LG Dare Review
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The included 1100mAh battery is rated by LG to have 4 hours and 40 minutes of talk time or 15 days of standby time on a full charge. During our testing, we were able to achieve a remarkable 6 hours and 11 minutes of continuous talk time by fully charging the battery, dialing a landline, and keeping the Dare connected until the battery was depleted. This is almost 2.5 hours more talk time than we got from the Voyager.
Conclusion:
It is not difficult to see that the LG Dare will probably be the most popular device for Verizon this year, as it has almost all of the features you could want packaged into one slim and attractive phone. The large 3” touchscreen sets it apart from the Voyage and Glyde, with a more robust and easier to use interface. Both the light and proximity sensors work together to save battery time, while also making sure the display turns on when it should and is at its optimal brightness. The web browser allows you to view HTML sites just as you would on a PC, and connection speeds are faster thanks to EVDO Rev A. Listening to your MP3s while surfing the web or sending a text message is now capable since the music player has multitasking capabilities. Pictures from the 3.2MP camera are sure to please, as they are the best that we’ve seen from a Verizon phone. The accelerometer automatically rotates most application’s orientation based on the phone being in portrait or landscape mode. Even though the call quality is not the best that we’ve heard, it also was not the worst, however the excellent reception did make up for it. The only feature we found missing was the Mobile TV service, but since that is not available in all markets, most people will not mind it being left out.
In a world where touchscreen phones are now the in-thing to have, the Dare is sure to keep most current Verizon customers from looking elsewhere. Yet it is highly unlikely that it will win-over user of the iPhone.
Pros
- Large 3” touch-sensitive display with interactive user interface
- Light sensor, proximity sensor, and accelerometer
- High quality 3.2MP camera with Schneider Kreuznach lens
- HTML Browser
- Music multitasking
- 3.5mm headset jack
- Signal Reception
Cons
- Voice quality not as good as other devices
- Ticking sound heard in the background while on calls
- Lacks MobileTV
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154 Comments
1. ChocolateGirl (unregistered) posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:55 0 0
No mention of the touchscreen's subpar performance? It is unresponsive at times, which especially makes messaging cumbersome. When using it I will touch the screen and it will vibrate and make a sound, but the action won't be taken. It only happens 10% of the time, but it is enough to frustrate you. My sister has the Venus and her touchpad does the same thing, which leads me to believe there is an underlying issue with LG's touch technology. Its annoying when navigating the menus, but it is utterly infuriating when trying to type messages and keypresses are missed despite feedback being given! Even if everything else was perfect (which it is not...very good, but not perfect), with the touchscreen issues alone I could not give this phone more than an 8/10. This phone is going back, I may have to give the Instinct a try or break down for the iPhone 3G.
3. (unregistered) posted on 03 Jul 2008, 12:47 0 0
Hold your touch for another 0.5 second, it will help.
8. (unregistered) posted on 03 Jul 2008, 14:39 0 0
0.5s doesnt sound like much, but i doubt my fingers are on the keyboard for even 0.25s when typing. a minimum threefold decrease in efficiency to make the screen work as it should is unacceptable. try the instinct, itll accurately keep up with even the fastest typers
10. (unregistered) posted on 03 Jul 2008, 15:57 0 0
im curious to see how this touch screen responds in person. very few people have complained about its responsiveness but im sure ill become one of them based on how picky i am. i think it just takes some getting used to before you should return the device. i know people that hated the iphone when they first got it and now they cant put it down (i mention that b/c i think the iphone has a great touch screen response). the learning curve should kick in soon and you'll be typing fast again. if not...just return it, buy a real qwerty phone, and wait until technology catches up so that touch screens are more bearable.
16. atakid (unregistered) posted on 03 Jul 2008, 18:18 0 0
have you ever considered the fact that you may have a deffective handset? if it something like what you descrided were to occur, sites like these would tell you about them.
26. (unregistered) posted on 04 Jul 2008, 09:00 0 0
I also calibrated mine with a stylus and have had none of the touchscreen problems described by Chocolategirl... i've texted my face off, set up mobile e-mail and surfed the net alot and have had touch problems less than 1% of the time, and those extremly rare issues only happened for the first day or so as i was getting used to my first touch screen phone...glad she managed to get that I-Phone plug in though, wouldn't be a good thread around here without it also, when the reviewer mentioned his dissapointment that Mobile e-mail didn't offer Corporate capabilities he apparrently didn't browse the phone applications for "remote Sync" which allows you to recieve corp e-mail on the Dare
51. ata_isbankrupt (unregistered) posted on 08 Jul 2008, 14:41 0 0
atakid, you have deffective spelling. by what you've descrided, i think you meant "defective" and "described". and yes i spelled them wrong the first time on purpose and for clarification.
63. jd (unregistered) posted on 10 Jul 2008, 19:14 0 0
I'm interested in getting the Dare. I've heard that it's a good thing to calibrate it with a stylus for better touchscreen accuracy...but do you HAVE to use it with a stylus or can you still use your finger or thumb and get accurate results? Thanks!
67. (unregistered) posted on 11 Jul 2008, 22:38 0 0
it's nice, responsive but the signal is not as good
68. (unregistered) posted on 11 Jul 2008, 22:39 0 0
calibrateif u want to work right for your finger
96. (unregistered) posted on 19 Jul 2008, 04:29 0 0
yea you can still use your finger cause i do and i love my new dare and i dont kno why so many people are haveing problems with it but it is a GREAT phone to have
133. (unregistered) posted on 17 Aug 2008, 16:24 0 0
Yeah, if it vibrated like it registered the touch but nothing showed up, that means you missed the button. Trust me, I've tested the hell out of that theory. If you hit the button on the side of the key, chances are as your finger pulls up, the last past that gets registered is an area outside of the button. Therefore, it acknowledges that you touched the screen, but since at the last moment you finger was no longer in the button, it do do what you though it would. This can vary a lot depending on your calibration. So try recalibrating and test it again.
151. vaan144 posted on 20 Sep 2009, 18:27 0 0
you can press for any amount of time, just hard enough and in the right spot. sometimes my callibration is off so touching the screen misses the icon and i just get haptic feedback.
2. Mr LaZy (unregistered) posted on 03 Jul 2008, 12:44 0 0
Does this phone have the ability to turn off Vibrate on touch like the Voyager? I wouldn't see a problem with the touchvibe and no response if I turned it off. You'd never notice anything except the fact that you have to touch it again.
6. XxTNTxX posted on 03 Jul 2008, 13:31 0 0
yes you can turn off the haptic feedback on the Dare
152. vaan144 posted on 20 Sep 2009, 18:31 0 0
yes it is you can turn off the feedback or turn it to a different level of vibration or even type of vibration. so yes, you definetly can turn it off...
4. (unregistered) posted on 03 Jul 2008, 12:55 0 0
this faired better then i thought, but people will always complain about the touch technology in phones, there getting better but they wont be perfect for some time, not to mention this isnt a smartphone so it isnt going to have that awesome touch tech seen on smartphones...bet in like a year or 2 the touch screens will be near perfect
5. (unregistered) posted on 03 Jul 2008, 13:28 0 0
the iphone is perfect, and the instinct is damn close. the dare doesnt compare to them
13. (unregistered) posted on 03 Jul 2008, 17:12 0 0
having a heat sensitive touch screen does not depend on the phone beinng a smartphone or not. Most smartphones have almost dont even have heat sensitive touch. If LG probably can put it in but I think they are too sprung on the haptic feedack thing. The original chcolate was heat sensitive, and it wasn't a smartphone. I know that they are two different types of technology but I don't think that heat sensitive touch screen and heat sensitive keypad are too far off from each other.
