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It's like duct-taping that logitech mini keyboard to a touchscreen phone, just a bit more elegant.]]>Feb 27th 2009 10:22AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
The promotional material mentioned it but there was some argument over whether it meant in browser flash or just the flash UI.]]>Feb 27th 2009 10:23AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
And based on liz claiborne accessories, I'd say this is leaning toward texting teens.]]>Feb 27th 2009 2:24PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 6:06PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/*cough*iPhone*cough*]]>Feb 27th 2009 10:24AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 12:23PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 12:40PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 10:27AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
This is just a silly idea.]]>Feb 27th 2009 1:58PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
Plus, keep the head phone jack!

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Imagine a Dare's screens replacing the enV2's screen and useless front panel screen. Thats a perfect feature phone]]>Mar 1st 2009 12:27AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
-Straight from the keyboard of my versa, flipping it around occaisionally.]]>Mar 28th 2009 9:24PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 10:40AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 3:18PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 10:39AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
Very interesting phone, and good info too.]]>Feb 27th 2009 10:41AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/I can't help but feel this device won't have a long half-life, though; it's difficult to easily imagine the Versa 3, for instance. This form factor seems limited enough that It will probably die out, like the swivel-sliders Motorola used to sell (that they kindasorta brought back with the Aura, but that never really took off) or countless other form factors that left us scratching our heads in bemusement. Nokia, I'm looking chiefly in your direction.]]>Feb 27th 2009 10:42AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
The only LG touch phone I've ever owned was a Voyager, which was a complete pain to use. It looks like things have changed quite a bit. I may have to check this little guy out, as a backup to my smartphones.]]>Feb 27th 2009 10:54AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
Other than that, it's a cool concept, but I really don't like the 2 icon-column layout and the animations, though nicely done and responsive seem too slow down the user experience.]]>Feb 27th 2009 10:57AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 11:22AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 11:31AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 12:25PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Mar 1st 2009 7:49PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
-Straight from the keyboard of my brand new versa. While listening to Love Story by taylor swift on the same versa, thru stereo 2.5 mm headphones. BEAT THAT]]>Mar 28th 2009 9:13PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 12:11PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 12:21PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
Skyfire is the most amazing 3rd party web browser... ever! makes Opera look like a little tykes project.]]>Feb 28th 2009 5:43AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 12:17PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 12:54PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 1:19PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
I checked out the full youtube (not m.youtube.com) and was able to play video as flv. Websites that were running Flash9 (eg bbc.co.uk) were not supported]]>Feb 27th 2009 1:58PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 2:42PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 4:18PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 4:32PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 5:54PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
-straight from my versas keyboard]]>Mar 28th 2009 10:04PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 27th 2009 6:04PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Feb 28th 2009 8:03PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Mar 1st 2009 7:09PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Mar 1st 2009 7:49PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
However:
The camera should be better. It's a 2.0, when the Dare is a 3.2, which I completely don't understand. Samsung is making phones with 5.0 and 8.0 cameras and the picture quality on those is amazing. The jack should be 3.5, not 2.5, also.

The case is sturdy, but at the same time, doesn't come off as easily as I'd like it to. I'd also like to see some more buttons on the front of the case. Having just SEND and END on the front is lame. It's like an EnV2 in a straight jacket. If the voice dialing is anything like the Dare, it won't work very well. Even after training my Dare, it still asks me if it got the number right, and half time it's not. I say "Best Buy" and it pulls up "Best Buy" and "Lucky Thai".

Wireless internet is becoming a necessity these days, but when the Connect plan makes the data as affordable as it is, I find it hard to be too upset about that.

I havent' been able to play with the music player, but I'd hope it's better than the Dare's. Whenever I have my "Songs" list open (I have over 1200 songs on my phone right now) and I click on a song that's not anywhere near the top of the list, it'll play a completely different song that's closer to the top of the list. The Dare's music player is lazy and doesn't like to think that much. The Versa NEEDS to be better.

I might cough up the $400+ to buy one. I'll wait a few weeks/months first to see more reviews on it. I would hate to have it crash and burn like the Dare. They could have had a legit firmware update by now, but they were too busy working on other phones to care. ]]>Mar 2nd 2009 12:15AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Mar 13th 2009 9:28PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Mar 8th 2009 3:54PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Mar 10th 2009 11:29AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Mar 10th 2009 4:11PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
I think it is better than the Dare, except for the camera and headphone jack.

the better UI and smaller phone, what isnt there to like? Just dont use the attachable keyboard if you dont like it!]]>Mar 12th 2009 3:09AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
So thus far the Versa is my best bet. I like the UI a lot better than the Dare and it seems quite fast. Also what is not shown in the screenshots is smart menu interface which looks a lot like the Zune's interface and I think is quite nice and handy. Now being a heavy txter having a good txt phone is essential for me. I think the module thing is great idea but as said above, poor execution. The module just looks cheap and unattractive. The whole gaming pad seems like a nice idea but I don't think it will stick; however, I was happy to hear that the accelerator or whatever will support games and controls like Ipod games do now.

Overall I feel that this phone seems like a downgrade of the Dare/Voyager with an updated UI(which i think looks great). LG and VZW altogether really needs to step it up on their phones if they want to keep up with the IPhone, which in my opinion still is top dog even with its outdated hardware(CAMERA!). I think with as many failed attempts (ie. Storm) there have been it would be obvious to anyone that a good competitor needs a 3.5mm jack, wifi, and a decent camera and UI (Even if its not meant to go after the Iphone, I think every phone with a full touch screen, dumb and smart alike, are attempts at the Iphone). The only reason I can see myself getting a Versa is for the updated UI and the touchscreen. So I think I'm going to wait till maybe the end of the summer and hope VZW opens up with some updated phones that implement this new UI and are just all around executed better.

-fifi]]>Mar 21st 2009 5:57PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Apr 23rd 2009 1:14AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/
I recommend it though]]>Mar 19th 2009 11:23PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Mar 28th 2009 9:46PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/02/27/lg-versa-hands-on/Mar 28th 2009 9:57PM