LG Venus
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- Posted: 25 Sep 2007
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: Verizon - Discontinued
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The LG Venus VX8800 is the successor of the VX8500 and 8550 Chocolate phones, going to the next level with touch-sensitive display instead of navigation keys. It visualizes different navigation types depending on the menu you are in.Above it is the standard QVGA display, which is not touch sensitive but being a slider, Venus has standard numeric keyboard for input.
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LG Venus specifications
also known as LG VX8800
Pros
No prosCons
- Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
- Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Low-resolution video capture
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Slider
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.00 x 2.00 x 0.62 (101.6 x 51 x 16 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.79 oz (108 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.79 oz (108 g)
- Design features:
- Numeric keypad, Touch sensitive area for navigation
- Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Left: Volume control, Other Right: Camera shutter, Other
Display
- Physical size:
- 2.00 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 320 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 200 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 4.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 20.0 days (480 hours)
the average is 16 days (390 h)
- 20.0 days (480 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 800 mAh
- Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 64 MB
- Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
- microSD, microSDHC
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 2 megapixels, Immobile
- Features:
- Digital zoom
- Camcorder:
- 320x240 (QVGA)
Multimedia
- Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Supported formats:
- MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA
- Supported formats:
- Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
- MPEG4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2
- Supported formats:
- Streaming:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- WAP 2.0
Technology
- CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1900 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EV-DO
- Satellite system:
- GPS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Tip calculator
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
- Instant Messaging:
- Yes
- BREW:
- Yes
- Games:
- BREW downloadable
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 1.2
- Profiles:
- Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Basic Imaging (BIP), Basic Printing (BPP), Dial-up networking (DUN), File Transfer (FTP), Generic Access (GAP), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Object Push (OPP), Serial Port (SPP), Service Discovery Application (SDAP)
- USB:
- Yes
- Headphones connector:
- 2.5mm
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing (Speaker independent), Voice commands (Speaker independent), Voice recording, TTY/TDD
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