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LG Dare Cell Phone

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The LG Dare is the latest touchscreen bar phone offered by Verizon. Key features include a full media player, HTML browser, Email support, stereo Bluetooth, expandable memory card slot, 3.2 megapixel camera, handwriting recognition and turn by turn GPS.

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What’s Good: Attractive, highly customizable UI with home screen shortcuts; Compact design with high-res touchscreen; HTML Web browser and Email app with EV-DO Rev A support; VCAST Music and Video Support; Rhapsody streaming music support; 3.2 MP camera with flash and VGA video capture; 3.5mm headphone jack; Accelerometer and proximity sensor

What’s Not Good: “Full HTML” Web browser is mildly disappointing; Touchscreen can take a bit of getting used to; No VCAST TV support

Bottom Line: Dare is the best multimedia phone Verizon currently offers and the best cameraphone they’ve ever offered. It may well be the best cameraphone available from any US carrier right now, as well. Though the touchscreen is smaller than those of its competitors (iPhone, Instinct, and Vu come to mind), it’s bright, clear, and relatively responsive. If you don’t need QWERTY or VCAST TV, Dare is the best feature phone on VZW, and arguably the best media-rich handset currently available on a US carrier.

Specs:
Make/Model: LG Dare
Network: CDMA 850 / 1900
Data: 1x EV-DO Rev. A (3G)
Carrier: Verizon Wireless
Size: 104 x 56 x 13 mm
Weight: 107 g
Form Factor: Candybar with Full Touchscreen
Display: 3.0” Color LCD, 240 x 400 resolution, 262,000 Colors
Memory: 200MB Internal Memory, microSD card slot
Notable Features: Full touchscreen; Virtual QWERTY/T9 and handwriting recognition; 3.2MP camera with flash; VGA video capture with slo-mo up to 120 fps; HTML Web browser; VCAST Video and Music Support; Rhapsody streaming music support; GPS with VZ Navigator software

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LGDarefan

Friday, August 15, 2008My 2 yr contract ends in september and im thinking of getting the dare. i like alot of verizons phones but i think the dare is going to be a good choice. =)

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GREAT Phone - BUY IT, you won't regret it.

Pros: Easy to navigate around. I love the vibration it makes to acknowledge your input. The camera is awesome and the ability to rotate it 90 deg. is great for watching videos and looking at pics.

Cons: Not much - maybe that it seems you have to be very careful where you press on it when selections are close together. You can calibrate it, but it still requires coordination. ;0) Does anyone know how to make the video settings stick? Mine always revert back to the original settings after I exit that screen.

Summary: It's a lot less frustrating if you read the manual first. I love mine now and 2 co-workers bought one after playing with mine for 10 minutes.

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I love it

Pros: Easy to use. Love the touch screen, texting is great especially since I have nails and it was pain with the manual qwerty keyboards.

Cons: I thought the web browsing could be simplified. If you text a long message I don't know how you get to the first screen to make corrections. (Maybe I should read the manual Heehee)

Summary: It's sleek and so easy to use. The sound quality and reception is great. I don't need to bring my camera with me I think this phone takes a better picture. Even the video quality is good. I traded in the Chocolate crap phone and absolutely love this one!

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

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Great Phone!

Pros: The customization never ends. the touch screen works well. texting is easy to get used to and fun. the styling of the phone was incredible. the camera is so good that it is like having a digital camera in your pocket at all times.

Cons: Not many. browser is ok, not the greatest.

Summary: I got this phone yesterday and i love it. the texting is easy and fun, there is great quality on calls, and the camera is unbelievable.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful

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Not user friendly

Pros: Small with cool features

Cons: Touch screen is terrible to use other than looking at.

Summary: If you try using the Web Browser be prepared to hit the screen alot of times to get the button you want to work.
If you are using it to text message be prepared to hit the back button many times.
I do not have big finger either. The touch is awlful. I returned it after having it 14 days.
I also have the VX10000. You can not go wrong with old school qwerty keyboard.

My text message time more than doubled trying to text people back.
I bought the Chocolate 3 today for a replacement of it.

2 out of 7 people found this review helpful