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Verizon and LG announce enV TOUCH folding phone with touchscreen
Snapshot by Brian James Kirk on Thursday May 28, 2009.
enV TOUCH
Verizon Wireless and LG have announced the enV TOUCH, a new folding device with a vivid, high resolution 3-inch external touchscreen display that unfolds to reveal another 3-inch internal display and a full-QWERTY keyboard to let users easily message friends and family. The device's external touchscreen has tactile vibration feedback so users know the display has registered a finger touch.
The enV TOUCH lets users snap pictures with a 3.2 megapixel camera and camcorder. With a variety of shooting types and color effects, users can create interesting photo compositions. An integrated music player will play a variety of music formats stored on the device's
The LG enV TOUCH will be available June 5 for $149.99 after a two-year customer agreement and $50 mail-in rebate.
| Specifications for the LG enV TOUCH | |
| Band | CDMA 800/1900MHz |
| Data | 1xRTT/EV-DO Rev. A |
| Size | 114mm x 56mm x 18mm (4.5in x 2.2in x 0.7in) |
| Weight | 138g (4.9 ounces) |
| Battery | 4.3 hours estimated talk time |
| 17 days estimated standby time | |
| Main Display | 3.0-inch color TFT, 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen |
| Secondary Display | 3.0-inch color TFT, 800 x 480 pixel |
| Camera | 3.2 megapixel autofocus |
| Video | Record and playback |
| Messaging | SMS/MMS |
| Web-based | |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Memory | microSD card support |
| Availability | June 5 |
| Other | Visual Voice Mail, VZ Navigator, Chaperone Parent, V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Video |
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Brian James Kirk
Brian is a former news editor on MobileBurn.com that freelances in Philadelphia. You can follow him on Twitter as @BrianJamesKirk.
parker @ 11:39:57AM EDT on Friday June 5, 2009
The rebate is $70. The phone price is $219.99 before the rebate.
SunChi @ 12:35:25PM EDT on Monday June 8, 2009
Hi, I watched your video on youtube but I was wondering if the phone allows you to create ringtones from voiceclips, send them to your phone in txt messages and save the sound clips as a ringtone, or send the tones from your computer?
deb @ 2:29:32PM EDT on Tuesday June 9, 2009
i'm unable to sync this phone with my factory installed bluetooth in my rogue. my samsung worked fine. any suggestions?
Studman422 @ 9:09:59AM EDT on Wednesday June 17, 2009
Verizon has the LG EnV TOUCH for $99.99 right now:-)
Studman422 @ 9:11:58AM EDT on Wednesday June 17, 2009
Totally beats my Blackberry World Edition 8830
carm @ 10:13:10AM EDT on Sunday June 21, 2009
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 )
MajorBucksFan @ 1:27:11PM EDT on Friday July 3, 2009
I just got this phone this week and I love it. The only thing is that the battery life isn't that long but that's what your charger is for. Everything else is fantastic. I'm so glad I got this phone.
tracy @ 11:31:27AM EDT on Thursday July 16, 2009
phones i have had in the past allowed me to send ringtones, video's and other files via bluetooth. is there a way to do so with this phone i have just got it and i cna receive them but cant find the way to send them!?
dawn @ 12:42:04PM EDT on Wednesday July 29, 2009
To carm:
I just got this phone last week. I can add words to the T9 dictionary. Spell it out, then before hitting space, change back to T9....it is now stored in your dictionary for future use.
nat @ 7:04:19PM EDT on Sunday September 13, 2009
I just got the Env Touch. Is there a way to attach a wrist strap to it? I don't see anyplace on the phone for that.