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| LG VX8700 Phone (Verizon Wireless) | 
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| Brand: LG
Category: Wireless
List Price: $499.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 1322
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: VX8700
UPC: 652810813303
ASIN: B000PDKVZG
Release Date: April 30, 2007
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A Kid's Review??? November 2, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
to: A Kid's Review
if you do not actually own the phone, or haven't even been to verizon to check the phone out at length, then why do you post a review? and what's worse, you give it 1 star out of five, and yet you list NOTHING as to why you're driving down the overall average rating of this phone? whatever. you're a kid, right? if you don't own it, or atleast haven't "test drove" it, then don't rate it. if you HAVE to rate it, do some homework and give it an average 3 or 4. that drives me nuts.
i have "test driven" this phone and compared to the crap verizon offers, it's pretty freakin nice. a porsche or bimmer in the car lot among the camry and accord models. hey, it has a fresh ui versus boredom usa in the regular ole' verizon red blah blah blah someone blow my brains out interface ON EVERY OTHER VERIZON MODEL. it's a razr killer and it does its job (and holds up well against the razr2 might i add). great camera. nice interface. gorgeous phone. solid feel. WONDERFUL lcd, but those extra pixels cost you some degree of battery life might i add. the keypad is average. the only cosmetic thing i don't like it the unusual hinge that makes the upper lcd actually "sit" kinda behind the keypad part. i like the razr line's solution better.
none-the-less, minus poor battery life (ebay a 2nd battery...10-15 bucks in case this one runs dead and you're stranded) or simply plug it up each night as you go to bed. no big deal. seems like a minor problem compared to how good this phone is. btw, if you don't use the bluetooth, turn it off (might require some research) and if you're not in an edvo area all the time, turn that off as well (it can be done, again...google it). both of those steps will add battery life from what i've read all over the internet.
320x240 video resolution for a cell phone is pretty good. you can't expect camcorder quality, but hey, it's good enough for youtube. beats the crap outta 176x144! this is a nice phone. every phone has its flaws, as does this one. but for me, and considering what you can get it for on amazon (9 bucks after rebate with a 2-year contract), can't beat it. i'm picking it over the krzr! it's not perfect, but a solid 4/5 in my book. and that metal finish...sexy :D.
Great appearance, mediocre functionality. October 25, 2007
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
As a longtime user of the LG VX8000, I was looking forward to this phone and ordered it the day it came out. Finally I could get rid of that brick I was carrying around and get something that looked much cooler. When it arrived, I noticed how smooth the brushed metal was and how slim it is. 6 months later, I still think the phone looks great, but it has several design flaws that prevent it from being a truly great phone.
PROS:
Appearance - The phone is very slim and stylish. I think it looks much better than the razor. The buttons are mostly recessed so they don't protrude from the phone. The brushed metal looks great, and I really like the keypad. I thought the keypad would be difficult and awkward to use at first, but I've had no problems with it (and my fingers are probably larger than average). When this phone is in my pocket I don't even feel it, and you can't tell it's there. My previous phone bulged out of my pockets. I have had no real problems with fingerprints and I never really notice them. The ones that do get on there wipe right off.
Sound quality - I've never had a dropped call or had any problems with the sound. I live in a medium-sized town, and I very rarely have anything less than full signal. Reception is very good.
User interface - Fortunately, Verizon doesn't force you to use their UI like you've had to with previous models. In addition to their UI, there is another UI you can choose from, which is nice to have some more options. One day, after leaving my phone in the car in 100+ degree heat, I came back and noticed it had shut off, but there was some crazy message about a "heat sensor warning" on the outside display and it displayed the outside temperature (109). I have no idea what this was and have never seen it again, but it was pretty cool and it looks like it is designed to shut off in excessive heat so it doesn't damage the phone.
Camera - The 2.0 Megapixel camera is one of the highest resolution cameras available at this time and it is great. There is NO FLASH on the camera however, so forget about taking pictures in low-light conditions. This isn't a problem for me though since none of LG's flashes have ever worked very well anyway. Cell phone flashes have to develop better technology before they become anything more than just a novelty. The camera includes some filters, such as black and white, sepia, aqua, and negative that will allow you to take pictures with different colors. Pretty pointless but kind of fun. It also includes some ridiculous voice files to use when taking pictures, such as a bunch of kids saying "say cheese!" right before you take the picture. You probably have to hear it to understand how creepy it is. Fortunately you can turn them all off.
Battery length - Not too bad. I can go maybe 4 days without having to charge it, although I only use the phone about 10 minutes a day. The included charger takes forever to full charge the phone though. Maybe as long as 45 minutes or an hour.
CONS:
Appearance/Design - The brushed metal will scratch. I keep this phone in a separate pocket from my keys or anything else. I like to think I take care of it fairly well, however it does have dozens of very tiny scratches all over the back of it. These scratches are very small and I don't really notice them at a distance, but if you look for them, they are numerous and I could never sell the phone as "new" condition. This phone WILL scratch. If you are hard on your phones it will probably scratch more than normal ones. As I said though, mine is 6 months old, and the scratching isn't enough to bother me since you have to be close to see them. I wouldn't advise anyone not to buy this phone because of it, just to be more cautious of it. What LG Should do is sell replacement covers to simply replace the back with. As others have said, the memory card is underneath the battery, meaning you have to remove the battery and power off the phone to take it out. This doesn't bother me at all since I never take the card out, but if you remove it a lot it could be a hassle. However, I would rather have them place the memory card here, where it is out of sight, than on the side of the phone where I have another slot to detract from the smoothness of the phone.
Alarm Clock - This is something that LG should fix with a firmware update. The alarm clock on this phone absolutely sucks. It has three customizable alarms. You can set an alarm to go off every weekday at a certain time or only on the weekends. It would be nice if I could customize each individual day, but I'm okay with not being able to do that. What I'm not okay with is the lack of a "quick alarm." Previous LG models had a quick alarm, where you could set a short alarm for 30 minutes, an hour, etc. You could program it very fast and I found it especially convenient. It's not on this model though, which makes no sense because they didn't add anything, they just removed it.
Speaker Phone - This also sucks. There is a dedicated button on the phone for activating the speaker phone. Only problem is, you can only activate the speaker phone while you're in a call. Who decided this was a good idea? You have to call someone, wait for the phone to start ringing, then you can press the speaker phone button. Once activated, it will stay on until you turn it off, meaning you don't have to activate it for every call. However, if you want to turn it off, you have to make another call, since you can't turn it off if you're not in a call either. This is the stupidest thing I've seen designed on a cell phone. I never use the speaker phone anyway because the quality is not very good at all. I have to have the phone at least within a foot of my face for anyone to hear me using the speaker phone.
Camera - The only problem I have with the camera is that there is a delay between hitting the camera button and taking the picture, as much as 1.5 seconds. This is fairly unacceptable to me in a camera that is great otherwise. If you're trying to catch something that isn't stationary, you have to factor in this delay and hold the camera still an extra 2 seconds after you take the picture. Everyone hates digital cameras that do this so why make a cell phone camera with the same problem? It is fairly frustrating.
UPDATE 11/29/07 - I am changing my rating from 4 to 2 stars. I took out the battery to replace the SD card, and when I put the battery back in, I was greeted with a message saying "use authentic battery," implying that I am not using an LG battery. My phone battery now lasts about 4 hours in standby, and replacing it does not good because apparently this is a problem with the battery contacts on the phone itself. Verizon will not recognize this issue under my warranty, despite other people having the same problem on the Internet. So now I am left with a $300 phone that is very difficult to use since I have to jiggle the battery all the time to get it to work.
UPDATE 12/29/07 - Took the phone to Verizon and it was a problem with the contacts on the phone not meeting the battery. They replaced the entire phone and it works great again, although I have heard from others who have had this problem. I would definitely recommend some type of screen cover for it.
 great phone September 29, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I understand people have their own opinions and there will always be something to complain about and people have their own likes/dislikes.
In my opinion, this is the best phone I've come accross. I like the square shape, the small size, the sound quality is excellent, the displays are amazingly sharp, and the menus are ok. In direct sunlight, it is difficult to see the display but I haven't seen a phone that does a better job than this one. My previous Motorola phones had much worse sound quality (which is the important factor) and the screens were completely unviewable in sunlight.
I usually use a case because any phone will get scratched so commenting in a review that the phone gets scratched is meaningless to me. And, I've never accidentally disconnected a call when picking up the phone. I say give the phone (or another LG) a try.
A super slim phone with a great exterior and features September 20, 2007
27 out of 34 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3PL12EW3XQ82O This is a quick video clip of the LG VX8700 I just bought. Check out how thin it is. The aluminum exterior is pretty sweet. I tried to show the interface, but the camera couldn't focus on the display. It's super sharp, though. A great phone that's like a Razr but with a much better and more stable interface.
Readability was Key September 14, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I needed a cell that I could SEE without my reading glasses and this one fits the bill perfectly. Excellent main display, very good external display. I don't care about the mp3 player (have iPod), so can't comment on that. Camera is very good. Voice commands are excellent. The form factor is perfect; not too big or too small and the weight feels just right. I have large hands and fingers and I find it easy to dial and use the buttons.
Verizon service and coverage have been excellent also, compared to my old AT&T service and phone.
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