LG Dare 3G Touchscreen Cell Phone Now Available To Verizon Customers

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Verizon customers will no doubt be thrilled to know that LG’s much praised Dare 3G touchscreen cell phone, which apart from boasting handwriting recognition courtesy of its 3” 260K Color 240 x 400 resolution TFT screen also comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera complete with face detection and which offers optimised HTML web browsing is now available via Verizon.

For those unaccustomed with LG’s Dare (and oblivious as to why this phone in particular is being widely touted as the 3G iPhone’s main competitor) here’s a full – an distinctly impressive -list of key features particular to the Verizon LG Dare.

• V CAST Music-capable — access more than 3 million full-length songs from well-known and independent artists that can be purchased and downloaded over-the-air directly to the phone
• Music Player for .mp3, .wma, unprotected .aac, and unprotected .aac+ files
• microSD(TM) card memory port — with up to 8 GB support with an optional memory card
• USB Mass Storage — transfer files between microSD card and PC
• 3.2 Megapixel Camera and Camcorder
• Schneider-Kreuznach certified lens for optimal picture quality
• Camera Resolutions: 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 pixels
• SmartPic technology and manual ISO adjustment for improved image quality
• Face Detection — detects a face when taking a picture
• Panorama, split shot and frame camera settings
• Scene Mode — automatically makes adjustments to camera settings for improved quality in different environments
• Zoom: up to 2x
• Image Editor — zoom, rotate, crop, add frames and icons and write over images
• Video Resolutions: 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 176 x 144 pixels
• Video Recording Speed: up to 120 frames per second for slow video playback
• Video Recording Time: 30 seconds (for sending); up to 1 hour (for saving) depending on memory
• Video Player for WMV, MP4, 3GP, 3G2 formats
• Customizable brightness, white balance, shutter sound, color effects, night and preview mode, photometry, self-timer
• Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
• Listen to music with optional stereo Bluetooth headset
• Send all contacts and calendar events via Bluetooth
• Print and send customer-generated pictures (JPEG) via Bluetooth
• Save up to 20 Bluetooth pairings
• Supported Profiles: headset, hands-free car kits, dial-up networking, stereo Bluetooth, phone book access, basic printing, object push for vCard and vCalendar, file transfer, basic imaging, human interface device
• One-touch speakerphone
• Speaker-independent voice commands
• Voice Recording: 1 minute or 1 hour (standby)
• Music ringer support (clips from hit songs)
• HTML Web browsing with touch navigation and favorites
• Text, picture, video messaging-capable
• Mobile Email — access MSN Hotmail, America Online and Yahoo! accounts to exchange e-mail
• Mobile IM capabilities
• VZ Navigator(SM)-capable — get visual and audible directions to thousands of destinations, locate businesses and other points of interest, get maps of a location, and share directions with others
• Phone Book with 1,000 contacts: each contact entry stores five numbers, two e-mail addresses and a Picture ID
• FOTA-capable — upgrade firmware over-the-air
• Favorites — add up to nine contacts with Picture ID
• Speed Dial (up to 996 entries)
• Technology: CDMA
• Frequency: 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (Digital Dual-Band)
• Data Transmission: high-speed EV-DO
• Dimensions: 4.1″ (h) x 2.2″ (w) x 0.5″ (d)
• Weight: 3.76 ounces
• Display: 260K Color TFT, 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0″
• Standard Battery: 1,100 mAh
• Usage Time: up to 280 minutes or
• Standby Time: up to 360 hours

According to Verizon’s press release the LG Dare is available now for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.