Verizon announces LG enV3, enV Touch, Glance

Verizon unveils three new LG phones

We've talked about it for weeks now, but Verizon has finally made it official with the announcement of three new LG phones: the LG enV3, LG enV Touch, and LG Glance. All of the phones have text and multimedia messaging with threaded messaging, mobile Web, mobile e-mail, Bluetooth, and GPS. Here's a brief rundown of specifications unique to each phone:

LG enV Touch

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The LG enV Touch is the most advanced of the lot, and is the successor to the LG Voyager. It has a 3-inch external touch screen similar to its predecessor, as well as a 3-inch internal screen that is not a touch screen. It flips open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, and it has a 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder with autofocus, flash, and an image editor.

Other features include a full HTML Web browser, visual voice mail support (note: you have to pay a monthly fee to Verizon for this feature), up to 16GB microSD card support, EV-DO Rev. A, and a music player compatible with V Cast Music with Rhapsody. The enV Touch can also read Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents.

LG enV3

(Credit: LG)

The LG enV3 is the sequel to the LG enV2, and it does indeed look similar to its predecessor. It has the number keypad on the front, with a 1.56-inch external screen and a 2.6-inch internal screen, and it flips open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard.

Features include a 3.0-megapixel camera/camcorder, which is a step up from the enV2's 2.0-megapixel shooter, high-speed EV-DO (Not Rev. A), a full HTML Web browser, visual voice mail support, a microSD card slot with support for up to 16GB, and a music player with V Cast support.

LG Glance

(Credit: LG)

Last but not least is the LG Glance, which is the most basic of the three. It has a simple candy-bar form factor with a "woven" metal back plate, and it features a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, a speakerphone, and not much else.

The LG enV3 will be available this Friday, May 29, for $129.99, while the LG enV Touch and the LG Glance will be available June 5 for $149.99 and $49.99 respectively. All these prices are after a mail-in rebate and a new, two-year, service agreement. The rebate will be in the form of a debit card, which you can use like any other debit card.

[zhakidd532]

I have an enV2 and the only problem I really have is that I wish the locking of the front buttons was done differently. I have on many occasions dialed people unintentionally while the phone was in my pocket. I wish there were just a lock switch that shut everything off on the front while it was flipped on.

Did they do anything of that nature?

[DirtiPirate]

The front is now locked automatically at all times. You press the ok button 2x to unlock and use the external buttons. More secure than it sounds.. due to the fact that they revamped the whole front. The external screen is larger and the ok button is very small metal circle surrounded by directional keys.

[gd1294]

I think they should have put in Wifi in these phones.

[Vegasplaya]

Well unfortunately thats how Verizon does it. If its not a smartphone that they charge a bunch extra for service for then they wont allow wifi on it.

[SaintDude]

what non smart phone has wifi?

[jripoll]

Non-smartphones don't usually have WiFi, regardless of the carrier.

[carm01]

One think that it is important to point out is that ALL of the new LG VZW phones have a major flaw. You can't add words to the T9 dictionary permanently. LG has refused comment on this issue on their own forums. In addition this ' bug ' was introduced in 2008 for the chocolate 2 v4 firmware. VZW made LG aware of this in December 2008, and a fix came out that was never released to the public.

LG has had this great feature on their phones for years and the public enjoyed it, and then they come around and CRIPPLE it, and refusing comment on it.

Everyone should research these phones ( Howard Forums ) before getting anyone of these phones since there are a lot of issues ( took mine back )

[attcellphones]

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