Verizon launch the LG Voyager
October 3rd, 2007
The Empire Strikes Back, well at least Verizon do, with the LG Voyager and a nifty piece of kit it looks too. In fact Verizon will launch four iPhone beating (so they hope) devices just in time for the holiday season, including the very sexy LG Voyager aka the VX10000.
So what’s the low down on the Voyager? It sports a 400 x 240 res touchscreen interface, a 2 MP camera, supports mp3, wmv, and aac tunes and has room for an 8 GB microSDHC card.
But what I like the most about the Voyager is when you flip open the unit, you get a secondary (non-touchscreen) display and a full QWERTY keypad. For me this is probably the most convenient and aesthetically pleasing layout for my mobile device. Whilst neatly folded up it looks like a snazzy touchscreen phone yet open the sucker up and you have a nice looking keypad and second screen for email etc. I’ve yet to be convinced by mobile device manufacturers who insist on squeezing a QWERTY layout onto either a touchscreen (a la iPhone) or have it laid out width ways (a la Blackberry) - surely the most comfortable layout is length ways?
Anyway, whether you agree with me or not, you must admit the Voyager is a steal at $250 and certainly looks the part.
Featured tags: lg verizon voyagerSphere this entry»
Comments
Is the price for the Lg Voyager really $250 because I have been looking all over the internet and it doesnt say a price for it anywhere.
We were being optimistic with our $250 price tag. There is no official word from Verizon as yet, but it is expected to be in the $100 to $400 range - yeah I know a bit vague, eh? But it still undercuts the iPhone, admittedly in a range from ‘by a lot’ to ‘just’.