Average User Rating

Design: 8.4; 84.43299%
Features: 8.4; 83.60825%
Performance: 6.3; 63.33333%

Good

8.3

out of 10

Based on 97 opinions

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22 Nov 2007
LG Voyager Review

Large touch screen on the front, QWERTY inside

The Voyager shows a step in the right direction. It combines almost every feature you could want integrated into one device. The external touch screen can be tricky to use some times, however after a while it becomes easier. The web browser displays HTML sites properly, but ...

Good

8

out of 10

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41. OK..............

8 Apr 2008 by Trevor Widger

80%8out of 10

I currently own the LG Voyager and have for almost 4 months. I have to say, I was expecting more. The phone is mainly about it's appearance, and even that could have been much better. This phone's main purpose was to be a clone of the iPhone, and sadly,it wasn't. The icons could have been more graphical and based on a rounded theme like the iPhone's. The QWERTY keyboard is excellent, and by far, the best I have ever used. I was very disappointed in the camera quality. LG could have done much better than a 2mp camera. It's signal was one thing that wowed me. I compared it's signal to the LG VX8700's and the Voyager's was far greater. It's brick-like shape itself doesn't feel good in the pocket, but it is fairly light. I'd say LG should have worked on it more before releasing it, which leads me to believe that is the reason for the upcoming LG Dare. The Voyager has a decent amount of applications that I will probably never use in my life (such as the Ez Tip Calculator). I was extremely disappointed in the options for customization. As far as themes go you only have two to choose from: Color, Black and White. How boring is that!? But the menu fonts had a large selection (you don't even normally have the option to customize menu fonts?????). The web browser is excellent. the graphics on the browser are perfect, and the speed is fairly fast. The external screen is completely scratch proof! Which is no surprise considering that the iPhone and iPod touch both have scratch resistant screens (and it is pretty helpful). The feedback with the touch screen isn't too great, and people who have never used the phone have troubles touching the icons with the needed force (which might just be their problem). The external screen should have been much larger. When you use applications such as the Mobile Web 2.0 or Mobile IM, the on-screen QWERTY keyboard is much too small for fingers. Plus, when using the on-screen keyboard for Mobile IM, the phone resets itself 3/4 of the time (this has been known to do so on the LG enV every so often, so it could possibly be an application glitch). The camera options were excellent, but a tad too small. I have to say the sound quality wasn't too great. I compared the Music volume (at it's highest) between the Motorola Krzr and the LG Voyager. The Krzr (with one speaker!) was twice as loud! Not sure what happened there...... except for the fact that only a portion of the speakers are actually real! If you look closely at the internal speakers there is a square shaped dark area on both of them, which is actually the only usable part of them. There are many more issues with the phone but I feel you get the idea. I'm sad to say that when the LG Dare is released I will be switching to it, the Voyager just didn't reach expectations. Overall though, it is a pretty decent phone, but for a $299.99 2 year contract price,I was expecting more.

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42. Not that great of a phone

1 Apr 2008 by J

52%5.2out of 10

I got the LG Voyager the day it came out in November 2007. Since then, I've had 3 replacements (I'm now on Voyager #4)! (Also, these replacements were not my fault, they all had technical errors). They have changed several of the features on the most current one I have that were better than what I originally bought (example: you can now customize the shortcut menu).

What sucks though is that the screen's touch response is slow/delayed. When you use the exterior touch screen and push one button, you'll get another (example: when texting, I'll go to type "m" and an "h" or an "s" comes up instead). Also the screen on numerous times goes black or it will hang up in the middle of call and pull up with a black screen that has the Verizon logo on it (which now the phone is frozen and can't work again until you remove the battery and turn it back on...which is a pain). I'm not technology challenged and have done hard and soft resets of the phone and the hardware (which does not solve the problem).

Oh and if you so much as think about browsing ringtones or downloading apps, Verizon's going to charge $1.99. Be careful as they have changed some of their billing and you are now being charged for every time you use Get It Now (which used to be free!) (Example: I was browsing ring tones on my phone one day and just for that little 10 minute period of time, they charged me $22!)

Yeah it's a sleek phone and the newest thing on the block, but it's not worth $400! :)

P.S. The camera doesn't have a flash...what were they thinking?!?!?!

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43. amazing phone

25 Mar 2008 by TJ

96%9.6out of 10

i got this phone on easter for an early birthday present, and it is like, beyond words amazing. the touchscreen is beautiful and works like a charm (although once in a while, like if u hav an animated background, the background pic may lag), but i hav nothing bad to say about this phone. the keyboard is beautiful, and i got some music on it, and it sounds pretty good as it is on the front wit the touchscreen controls, but when u open it up, the two speakers sound amazing. the camera is SICK. its like a low megapixel quality digital camera, or probably even better. it has photoshop like features on it like zoom view, move, rotate, etc. i only wish that it had a flash (and maybe zoomed in a lil further). and then the coverage and the service is the best ive ever had. verizon is the best in new jersey. everywhere i go i hav at least 1/3 signal, which is plenty enough to make a call/text. pretty much, this phone is a god as long as u can pay for the service like the messagin, vcast, web, email, etc.

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44. i love it

23 Mar 2008 by jhon

92%9.2out of 10

i love this phone out of all my phones i have (11) this is one i just cant put down the touch screen is amazing and so is the camera i love watching tv while im in the car and internet is the best i can always keep up with my mail and everything i love this phone the battery is great for me (just turn off your touch vibration and use the front for texting and it will last you about 3 days or more) i love it when i talk on the phone i can hear crystal clear i love verizon =) and this phone

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45. Verizon Voyager by LG

23 Mar 2008 by abcyesn

84%8.4out of 10

Very good phone, mobile tv, nz navigator, full html browser with full QWERTY, a lot of features, customize ringtones and flash wallpapers, for more info, visit
http://www.voyager-lg.com

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46. Not a Good Phone

20 Mar 2008 by Cyrus

10%1out of 10

The phone is bad. It has one great feature and that is I sold it on eBay for $500! and I got my self a motorola Q9m. Trust me the touch screen sucks and it doesn't give good feedback. The phone is cheaply made and is not worth $300. Another thing I don't like about it is you cannot customize anything unlike my Q can. So just don't waste your money unless your plan is like my and you hustle people on eBay and get your money back and some.

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47. Awesome Phone and completely satisfied

24 Feb 2008 by kingjames216

88%8.8out of 10

I do majority texting and little calling. I love the bells and whistles of this device and the features of it. The mobile tv doesnt work in my area but when I travel to other areas it works perfectly. The keyboard took some getting use to especially coming from a blackberry. I love the internet browser on the phone. The browser isnt up to the speed of Opera but then again what browser is. The phone is a must have. The only thing that plagues me is coming to terms which accessories to buy for the blasted thing. I wouldnt trade this Voyager for anything.

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48. Great Phone

21 Feb 2008 by Chris

88%8.8out of 10

i got this phone late Dec before new years. i think this is a great phone. i have unlimited text and so im on aim too and im hittin almost 3000 text. the features are pretty good, i make my own ringtones. i got it for 150 after rebates, free overnight shipping. what more can you ask for?! i pretty much use everything that is featured on this phone except for the GPS.

since i use the phone all of the time, the battery life doesnt usually last throughout the whole day, but that's what you should expect for using it the whole day! i do wish that there was a flash but the speech during the pictures "say cheeeese!" is just hilarious for my 2 year old niece. i cant watch you tube on here or use anything that has requires flash and dont forget to get a screen protector, it may not look as beautiful but its pretty damn close.

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49. My personal favorite

21 Feb 2008 by Benjamin

98%9.8out of 10

The value that this device gives you is simply amazing. You DON'T need an expensive data plan to get the most out of this phone. It's sleek, stylish, and the qwerty keypad lets you text extremely quickly. This phone has spoiled me in the sense that I will never T9 ever again! (Although you can T9 on this phone if you so choose) - The features of this phone are also something that was a big selling point for me... VZNavigator, Mobile IM, Mobile E-mail, SMS/MMS, a FULL html web browser and a completely updated interface.

It's not perfect though, it definitely has some problems. The HTML browser doesn't support Flash - so don't expect to jump on YouTube or anything. There is also no threaded SMS messaging and the personal organizer features are a bit lacking (You've got your standard Calendar, notepad, alarm, tip calculator, etc) - The camera also has no flash, so taking pictures in low-light conditions is pretty much out of the question. (Bright conditions produce very nice snapshots though)

Also be aware that the screen is very prone to smudging and scratching. There's no real way to get around it, so if you use this thing as much as I do, your screen will tend to get a little scratchy. It doesn't bother me, but I just thought I'd mention it.

The phone works best with a memory card, but seems to have trouble with some of them. I've got a 1GB card that's over a year old and every now and then it will stop reading completely. I believe this to be a problem with the memory card, not the phone. Either way - you will almost definitely need a MicroSD card for this phone, even though this phone is cheaper than most high-end smartphones, you will need to add about 30-50.00 more for a good MicroSD card to hold your music collection/photos/etc

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50. Life is Good (LG)

19 Feb 2008 by chris

92%9.2out of 10

At first I hesitated on this phone because my brother has the I phone. However, this phone is so awesome that I forgot all about my brother's dumb I phone. I prefer this phone over it anyway because of the keyboard and it is not bound to apple in various ways (need itunes for music..etc).
When someone looks at this phone on the web, or in public they are always astonished by how the phone's design. The only thing I wish this phone had was flash. To watch videos on youtube you have to go to mobile youtube. Although, its speed on the web tramples on the iphones. I luv this phone and would not give it up for anything. Best phone EVER!!

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