LG enV Touch VX11000 Review
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Images taken outside are excellent, equal to that of the LG Dare, as they are crisp and have good detail. This is mostly likely due to the fact that both have the same camera. Colors are accurate and not overly saturated, with better white balance than we saw with the Voyager. Unfortunately, images taken inside still face the same common problems that most cameraphones share: grain the in the image and slight blurriness due to camera shake with low shutter speeds. Fortunately there is a flash, which helps when taking low-light images of subjects no more than 10 feet away. Other camera features include a Panorama Mode for wide-angle images, Intelligent Shot that adjust for anti-shake, smart denoise, and dynamic lights, Facial Makeover that removes blemishes and enhances facial features, Smile Mode that will only take an image when a smile is detected, and Name Card Reader to covert business cards to stored contacts. All of these features worked well, except the name card reader, which often times would misspell names and email addresses.
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Outdoor samples shot with the LG enV Touch VX11000 | |||
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Indoor samples | |||
Videos can be recorded up to VGA 640x480 resolution and can be as long as the available memory. They are recorded between 17-20FPS, which is better than the 15FSP on the Dare and 12FPS on the Versa. While they are not “vacation quality”, they are good enough for viewing on the phone, PC, and uploaded to YouTube.
Multimedia:
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One feature that is missing from the LG enV Touch VX11000 is the VCast Mobile TV service, which uses the MediaFLO network to play live streaming videos. We can only assume this was done to keep the cost of the device down, or because there aren’t many subscribers. It still comes with the standard VCast Video service, which plays pre-recorded clips at lower resolution.
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Watching videos on the LG VX11000 |
Software:
Naturally, the LG enV Touch VX11000 can use VZ Navigator for driving directions, and download ringtones, games, and other applications, but it also comes with a document viewer that can display .doc, .xls, .ppt, and .pdf files. This is a first for a Verizon non-smartphone, and is a nice feature to have. It worked remarkably well, as it would open Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Acrobat files without problem. The only real function you have is to zoom in on pages and move them around the screen. It does not support copy/paste or editing of files.
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44 Comments
1. BigRed83 posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:55 0 0
I can where my summer is going to be spent, doing phone book transfers for the thousands that will be getting this phone. I played with our launch kit model, and am VERY impressed. I saw no obvious points of failure. It feels solid and well-built. Hats off to LG for this one. I personally am interested in what they come up with when VZW gets their smartphone!
20. behold--me posted on 22 Jun 2009, 15:56 0 0
I AGREE looks way better than the voyager, where as the enV Touch ISNT UGLY
26. Garrison64 posted on 30 Jun 2009, 17:49 0 0
So far I love mine. Terrific functionality and very nice features. I have no complaints.
2. lennydude posted on 06 Jun 2009, 15:00 0 0
Just one simple question.............. Can anyone hear this phone when it rings? Same damn issue with the Voyager :(:(
25. Garrison64 posted on 30 Jun 2009, 17:47 0 0
Yes the ringer is plenty loud. I have no problems hearing mine.
3. lovexlucy posted on 06 Jun 2009, 20:35 0 0
wow i just got this phone and i love it :) the touch screen is pretty good and the features are awesome! whats funny is that it actually comes with some pretty good default ringtones overall i really like it
12. deschats posted on 09 Jun 2009, 21:46 0 0
how much did you pay? was it with an upgrade or did you pay retail?
4. Phoneboy posted on 07 Jun 2009, 12:50 0 0
Hey, I know the Env3 has threaded text messaging but I was wondering if the env touch, the versa, or the dare have threaded texting?? -Thanks
5. mikeaud44 posted on 07 Jun 2009, 14:28 0 0
I have the Dare, and it definately does NOT have threaded text messaging.
9. metalpoet posted on 09 Jun 2009, 14:21 0 0
i have a dare and dont care about threaded messasging
14. deschats posted on 09 Jun 2009, 21:52 0 0
i have the dare. its time for a new one, they need to quit milking money out of this one. i loved it when i got it but i can now think of a million things they could update. heres the list: threaded text messaging, slide out keyboard, bigger screen, bigger touch keyboard if they want complete touch, thinner, sleeker design (it looks like the voyagers touch design), better memory, better internet, MORE DISPLAY OPTIONS/MENU SETTINGS!!!!!!!!!! i hate the stupid black and white things. oh and a diffferentttttttt color scheme. black/metallic/plastic black and gray look stupid.
6. df8579 posted on 07 Jun 2009, 18:31 0 0
Got this phone on Friday and everything about it is awesome!!! Definately reccomend it to anybody looking for something not quite a smartphone, but still has everything and more.
15. E.N. posted on 11 Jun 2009, 20:04 0 0
Although I hate Voyagers (I had one before I switched to the iPhone 3G) I still give this phone a lot of props. They were a little unoriginal with the some things like the cover flow (what a rip!!) but I'm really surprised that they did a lot of cool new things from the last phone. The fact that they have a document viewer is very impressive. Not many (if any) phones that I am familiar with have something like that where you can see a list of all documents visited from websites. (Right now I am guessing that documents in the document viewer are files from the internet and not put on the device through the USB mode.) But I am most impressed with the limited flash support. I know it's limited but it still beats the fact that most phones are still trying to get flash support. I would never buy it but still... they did a pretty good job with this device.
22. Garrison64 posted on 30 Jun 2009, 17:24 0 0
Actually if you have a MicroSD card installed you can move data to it from your PC which would include doc files.
27. treewhopper posted on 06 Jul 2009, 06:24 0 0
Actually, the USB connection is great! In USB mode, (NOT the music sync mode) you can transfer documents to the phone quite easily by dropping them in the 'my documents' folder. This phone really has me surprised.
31. hammertime posted on 14 Aug 2009, 04:30 0 0
If it had Wi-Fi, I would definitely get it, but I don't want an html browser without a way to use it for free. Verizon is pushing up their cheapest data rates too. Enjoy it while you can Verizon. When everyone has Wi-Fi, you'll have to settle for gouging us for text messages ;-)
7. YelloPhase posted on 07 Jun 2009, 20:17 0 0
dang i gotta wait another week before i can get mine. i called and they said they wont have them in until next week =/ cant wait though!!!!!!!!!!
8. gomets15217 posted on 08 Jun 2009, 16:21 0 0
um, no video review? those were the best things on this site =/
