LG enV3 VX9200 Phone, Maroon
- Sleek, redesigned clamshell phone in maroon opens to reveal QWERTY keyboard and large 2.6-inch screen
- Access V Cast Music (with Rhapsody) and Video servicse via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions; Visual Voice Mail
- 3-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD expansion to 16 GB; access to personal email and instant messaging
- Up to 4.45 hours of talk time, up to 460 hours (19+ days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, quick reference guide, user manual
Amazon.com Product Description
Perfect for power texters, the sleekly redesigned LG enV3 for Verizon Wireless looks like a nicely compact candybar-style phone with standard alpha-numeric keypad and 1.5-inch display on its face. However, it has a hinged side that opens up to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard and additional 2.6-inch screen–perfect for all your on-the-go text messaging and email needs. Other improvements over the previous enV2 model include a 3-megapixel camera/camcorder, MicroSD memory expansion to 16 GB (from the previous 8 GB maximum), and a longer battery life with up to 5.45 hours of talk time. It’s compatible with Verizon’s V Cast Music Service, which enables you to purchase songs through your phone and download them via Verizon’s fast EV-DO data network. You’ll also stay on course thanks to the VZ Navigator GPS turn-by-turn direction service. Other features include a multi-format digital audio player, Bluetooth for both handsfree devices and stereo music st… More >>
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I’ve owned every LG “V” series phone. I started with the LG 9800 V, then 9900 enV, 11000 Voyager, enV2.
I really believe this phone offers the perfect layout for a phone for people who love to text.
When the phone is closed. It is a phone. Big numbers and a display big enough to see what you need to see, but it doesn’t try to do more. If you want more, open it up. Inside you have it all. The QWERTY board, great music player speakers, huge bright high res display. Photos look great, videos look good. My kids watch videos of cartoons on my phone.
It is clear that LG really interviewed previous owners of their phones.
The changes are more improvements than really “new” features. All that makes this phone that much better.
I’ll compare it to the env2.
The enV3 is basically the same size as the enV2.
The improvements.
Better camera. Now 3.0 megapixel and an added flash.
The flash isn’t super, but it is better than nothing.
There are some new options as well. Panoramic view shooting.
When you hit the camera button, it goes to the camera mode a lot quicker.
They also added a slideshow mode to the viewer.
When the phone is open, there are 5 key improvements
1) The QWERTY keyboard features a new layout. The space bar moved to the bottom middle
like a real keyboard. This is taking a while to get used to, but I will eventually.
2) There is a quick access text message button. I can’t believe I lived without this, haha.
3) The display is quite a bit bigger inside. The image is brighter and high res.
4) The speakers play music really really loud, and way better quality. Not fantastic, but what do you expect.
5) They added a new quick contacts button. You can add 10 fav friends. It makes it that much easier to pull them up.
When the phone is closed there are four great changes.
1) The display is a lot bigger. You can see pics and read text messages wayyyy better.
2) There is a joystick that replaces the old up/down toggle. Nice improvement.
3) No more pocket dialing. You can set the unlock to having to push the “OK” button twice.
4) There is a new “Contacts” button that makes it quicker to get to your address book.
Carry over features are great as well.
The navigation system from Verizon is top notch. I never rent a navi with my rental cars anymore. My phone is superior.
The visual voice mail is a must. You can now select which voice mail you wish to listen to. You no longer have to listen to all of your messages just to get to the last one. All voice messages show up on your display with the caller ID attached.
Oh, and always sign up for the “Back-up Assistant”. This sends all of your numbers to your Verizon account on their web site. If you lose of destroy your phone, you can pull all of your valuable numbers and e-mail addresses back off the site. This app is priceless.
Rating: 5 / 5
I just got this phone a few days ago. The battery life is excellent. It’s sleek and has great call quality. The 3.0 mp camera takes very good pics.
However, it’s hard to access the video camera without opening the phone. My old LG had an external button for the camera AND the video camera.
Also, once the camera is open and you play a video, it’s hard to raise the volume as the button is right in the crease of the opening.
Small complaints – altogether a pretty great phone.
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought the LG enV3 for my son in June. Almost immediately, it started randomly shutting off. He was at college and could not replace it (no Verizon store nearby), and the problem got worse and worse until he could not complete a one-minute conversation. Verizon replaced it when he came home. Same problem with the new one. We are on our third phone as Verizon will not let you replace it with any other model. We have since learned that this is a widespread problem with all env3′s. Verizon claims they have a software fix for the issue, but they don’t. Other LG’s do not seem to have this problem. My daughter owns the enV Touch, which does not shut down (although the touch screen gave her problems immediately, which were not fixable via recalibration).
Rating: 1 / 5
I got this phone a week ago when I switched over to Verizon. I’ve never had more than a basic flip phone before, and was kind of hesitant to get a phone that does more.
However, after careful consideration and reading reviews, I decided to jump feetfirst into 2009 technology.
Things I like for devices: an MP3 player, a digital camera, and a device with which to communicate with other people.
Using a microSD card, I am able to turn this into a fabulous MP3 Player. I also got a set of the MOTOROKR or whatever the motorola stereo and voice headphones are. these give GREAT sound and also no complaints with voice quality.
I also have used the camera quite a bit. It is a 3 MP, which for a camera phone, works just fine for me. If I really want High quality pictures, I will still use a regular digital camera. But in a pinch this still works good. Even with a fairly unsteady hand the pictures still are acceptable.
As a phone, it is good to use. I get good clarity, acceptable battery life (3-4 days before it REALLY needs it so far. I still will charge it just about every other day though.
It took me a little time to figure out navigation, but once you get used to it, its not that difficult. I TOTALLY love the keyboard on the inside. I can fire off a text in no time and dont have to fight with using all the little number keys. I do like that you can view the texts from either the outside or the inside. I also like how it threads texts by who you’re sending them to so you can isolate individual conversations. I am not per se a “heavy” texter, but I do use them to communicate frequently throughout the day to my loved ones across the country.
It also comes with a very intelligent adaptor if you get the one I got from the Verizon store. At age 32 I still muttered “Awesome”. It is a USB/ wall charger: there is the usb end that can plug into the computer, and the AC has a female USB end that the male end goes into, very well thought out in my opinion. Instead of making you buy two separate cables in order to synch and recharge, one can do it all. I’m thinking that if you are travelling you can just carry the USB only cable and recharge it from a computer. Not sure on this, I have never used it for that purpose.
I also REALLY enjoy the keyboard on the inside. Its not superhuge, but I rarely mistype either.
This is not a “sleek” phone. It’s about the size of a deck of cards, about the same weight, and is not lightweight by today’s standards. However, considering its capabilities, that is OK with me. Knowing that I don’t have to carry around multiple digital devices is awesome in my opinion.
I hope this stands up to the test of time, for a first time user, I am really enjoying it.
I also invested in one of the silicone things to go around it from the verizon store, and some of the screen protectors. I usually carry this in my pocket and i REALLY don’t want it to get messed up. So far both seem to work well.
Rating: 4 / 5
Got this phone for my daughter because she is a teen and likes to text , after a week the phone starts shutting itself off , got a replacement , another week the same thing happens , another replacement phone , when this 3rd phone does the same thing I ask the Verizon rep why this phone does this and am told that the ENV3′s do that when you text too much !! The phone is promoted as a TEXTING phone !
Rating: 2 / 5