Review: LG Venus KF600

LG Venus Review

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In a nutshell: A dual-screen touch-sensitive user interface combined with a full numeric keypad makes the LG Venus cool but practical too. Available in a choice of black, red, pastel pink or shiny pink, the Venus is a beautiful slide design phone that will definitely turn heads. It's fully equipped with a 3 megapixel camera, video camera, MP3 player, FM radio, Bluetooth and up to 8 Gbytes of memory.
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With the European launch of the LG KF600 (LG Venus) on 11 February 2008, LG have proven themselves once again to be at the forefront of innovation in user interface design. At first glance the KF600 looks just like any other slide phone - the top half has a high quality TFT screen, with touch-sensitive navigation buttons below, and when you slide it open, the full numeric keypad is revealed beneath. But what's really interesting is that the touch-sensitive navigation keys are context sensitive virtual keys. In other words, the function of the keys changes depending on what you're trying to do with the phone. LG call this an InteractPad™.

This makes the Venus a kind of hybrid between a conventional slide phone and a touchscreen-driven phone like the LG Viewty or the Apple iPhone. This is a brilliant idea - LG have realised that people love touchscreen user interfaces, but find them awkward for tasks like texting. The Venus offers the best of both worlds. Take a look at the picture on the right to see how this works in practice. The pictures show the upper screen and the lower touchscreen - look how the touchscreen changes depending on whether you are navigating the top-level menu, playing music or using the camera. We really like the concept, and it works well in practice. A neat feature is that you can turn the phone sideways and use the screen and user interface in landscape mode.

OK, let's take a tour of the rest of the phone. It's quite a chunky phone to hold, but by no means a brick, and not too heavy either. The touchscreen looks great in the glossy black finish, but it's also available in pastel pink, shiny pink and wine red. It's definitely a phone with wow! factor looks. LG have paid some attention to detail here, because the Venus comes with a good choice of themes that appear in all menu, icons, wallpaper and other user interface features.

They haven't skimped on features either. Although the Venus isn't a 3G phone, it has most of the multimedia features that you could want. The main display is a 262k colour TFT screen with 320 x 240 pixels and the lower screen (the touchscreen) has 240 x 176 pixels. So in total the display has 240 x 496 pixels available, making it almost as big as the iPhone. The camera is rated at 3 megapixels and can't match the best camera phones currently available, but is perfectly good enough for snaps. The camera can also record video clips.

The music player works very well. Music quality is good and the main speaker is loud! The touchscreen interface really does work well here - you can access all of the music functions without opening the slide. Support for a Bluetooth-enabled stereo headset is included and there's plenty of memory available for storing music: the microSD card slot can accept cards up to a whopping 8 Gbytes, which is enough for around 2,000 songs. We're pleased to see the inclusion of an FM radio too.

Connectivity is good, with support for both Bluetooth and USB. Battery life seems to be normal for this type of phone - you can expect to get a few days of normal use between charges. There's good support for games too, with the dual screen reminding us of the Nintendo DS.

We've criticised some of LG's touchscreen designs in the past (most notably the LG Chocolate), but we are actually big fans of LG, because they aren't afraid to innovate and most of the time their designs just get steadily better. The LG Venus might be the best yet (although perhaps the higher-spec Viewty still has the edge.)

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Features of the LG Venus include:

• 3 mega-pixel camera with autofocus and 2x digital zoom
• Video camera
• Upper display: TFT, 262,000 colours, 320 x 240 pixels (2 inches)
• Lower display: touchscreen TFT, 262,000 colours, 240 x 176 pixels (1.5 inches)
• MP3 player
• FM radio
• 64-voice polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
• Handsfree speaker
• Voice recorder
• Java games
• Internet: Web browser, WAP 2.0, GPRS, EDGE
• Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB
• Memory: 64 Mbytes plus microSD memory card slot (expandable to 8 Gbytes)
• Vibration alert
• Triband
• Size: 101 x 51 x 14 mm
• Weight: 107g
• Talktime: 3 hours
• Battery standby: 300 hours

LG Venus Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by Jeff from South Wales UK on 17th Jul 2008
Just had this phone looks great love the touch screen.The camera is much better than i expected had the Sony Ericsson 850i previously and the the photos taken with that were really grainy the photos taken with the LG Venus are much clearer. I haven't downloaded any music yet so i can't comment on the sound quality yet. The only proplem i have experienced are the headphones supplied with the phone have a round head jack but it says the headphones have to go in the same slot has the phone charger but this jack will not fit. Is there another slot for the headphones or have the wrong ones been supplied??? On first impressions and keeping in mind i have only had the phone 2 days i would give it 5 stars!
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Reviewed by Taylor from United States on 13th Jul 2008
Although in the beginning this phone wasn't giving me any problems, it turns out my phone broke within three months. It is definately not a very sturdy phone. It often froze up on me, and was very slow. Just recently the top part of my phone became un- attached from the bottom part, and was held together by a small piece of film. As usual the people working at my nearby Verizon store were no help. Now my phone is broken, and i am unable to purchase a new one, but if i had the chance to, i would save myself all of the problems, and not buy this phone again. Just like my mom told me, they make these nice looking phones that all children my age will want to buy, and then they break. Good money makers i suppose, but if you're looking for a sturdy, able to use for a long time, phone, this is not the one.
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Reviewed by chris from uk on 6th Jul 2008
this is the best phone i've ever owned. i've had many sonys and nokias over the years but this phone is in a different class. it looks really good for a start the chrome effect around the edge is tidy but the size is just right fits perfectly in the palm of the hand. the camera althogh 3mp gives really clear pics and the flash is very effective. it gives the reel of being sturdy and well built. the battery life is very good too as i could use the phone a whole lot in 3 days between charges. at only £99 on pay as you go i think its a bargain too.
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Reviewed by MadHatter from UK on 3rd Jul 2008
Very nice looking phone, but with a few draw backs: No Smileys (the non-animated type) in text messaging (i rely on these a lot in texting); Inability to freely pick days for alarms (limited to: Mon-Fri, Sat-Sun, Mon-Sun, or individual days) might seem minor, but if like me, you rely on your phone as your alarm clock and work a non-standard shift-pattern it just doesn't fit in with real life; Animated "emoticons" are so small and similar virtually impossible to distinguish them; Annoying when texting that the number you are texting is shown, not the name of the person, unless you deselect the number first. Generally a nice phone to look at and to hold, but impractical....probably ideal for the younger one's who WANT a nice phone and don't NEED a good phone
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Reviewed by hayley from england on 30th Jun 2008
hiya i had this phone in may and i hated it. i have heard loads of people say they love it, but i just couldnt get on with it. after about 2days i kept getting loads of messages that had nothing to do with me, i took it into about 3 phone shops and they all said the phone was faulty. so i wouldnt recommand it. i could only store up to about 3 songs and 4 photos without buying a memory card! [Editor's comment: Hayley, your phone didn't send you messages! The fault must have been with your sim card / network. As for memory, the phone has a capacity to store approximately 16 songs before you need to get a memory card.]
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Reviewed by Wes from France on 29th Jun 2008
lol i seemed to have the same problem with it lol i can be listening to music and it'll just switch off. . . really annoying but hey i love it . . . its a really good phone and the camera is great. there's only one problem ----> the message tones, you can't change them you have to use the preset one's. the interface is really easy to use although its really easy to press the wrong thing just need to get the hang of things ;)the speaker is really good and quite loud to be honest and it supports up to 4gb of external memory. not to sure about lg's charging plus, i had the same one on my lg chocolate and it's really fiddly to put it and i'm always scared of breaking the pieces of metal inside lol.... otherwise GREAT phone and well done LG :D
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Reviewed by Danii x from England on 28th Jun 2008
Heyyah i hav had this phone for about 2months its a good phone but has a rubish memory! so it brought a memory card but i cant get it to send straight to my memory via bluetooth i can only send 2 songs at a time to the phone memory! Earlier today i was messing around by a river side i sliped and fell only slightly to the ground and now me screen has gone all blank so have to buy a new phone now but i dont think i will get this 1>>>>....x
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Reviewed by Bernie from England all the way!!! on 18th Jun 2008
Had this phone from April 2008 sometimes it switches itself off at random times and the buttons freezes or doesnt work when trying to tx wot a weired phone ha! apart form that its alrite!!!!!
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Reviewed by emma from uk on 11th Jun 2008
hi just got this phone, love it so far. just 1 problem when i want to reply to txt it only comes up with a mulitmedia option any1 help??? thanx
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Reviewed by Charly from England on 11th Jun 2008
I love this phone, it looks great, the camera is really good and the touch screen is excellent.I would definatly recommend it to anyone. I have had it for around a month, jus one small thing if anyone can help, when I assign pictures to contact names and they call, the picture is tiny and id like it to fit the screen or something, any help would be great, thanks
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Reviewed by jord from england on 10th Jun 2008
i had this phone 2 weeks ago so far its fantastic love the touch pad. it could be louder its too quiet but it dosent matter too much. get it its fantastic i got mine for £144.95
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Reviewed by S from England on 9th Jun 2008
+ Pro's *Camera ,MP3 and texting touch screen features are brilliant *Touch screen works well on the most part *The overall look of the phone is solid *Has all the features that you truly need *Customisation of wallpapers and themes are on the whole, good. *Generally solid and reliable so far- Calling is crisp and clear, texting is fairly simple, the basics are covered really well. - Con's *Tricky to use in bright sunlight (you can't see the screen well at all) *The speakers are tinny after a Walkman phone *Lack of 3G *You have to buy an extra memory card *Battery life is a 1.5 days (but it will improve over time, so it isn't too much of a concern, and I have used it rather a lot in the 3 days I've owned it) *Powersave feature is annoying as much as it is useful It seems like there are a lot of negatives, but the positives far outweigh the negatives. The negatives are just small, pernickety details which don't completely tarnish the phone. On the whole, the KF600 is a classy, surprisingly easy to use phone, with some neat features. I would recommend this phone certainly, well so far anyway... The true test is whether it lasts this reliably for the whole 18-month contract though. Fingers crossed.
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Reviewed by Jessica from Canada on 8th Jun 2008
Bought the phone a few weeks ago after looking around for quite a while at different phones and absolutely love it. I also recommend reading through the manual because it does help a lot on how to do things. I don't have a single complaint about this phone and highly recommend it to all.
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Reviewed by Marjorie from United Kingdom on 7th Jun 2008
Good phone. Can someone help? As I having problems transfering all my contacts details via bluetooth from a Sony Erickson K800i to the LG KF600. Am I doing something wrong?
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Reviewed by Great from Canada on 7th Jun 2008
It is so good
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Reviewed by jakoff from america on 2nd Jun 2008
do not buy this phone after 3 month it will randomly turn off then back on and the the buttuons stop working after like 4 months!!!
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Reviewed by linda from UK on 1st Jun 2008
I love this phone!! It looks and sounds beautiful and is fun to use. BUT - has anyone else had trouble uploading photos to computer? Any advice would be appreciated.
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Reviewed by jon from england on 29th May 2008
tried this phone out today, just wanted to say how much better it looked in reality as opposed to in these pics. feels much more solid/well made than cheap feeling/plasticy samsung soul, also much thinner than i thought it would be. i am definitely going to get one of these when my current contract runs out.
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Reviewed by tom from england on 27th May 2008
re the below "cant change messsage tone", took me a while. go to 'profiles', then 'personalise' at the bottom. its all in there. great phone, love it.
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Reviewed by B Jones from England on 26th May 2008
I have had this phone as an upgrade for 4 days. Not a bad design however sometimes when i try to make a phone call a box pops up saying sim fault and turns off on me, grrrr. Has anyone else had this problem?
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Reviewed by jake aldred from england on 22nd May 2008
love it but cant change my message tone help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Tanya from England on 22nd May 2008
lurrrve it <3
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Reviewed by cool dude from england on 22nd May 2008
The phone is fantastic you can not get much better then this.
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Reviewed by Lon from Australia on 21st May 2008
I just got this phone! everything works fine except when everyone called me, the phone just shown the number but not the names, eventho they are all save in the contact list. all the contact list is in the phone not the sim card, but it shouldn't make any different should it?. thanks in advance!
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Reviewed by TrentSC from England on 20th May 2008
I've been using this phone for a couple of days and am generally very pleased with it. The interface takes a little getting used to for someone who's been wedded to Motorola for a long time (RAZR then SLVR), but I'm getting there. The FM radio is pretty good, the MP3 player is fine and the camera works well, especially when I remember to turn on the flash. Like others, I bumped into the text message reply issue and called Orange. Helpful guy on the phone who knew exactly what the issue was and I'm waiting for the SIM update as I type. Overall I'm very pleased - I like the design and the interface, it's not too bulky or heavy and it looks good. I'd prefer a slightly higher volume on the MP3 ringtone I imported, but you can't have everything!
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Reviewed by bobbins from Great Britain on 16th May 2008
Had this phone a few days on an orange upgrade having thought long and hard for a few weeks.After having a good play with the phone and reading the instructions and also receiving the sim updates I can say up to now it works fine.Takes a little while to get used to the format having been using a samsung but I can navigate through the menus easily.Had the same text message reply problem as in previous reviews but this was put right when the si m was updated, which i think is the norm when getting a new phone.Camera seems fine or at least better than my last one(d900),line clarity is good,text messaging simple,sound quality on the radio-mp3 player seems very good.Does have a top heavy feel when the slide is open so the text crazy need to exercise caution.But up to now everything is good so 4 stars because i have only had it a few days.
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Reviewed by America from UK on 13th May 2008
I have read all the reviews carefully and decided to go out and buy the phone, so far i have experienced no problems with the phone, only thing i want to ask is could i swap the orange sim card it came with for a vodafone one ? [Editor's reply: You'll need to find out if your phone is locked to Orange. The easiest way is probably to take it to a Vodafone shop and ask. Try our unlocking page if you need help to get it unlocked.]
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Reviewed by Becky from England on 10th May 2008
Bought this phone this morning having had a Sony Ericsson W850i for nearly a year and have to say I am mightily impressed! I've read some bad reviews about the dual screen setup, and at first I had my doubts, but after a few hours playing around with it, it's like second nature! The only slight tiny quibble I have is that you can only use zoom in VGA mode, but the camera is a lot better than what I've been used to. The speakers are very loud, calls are crystal clear and it's very easy to import, file and sort pictures, videos and music. Another slight quibble is that it doesn't say who's text you when it comes up with 'one new message', but that's really just a minor personal thing I got used to with my previous phones. All in all, though, a fantastic buy!
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Reviewed by mark from england on 8th May 2008
This is a great phone i must admit after a few days you have ran out of features so if you love loads of them maybe this isn't for you. Just to let Sue know you don't have to press the touchscreen for spaces ect you just press the number 0 on your keypad and for commas ect just press the button next to 0. If you want a phone that looks good and is diffrent from the others go for it!
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Reviewed by Sue from England on 3rd May 2008
After reading the details on the phone have to agree it is fab. I got one today and it has a very good and clear display, only thing not sure about is when you are writing a text message you have to use the touchpad screen for spaces, commas etc,and the fone pad section for the letters, can be a bit annoying; apart from that brilliant - keep it up LG!! You've converted me from Sony Ericisson!!
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Reviewed by Michella from Canada on 2nd May 2008
I just got this phone and i have to say I have had LG phones before and love them, this one I am already in love with as well. THe only disadvantages is that there is no flash with the camera, there is no missed alerts for text messages or missed calls. Other than that this is a great little phone and I love it and would reccomend it to anyone thats looking for a hot new little phone!~
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Reviewed by lee from England on 30th Apr 2008
think lg need to rethink and sort out there software! bought this phone sunday! had 3 replacements already because its faulty! now im stuck with it for 18months! get it right lg poor effort
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Reviewed by John from UK on 29th Apr 2008
Great Phone get if you are going to buy a new one. :)
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Reviewed by aya from kuwait on 24th Apr 2008
briefly ......... it's perfect
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Reviewed by Alex from Australia on 17th Apr 2008
The phone is great. Have had it now for 3 weeks-no problems at all. Unlike many other phones this phone is FUN. I am one of those who likes to change phones as i get bored with the look of it. Most phones i have had are pretty boring, as in very simple. TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT COMPLAIN ABOUT SMS AND OTHER PROBLEMS-READ THE MANUAL IT HELPS TO SET THE PHONE UP HOW YOU WANT IT TO OPERATE. This phone is colorfull and fun to play with. 1. Great interface 2. Great sound quality 3. Great ringing volume 4. Easy to navigate menu 5. Battery life is also great, i listen to MP3 all day and still have battery 6. Touch screen very responsive 7. Well built, steardy and nice slide If you want a nice looking phone with simple to use menu yet fun and "interesting" GET IT.I RATE IT 9.9/10
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Reviewed by Bilbo from England on 12th Apr 2008
Excellent phone, bought it for the Misses and she loves it! Easy to use, looks great and no problems. Battery last pretty well and she keeps getting loads of comment on how nice her phone is which makes me look good! : -) Buy one now!
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Reviewed by Sarah from Cumbria (UK) on 10th Apr 2008
Problem solved if any one is having a problem like Jonesy and i also did then dont get put off the phone by reading the review all i did was phone my network customer services and they said they would send me the update settings i neva actully recieved them when they said i would but i finally recieved them last night did what they told me to do and now my phone is fine! Phone is great LOVE IT!
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Reviewed by Sarah from Cumbria (UK) on 9th Apr 2008
well it must be me aswell as Jonesy, i am having the exact same problem so no need to be so harsh i got this phone yesterday morning and loved it from the minute i seen it. Then when i was going to reply to a text i relised i couldnt i could only send multi media messages i thought it was me doing some thing rong so i came off the message and tryed it again still no look so i thought maybe the hole point is to restart your message from scratch but surely not because thats just a long way round so i thought i would check it out on web and to see Jonesy's comment i am guessing there must b a dodgy batch going about or something I rang orange customer services and they said it just needed updated and they would send me the settings within 15 mins 2 hours later i had nothing so i rang them back and i still havent had anything, i am going to go into the shop today to see whats going on but overall I LOVE THIS PHONE and would def reccomended it! havent relli been keen on LG phones but thought i would give it a go and it is amazing!
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Reviewed by Sinead from London on 7th Apr 2008
Someone please help I've had this phone for about 2 weeks and Im really struggling to get along with it. I find connecting to the internet really slow :( The phone looks great but..... I can't seem to find any games or ringtones to download to it as no website seems to support the phone. Its limited to the themes that you can have. And finally can someone please tell me how to send something via bluetooth and get it to save to the memory card rather than the phone as I keep having too move the files from the phone to the external memory.
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Reviewed by Dee A from England on 6th Apr 2008
I had the same problem as Jonesy. Everytime I tried to reply to a text the phone would only give me the option of replying by MMS. I had to call Orange and get a SIM update to fix the problem. I've since sent the handset back as it's not really for me. I won't slag it off though..it's a nice handset and will sell well.
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Reviewed by Terry from Scotland on 5th Apr 2008
Does anyone know what the heck Jonesy from London is talking about?.To reply to some one you just press reply and two options come up 'text messages' or 'multi media message'.You press text message,writes text and send.How hard is that??.Here is someone who gets a phone and after ten minutes slagging it off without bothering to get to know the phone after a few days use.I can only guess they got the phone set up wrong or maybe they have a bad one.
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Reviewed by Jonesy from England on 4th Apr 2008
I got this phone yesterday and already sending it back due to some of the most silliest pointless things theyve done to the phone like recieving a SMS text message then pressing reply and it only having multi media message in the list which means you have to mess around going back to the main screen and setting up your own sms message and inputting there number your self.
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Reviewed by Steve from England on 3rd Apr 2008
Have just got this phone a few days ago and I love it - the touch screen is great. The only problem so far is when I set a photo as a wallpaper it seems to revert back to the default setting after a while - am I doing something wrong?
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Reviewed by Jack from UK on 1st Apr 2008
Got this phone on t-mobile, great camera, great games, features and great battery life for a phone with so many good features
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Reviewed by swifty from UK on 31st Mar 2008
Got this phone on t-mobile a few weeks ago and i love it! the music player is awesome and the touchscreen pad is cool.It so easy to use although i agree that it should have been made easier for users to customize it. I was wondering what the memory limit is though when it comes to microSD cards, because i wanted to buy a 4GB or 6GB one for the phone but am unsure if it will work or not??
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Reviewed by Neil from England on 27th Mar 2008
I got this phone on Tuesday and so far I have been very impressed. Here's a quick run down: The phone feels feels really good in the hand. It's well balanced and build quality is excellent. The Interact pad is extremely responsive. I thought I'd mention this as I read a few reports that it takes more than one push to get the desired response. You can customise the settings of the Interact pad - a light touch of the finger tip gets the desired result. My main complaint is that removing the battery can be a bit tricky, but hopefully I won't need to be doing this much. Call quality is good. Battery lasted 3 days before it needed recharging. A stylish looking phone which is fun and easy to use.
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Reviewed by Richard from UK on 25th Mar 2008
I got this phone last week on Orange..and becuase of the following its going back. "the pluses" - yes great looking phone, stylish and sometimes easy to use...feels great in the hand..has wow factor for all of ten minutes? Graet looking packaging really nice compared to other phone packaging. Music player is good enough although it sometimes locks up when trying to play music... unfortunatly "now the negatives" - its not always that easy to use, its very slow response, had to reboot/restart it over ten times this weekend due to "network access denied?" or "sim fault" which according to customer support told me to put my new sim in..I rang their customer support this morning and ended up rebooting between each call! (seems like the phone is little flakey to me).... It has no connection to Microsoft Outlook/Express - I have all my contacts in there....and have done for years...it requires you to do it in csv files..not practical and I`m a software engineer by trade!.. Unable to change your message tones....six is all you have. no more no less cant add any more.... Contacts imported from your sim are reversed...so you get all your lastnames, first names....have to change it their software! laborious... texting is way too hard, even the T9 texting seems european to me it does not recognise basic words like 'then'/'them' or 'and' you have to add them yourself....a real pain! On the whole the novelty factor wears out after a day...was pleased to see it (looks fantastic on tv) but thats about it... You cant even do 'voice activated dialling' (its not supported) I have spoken to orange about it and according to their support its not even in the manual? (even emailed LG and their support hasnt even bothered answering?) On the whole get this phone if all your after is looks/wow factor - usabilty and functionality will get you by but its like pulling teeth.... sorry LG nice phone but no cigar!
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Reviewed by Nic from Sunderland - UK on 25th Mar 2008
Got this phone as a free upgrade about 2 weeks ago and I was really unsure about it as I had always stuck with Samsungs in the past. However, I am sooo pleased I kept it as this phone is fantastic. My battery seems to last about 3 days before I need to charge it - and I'm using it quite a bit every day. The phone looks good, is easy to use and it's so easy to download songs onto it. The touch screen is great and the fact that you can personalise your phone is great. My only small gripe is that I have to use their tones for SMS and I'm not too keen on them - but I'll live with that. I would recommend this phone to anyone. LOVE IT!!!
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Reviewed by aa from uk on 20th Mar 2008
got this fone bout a month ago still goin well works good looks good, jus need 2 buy a memory card nw!! as for the battery life urs must b duff cz mine lasts for 2/3 days and anyway it doesnt actuli matter chargin ur fone every night onli gota plug it in
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Reviewed by sally from england on 20th Mar 2008
this fone is the best in the world!! I RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE!!!
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Reviewed by CL from Uk on 19th Mar 2008
This is a great little phone as it looks stylish and is very easy and fun to use plus it's small enough to fit in your bag/pocket. I only have a couple gripes so I'll start with the main one which is the battery. So far I'm having to charge it every day. Also, if you are away from the phone when you get a text or a miss call there are no signs like a flashing light or a symbol on your screen saver, to show that you've missed them which you will find on most Sony Ericsson and Nokia phones. You have to remember to check the phone manually which doesn't help the already short life of the battery. If you can live with these problems then I recommend buying the phone but perhaps get it on a contract so you can upgrade after a while.
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Reviewed by Reverend from UK on 19th Mar 2008
I just bought this phone and in the manual it says that it only supports up to 2gb. I was hoping to buy a 4gb one after seeing that it supports up to 8gb on here. could anyone enlighten me. Great phone by the way!!!!!
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Reviewed by li from malaysia on 19th Mar 2008
agree with martin, the keypad & InteractPad locks too quickly - immediately after u make a call. I'd recommend this phone for those who already have a stable phone. This is more for design and style. The batt is very bad esp over the indicator. It shows 3 bar as full battery and the moment the first bar goes, the other 2 bar will go off within 6-8 hrs.
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Reviewed by martin from uk on 18th Mar 2008
This replaced my u880 and isn't a bad phone though not as customisable. Don't like that the keypad backlight doesn't automatically come on when you slide phone open - have to press a key. Only other gripe is that keypad locks too quickly. Otherwise it does pretty much what a phone should do and looks good at the same time.
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Reviewed by li from malaysia on 17th Mar 2008
1. antenna is weak 2. software can still be improved as when making calls, the InteractPad locks, need to press camera button to activate again
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Reviewed by David from UK on 14th Mar 2008
Phone of the year i think. Everything is great.
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Reviewed by Katy B from Glasgow, Scotland on 14th Mar 2008
Excellent phone! Was a bit apprehensive about having an LG as I've alway had Samsung/Sony Ericsson but this has converted me! It is the best looking phone on the market at the moment and it is great to use. The touch screen is amazing, very easy to use, and the features are great. Althogether a brilliant wee phone, very highly recommended.
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Reviewed by johni from dfghe on 12th Mar 2008
betar dan da vewty
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Reviewed by Leigh from England on 9th Mar 2008
Got this phone yesterday and I love it!! It's very user friendly and looks awesome!! The touch screen is a little slow to start with but I soon got used to that and I love how you can personalise it. My only grips is the lack of memory, the images and songs fill up really fast - or am i doing something wrong? If so someone please let me know!! Awesome phone, highly reccommended.
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Reviewed by amilee from u.k on 5th Mar 2008
i love this fone... the best thing i eva brought!!
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Reviewed by Jimmy from Beverley, UK on 4th Mar 2008
I got this phone last week, and so far i must say i'm very pleased with it. The camera seems pretty good and the overall user friendliness is better than i imagined. Also, it has the looks to die for and is well balanced when texting (slider open). I do have a couple of gripes however, but these are only things that aren't included in the menu. firstly, the lack of the reminder feature seen on my old sony w850i, which i relied on quite a lot, and secondly a countdown timer which i also used regularly in my poker games. i still really like this phone, and would easily recommend it to anyone.
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Reviewed by Lawrence from London Uk on 3rd Mar 2008
Nasir,please can you tell us why you think the phone so bad.Ten words is not going to give someone any idea why you think that, when every review on the net give it a very good rating.It would be good to know, as maybe i have missed something.I still stick by my review,after having this phone coming up to three weeks,5 stars.
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Reviewed by Nasir from United Kingdom on 2nd Mar 2008
how poor is this phone, this phone stinks so bad
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Reviewed by assuming william from Ghana on 29th Feb 2008
i'm with a view that this new brand is of a higher quality than any other phones as compared to its durability.
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Reviewed by Mikey from United Kingdom on 28th Feb 2008
This phone is suberb. OK, it may not have 3G capabilities but surfing is surpisingly quick. Google is also pre-loaded. Transporting files was a breeze and the MP3 player is more than adequate. The dual screen concept has been cleverly thought out and the problem with many touch screen phones i.e slow texting, has been solved. My only gripe is that the headphones supplied are at bit naff but this does not detract from the quality of the phone. LG feared to tread where no others have ventured and got it right. People, read the manual and play with the phone before submitting misleading reviews!
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Reviewed by Kayla from USA on 24th Feb 2008
I just got this phone a few days ago and so far its reahing a good review for me i just had a razr v3 and it sucked so the venus is a nice improvement for me. I love it for the features it offers: great camera, mp3 player, touch screen, slides easy, and is pretty compact i like it.
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Reviewed by Ryan from Manchester , UK on 24th Feb 2008
Lawrence matey ive got all the ringtones i want for callers its like you said move em to phone memory its just when you recieve a text alert/sms you cannot have an Mp3 only what is pre-defined in the Venus (unless you can show us something you know which can do this) , ive played with the Venus for a couple days now and i do really like it i also noticed that when the battery is low on the phone your ringtones start quiet and rise up ascendingly , there is no UK bodyglove for the phone so i have order 2 from USA which look cool and this phone will need a decent case with belt clip , Voice dialling is a big miss too. The phone is a great looker and slides well the screen is like the KRZR K1 a fingerprint magnet but you know this before you buy it !!! A tad louder ringing would do me but maybe im deaf at ripe old age of 28 , finally id say the LG Venus does have some of the best parts of other phones Easy To Text , Smart Looker , Good Camera it just would have been a World Beater if it had the Voice Dial and SMS Mp3 capabilities , if you can help with the SMS thing Lawrence then ta in advance.
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Reviewed by Lawrence from London UK on 23rd Feb 2008
Please Please Please,before people submit a review on a phone.First you need to read the manual,have some idea on how to use a phone,and take a few days or more to play with it,use it,test it,try it,compare it,research it,google it,check forums, and ask about something you don't know about.then you can give a proper review. Ryan from manchester you can set each person with a personal ringtone,you must save the contacts on the phone and not just on the sim,doing so brings up other options,hope that helps mate. Had this phone for a week, and can say this is a awesome phone. What i like about it, is that it has stolen all the good bits from the other phones.Easy texting (nokia),great music player (sony ericsson),great slide look and lots of options (samsung),style (most lg phones).Not too big not too small.Feels great in the hand.Easy to use once you know how to use it.Very good receiving and taking phones calls.Clear speech.Can personalise it to what you want,once you played about with it.The software is easy to use and not too complicated.Got the Prada (take away the name and not the greatest specs)and Viewty (great phone,but very big bulky shape),after using Nokias and Ericssons for years.And i think this phone is better as it has stolen bits from those two phone as well,and you are left with a all rounder phone. The bad bits; Sometime you had to press the button a few time for it too react.Like any phones like this you need a crystal hard case to keep the finger makes off.The case it comes with-WHY??.Yes there are phones out there with better specs,but for all round phone,with style,great idea with modern and old school ideas.Great price.TOP THIS!
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Reviewed by Ry from Heywood , UK on 23rd Feb 2008
I really like this Venus it basically is the little brother of the viewty with a keypad to make texting easier , it is a very good phone although lacking in 3G it still operates on the web well. My only problem with it is the fact that you CANNOT have your own Mp3 as a SMS alert you have to have one of about 12 default and also i dont know about you but when i want to mass move pics,music,videos etc between folders the "mark all" option made life easier but the VENUS does not have this so you have to do it one by one for everything which is a real irritant !! The camera does have a Xenon flash but unlike the Viewty it does not auto turn on in poor light you have to do it again manualy for every photo if you require it , Voice dialling is absent again (come on LG its a must for us drivers out there !!!!) all in all its a very good phone not great but good its slim rightly weighted a little cheap on the build materials and rings quite loud at full volume but not ear blowing like its big bro the Viewty. A deffo step in the right direction by LG but in this day and age steps are not big enough when competition make strides.....
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Reviewed by Ryan from Manchester UK on 22nd Feb 2008
Cool phone but does anyone know the exact way to have your own personal ringtone for an SMS it does not seem to give you the option to this im thinkin OH NO a Samsung in disguise ......HELP !!!!
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Reviewed by anna from england on 21st Feb 2008
well all i can say is fab phone after the time i have had with the lg chocolate i didnt trust lg but i desided to give this phone a trie so i made the right choise yay me!
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Reviewed by Michael from U.K on 20th Feb 2008
I had lost all faith in LG after the dissapointment of the chocolate and shine, This has restored it all. I love it, it is really cool and has loads of cool features. I defenetly recommend this phone. The only bad things are that it can be a bit slow, the touch interface gets boring and the price.
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Reviewed by joe from uk on 17th Feb 2008
this phone is brilliant ive had this phone for 2 days and i love it . it is worth the money
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Reviewed by will from england on 14th Feb 2008
Ive always wanted to be a phone designer and am completely obsessed with phones, i have over 20 top models and im only 13 and theres been one thing i wouldve made my first phone :) This :) Bought it and has the best interface ive seen in a while camera isnt too shabby Mp3 player isnt full of features but good enoough
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Reviewed by Ciarri from France on 10th Feb 2008
Love it! Its stylish go a great MP3 and it's got a great camera! Love it so much! Totally worth the money!
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Reviewed by Andrew from Australia on 8th Feb 2008
This fone is da bomb
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