on 3 bars of full battery. and out of nowhere, you find out your phone is close to dying.
camera - works great under sunlight. but has really bad quality indoors.
menu - you can't choose what goes in the shortcuts menu. and it all just seems to be scattered around. no customizing option whatsoever
scrolling - the scroll bars are way too tiny to even use for scrolling. and if you try to use the screen to scroll you end up clicking something else by accident
texting - i have to resend any text that's over a page long at least 2 or 3 times before it actually goes through.
memory - very little space. texts get full way too soon
alarm clock - if your ring tone is on vibrate, even if you set an alarm tone, it will still vibrate. the only way to get the alarm to actually make a sound loud enough to wake you, is to turn up the ring tone for the phone calls
screen - you can't see anything under sunlight. especially with some of the themes.
basically, it's the phone for those who are technologically-disabled. it's only feature is that it's touch screen. everything else is too simple and too boring4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Its no iphohe but.....
by surfing_dragon on May 3, 2008
Pros: Responsive touch screen with feedback
Cons: Not a solid feeling phone
Summary: Ive had a few days to try out the Vu and i have to say that i like it. its no iphone but the touch screen is really responsive, the ...
Summary: Ive had a few days to try out the Vu and i have to say that i like it. its no iphone but the touch screen is really responsive, the phone has little details that make it stand out.the ability to use the qwerty keyboard in landscape makes things easier, battery life is so-so definitely recomend the car charger.
4 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great phone! Works very well and is fun
by jekkie212 on November 19, 2008
Pros: Touch screen is fabulous, excellent picture, great for texting
Cons: Not customizable at all.
Summary: I love this phone and use it mainly for calling and texting. The video and camera features are great. I can't get past the fact the phone won't ...
Summary: I love this phone and use it mainly for calling and texting. The video and camera features are great. I can't get past the fact the phone won't let you create your own shortcuts or customize your settings much. The texting features are good, but you are always having to reset your text input to your preference instead of it saving your last preference. The alarm function is good, but you have to keep resetting the alarm tone each time because it is default set to the AT&T ring and it won't keep your last ring choice. I love the volume buttons on the side, very easy and accessible for if you want a quick change in setting like if you go into a movie or something. Reception is good and people can hear your voice easily on their phones. I haven't decided how well I can hear people on the phone. Not as good I would say as a nokia phone, but still better than most. The phone is light but feels sturdy. I wish there could be a way to answer an incoming call with the touchscreen, but understand why that feature is not the best choice. Overall a great phone, just irks me that it is uncustomizable to a user's preference. Grr!
3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: LG Electronics U.S.A.
- Part number: CU920
- Description: With the sleek and stunning Vu by LG, you can see the world in a whole light - check out crystal clear TV, web, pictures, or videos on a large, intuitive touch screen. Get the utmost in mobile entertainment with a music player, 2.0 megapixel camera, video share and Bluetooth capabilities. You can go anywhere or do anything with just a simple touch. The Vu is the perfect blend of design and technology that will give you an innovative perspective on life!
General
- Product Type Cellular phone
- Service Provider AT&T
- Width 2.1 in
- Depth 0.5 in
- Height 4.3 in
- Weight 3.2 oz
Cellular
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Phone Design Candy bar
- Antenna Internal
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Conference Call Capability Yes
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth
- Additional Features TTY compatible
Communicator Features
- User Memory 120 MB
Messaging & Data Services
- Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM), Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger)
- Mobile Email Yes
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
- EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- Platforms Supported Java MIDP 2.0
- Included Services eMusic, AT&T Music, XM Radio streaming, AT&T Mobile TV with FLO
- JAVA applications Yes
- HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) Yes
Multimedia Features
- Playback Digital Video Formats 3gp, MPEG-4
Digital Camera
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 2 megapixels, this camera phone will give you better pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 2 megapixels
- Still Image Resolutions 160 x 120, 320 x 240, 640 x 480, 1280 x 960, 1600 x 1200
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Digital Zoom 2
- Video Recorder Resolutions 176 x 144 (QCIF), 320 x 240 (QVGA)
- Features Self-portrait mirror
Organizer
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Reminder Yes
- Calculator Basic
- Conversion Metric
- Additional Timer Functions Stopwatch
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 240 x 400 pixels
- Diagonal Size 3 in
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
- Features LCD touch screen
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, WMA
Memory
- Internal Shared Memory Yes
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Technology - Lithium polymer
- Capacity 1000 mAh
- Talk Time Up to 180 min
- Standby Time Up to 250 h
Product series
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Manufacturer: LG Electronics U.S.A.
Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 180 min, 3.2 oz
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Manufacturer: LG Electronics U.S.A.
Specs: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900, Up to 180 min, With digital camera / digital player / FLO TV tuner, 3.2 oz
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- A-Data Speedy Series flash memory card - 2 GB - microSD (33795596)
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- Centon 2GBRSD3-1 - flash memory card - 2 GB - microSD (33503634)8.99 - 11.84
- Centon flash memory card - 4 GB - microSD (33362243)11.48 - 16.64
Manufacturer info
- LG Electronics U.S.A.
- Manufacturer profile
- Browse LG Electronics U.S.A. products on Shopper.com
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- Website: http://us.lge.com/
- Address:
1000 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
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