LG enV3 (VX9200)
Encyclopedia
The LG enV3 is a mobile phone
built by LG Electronics
, and released from Verizon Wireless
in the United States and Telus Mobility
in Canada (as the Keybo 2). It succeeded the LG enV2
. Along with a slimmer design, the enV3 also boasts a full keyboard
, a 2.6 inch screen and a 3.0 Megapixel camera. In addition to standard phone and text messaging
capabilities, the enV3 can be used as a portable music player as well as Internet capabilities such as e-mail
and web browsing. The phone is Bluetooth
enabled.
keyboard. There is a Favorites button for accessing the set favorite contacts and a dedicated text messaging button, which opens a blank text message. The navigation array on the right of the keyboard consists of the typical Send and End/Power keys, a four-way square toggle, a middle OK key, a Clear key, and a dedicated speakerphone key. On the left side of the phone is the camera button and volume adjuster. On the right side, there is a microSD memory card slot and a 2.5mm headset jack. The charger jack is on the bottom of the phone and the camera lens is on the back, as is an LED flash.
It comes in two colors - slate blue and maroon.
, Windows Live Messenger
, and Yahoo), tip calculator, and Bluetooth
. The phone also features the ability to add a social network e-mail address in the "Blogs" section of the Messaging menu, allowing photos or videos to be uploaded directly to Facebook
or MySpace
.
Advanced users can also use the phone as a large USB mass storage device, GPS with VZ Navigator
support, e-mail reader and visual voice mail player. There's also a Dashboard with Mobile Web; an Internet portal which enables access to Internet channels and information sources such as ESPN, weather channels, entertainment and news. The Dashboard also contains a shortcut to a full web browser.
The enV3's camera is a 3.0-Megapixel camera which allows the user to take pictures in six different resolutions, five white balance presets and with five different color effects. There are also four special shot modes: Smile shot, which automatically takes a picture when a person smiles; Panorama, which stitches together three photos shot from left to right; Intelligent shot, which automatically adjusts the white balance and color saturation based on the environment; and Dual Display mode, which activates the external display, allowing self-portraits.
The env3 provides access to a wide range of music services, such as V Cast Music, where the user can download songs over the air; the V Cast Music with Rhapsody service, where songs can be purchased and downloaded directly to the phone for $1.99. It can also play non-protected music files from an SD memory card, and store music files transferred from a computer using a USB cable. The enV3 also has the capacity to use Verizon's Song ID, which can "listen" to a sample of a song and return the title and artist.
Mobile phone
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built by LG Electronics
LG Electronics
LG Electronics is a global electronics and telecommunications company headquartered in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. The company operates its business through five divisions: mobile communications, home entertainment, home appliance, air conditioning and business solution...
, and released from Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....
in the United States and Telus Mobility
Telus Mobility
Telus Mobility is a division of Telus Communications which sells wireless services in Canada on its numerous networks. They currently have three different networks based on three different technologies: CDMA and HSPA+ on its mainstream networks, plus iDEN via its Mike division...
in Canada (as the Keybo 2). It succeeded the LG enV2
LG enV2 (VX9100)
The LG enV² is a Verizon Wireless digital messaging phone manufactured by LG. It is available in standard black as well as maroon . Both the colors are available at Verizon Wireless stores, and were released on the same date. It is also capable of installing VZ Navigator...
. Along with a slimmer design, the enV3 also boasts a full keyboard
Keyboard (computing)
In computing, a keyboard is a typewriter-style keyboard, which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys, to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches...
, a 2.6 inch screen and a 3.0 Megapixel camera. In addition to standard phone and text messaging
Text messaging
Text messaging, or texting, refers to the exchange of brief written text messages between fixed-line phone or mobile phone and fixed or portable devices over a network...
capabilities, the enV3 can be used as a portable music player as well as Internet capabilities such as e-mail
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
and web browsing. The phone is Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
enabled.
Design
The enV3 phone has a slimmer design than the previous version. It has a circular D-pad on the front, a number keypad, and a slightly larger external display than the enV2. Along with the number keypad, there is a dedicated Contacts button, a Clear button and the Send and End/Power keys. Once it's opened, the enV3 has a larger 2.6-inch main display and a full QWERTYQWERTY
QWERTY is the most common modern-day keyboard layout. The name comes from the first six letters appearing in the topleft letter row of the keyboard, read left to right: Q-W-E-R-T-Y. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in the...
keyboard. There is a Favorites button for accessing the set favorite contacts and a dedicated text messaging button, which opens a blank text message. The navigation array on the right of the keyboard consists of the typical Send and End/Power keys, a four-way square toggle, a middle OK key, a Clear key, and a dedicated speakerphone key. On the left side of the phone is the camera button and volume adjuster. On the right side, there is a microSD memory card slot and a 2.5mm headset jack. The charger jack is on the bottom of the phone and the camera lens is on the back, as is an LED flash.
It comes in two colors - slate blue and maroon.
Features
The enV3 features a number of improvements over previous versions of the phone. It has an 1,000-entry phone book with room in each entry for five numbers, two e-mail addresses and a street address. Other features include voice command and dialing functionality, calendar, alarm clock, world clock, notepad, mobile instant messenger (AIMAOL Instant Messenger
AOL Instant Messenger is an instant messaging and presence computer program which uses the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time. It was released by AOL in May 1997...
, Windows Live Messenger
Windows Live Messenger
Windows Live Messenger is an instant messaging client created by Microsoft that is currently designed to work with Windows XP , Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, Xbox 360, Blackberry OS, iOS, Java ME, S60 on Symbian OS 9.x and Zune HD...
, and Yahoo), tip calculator, and Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
. The phone also features the ability to add a social network e-mail address in the "Blogs" section of the Messaging menu, allowing photos or videos to be uploaded directly to Facebook
Facebook
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or MySpace
MySpace
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.
Advanced users can also use the phone as a large USB mass storage device, GPS with VZ Navigator
VZ Navigator
VZ Navigator is a GPS navigation software for Verizon Wireless phones that turns the phone into a GPS navigation device. It is a white label product based on Networks in Motion's AtlasBook mobile navigation platform. It is compatible with many recent Verizon GPS Phones, and available through Get It...
support, e-mail reader and visual voice mail player. There's also a Dashboard with Mobile Web; an Internet portal which enables access to Internet channels and information sources such as ESPN, weather channels, entertainment and news. The Dashboard also contains a shortcut to a full web browser.
The enV3's camera is a 3.0-Megapixel camera which allows the user to take pictures in six different resolutions, five white balance presets and with five different color effects. There are also four special shot modes: Smile shot, which automatically takes a picture when a person smiles; Panorama, which stitches together three photos shot from left to right; Intelligent shot, which automatically adjusts the white balance and color saturation based on the environment; and Dual Display mode, which activates the external display, allowing self-portraits.
The env3 provides access to a wide range of music services, such as V Cast Music, where the user can download songs over the air; the V Cast Music with Rhapsody service, where songs can be purchased and downloaded directly to the phone for $1.99. It can also play non-protected music files from an SD memory card, and store music files transferred from a computer using a USB cable. The enV3 also has the capacity to use Verizon's Song ID, which can "listen" to a sample of a song and return the title and artist.