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Review: LG Lucid for Verizon Wireless

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The Lucid runs mostly stock Android 2.3 messaging applications. It has the generic email app for POP/IMAP/Exchange email, and the dedicated Gmail application for Google users. Both of these applications are capable and time-tested.

The same goes for the stock SMS/MMS app, which offers threaded conversations, as always. However, the Lucid is among the first devices to offer controls for the new emergency alert system in addition to normal SMS messages. This new alert system, which appears as an app called CMAS on some phones, is used by the government to distribute information during emergencies. You can elect to turn off the majority of alerts, but you can't turn off "presidential" level alerts. What sort of alerts are we talking? Weather-related threats, such as hurricanes or tornados, as well as terrorist attacks or other disasters. Rather than SMS alerts showing up in the CMAS app (which I suspect device owners might easily overlook), they now arrive in the regular SMS/MMS inbox.

As for IM, the Lucid has Google Talk on board, and that's it. No support for AIM, Windows Live, or Yahoo out of the box.

On the social networking front, the Lucid is one of the few devices I've seen ship with Google+ and Google+ Messenger pre-installed. These are Google's own social network and social network-focused IM apps. Latitude is thrown in there for good measure. Facebook and Twitter do not come installed on the device, though there is a social networking widget that you can use to post/view status updates.

If you want the full Facebook or Twitter experience, you need to download the dedicated apps from Google Play.

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LG Lucid / Optimus Exceed

4" display 480 x 800 pixels
Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 processor 1 GB RAM
1,700 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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