Good phone - good trade-up from Motorola E815
Written: Jun 30 '07
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Pros: Light, thin, small, good voice quality, good battery life, good camera & flash
Cons: NOT true stereo speakerphone, small screen.
The Bottom Line: I like this phone. It's a step up in functionality & features from the Motorola E815, but it's not overly-complicated.
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| hawkism's Full Review: LG VX8300 V Cast Music Phone |
Overall this is a solid phone.
It has so far survived the Steve-drop-test.
It has been dropped several times, from varying heights, onto different surfaces, such as:
Rock, gravel, mud, sand, rough concrete, smooth concrete, out of the car door onto asphalt, etc...
Other than minor dings and scratches it's still in good shape!
One note - the battery cover STAYS ON when dropped.
This is a major thing for me, since I drop my phone a lot & well, a loose battery back cover spells trouble. I might step on it/run over it if it comes loose from the phone!
The phone is small, but not too small.
It has a card slot style charging/data plug, and is different from some other LG charger ports - what a pain!
Data cables & chargers are easy to find, as are OEM extended batteries.
Voice quality is nice & clear, the headset port also works well. However, the speakerphone capability is iffy. It claims true stereo speakerphone, meaning that both ends of a call can talk at the same time & hear each other... It's not true. One end must be silent while the other speaks for speakerphone to work.
Screen quality is good, but a little smaller than I like.
You can't see it too well in the sun, but this is typical with all color-screen phones I've seen in the last several years.
I can usually get about 3 hours of talk time out of my phone before it needs a charge. With the amount that I use my phone, that means the battery must be charged every 2 days or so.
Buttons have a good feel, UI is very responsive.
Camera is clear enough for my purposes - photographs are good enough I can take them to wal-mart & print them out.
Has a VERY nice flash & good low-light mode. Camera is much more sensitive than my old Motorola E815.
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Recommended for: Adventurous Technophiles - Tough and Durable
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