Reviews of the LG Vu
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CNET Review
The Good: The LG Vu is a super sexy touch-screen phone with a 3-inch display and haptic feedback. Features include AT&T Mobile TV, HSDPA speeds, a 2.0-megapixel camera, a full HTML browser, and quad-band support.
The Bad: The LG Vu's camera lacks flash, and there's a learning curve involved with the touch screen. Streaming video was a little choppy as well.
The Bottom Line: Despite a few quibbles with the touch screen, its full features and excellent performance make the LG Vu one of the hottest phones this year.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 75/100 and users 75/100. Comparing these reviews to 252104 other Cellular Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 88/100 = Very Good.
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laptopmag.com
Review Summary: LG rates the Vu at up to 3 hours of talk time or 10.4 days of standby. During our first day of extensive testing, where we used AT&T Mobile TV and made consecutive phone calls, the phone died after 4 hours of use. While that's more than LG claims, we'
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pcmag.com
Review Summary: The closest thing so far to a true iPhone competitor, the Vu has many features Apple's phone lacks but ultimately falls short because it has trouble communicating with PCs.
Manufacturer: LG Electronics U.S.A.
Part number: CNETLGVu
General
- Cellular technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band / mode WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Weight 3.2 oz
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth
- Standby time Up to 250 h
- Combined with With digital camera / digital player / FLO TV tuner
Phone
- Service provider AT&T
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Additional Features TTY compatible
Digital Camera
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 2 megapixels, this model will give you better pictures than other phones.
- Still image resolution 320 x 240, 1280 x 960, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, 160 x 120
- Digital zoom 2
- Video recorder resolutions 176 x 144 (QCIF), 320 x 240 (QVGA)
- Features Self-portrait mirror
Messaging / Data Services
- Voice Mail Capability Yes
- Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Yes
- JAVA applications Yes
- Mobile Email Yes
- Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM), MSN Messenger, MMS
- 3G Services / Included Services EMusic, AT&T Mobile TV with FLO, XM Radio streaming, AT&T Music
Digital Player / Recorder
- Digital player supported digital audio standards WMA, MP3, AAC
- Digital player/recorder type Digital player
Display
- Display Type LCD display
- Display technology TFT
- Diagonal Size 3 in
- Display Resolution 240 x 400 pixels
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
Power
- Battery installed 1Lithium polymer
- Talk time Up to 180 min
- Audible Battery Alert Yes
Cellular
- Phone style Candy bar
- Automatic Redial Yes
- Call Divert Yes
- Call Barring Yes
- Call Hold Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Caller ID Yes
- Call Waiting Yes
- Volume Control Yes
- Ringer Control Yes
- Conference Call Capability Yes
- Computer Link Yes
Physical Characteristics
- Width 2.1 in
- Depth 0.5 in
- Height 4.3 in
- Antenna Integrated
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