Average User Rating

Design: 7.8; 78.16327%
Features: 7.9; 78.97959%
Performance: 7; 70%

Good

out of 10

Based on 98 opinions

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13 May 2008
LG enV2 Review

Verizon

The LG enV2 (VX9100) for Verizon Wireless is the newest upgrade of the enV, which was released last year, and is targeted to the consumer who is looking for a small, attractive device while maintaining a full QWERTY keyboard...

Good

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51. Amazing!!!

13 Jun 2008 by claire

94%9.4out of 10

ok..let me start out with the fact that I am very glad i switched over to verizion, from t mobile. T mobile's nation wide coverage suckes! That is why I chose verizion. I kept getting dropped calls like crazy!! I got the envy 2 because I am a big texter which it has a great keyboard system, also cause of the stylish look. stick, small, pocket size and durable. Like the big screen in the iinteral side. Also the 2.0 megapixel camera. The screen up front is better cause that way you do not have to worry about scratching up the screen if it were bigger. the only thing I would like to see changed it the flash, which it does not have one and the fact when you take a picture it does not show it full screen addimadicly, you have to do some ajustments which is not a big deal at all. Other than that I am very saticified and I encourage other people to get it! Enjoy!!!!!

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52. Env-2

11 Jun 2008 by gor24

98%9.8out of 10

Great phone. Had it for a month, no problems..... battery life is best I've ever seen! Simple to use and texting works great. Perfect sound quality.

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53. Stay away from this phone!

11 Jun 2008 by Angie

22%2.2out of 10

This phone is awful! I was so excited and loved it at first, but then I started using it. It constantly cuts out or drops calls, very hard to hear on and the person you're talking to can hear all sorts of background noise of anything you're doing, ex. putting away groceries. The vibrate is so pathetic you can't feel or hear it when it goes off. Hard to text on the from, I'm always hitting clear on accident!

The keyboard is nice, but thats about this phones only positive side. Good camera, but worthless with out a flash. I'm going to return it tomorrow and praying Verizon will take it back with out the upc code!

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54. Keyguard Fix!

5 Jun 2008 by Keyguard

84%8.4out of 10

IF you own this phone and you want LG to create a software fix for the keyguard in the front - we all have to tell them about the problem! I love everything else about this phone except the easily removed keyguard, which causes accidental calls.

Please call LG customer service at 1-800-793-8896. Tell them you want to fill out a "voice of customer" form which gets passed on to their corporate office. If they get enough of these then they'll work on a software update! Don't bother telling Verizon, they're worthless. Please have your MEID number ready (can be found on the phone, underneath the battery).

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55. This fone is flippin sweet!!!!!!!!

3 Jun 2008 by Lily

92%9.2out of 10

omg just got this new fone and i luv it its signal was very strong
i luv its desighn it looks slim n sexy although at first i thought the external screen was a bit small you get used to it i just luv the full qwerty keyboard switching from a flipshot to this it was a GREAT choice :)

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56.

3 Jun 2008 by michelle

58%5.8out of 10

I was really excited when I saw this phone, but so disappointed. The outside is very easy to unlock while it sits in your pocket. Multiple people were called without me even knowing it. Digits on the screen were saved as contacts. Other than that, for the most part is was good, but I did return it. I am waiting for the centro, which is taking forever to be released to verizon.Come on verizon, get with the program already!!!

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57. small screen IS good!

1 Jun 2008 by retroH3X

92%9.2out of 10

People, stop complaining about the small front screen!!! jeez, it's small b/c all you're s'pose to do with it is dial a number and txt someone either a quick short msg or secretly txt (like in school) other than that use the inside screen..thats why it's there! or music if you have headphones i guess thts why they put it there...

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58. Very Good

27 May 2008 by Anonymous

92%9.2out of 10

I really like this phone. Its a shame the pictures look so bad because the phone in person is actually really nice. I don't mind the front screen. If your a person that wants to text a lot from the front, dont buy the phone. its not for you. Also, i feel people get way to caught up with the flash and autofocus nonsense. If your looking for something serious, go buy a digital camera. seriously, this is a phone we're talking about not an 8 mega pixel nikon. Let's get real. Text heavy people, this is your phone. reception is great, it feels good, and despite the online calculator-like pictures, it actually looks like a phone in person

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59. Voyager's "lil' bro" is better in my opinion

27 May 2008 by Glenn

88%8.8out of 10

This phone is amazing. I love LG cells and LG is the company to beat today. But the one thing that I've had a hard time with concerning LG is that each phone is different, and it's taken quite a while to settle on one perfect fit. The enV2 is my fit.

The physical form factor is stunning. The phone works surprisingly well in closed form and the screen makes sense. Rather than be a scaled down version of the underlying OS, the screen provides direct access to features that you need. The button layout is perfect, even if this was a flip phone. Now there is a slight issue of accidental calls in the pocket, but I haven't had this problem whatsoever. And to rebutt the claim that the lack of a d-pad detracts from the phone usage in closed form, when you look at the layout and the screen, it's not missed. Keep in mind while this phone shares the LG Black Label styling cues seen in phones like the Prada, VX8700, and Vu; this is not a Black Label phone. (Read: Affordable style)

Open the phone and you will find the best summary of what LG has been trying to accomplish with this form factor. For your consideration, the original V line has split into three forms, the enV (obviously), the Voyager, and the Rumor/Scoop (essentially a slider revision) The enV2 embodies functions of all three. Arguably, Voyager has the most generous space while the Rumor/Scoop has the best QWERTY keypad of any phone. The enV2 captures both in a smaller version. The buttons are highly accessable without too much space, and includes the symbol keys that Rumor can only access with a menu.

The OS is, well... it's Verizon. But LG does a great job in making it their own as best as they can. Unlike the Voyager, accessing the menu in open mode is extremely quick without any lag. The basic layout features 9 functions that are mapped to the 9 digit keys in case you don't fall in love with the superb d-pad. It honestly feels less tied down to the OS. And it can be customized to how you use your phone. It is in messaging mode by default, and offers links to email and IM. There is also a multimedia mode that links to V-Cast, games, photos, etc., all from the homescreen.

Feature-wise, the enV2 doesn't deviate from the enV by much. It does change up functionality slightly to stray more away from the OS. It lacks full HTML browsing and TV like the Voyager, but it is apparent that LG intends for the enV line to be separate from Voyager. Again, anything you access is done so amazingly fast. Which brings us to mobile web. Part of the design which is now a growing trend is to ditch the Get It Now tag and replace it with Media Center. And what of Mobile Web? It's (finally) labeled as such. Because it doesn't make sense to access a built-in app under a completely unrelated link name. Thank you Verizon for realizing that. And the mobile web experience is incredibly fast. In a nutshell, the enV2 is absolutely perfect for making those quick checks on mobile versions of your favorite HTML sites.

Camera works like it should for a cell. LG ditches the raised camera lens and cover for something flush and within the styling cues that LG is designing.

Music functionality works like it should. Less intuitive than the Chocolate player, (considering that there is no visual advantage taken with the internal screen and is virtually no difference in other phones in Verizon's line) but great sound quality from the stereo speakers.

Now all this is well and good, but does it actually function as a phone? Yes, but with a small amount of odd quirks. Everything that pertains to making a phone call, open or closed, works fine. Here is the first quirk and something that I did find to be somewhat of a negative; there is only speakerphone in the open form. Granted, speakerphone works very well in open form, it would have suited me better to have a closed form option. There's a great chance that you are going to miss a few calls because of the way the enV2 rings. There are no external speakers save for the earpiece. So ringing happens on the internal speakers. In a loud room, you will miss calls in the pocket unless you have the phone set to vibe and ring. Here is odd quirk #2, voice command. Voice command is strong, don't get me wrong. You can even add contacts from voice command. But the action happens on the internal speakers regardless if the phone is open or closed. Granted once you get through commands in closed form the call takes place in the earpiece, the speaker for prompts seems to miss more in closed form. It's a distraction, but again, it's just me.

Battery life is the star attraction. This battery lasts and lasts. I've put it through the gauntlet of heavy use and only needed to charge it twice since I've owned it for the better part of 2 weeks. It's roughly the same battery as the Rumor/Scoop but it lasts twice as long.

So this is a reliable phone that makes the best use of the side-open clamshell form factor and a superior multimedia and messaging phone.

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60.

25 May 2008 by johnny

94%9.4out of 10

pros-
great size fits in pockets well and hand
bigger font on internal screen
large front keypad.

con-
small front display

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