I got a new cell phone, an LG Dare. It’s a touch screen phone with some nice features. It’s not an iPhone or even a Palm Pre but it seems a capable phone/pda. The more I use it the more I’m liking it.
I’d always said I wouldn’t leave Verizon for a particular phone and I was tired of waiting for one of the two “status” phones mentioned above to migrate to Verizon, hence the Dare.
My old phone, a flip Motorola, was beginning to show its age after five years–in cell phone lifetimes that’s forever. In the past I’ve used Sprint, AT&T and Alltel but none of their networks are as good in my opinion as Verizons.
A nice thing about the LG Dare is that it’s got a decent camera–3.2 megapixels with AF and flash which can be turned off if needed. It has filters, facial recognition, white balance and ISO 100, 200 and 400 controls. It will also take multiple shots (3,6,9), will do video and has a micro sd memory card slot for storage (I believe it’s even a little better camera then the one in the new iPhone 3GS.)
Not bad for a cell phone camera (see photo)–heck, my first point-and-shoot digital camera didn’t have as good of specs!
I’ll be well satisfied with the Dare. Maybe next upgrade I’ll be able to try an Apple or Palm touch phone–how about making that happen Verizon! ;-)
It is fun, isn’t it, that you have a cell phone with 3.2 megapixel camera, when we thought 3 megapixels was pretty hot stuff with those point and shoot cameras? I began with a Canon Powershot A70and when I say I started there, I am being literal. I had never been involved in photography until that time. I don’t have a cell phone with a camera nearly so nice, but then I have never gotten a feel for using a cell phone camera anyway. I confess that I have never experimented with the camera in my LG Chocolate. Pretty lame, huh?
Anita: I’ve no experience using a cell phone camera either. However, I always have my cell phone with me but not always a proper camera. I thought if the cell phone camera was good enough it might be handy for capturing a passing moment.
I love all the new touchscreen phones, they are so pretty and so neat! My in laws just got my son an iphone as a gift for graduating to the next grade, now I want one!
Nice cell phone shot. My first digital was a 3.2 Olympus which took rather nice pictures
and was considered “normal” at the time. I have an iPhone, but I won’t pay the big fee to upgrade since I’m in the middle of a contract!($399) I would prefer Verizon so I’m hopeful the options will be better in the future.
Quality at this end for adding the iphone to my list of tools last November after losing my older phone. I was already with At&T so I just stayed with them and have a corporate discount, money choices. Been happy with it. I confess to not using the phone that much but seems I always have my DSLR with me anyway.
I discovered a lady on aminus3.com who posts and image everyday using her iphone and does a pretty good job. Who’d a thunk it?