LG Venus Review - Introduction

Introduction

Venus was launched around the same time as Voyager, as part of VZW’s “Next” campaign. While Voyager is a kind of next-gen enV, Venus is like a next-gen Chocolate. Smaller, lighter, and less expensive and complicated than Voyager, Venus is nonetheless a hi-tech device with a plethora of features.  You won’t get the larger device’s QWERTY keyboard or VCast TV access here, but you will get 3G data including Web, Email, IM, and access to Verizon’s music store and streaming video service.  You’ll also get Stereo Bluetooth support, something lacking in Chocolate, and a luxurious look and feel somewhat reminiscent of a smaller iPhone, what with its black and chrome styling.

Unfortunately, Venus has some issues when it comes to voice quality during calls.  And that split screen half-touch design proved more frustrating than innovative, at least for me.  After a few days with Venus I found myself wanting to poke the entire display with my finger instead of being relegated to using what essentially is a touch-control D-Pad on the lower half.  Still, Venus has a lot going for it, and it does look pretty snazzy.