More images of the LG Dare, and to be released on June 26th
0. phoneArena posted on 13 Jun 2008, 05:04
The LG Dare is expected to be released on-line beginning June 26...
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49. (unregistered) posted on 14 Jun 2008, 00:02 0 0
Ummm...you said there weren't a lot of cool features and then you went and named FOUR!!! That's enough for me.
61. (unregistered) posted on 14 Jun 2008, 17:41 0 0
the thunder is most definately an LTE device. ive already talked with executives about the device and it is an LTE. the chipset is above the current offerings of verizon, its all over the web. look at boygenius report, look at crackberry, engadget, any of the major cell phone bloggers. i wasnt so much saying that purchasing remosync was going to make any phone a PDA, i did how ever say it allows any device to have push email. how can you even consider the iphone successful when you cant send MMS messages? blackberry trumps the iphone in so many ways. look at the widespread use of those devices. go to an airport and compare how many blackberrys you see compared to iphones. the result is staggering.
62. Esquire0399 posted on 14 Jun 2008, 18:09 0 0
LTE won't be launched for a few years (not until around 2011 I think) since it hasn't even been fully tested yet. While the Thunder may have the LTE chipset, it will use CDMA just like every other VZW phone. Also, Vodaphone which is also getting the Thunder hasn't even commited to LTE yet.
63. (unregistered) posted on 14 Jun 2008, 20:29 0 0
very true. at least VZW is in the process of LTE development with manufacturers. the thunder will be an interesting device, especially to see the reaction from long time physical keyboard blackberry users once they demo the device.
70. G (unregistered) posted on 15 Jun 2008, 08:46 0 0
Verizon has had the lowest churn in wireless for 3 years, and by a large margin.. yes they have their issue, but defecting customers isn't one
73. Esquire0399 posted on 15 Jun 2008, 11:22 0 0
Thanks for the correction. I remembered it being either 2010 and 2012, so I went for the middle year.
76. (unregistered) posted on 15 Jun 2008, 18:15 0 0
That was the dumbest thing I've heard so if Verizon works well in your area and also in the north/northeast the midwest the southwest and the west wouldn't that make them have great coverage all over!! Hence having the best network!
6. RickyRick (unregistered) posted on 13 Jun 2008, 07:26 0 0
Looks Great......but can it play YOUTUBE videos, that is the dea lbreaker for me. Youtube is a must!!!
8. (unregistered) posted on 13 Jun 2008, 07:49 0 0
when you are on the web browser search mobile youtube or copy this address:http://m.youtube.com/ . just make it a favorite.
9. (unregistered) posted on 13 Jun 2008, 08:02 0 0
YOUTUBE comes up super fast on this phone. I got my hands on one the other day for about an hour and it was flawless with the YOUTUBE videos and I love that the screen adjusts depending on if I was holding the phone vertically or horizontally.
11. (unregistered) posted on 13 Jun 2008, 08:15 0 0
how was the touch screen compared to the iphone
46. (unregistered) posted on 13 Jun 2008, 23:35 0 0
Terrible. The iPhone's touch screen is the best and most reactive screen in the industry. You simply cannot beat it with a pressure screen.
52. Esquire0399 posted on 14 Jun 2008, 07:57 0 0
That's not necessarily true, actually. While capacitive screens can be better when implemented correctly (something that was definitely not achieved on the Glyde), pressure sensitive screens can be quite responsive as well. People need to realize that technology is advancing all the time, and pressure sensitive screens are improving at a fairly high rate. Let's not just assume that one type of touchscreen will be better than another just because of the technology used. By the way, I'm not saying that the Dare's touchscreen will be as responsive as the iPhone's, but from what I've been told by people who have actually used it, it's absolutely not terrible in any sense of the word.
103. (unregistered) posted on 18 Jun 2008, 15:14 0 0
wow you seem like you've actually held both phones side by side....tell me more?
13. (unregistered) posted on 13 Jun 2008, 09:23 0 0
Does this phone come with a stylus for the handwriting recognition?
17. (unregistered) posted on 13 Jun 2008, 11:20 0 0
I saw early images indicating it would have a full QWERTY keyboard in landscape for texting. Hopefully that's still the case because if it's like the picture above that would really suck. Also, the pricetag!?!?! No built in memory either, are you kidding me???
20. (unregistered) posted on 13 Jun 2008, 12:25 0 0
Yes it still has a full QWERTY in landscape mode. If you look at the picture there is an icon to the right that looks like a keyboard, by clicking that you bring up the full QWERTY keyboard.
24. (unregistered) posted on 13 Jun 2008, 12:28 0 0
Even in the picture above you can see that you can switch to how you enter text. The keyboard button for a full QWERTY, and the pen button for handwritting recognition. I'm actually pleased to see the T9 layout in there. There are times that a full QWERTY works better, and times that it just becomes a pain. Not sure how much I'll end up using the handwritting part though. Unless it ends up working without the stylus.
