LG VX10000 Tests (Handys)

The LG Voyager's mission is to unseat the iPhone as the hottest touchscreen handset out there. It addresses many complaints about Apple's controversy magnet and has many of the same goodies, including an email client and a music player. And although...

Keyboard is excellent for IM ; email ; and texting; GPS and Mobile TV; easy navigation

Limited video support; cannot sync Outlook via USB; no WiFi; doesn't come with a microSD card

Compared with the iPhone, the Voyager gives you marginally better call quality, stereo Bluetooth and a finger-friendly keyboard.

The new, feature-packed LG Voyager from Verizon Wireless does many things well. The reasonably compact (though not super-skinny), 4.7-ounce touch-screen phone makes excellent-quality voice calls and flips open sideways to reveal a first-rate QWERTY...

Stylish handset with first-rate keyboard Voice calls are excellent

Poor talk-time battery life Touchscreen not up to iPhone standards

The Voyager isn't based on a major smart-phone platform such as Windows Mobile or BlackBerry, so you won't have the range of productivity apps that's available for those operating systems. And its battery life in our trials--4 hours and 38 minutes--was...