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.
Review:
February 2008.
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.)
Features
of the LG Venus include:
3 mega-pixel camera with autofocus and 2x digital
zoom
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by Jordan from Canada on
6th Oct 2008
I have the pink version of this phone, and i love it. the only problem
I've had with it is the chrome paint chipping off the sides of the
phone, it turned so ugly. BUt i have now scratched it all off, and
rubbed it off (using nail polish remover, ect) and i love it again Rating:
Reviewed by Tom from USA on 2nd
Oct 2008
The phone seems ok cosmetically, and I liked the idea of a touch
screen, but I just had my first one replaced because I would not
get about 50% of my calls. After a month of back and forth with
verizon and putting the phone in front of them and showing them
that calling the phone yeilded random results, they gave me a second
phone. Now 3 weeks into a new phone and I've had the same problem.
ALSO, this second phone randomly drops down to 0 bars and drops
calls, then will shoot back up to full service when i close the
phone. Phone seems faulty to me, and the Verizon reps are quick
to take it back, so something tells me the bugs were never worked
out of this one. I liked the touch-screen set up for easy answering/checking
messages, but I say keep the framework, change the wiring. Rating:
Reviewed by rosie from uk on
29th Sep 2008
it was a chose between this and the samsung U800 and stupid as i
was i choose this its rubbish i wish id have had the samsung. word
of advice DO NOT BUY!!! Rating:
Reviewed by steve from england on
24th Sep 2008
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, this fone man, cant ask for a better 1 init, love
the lot, cya Rating:
Reviewed by Jessica from US on
20th Sep 2008
This phone is cute and i love how it works. Only bad thing is the
paint on the edges has chipped so badly in the past two months!
I asked verizon if they would replace it or give me some paint,
but they couldn't do anything. The texting is okay, but yes if you
text a lot i recommend a QWERTY keyboard! And by the way, i have
friends who have LG phones with chipping paint...although we take
care of them! CHIPPED PAINT IS UGLY! ): Rating:
Reviewed by Peter nduba from Nigeria
on 18th Sep 2008
I really love ur products Rating:
Reviewed by adam from u.k on
18th Sep 2008
This phone is nice but it keeps shutting itself down after 1 or
two songs. I am on my 3rd one so will have to give up with it. Other
than that its great! Rating:
Reviewed by alison from United States
on 11th Sep 2008
I've had this phone for a good while and at first I liked it then
I started to really not like it. If you text a lot, like me, this
is not a good phone. After a couple months the buttons are so loud
when I text it sucks! Also the silver trim on the phone started
pealing and looks ugly. The touch screen is also delayed and the
camera takes forever to take a picture! So it was nice for the first
month then downhill from there. If you like texting don't get it! Rating:
Reviewed by Jake from Englang on
3rd Sep 2008
i got this phone a couple of days ago and i am really pleased with
it, for me i cant realy fault it, i dont mind about the no mp3 tones
for sms text's or the speed of the internet. Although i will say
that if your looking to buy it for the good camera the shutter speed
is pretty bad, it takes a fair 5 seconds befour the picture takes
but apart from that its an awesome phone and a much needed update
to my LG Chocolate, i recomend this phone to anyone. (who dosnt
mind a slow camera) Rating:
Reviewed by katie from smith on
30th Aug 2008
this phone is really great it toook me quite a while to get use
to it but i think its fantastic, of course i had some problems but
no phone is perfect. i love it to bits and im glad i bought it !!! Rating:
Reviewed by Yum*mum from Newport, Gwent
on 29th Aug 2008
I received this phone this morning and its great! Noticed a few
times while ive been playing with it that it takes a while to catch
up with me, but then again im a txtaholic :). I havent tried much
out yet because i had to go straight to work :( Supposed to be going
to town tonight. Might reconsider to have a bit more of a play with
it... Rating:
Reviewed by kiara from london on
27th Aug 2008
i have had this phone for about 7 months and after the fist 3months
i had many problems with it like texting, droping calls ,battery
life and the internet and others . this phone is nice looking nd
takes nice picz but that about it i am looking to get a blackberry,
do not get this phone its poor and i am with t moblie and they will
not replace or give a new one so do not waste your time with this
phone .x Rating:
Reviewed by bobbins from england on
25th Aug 2008
Just an update from may-Phone still works fine and i am still happy
with it.seems longer than 3months though!.I will say the software
package for your p.c is poor but you just use the phone in mass
storage mode so trading data is easy enough. Rating:
Reviewed by Alexa from USA on
21st Aug 2008
An okay phone, delayed touch screen, didn't have any problems with
it for the first three months, then all of the sudden, it would
freeze in the middle of writing a text. I wouldn't be able to cancel
the text or even turn off the phone, so i had to resort to taking
out the battery. Went to verizon and they replaced it, no questions,
however three months has passed again and i have encountered the
same problem. I hope they'll just give me a small discount on another
phone rather than replace this one, i don't want it anymore. Rating:
Reviewed by Charlotte from England on
19th Aug 2008
This phone is OK, I just have a couple of small issues with it.
Firstly the name of a text message sender only appears at the bottom
of the message, so you have to read through the whole text before
you actually find out whos sent it. Secondly, if you write a message
that is more than one text in length then the texting becomes really
slow and irritating. So basicially if you are an avid texter like
I am I wouldnt recommend this phone Rating:
Reviewed by adam from u.k on
14th Aug 2008
Really nice phone. After a week of use my only problem has been
that the music player sometimes stops after 2-5 songs and restarts
itself.Other than that i cannot find a fault! Rating:
Reviewed by Ashley from Canada on
13th Aug 2008
I just bought the phone and i've seen a few pics on the internet
of the menu color being different (Pink, blue and red) Mine came
with a green one and i was wondering if there was anyplace you could
download other colors from. any suggestions? Rating:
Reviewed by Alex from Eng on
13th Aug 2008
Madhatter, The alarms are fantastic! You can set and name several
alarms, with the option for mon-fri, mon-sat, etc. You can even
have a different tune for each alarm. I love this phone! (sooo sexy
too ;-o Rating:
Reviewed by Kieran from UK on
10th Aug 2008
I (L) this phone. I think its designis reat although some features
are slightly impractical. Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from u.k on
9th Aug 2008
you need to charge your phone for around 15 hours at least for the
initial charge..you may have botched your battery up by not doing
the initial charge this phone has been quite good to use!tho the
pictures do take a while to take and its annoying that when your
writing a message when you have the next letter on the same number
u have to wait..if you get wot i mean lol but overall a good phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Michael from UK on
7th Aug 2008
I got the phone today, very pleased with it so far. However I cant
seem to change message tone, also when I recieve a text message
and click reply I am only given the multimedia option. I send hundreds
of texts every month so this could become very annoying, I noticed
one person had this problem, does anyone know how to fix this? It
would be much appreciated. Rating:
Reviewed by Confuser from England on
7th Aug 2008
I just bought it yesterday and the battery last for 1 day, i only
been on it about 3 hours. Can anyone till me how long you need to
charge it at the begining? I charged mine for about 5 hours 30mins.
Is that enought? 0_o?? The function and everything works well so
far, but i dont know how to change the message tone. Can anyone
tell me how do you change it or you can't change it? Rating:
Reviewed by Holly from England on
1st Aug 2008
Hiya, I have had this mobile for around 6 months. I have got on
with it really well. It is fantastic! I love the touchscreen, it
took a while to get used to though! Memory not brilliant, but apart
from that... THUMBS UP LG!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by kayls from uk on
25th Jul 2008
this phone is good, if you need to move songs, vids, or images to
the external memory (memory card) you have to go on options, file,
move to external memory that is what i got stuck on but other than
that it is a great phone;) Rating:
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! Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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.] Rating:
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 Rating:
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 Rating:
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!!!!! Rating:
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 Rating:
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 Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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? Rating:
Reviewed by Great from Canada on
7th Jun 2008
It is so good Rating:
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!!! Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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? Rating:
Reviewed by jake aldred from england
on 22nd May 2008
love it but cant change my message tone help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Tanya from England on
22nd May 2008
lurrrve it <3 Rating:
Reviewed by cool dude from england on
22nd May 2008
The phone is fantastic you can not get much better then this. Rating:
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! Rating:
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! Rating:
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. Rating:
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.] Rating:
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! Rating:
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! Rating:
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!! Rating:
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!~ Rating:
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 Rating:
Reviewed by John from UK on 29th
Apr 2008
Great Phone get if you are going to buy a new one. :) Rating:
Reviewed by aya from kuwait on
24th Apr 2008
briefly ......... it's perfect Rating:
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 Rating:
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! Rating:
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! Rating:
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! Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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? Rating:
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 Rating:
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?? Rating:
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. Rating:
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! Rating:
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!!! Rating:
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 Rating:
Reviewed by sally from england on
20th Mar 2008
this fone is the best in the world!! I RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE!!! Rating:
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. Rating:
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!!!!! Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
Reviewed by David from UK on
14th Mar 2008
Phone of the year i think. Everything is great. Rating:
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. Rating:
Reviewed by johni from dfghe on
12th Mar 2008
betar dan da vewty Rating:
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. Rating:
Reviewed by amilee from u.k on
5th Mar 2008
i love this fone... the best thing i eva brought!! Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
Reviewed by Nasir from United Kingdom
on 2nd Mar 2008
how poor is this phone, this phone stinks so bad Rating:
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. Rating:
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! Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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! Rating:
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..... Rating:
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 !!!! Rating:
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! Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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 Rating:
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! Rating:
Reviewed by Andrew from Australia on
8th Feb 2008
This fone is da bomb Rating:
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Features
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