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also known as LG AX9100 , LG UX9100 , LG enV2
LG VX9100 ReviewsLG VX9100 Reviews
1. Nothing ENV-ious about this phone
31 Dec 2008 by Laura
20%2out of 10
I have had both the Green Env and the Maroon Env2..
First lets discuss that the ENV didnt last a full year without problems needing numerous trips to Verizon then offering me the ENV 2 because they were having so many problems with the Env they stopped selling it. Then you have the numerous problems with them not lasting more then a few months without the chrome flaking off or the gloss over paint wearing off inside and outside.
Pro
Qwerty keyboard
Con
Turning itself off/on
Freezing when txting/ then turning off and on again "phone is made to txt and cant even do that"
Less functionality of the env
Bad reception
Having to have the phone open to use speakerphone...but it can be closed to listen to music hmmm
No Flash?
Verizon's BS about having to pay for each and every additional feature on the device
I want to take this thing and jump on it
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2. It is a good phone but i miss my env
29 Dec 2008 by Anonymous
80%8out of 10
Verizon gave me this phone because when my env broke they didnt have any in stock. I have had it for 4 month, and now things are starting to go wrong with it. It turns off randomly about 3-4 times a day, my ok and 0 button stopped working on the front (i can't put the phone in my pocket anymore because i cant get the keygaurd on), and the battery doenst last nearly as long as it used to. Overall it is a good phone, but i really miss my env.
Full Keyboard
Durable
Good Design
Great Camera
Great Video CameraNo Flash
Can only go up and down on the front screen
Small Front Screen
Buttons on the front are made very cheap
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3. i like LG...
23 Dec 2008 by mcnew
80%8out of 10
I've had my enV2 for about 7 or 8 months now & have had beautiful luck with it. the keyboard & camera are great. the phoen is very user friendly & easy to operate. was actually looking for the Samsung Alias when i bought this phone but they had pulled it off the market so they could change colors. this phone has been fantastic for me. the only thing i dont like is the chrom on the sides, because it chips after a while, which isn't that big of a deal since the phone works great. also, i wish there would have been a blue or nice green to choose from. overall, have been very please with LG considering this is my 1st phone by them...
full keyboard
2.0 mp camera
durable
i like how it lookschrome on the side
color choices
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4. This phone sucks!!!!
16 Dec 2008 by Anonymous
60%6out of 10
I have had my env2 for about 2 months now. I have already had 4 of them. The screens have cracked, frozen, my OK SEND 7,8, and 9 keys have gone out and now my sent box drafts and a few other things will not work on the inside. I do not recommend these phones at all. It was a big mistake to get one. If you could recommend a good phone i can get to replace this tell me!
LG needs to learn how to make a freakin phone thats not a piece of crap!!!!!!!!!!
- I like the choice of a QWERTY keyboard or a normal keyboard
- Good features
- Good camera- Everything except the 3 pros i said!
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5. Mostly looks, SOME performance.
7 Dec 2008 by Name
43.3%4.3out of 10
I have had the env2 for a little over a month. It wasn't an upgrade; it was a replacement for my env (which I had eight of them.) I was pretty excited to get it, even though I had heard some lets just say non convincing things about it. My env stunk. Every one of them shut off on me, froze, and everything jumbled up all over the screen. I only liked the full keyboard on the inside. My env2, after one month, is already giving me problems. My OK button on the front of the phone half the time doesn't work, my send button sometimes won't work, along with my 7,8, and 8 buttons! I have hardly dropped this phone, and tons of reviews talk about the OK button. I love the keyboard on the inside, and the music sound quality...it comes in loud and clear. It as a good camera too. (2 Megapixel.) I am thankful that I get an upgrade in two months, I've had enough of the "envs" in general. =P. LG and verizon should have waited to put this on the market, and maybe fix the problems?! Another good thing is the battery. It gets me two or three days, it depends on how much I text. Overall, I think this phone is crap. I do not recomend this phone...espicially for an upgrade!!!
battery
full keyboard
good sound quality
camera (2MP)OK button on the front
7,8 and 9 buttons on the front
SEND button on the front
Silver Lining
Durability
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6. I totally recommend this phone.
6 Dec 2008 by bammbrenna
86.7%8.7out of 10
This is probably the best phone I've had. I've had it for 2 days and so far I've had no problems. I traded in my LG Dare for this as it was somewhat difficult to text on. As I am a heavy texter, I felt I needed a QWERTY keyboard, not a touchscreen QWERTY. Its a great size and it fits in my pocket and is a lot smaller than my mom's Voyager. The camera is pretty decent. A 2.0 isn't that much, but I don't use the camera that often, so thats OK for me. The dialing pad buttons and buttons on the keyboard are perfectly sized and compacted for easy dialing and texting. I LOVE the big speakers inside! Huge thing for me, because I do use my phone for music. So far, I am very happy with it and have none of the problems other people had with it. Maybe I just got a good one. (:
Great Keyboard
Good Quality Speakers
Very Clear Sound
Great Battery PowerWeak Vibrate - (not that big of a deal.)
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7. I like it
6 Dec 2008 by Anonymous
86.7%8.7out of 10
i had this phone for about a month now and nothing happended yeah the lock guard might be dumb at times but you get use to it. i droped this phone so many times i thought it was gonna brake by now and haven't it didnt even freeze up. this phone is not entirly better than the env because the camera dont have a flash which means you have to have the perfect lighting. the front dont have a back key so when ur textn on the front and you mess you yu have to hit clear until you get to ur error but thats ok because i guess the point is to open up the phone and use the keyboard. thats basicaly it. and the front screen dont bother me cause the only time my phone is close is when its charging or when im talkin to somebody on it. um i dont like the fact that you cant listen to music and browse through the phone at the same time but i have a mp3 player for that. everything else is pretty good. love the size and everything. i would choose this phone over the env anyday of the week. i had like 10 envs since march this is my first env2 and nothing is wrong with it yet. so if your complaining about your phone freezing and braking all the time your just being careless cause even though i droped it a billion times it still look brand new. no cratches or nothing and im talking about droping it on the train and outside. so stop being careless and then complaining making the phone look bad when its just you. i would love this phone it i could set ringtones to diffrent people when they text me and not jus when they call
keygaurd can be retarted at times
no flash
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8. Not So Envious.
22 Nov 2008 by EllenGham
33.3%3.3out of 10
Okay, so i've had this phone for about a month or so. It was a stated "upgrade" from my original EnV. I miss that phone dearly. The EnV2 is really.. really horrible. I've already had to get this phone 5 times. It's broken 4 times in 1 month. Either the speaker goes out (which isn't good in the first place), the text messages freeze//keypad freezes, the entire front keypad broke and froze aswell. I can't stress not getting this phone enough. The silver siding definatley chips off, as well as the screen scratching easily. The 'keylock' doesn't do it's job. I'm still in highschool, and when my phone is sitting in my pocket during classes either I will call somebody, or it will go to the screen where it says "please say a command" and will repeat until I notice. The front earpiece isn't great either. Long distance phone calls pick up horribly in places where service is supposed to be fantastic. The only positive to this phone is the keypad. It's soo handy! Texts get done in seconds.
If your not already on Verizon, don't switch. You have to pay for everything. Websites like myxer.com where I could once get free ringtones, now Verizon has blocked it's contractees to permit use. I hate having to pay 2.99 for a stinking ringtone!!!!
This phone is overpriced and a bad investment. I'm switching to AT&T and getting an iPhone soon, hopefully it will be a much better expirence than this past month. >.<
.keypad
.camera
.battery life (blutooth off).service
.speaker
.battery life (blutooth on)
.front screen
.keypad lock
.silver lining
.overall quality
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9.
12 Nov 2008 by Anonymous
76.7%7.7out of 10
i like this phone alot, its a nice sized phone with a great qwerty keypad, plus it has a nice battery life, i only charge mine every few days. but the unlock style is kinda dumb. and it will occasionaly pocketcall, but that can be fixed, u just need to empty your call log, that way the shortcut on the front of the phone has no numbers to pocket call.
good shape, good battery, qwerty keypadunlock poorly designed
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10. A well "rounded" phone =)
12 Nov 2008 by ReviewWriter
93.3%9.3out of 10
The env2 is a new version to the old env on Verizon Wireless' Service. Really, all that has changed is the smallness and the cosmetics of the env2 compared to the env. Yes, the silver will eventually scratch away, as with any phone that is under stress from being in a pocket or purse, etc. The phone internally is SOLID, it's software is fast and responsive (compared to a motorolla RAZR and other Motorolla Phones such as the W755). It may lack the "cool" factor like the Dare and Voyager have to offer, but the Env2 will shock you. The battery last for a long time I have talked on the phone for over the 5 hours time before it finally died. I have to warn you though, I have gone through one already (the ok button on the front failed to respond or did respond once in a blue moon) I did take it in to Verizon and they gave me a new phone. About the size of the screen on the outside? Well, yes it's small compared to some other phones Verizon offers (Voyager, Dare, and others) but on most flip phones you are going to have a smaller screen on the external part of the phone.
On the topic of pocket dialing, yes, it possible to pocket dial with any phone that has a keypad on the outside, my friend has the Voyager and she has pocket dialed on the bus by accident. My other friend has a Dare, she too has pocket dialed. Anything will an outside keypad IS very likely to accident call someone on your contacts or random numbers. I had a Chocolate 2 previous to this phone and it randomly called by accidently opening in my pocket and my contacts. Honestly if you want to fix this problem, get a flip phone such as the Chocolate 3 or the Lg Vx8350 or any other phone with a flip.
The Env2 has MANY shortcuts, the "fn" key is an excellent feature provides fast access to almost all the features of the phone. You can set up this shortcuts even from the "fn" menu! All of this provides fast access to the features.
The Env2 is a flip phone which is very nice! the main part of the phone is it is supposed to be used with the flip open (usually that's how it goes, with exception to Voyager). You can text still on the front and open six menus of the phone on the front: In order: Contacts, Messaging, Recent Calls, My Music, Bluetooth, lastly Keypad lock. These are basic needs for any multimedia phone.
The size of the Env2 is superb. It "fits" into any pocket with ease and no noticeable bump. This was probably the main reason why the Env got it's "upgrade" People complianed about the phone's camera bump. Well that's taken care of now, but at the price of a camera lens cover and a flash. Honestly, the flash isn't all that grand unless you have a phone with a higher mega pixel camera.
Speaking of the Camera, it's simply amazing! Photos come out clearly and crisp with little to none color difference. Sure it lacks a flash, but the night mode makes everything "pop" in low lighting conditions (honestly why would you want to take a photo in pitch black? =P)
Call quality is excellent, speaker phone can become destorted at high levels but that's fine just turn it down one level and you can hear the caller with little to none destortions. As awkward as this sounds you can use the Env2 open and call and still use the earpiece with out shutting the flip (I don't see why you would hold the phone this way cause it looks as awkward as it feels =P)
Overall, the env2 is a top quality phone with very minor flaws as ANY phone (including that grand Iphone) will have. It honestly will make your calls, send your texts, and explore all the possiblities as any other phone can do. Give it a try and you'll find the Env2 maybe for you =)
Big internal Screen
Qwerty Keyboard
Size (very compact)
Call quality
Sound quality
"Fn" key and many shortcuts
Picture quality
Camera
Battery Life (up to 5 hours talk time on a CDMA Network)
Responsive softwareSmaller screen on the front could perhaps use improvement
Multifunction (like seen on the Chocolate 2-3, and the Dare)
"Ok" Button on the front can break if not cared for
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