| Design | 4/5 |
| Display & Interface | 4/5 |
| Calling | 3.3/5 |
| Talk time | 3.5/5 |
| Messaging | 3.5/5 |
| Music | 3.3/5 |
| Video | 3.4/5 |
| Camera | 2.7/5 |
| Memory | 3.8/5 |
| Web browsing | 2.7/5 |
| Connectivity | 3.5/5 |
| Productivity | 1/5 |
| Scheduling | 2.5/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 2/5 |
| Navigation | 3/5 |
| Gaming | 2.5/5 |
| Mobile services | 3.5/5 |
| Accessories | 2.5/5 |
| Value | 4/5 |
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Pros:
Innovative touch screen design. Cool menu updates Verizon Wireless' standard look. Stereo Bluetooth and updated music player. |
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Cons:
Touch screen is often used as a gimmick, never reaches full potential. Call quality disappointing. Messaging and Web browsing just average at best. |
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| The LG Venus should have been a much better phone than it is. It doesn't need to be the iPhone killer that its bigger brother, the LG Voyager, tries to be. It should have just been a phone with a clever, fun design that added surprising use to an already-stylish phone. Instead, we get much of the style, but little of the fun, and no surprises. The Venus is a very likeable phone, and it does a fine job as a standard Verizon Wireless V Cast device. Music handling was as good as any V Cast phone and GPS performance was also good, but the device could have been much cooler, and hopefully the next versions will take better advantage of this innovative design. |
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