LG Vu Mobile Phone

The first thing we noticed when we picked up the LG Vu mobile was its light weight. Before anyone in the office took notice of its large and crisp, 3-inch, 240 x 400 widescreen display that takes up nearly the entire front, they, too, commented on its 3.2-ounce weight. The BlackBerry Curve, by comparison, weighs 3.9 ounces, and the iPhone weighs 4.8 ounces. Its 4.3 x 2.2 x 0.5-inch form factor makes it marginally smaller than the iPhone and perfect for pockets, but its screen is 0.5 inches smaller. At first, the Vu feels almost cheap compared with the iPhone, but we grew to like how easy it was to tote.

There are only three buttons on the front: one for making calls, one for ending calls, and one central Back button for navigating backward through menus. We love the minimal use of buttons, and the phone has a silver striped border, leaving most of the navigation to the clean UI and touchscreen. The right side does have a few additional buttons for volume controls, locking the phone, and launching the camera. On the top right corner is a barely noticeable slot where a large antenna hides; you can pull it out to improve TV reception.

	AT&T (formerly Cingular)
Form Factor	Candy Bar
Bluetooth Type	Bluetooth Mono
Fast Data Network	HSPDA
Internal Memory	120MB
Memory Expansion Type	microSD Card
Music Player	Yes
Video	Yes
GPS	No
FM Radio	No
Display (main)	3 inches (400 x 240 pixels, 262,000 colors)
Talk / Standby Time	3 hours/10.4 days
Camera Resolution	2 MP
Size	4.3 x 2.2 x 0.5 inches
Weight	3.2 ounces