Average User Rating

Design: 9.2; 91.56489%
Features: 8.9; 89.31298%
Performance: 8; 80.36364%

Excellent

8.9

out of 10

Based on 262 opinions

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3 Jul 2008
LG Dare Review

LG has been a leader in the touchscreen non-smart phone market since 2007 with their introduction of the PRADA GSM model in Europe. Since then, they have developed and released additional touchscreen phones, such as the Voyager, Glimmer, Vu, and Viewty; each with their own unique features. The newest device to be released is the Dare, which is available through Verizon Wireless...

Excellent

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171.

13 Jul 2008 by stilt

100%10out of 10

PHONE IS GREAT.
I BOUGHT A STYLUS TO HELP WITH THE TOUCH SCREEN"only because I have fat fingers"
GREAT CAMERA
THE PANORAMA IS GREAT
CALL QUALITY,
SIGNAL..... ALL GREAT

AND IF YOU GOT THE VAST CAST MUSIC WITH RHAPSODY SUBSCRIPTION OH MY MY MY. 14.99 a month for unlimited music
I AM NEVER BUYING A CD OR SINGLE AGAIN. I CAN GET IT ALL FOR 14.99 IT DOESN;t get any better than verizon. I had tmobile, helio, at&t us cellular and alltel. I am locked and loving it at verizon.

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172. I love my new phone

13 Jul 2008 by Ray I

90%9out of 10

I love the following:
It's a light phone
It's thin
It looks great
The touch screen is bright and clear
I LOVE the virtual keyboard
It's easy to figure out without reading the directions.
Battery life is very good

Dislike:
The touch screen is difficult at times.

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173. Highly recommended!

13 Jul 2008 by Tom

100%10out of 10

I've had this phone since it hit the market and I have had no problems whatsoever! Having owned the iPhone I can say that I do not miss it or AT&T. This phone does everything I need very well!

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174. The Dare- Dares to be Unique

13 Jul 2008 by Doug

96%9.6out of 10

I actually purchased the Dare on July 5, 2008. So compared to the "tire kickers" who offer opinions regarding this phone, I can honestly speak from experience.

Design: The Dare is amazing, the LG UI is much improved over the Verizon "Red screen" UI that they've used since 1998. The "candy bar" design is much easier to use than most clam shell designs I've used in the past. All functions are readily available from a tactile 3" screen.

Performance: The Dare has by far the best fringe area performance of any cell phone I've used. I know that some might argue that the proximity of the towers is the the primary reason why a phone does or does not work. However, the Dare still maintains tower connection when other phones have completely lost signal (I've had 3 LG's and 1 Motorola phone over the past 3 years).

Provider Performance: Verizon may still be using CDMA but it's a reliable service and GSM simply does not have the network to support a reliable and true network from coast-to-coast. In the Pacific North West, AT&T simply does not have an adequate network with the exception of Seattle and Portland. People actually live in the interior of both Oregon and Washington.

Suggested improvements: The camera reverts to default settings thus personal settings are not maintained. This is not a huge problem but would be a nice touch. The word pad is nice, but you have to use BlueTooth to transfer text files. Again, this isn't a major problem but using sync with USB isn't as comprehensive as some phones I've used.

Final Comments: I think the "tire kickers" are generally "flamers" who seek the attention of customer satisfaction websites. Also, the iPhone is a fine smart phone. The Dare isn't a smart phone and comparing it to iPhone is simply comparing apples and chevrolet... doesn't make much sense.

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175. and i want this phone really bad

13 Jul 2008 by Anonymous

100%10out of 10

really really really bad. i was playing with the display phone in the store for hours haha its so much fun and its a great phone. It is a must have!!!

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176. Best Phone ever!

13 Jul 2008 by Sam

100%10out of 10

This phone is sturdy, I dropped it three times and it worked fine. Best Phone EVER!

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177. iPhone killer

12 Jul 2008 by tommyboy

94%9.4out of 10

This phone is better than even the iPhone 3G, by far. GET IT OR WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!! I love this phone, after having it for more than two weeks, and have never had a problem yet (even after getting some water and sand on it at the beach). Best phone on the market today.

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178. Don't get this phone from a franchise store!!!

12 Jul 2008 by Herez

100%10out of 10

I love this phone!!! It's totally awesome... I bought it and loved it!! It has everything i want... I had some issues with it and tried to return it but the franchise store where i got it from did not want to help me out!! Next time i'll go corporate!! GO VZW and LG!! you rock!!!

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179. great phone

12 Jul 2008 by tyler

94%9.4out of 10

after having really low tech phones in the past, i decided to upgrade to a really nice one. i bought the Dare recently and im loving it. i c people say how the keyboard n scrolling isnt very good. maybe they have stubby fingers? idk. i do think it takes a little bit to get used to scrolling and txting. but once u get used to how the phone is set up and works its great! battery life is awesome. had the phone since wed(its sat now) and ive still got 2 of 4battery bars left. the internet also browses qutie fast. actually faster than some of my friends computers, haha. and the picture quality is great. although, just my opinion. i think the picture looks better when not using smart pic or face detection. i just let the auto focus do its thang. but anyways. i def recommend the dare, its sleek, the black theme looks awesome! and its got just about everything u really need. i have a 1gb memory card in mine, def would suggest gettin one so u can hold more music,video, pics

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180. Verizon Rep

12 Jul 2008 by VerizonGuy4285

80%8out of 10

Good phone thats easy to use once you get a feel for the touch screen.

Only glitches/negatives I have seen so far is:

-Camera prefs dont save.
-Sometimes when texting the phone locks.
-When trying to save a picture from a txt the phone will sometimes reboot.
-The animated screens are pretty bad. Stick people with hula-hoops? Comon at least make them fight or something.

The up-coming software update should take care of these problems.

I found the reception to be good but a bit weaker then my LG8700.

The option for the black menu display is a great feature.

3.2 Camera with flash and video editing is a very nice touch.

All around great phone.

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