Hey, look! It’s an iPhone with a slightly smaller viewable screen! But it’s the LG Voyager, and it’s coming soon to Verizon. Yes, we’re now seeing the first viable “iPhone killer,” though we’ve come to despise the term over time. Anyway, it’s a touch-screen, just like the iPhone, but unlike the iPhone it has a hidden compartment. Concealed there is a full mechanical keyboard and a large, non-touch screen. A novel idea by Verizon and LG, we have to say; they basically copied the iPhone, and then fixed one of the major complaints about the Apple device. Unfortunately, there are not legions of people loyal to products released by LG, so this clearly won’t sell as well as the iPhone, at least not initially.
It has all the basic functionality of an iPhone: web browsing, e-mail, multimedia options, camera, the aforementioned touch screen. And it runs on Verizon’s EV-DO Rev. A network, which is far faster than EDGE. However, it lacks seriously in the memory department. It’s based on removable memory, though it holds up to 8 GB. Still, not having the on-board memory will be a setback for the device.
No release date or price have been announced. Expect this to sell well enough that it keeps people from switching to AT&T, but not to make any dent in the iPhone’s sales.
[LA Times]]]>
