Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18510 in Cell Phone Accessories
• Color: Black
• Brand: LG
• Model: LG-VX10000
• Released on: 2007-11-16

Features

• External touchscreen navigation and input, opens to reveal full QWERTY keyboard and second screen
• Access Verizon's V Cast Music and Video services via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions
• 2-megapixel camera with video capture; MicroSD expansion; Bluetooth connectivity with music streaming
• Up to 4 hours of talk time, up to 480 hours (20 days) of standby time
• Includes: Standard Li-Ion Battery, AC Travel Charger, USB Cable and User's Guide

Amazon.com Product Description
Combining an interactive touchscreen for easy navigation and a full QWERTY keyboard for fast communication, the groundbreaking LG Voyager offers a powerful mobile communication and entertainment platform. It features dual screens, with the exterior touchscreen offering VibeTouch technology for tactile feedback and a touch protection feature that prevents unwanted key actions. The Voyager gives you access to V CAST Video--Verizon Wireless' multimedia service with news, sports and entertainment video clips, 3D games and more--as well as V CAST Music, which offers access to more than 2.4 million songs that can be purchased and downloaded over-the-air. Other features include a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, MicroSD memory expansion, Bluetooth connectivity for headsets and stereo music streaming, multi-format digital music player, and optional GPS turn-by-turn navigation services. It operates on Verizon's 850/1900 CDMA frequencies, and offers fast connectivity through Verizon's EV-DO data network.

Featuring an interactive navigation touchscreen on the exterior, the LG Voyager opens to reveal a full QWERY keyboard.

Nicely compact, the LG Voyager measures just 0.71 inches thin and weighs 4.69 ounces.

The interior of the Voyager also includes a second widescreen (non-touch) LCD.

Verizon Service
With support for the EV-DO high-speed data standard, you'll enjoy fast access to the Internet and Verizon's multimedia services (additional charges applicable), with average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps and peak rates up to 2 Mbps. (Learn more about where EV-DO coverage is offered.) The V Cast Music service enables you to download songs instantly to your phone, or purchase music through your PC and transfer the files to your phone. If purchased from your phone, you'll receive two copies of the song: a Windows Media Audio Pro Plus format at 64Kbps stereo is sent to your phone, and a Windows Media Audio 9 format at 160Kbps stereo is sent to your account in the V CAST Music online store for downloading to your PC. V Cast Music offers nearly 2 million songs, with more being added all the time.

With the V Cast Video service, you can stream or download video clips to your phone from a variety of news, entertainment, sports, and weather channels, including CNN, ABC News, E!, CBS Sports, The Weather Channel, and VH1.

Verizon's Get It Now wireless download service is also fully compatible with this phone. This pay-per-download service features application downloads, games and productivity tools. You can also personalize your handset with ringtone downloads using the Get It Now service.

With this GPS-enabled phone, you'll be able to access Verizon's VZ Navigator service (additional charges applicable) for voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions, heads-up alerts, local search of nearly 14 million points of interest in the US (such as landmarks, restaurants and ATMs), and detailed color maps. And Verizon's Chaperone service lets you easily locate your loved ones from your Verizon Wireless phone or PC in real time. After defining a zone, such as an area designating a school or summer camp, you'll be sent an alert via text message when the Chaperone handset enters or leaves the zone.

Phone Features
The tall candybar-style LG Voyager flips open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, which also includes four-way navigation and send/end keys. It features dual 2.81-inch LCD screens, with both offering a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels and support for 262K colors. The external screen provides touch-sensitive controls--simply tap icons to access functions or move your finger across the screen to scroll through menus or around Web pages. It also includes an onscreen virtual QWERTY keyboard for entering URLS and other data into Web pages.

It's expandable via optional MicroSD memory cards with support for up to 8 GB of storage. The digital audio player is compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC/AAC+ music files, and the phone includes dual speakers for music playback. Songs are auto organized by artist, genre, and album, and the Voyager includes an airplane mode that turns off the cell phone's receiver for continued playback while on a flight.

This phone also provides Bluetooth version 1.2 wireless connectivity with the A2DP Bluetooth profile, which enables you to stream music to compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speakers. It also includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, dial-up networking, audio/video remote control, phone book access, serial port/object push for vCard, and basic imaging for sending/printing non-protected images to a compatible device.

The 2.0-megapixel camera can capture still images in four resolutions (1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, and 320 x 240 pixels) and video in two settings (VGA 320 x 240 and QCIF 176 x 144). Other camera features include a 2.5x zoom, spot metering, white balance settings, a variety of color effects, night mode, self timer, and three shutter sounds (with silent option). Video recording is limited to either 30 seconds for sending via MMS or up to an hour for saving to memory card.

The Voyager provides storage for up to 1000 contact entries, with up to 5 numbers, two email addresses per entry, and Picture ID. Support is built in for text messaging and mobile IM. When used in combination with the phone's built-in still and video camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. The built-in Web browser supports full HTML access and provides touch control on the outer display. Other features include:

• Tools: Calendar, notepad, calculator, alarm clock, stopwatch, world clock, and EZ tip calculator
• Speed Dial (95 entries + 4 pre-programmed for voicemail, #BAL, #MIN, #PMT)
• USB connectivity to your PC for file transfer as well as charging; USB mass storage capability
• One-touch speakerphone
• Speaker-independent voice commands
• 21 included ringtones and compatibility with real-music ringtones
• Voice recording up to 1 hour or 5 minutes during phone call
• Video player compatible with WMV, MP4, 3GP, 3G2 formats
• Hearing Aid Compatibility Rating: M3

Vital Statistics
The LG Voyager weighs 4.69 ounces and measures 4.64 x 2.12 x 0.71 inches. Its 950 mAh lithium-polymer battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 480 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800/1900 frequencies as well as Verizon's EV-DO data network.

Customer Reviews

I was looking for something smart
To be perfectly honest, I was stoked to see a phone that could compete with the iPhone. I wanted an iPhone until I heard a lot of complaining about the phone, specifically that I'd have to change to AT&T. That price drop also didn't endear me.

I was torn between the Venus and Voyager, and I settled on the Voyager because I was somewhat worried about the sliding on the Venus and because the Voyager has many more multimedia options than the Venus. The biggest example is the TV. Frankly, I doubt I'll use it often, but it's FUN to at least HAVE the option.

The issues I have with the phone coincide with many of the reviews I've already seen: durability of the touchpad; battery life; getting used to the touchpad controls.

I haven't removed the original film off the front of the phone, and I'm happy I haven't, seeing as it gets more scratches than I care to admit. They sell film to cover the touchpad, but it's unnerving to leave the phone bare.

The battery life tends to depend on how many applications I'm using. So far, it's been fine, but if I use it too much, I recharge it on my computer using the USB port. It's a fast fix for the problem.

The touchpad needs getting used to. You have to constantly unlock it, and it takes awhile to understand the patterns. I wish LG had made the menus more intuitive, and had allowed the user to choose which functions are on top. I tend to use the Email and Internet Browser a lot, and I always have to dig to find the applications.

Finally, I have to say... because you're used to the touchpad, you tend to forget there are actually "SEND/CLEAR/END" buttons on the bottom of the phone. This actually makes receiving calls much easier than it seems, but, again, it's not necessarily intuitive because you get used to using the touchpad for everything.

Still, I'm happy with the phone for the most part. It was my 2-yr upgrade from an LG V, and, although I need to buy film for the touchpad and an exterior memory card, I still paid about half what I would have for an iPhone without changing companies nor any of the additional costs.

Overall, this is a techno-geek phone, with marvelous multi-media capabilities, a full Internet browser that you can see on either screen, a full QWERTY keyboard that's a bit larger than the LG enV, and several other bells and whistles.

If you're not techno-savvy, get a less technology intense phone because this is not a beginner's phone. It's also not a PDA, and its capabilities for appt keeping and such are fairly basic.

The Perfect Phone for Techies
Before my review i must say that if you're someone who is looking for a basic cell phone or someone who is technologically intimidated then this is definately not the phone for you. There are far more simple phones to use one the market right now. Also it should be said that the voyager is aptly titled "cell phone plus..." because of all the extra features included with it. So if your looking to buy a phone to just make phone calls on or perhaps the occasional text buying this phone would be like buying a $10,000 lawnmower to mow a tiny lawn. All that being said, I'm the other type of person, A glutton for new technology, and the LG Voyager manages to fill my appetite and then some. For anyone who doesn't already know this phone was created to compete with the almighty IPhone and speaking objectivly i can say that i has everything the IPhone has with a cherry on top. OK, You've got 2 screens. The front screen has an intuitive touch interface and a simple shortcut menu. Its alot of fun, takes about a 10 minute learning curve to get used to and it's where you'll be spending most of your time. Then fold open your phone and you've got a second, horizontal screen and a qwerty keyboard,a feature not present on the IPhone, which makes text messageing a whole lot more convenient. A plus for music lovers, you can port all your mp3s over to your voyager and listen on the go(yes just like the IPhone). But instead of an internal memory like the IPhone has the majority of it's memory stored on micro sd cards. The minus side to this is you have to shell out more money for the memory card. The phone also includes a 2.0 megapixel camera. Just turn your phone sideways and start taking pictures. The quality, while being not as good as most digital cameras on the market, is definatly a big step up from the grainy, throw-in camera on most cells. A flash feature woulda been nice though. Then you can take your pics and send them via pix message, a feature inexplicitly missing from Apple's product. You can surf the wed on the Voyager but unlike the IPhone it's not WiFI capable so you'll have to shell out the dough to verizon to use this service. You can even watch TV on it. Verizon offers packages at a fairly affordable price. There are plenty of other features on the Voyager but i think i went on long enough so I'll leave it like this. I have plenty of electronic devices but right now it's #1 on my favorites list. In my humble opinion it's the best(yes the best)all-in-1 device on the market. IPhone Shhm-IPhone

Verizon made it worth the wait!
*Note...if a "Flip and Talk" phone is more your speed, then the Voyager is probably not the phone for you. The Voyager is geared more for a person that loves gadgets and lots of them.

If operating costs and equipment features are important to you then this review will be an eye opener. I personally look at plans, equipment costs and features when choosing a wireless provider. It's important for you to know that I don't work for or am affiliated with any wireless carrier in any way. I'm purely a consumer.

Let me start out by saying that I "almost" left Verizon to get the iPhone. I knew that the iPhone was in development and I couldn't wait. Imagine my disappointment when Apple signed an exclusive contract with AT&T...uggg...soooo I let my 2 year contract with Verizon run out, I didn't do the New Every 2 and kept my old beat-up phone an additional YEAR with the intent of changing carriers. Just to get the iPhone even though I have been "mostly" happy with Verizons' service. They just didn't have the iPhone and that's what I wanted....bad. The time had come to make the leap to AT&T and to the iPhone. I started the process and to my surprise the cost of my plan would have increased by over $80 and I would have had to pay for features I got for free on my current Verizon plan. I had a Family Share Plan with 1000 min. and have 4 phones that all share the minutes. Plus, web, vcast, text, pics...you name it. All for about $114 a month. A great deal that isn't even offered anymore by Verizon. To switch to AT&T and get the iPhone I would have had to first purchase the iPhone from Apple ($399) and sign a plan just for the iPhone, no more Family Share Plan and the cheapest plan was $59 for 500 minutes plus add web, pics, text etc..(about $70 in total) Then get a Family plan with web, text, pics, etc. for my 3 remaining phones (700 min. + all the goodies at $85) plus get 3 new phones with an average cost of $40.00 each ($120.00) for decent phones, shipping, activation, etc. Already I'm looking at @ $660 out of pocket just to get started. My monthly bill (give or take a few dollars) would have ended up costing @ $155. So if you take all of the costs and lump them together over the 2 year contract (not counting the over web minutes) My cost per month would have been somewhere between $175-$195. So, now I'm very sad...I waited and waited and now this. All of a sudden Verizon strikes back with the Voyager. Wow! This is like the iPhone but on steroids! I guess good things do come to those that wait. I did the New Every 2 and got the web discount of $50 for a total cost of $199 for the Voyager. PLUS 3 new phones for the family (2 free and one at about $50), bumped up the minutes to 1400 ($80 per month plus the goodies @ $25), unlimited web, text, pics, etc...all for an out of pocket cost of $250 when added together with the calling plan over the 2 year contract comes out somewhere between $115-$135. So a $50 dollar difference was very attractive to me.

That pretty much covers the calling plan/equipment cost issue but what about the phone features? Is the iPhone worth the additional $50 a month? Well let me tell you, strait up NO...not even close. Comparing cost to features, I can't even begin to go into detail as to how much the Voyager kicks the iPhones' butt in this category (this review is long enough already). However, let me say this...Apple has always been and always will be very focused on the "Eye Candy" and the User Interface (UI) which is great. I will give the iPhone it's props when it comes to making things look really cool and user friendly. I just think they charge too much for it. When you compare features -vs- cost the Voyager beats the iPhone hands down. However, the UI on the Voyager can be confusing at times and takes some getting used to plus it's not as "cool looking" as the iPhone. It took me about a day of playing with mine on and off to figure everything out. Here is a high level comparison between the iPhone and the Voyager:

IPhone

Price after rebates: $399
Size: 4.5" x 2.4" x 0.46"
Screen size and resolution: 3.5" 320 x 480 touchscreen
Keyboard: Virtual QWERTY
HTML browser: Yes
Instant Messaging: No
PIM: Sync via iTunes
Music sync: Sync with iTunes
Video sync: Sync with iTunes for purchased TV and movie content
OTA music downloads: iTunes over WiFi, $.99/track
OTA video streaming: YouTube
Imaging: 2 MP
3G: No
WiFi: Yes
Rated talk time: 8 hours
GPS: No
TV: No
Internal memory: 8 GB
Expansion memory: none
Headphones: 3.5mm jack, headphones and microphone included
Bluetooth: Yes

Voyager

Price after rebates: $199
Size: 4.64" x 2.12" x 0.71"
Screen size and resolution: External: 2.8" 240 x 400 touchscreen with VibeTouch (haptics) Internal: 2.8" 240 x 400
Keyboard: Exterior: Virtual QWERTY Interior: Physical QWERTY
HTML browser: Yes
Instant Messaging: Yes (MS, AIM & Yahoo)
PIM: Sync via V CAST
Music sync: Transfer music with V CAST Music Manager
Video sync: Windows Media Player and V CAST movie/tv/video content
OTA music downloads: V CAST Music over EV-DO, $1.99/track
OTA video streaming: V CAST Videos
Imaging: 2 MP with video
3G: EV-DO
WiFi: No
Rated talk time: 4.5 hours
GPS: Yes
TV: V CAST Mobile TV (MediaFLO)
Internal memory: 128 MB
Expansion memory: microSD/HC to 8 GB (empty)
Headphones: 2.5mm jack, no headphones included
Bluetooth: Yes, with A2DP

So as you can clearly see each phone brings SOMETHING to the table. The Voyager just brings a lot more at half the cost.

Bottom line: If you have read this review all the way to this point, you have really done your homework and are considering all of your options. You must really want an iPhone. My recommendation is before you jump over to AT&T and drop a ton of cash on an iPhone give the Voyager a test drive for 30 days. I guarantee you will be pleasantly surprised with what the Voyager can do at half the price.