What do you think of the LG Vu?

[lightinthedarkness]

I want to know if you think it is a good phone to get a 14-year old who likes to text and make a lot of calls. What's your opinion on the phone?

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A touch of class
The VU is slim, lightweight and sophisticated with its smooth rounded corners in a piano-black lacquer finish. The VUs brilliant touch screen lets you browse full HTML sites, scroll through your photo albums or contact lists, and experience Rogers Vision on Rogers 3G HSPA network. There's also a 2.0 MP camera complete with a self-portrait mirror, auto focus and flash and a music player that supports up to 4 GB of music. The virtual touch keypad is easy to use with VibeTonz® technology (vibrating feedback when you press a key).

Rogers Vision BONUS 1

* Promotional Discount with any 3 year activation on a $7 Rogers Vision Unlimited On-Device Mobile Browsing Plan or a $15 or $20 Value Pack

Features

* Large Touch Screen with virtual QWERTY keypad that vibrates when you press a key
* Full HTML Internet browsing
* Integrated 2.0 megapixel camera/camcorder with zoom, auto focus and brightness controls
* Play, purchase and manage music with Rogers MusicStoreTM mobile music player
* Expandable memory (up to 4GB)
* BluetoothTM
* World Phone (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) / HSPA (850/1900 MHz)
* Organization—Calendar, Note Pad, Calculator, Unit converter, Tip calculator, Stopwatch
* Picture Caller ID
* Alarm Clock
* Vibe Alert
* Voice Command (Voice Dial, Digit Dialing and menu function recall) and Voice Memo
* Speakerphone
* World Time
* Flight Mode
* Touch Pad Quick keys: Menu, Rogers Vision, Contact List, Dialpad
* Interactive User Guide: Learn how to use the LG TU915 VU

Entertainment

* Downloadable games: Yes
* Max game/file size per download: shared memory
* Downloadable ring tunes, Real Trax™ & graphics: Yes
* Downloadable videos: Yes
* Radio: Yes (Rogers Video/Radio)
* Music format: AAC, AAC+, AMR, WMA
* Applications: Mobi TV, Video Streaming, Video on Demand with YouTube® video streaming, Radio on Demand, MobileMail

Embedded

* Embedded 2.0 megapixel camera with 2x zoom
* Embedded demo game titles: Blockbreaker Deluxe, Midnight Pool, Millionaire, WPT Hold Em 2
* Embedded ring tunes: 10 (72 polyphonic)
* Embedded graphics: 4
* Embedded music player: Rogers Music Player

Messaging

* Text messaging with virtual QWERTY keyboard and predictive text input
* MMS capable—instantly take & send pictures with voice, sound & text to other phone numbers or email addresses

 

[primaflora]

I hear it is hard to text on. Look at the Samsung Eternity iy is just like the Vu but it is newer and better.

 

[kristen]

the concern I would have is.. Most people who text a considerable amout do not like texting on a touch screen. they enjoy the feel of real keys. such as the blackjack 2 or the samsung epix. the epix has the touch screen and also comes with a texting keyboard. not to mention it is windows mobile 6.1 professional which gives you the feature of threaded text messaging so that you can veiw your texts just like im's.and keep more organized in conversation