LG Venus (VX8800)

Infobox Mobile phone
name = LG Venus (VX8800)
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manufacturer = LG Electronics
carrier = flagicon|USA Verizon Wirelessflagicon|Canada Telus Mobility
available = November 19, 2007 (Verizon Wireless)
screen = COLOR TFT TouchScreen 240 x 320 pixels (262.144 colors)
camera = 2.0 megapixels
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input =
cpu =
ringtone = Polyfone
memory = 60MB for music
memory_card = up to 8GB microSD (not included)
networks = CDMA
connectivity = Bluetooth, micro-USB
battery =
size = 4.00" (H) x 2.00" (W) x 0.62" (D)
weight = 3.79 oz.
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music =
predecessor = LG Chocolate
successor =
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LG Venus or LG VX8800 is a 2007 slider/touch screen cell phone by LG Electronics. It is a part of the VX series, which is sold exclusively to Verizon Wireless in the United States. The phone has a sliding design and features a touch screen from the middle down. It features a 2 megapixel camera. Pre-ordering began on November 8, 2007, and the release date for Verizon Wireless was November 19, 2007. The phone features a music player, Bluetooth capabilities, up to an 8GB microSD slot, video messaging, speaker phone and voice command, among other features. It is considered by many to be a spiritual successor to LG's popular "Chocolate" line, which includes the previous VX8500 and VX8550 handsets.

On March 27, 2008 Telus Mobility announced that the LG VENUS would be made available through their stores and retail partners around mid-april. [1]

References

* [http://about.telus.com/cgi-bin/media_news_viewer.cgi?news_id=910&mode=2]

External links

* [http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/review4994.html Digitaltrends.com]
* [http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Juke-Venus-Pearl-and-Voyager-available-in-less-than-month-and-a-half-article-a_2082.html PhoneArena]
* [http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=3694&source=HOME MobileBurn]
* [http://verizonwireless.com/venus/ Venus info] at VerizonWireless.com
*Featured in [http://www.pcworld.ca/ PCWorld.ca's] round-up of [http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/29acec7f0a010408014218758ce82110/pg1.htm Top Canadian Smartphones and Cell Phones]