The LG Venus is a beautiful slider phone with a great feature set, but we would recommend taking the time to get used to the unusual touch-screen controls.
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I've had this phone for about 8 months now and have enjoyed using it. The touch sensitive screen is nice and works very well. The screen is of high resolution and the speaker is pretty decent. In addition, the keypad is great and feels natural to text on. However, as I have mentioned above,...
Read the full review →I love the slide feature on my Venus and the animated Keith Haring wallpapers thrill me to no end. I've found the volume to be more than acceptable even in loud surroundings; I have no problem hearing callers or them hearing me. I've had issues with the battery life especially when...
Read the full review →I have owned this phone for almost two years now and been happy with it. Venus is well build as my rough handling of it has proven. The touch screen is easy to use and very handy. Has all the basic features you could want in a phone and a few extras. I have only two complaints about it. The first...
Read the full review →The Venus is essentially a LG Chocolate with a touchscreen in place of a directional pad. Literally, the touchscreen displays a pad similar to what one would use on any cell phone. This serves only to make navigating the Venus inconvenient, as the touchscreen is unresponsive and the vibration...
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