LG VX-8700
Average Ratings
Good Phone, Except....
First off, I'm perfectly happy with the VX8700. Good quality of the phone, although it's a phone first and fun second... or even third.
Pros:
Great reception
Clear call quality
Easy to pick up and use with no previous training on cell phones.
Very good style
Cons:
Bluetooth Glitch
The bottom line of this phone is it's a great phone, not an MP3 player or GPS replacement, even though it can effectively do both of those functions. The bluetooth, however is a huge problem. While occasionally I am able to pair my headset (or one of the others I have in my possession), the phone consistently either disconnects or does not see the headset even after it confirmed pairing with the phone. Overall, if Bluetooth is not a huge requirement for you, great quality phone.
Slick phone but not so slick defects
So I've had my phone for about a good year now and recently in California, it is required to have a hands free head set. I went to get a bluetooth headset and when I tried to connect it to my phone, it keeps cutting out on me or not connect to the bluetooth device at all. This is very frustrating and I've looked into it a bit more. So it turns out, this has a defect that the most of the LG 8700s' bluetooth does NOT work well. A lot of people have issues connecting their headsets or it cuts out on them in the middle of talking.
I got this phone because I saw that it got a pretty good review here on phonescoop but seemingly, people don't test out all the functions before they start commenting on it.
Another gripe I have with the phone is that after having it for about half a year, my battery keeps dying on me after 16 hours of just being on and no phone calls. I bought another battery thinking that the one that I had might of been defective but it did the same thing. So seemingly, another defect on this phone is that battery life shortens as you have the phone. This is at an alarming rate too, not like i have to charge my phone every 2 or 3 days; now I have to charge my phone every night.
The only good thing from the phone is that it gets fairly good reception.
This phone is ridiculous. Get another phone...
Awesome Phone
So I live in Canada so i have purchased this phone on the Koodo mobile network. I have no problems with themes because here it only comes with one, the call clarity is fantastic, its true sometimes you think you've dropped the call because when no one is talking there is no sound at all. all these other problems about scratches and slipperiness and hot battery are not noticeable because the first day i purchased the phone i also purchased a clip on cover which is hardly noticeable and makes my phone a nice sexy red. it stops the metal from touching your skin so you do not notice a hot battery. and obviously you phone does not get scratched, the cover is also slightly rubbery feeling, which feels great and allows for no slip yet slides effortlessly into your pocket.
Cons- so i heard the the bluetooth doesn't work but it works fine for me.. however if you are using a single ear headset the music will not play in it kind of annoying since this is what i had with my last phone. the external music player is also not very loud. No games folder.The camera is amazing in sunlight alright with indoor light and crappy in the dark, there also is no flash. texting is tricky at first because the 'back' button is right above send so i found i sent a lot of incomplete messages.
Pros- the phone has a very fast music player does not take any time to load. You can download and watch movies and the screen is crystal clear. the phone is sleek and sexy with amazing clarity, buttons are easy to use. getting used to the 'back' button took one day
Great Phone!
well i really liked this phone..
PROS:
- very pretty :)
- i liked the keyboard..it is easy to type on.
- the camera takes REALLY good pictures!
- there is a music player
CONS:
- battery dies in 2 days when on my old phone it would die in 3.
- music player only holds thirteen songs without a second memory card
OVERALL: very happy with my purchase and am glad i got it. great phone
Its not what I wanted
My 8600 broke in January within the warranty period and I went to have it replaced. Little to my surprise they told me they did not have it anymore and would have to replace it with this. The phone looked and felt good so it was a deal. The camera is higher megapixels than I had and at first I loved it. I have since had three. The first one lost signal totally and did not pick any up ever again. The second the speakers went out. I could hear no one talking and the ringers would not work. I am on my third one and it will pick up signal about half of the time. It does not work in places that other verizon phones (cheaper ones) do. I am switching phones this week. I do not recommend this phone if you are or go anywhere that there is not a continuous six or eight bars of service all the time.
LG VX8700
I have had this phone for 2 weeks now. I think that it is a very good phone and have no regrets buying it. My previous phone was a Motorola E815, so I had high expectations since that was a great phone.
Pros:
Great reception, great battery life, and super sexy stainless steel look. No regrets whatsoever.
Cons:
Phone is so thin, it was hard to open and hold on to. We purchased a rubber cover for it, now very easy to open and hold on to. Bought it over the internet at www.mywickedwireless.com. Very good price with free shipping.
Very good phone with some flaw
I've had this phone for 2 months and overall been pretty happy with it.
Pros:
-good sound and reception
thin and light weight
-easy to use
works great with my h700 bluethooth
-nice looking
-good battery life-I use it for talking and occasional texting and only needs to charge it 2 times a week
Cons:
-speaker phone is not loud enough. i need to put it up to my ear in the car and public places inorder to hear
-phone gets hot after talking on it for about 1/2 hour
-finger prints but wipes off easily with the black velour case that comes with the phone
Overall i've been very happy with this phone and would definitely recommend it to someone who would like it easy to use and attractive phone. Its also a good value because it is now $50 less then when I purchased it.
Think what you want about this phone.
This is just a short review on what a think about the LG 8700 (Shine).
PROS:
- It being slim is a nice feature.
- The 2 mega pixel camera and camcorder is amazing for crisp, clear photos and videos.
- Big nice LCD screen, good for games.
- Good music player, but could be louder.
- Good call qualtiy if phone has full signal
- Having the memory card feature is great. It is expandable up to 4GB for more pictures, music, videos, ect.
CONS:
- Speaker phone could be much louder.
- Media player could be louder and an external speaker would be nicer.
- Scratches easily if not taken care of nicely.
- Finger prints show but not a big deal.
- Sometimes the phone restarts automatically
- Once in a while it will not let you look at your pictures. I think thats caused by the memory card somehow.
- Songs get deleted automatically off the memory card too sometimes which sucks. (May just be the memory card?)
This has been my review on the LG 8700 (Shine).
Great phone i would buy it again...
I have owned many phones the blackberry pearl, the vx8600 and a couple others but this has been the best so far. The vx8700 by lg has great service everywhere and good call quality. It is much quieter than the 8600 but still loud.
Pros: Call Quality
Sleek design (looks great with blue cover)
Photo Edit
Great for texting except the clear key moved up to the top.
Very durable i have dropped it and yeah its still works like new.
It has emergency numbers built in and you can add i.c.e. numbers and they turn red.
People don't really think that you can close the phone and take pics but you can see yourself in the outer screen and you can play music when its closed.
Cons:Small outer screen ringtones hard to hear
the camera is shaky but its a phone so... what do you expect.
micro SD slot is under the battery.
Thats pretty much it go buy it its a great phone and very well built.
Very nice looking..but badly flawed
The phone looks great, but is not durable. I have had this phone for about 10 months now and am starting to have continuous problems. Bluetooth connects/disconnects randomly and phone is overheating. I thought the latter problem was the battery, bought a new one and immediately had the same problem. While appearance is something, performance is everything. If you have a choice, get a different phone.
