LG VX5400 - Silver (Verizon) Cellular Phone

LG VX5400

The LG VX5400 is a refresh of one our best-selling Verizon Wireless phones - the LG VX5300. With all of the things that made the LG VX5300 so popular - small size, Bluetooth, VGA-quality camera, advanced voice dialing and TXT+PIX messaging - the refreshed LG VX5400 removes the external antenna, bumps up battery power and adds a GPS radio. So now, in that same small package, the LG VX5400 offers VZ Navigator turn-by-turn directions as well as VZ Parent-child Locator Services.


Highlights
Bluetooth Wireless Technology
VGA-quality Camera Lets You Take and Share Still Photos
TXT+PIX, Email and Instant Messaging Compatible
Built-in Speakerphone
Advanced Voice Dialing Requires No Phone Pre-training
Bulit-in GPS Radio Supports VZ Navigator and VZ Parent-Child Locator Services
Two Color Displays
What's In The Box With The Phone
Additional Items Included - Battery, Wall Charger, User Guide
Advanced Features
Digital Camera - Yes, VGA-quality (640 x 480 Pixel Resolution Max), Self-timer, 2x Digital Zoom
Bluetooth Wireless Technology - Yes, Supports Headset, Handsfree and Object Push (vCard and vCalendar) Profiles
GPS Services Support - Yes, Get Turn-by-turn Audible Driving Directions With VZ Navigator
Voice-driven Menus - Yes, Advanced Technology Requires No Phone Pre-training
Data Capable / Use This Phone As A Modem - Yes, With Software and Cable Sold Separately
PC Synchronization - Yes, With Software and Cable Sold Separately
Parental Controls - Yes, Supports VZ Chaperone Parent/Child Locator Service
Messaging Features
Multimedia Messaging - Yes, Send and Receive Picture Messages With a TXT+PIX Messaging Add-on Plan Feature
Verizon Wireless Mobile Web 2.0 - Yes, WAP 2.0 Browser Built-in, Surf the Web With Verizon Wireless Mobile Web 2.0 Add-on Feature
Text Messaging (SMS) - Yes, Send and Receive Text Messages With a TXT+PIX Messaging Add-on Plan Feature
Email Client - Yes, POP3 Formatted Email Supported With a TXT+PIX Messaging Add-on Plan Feature
Instant Messenger Built-in - Yes, AOL and Yahoo! Instant Messaging With a TXT+PIX Messaging Add-on Plan Feature
Personalization and Fun Features
Polyphonic Ringtones - Yes, Downloadable
MP3 Ringtones - Yes
Ringer Profiles - Yes
Picture Caller ID - Yes
Multiple Languages - Yes
Languages Supported - English, Spanish
Games - Yes, Download BREW Titles
Customizable Graphics - Yes, Downloadable
Core Features
Color Main Display - 128 x 160 Pixels, Over 262,000 Colors Displayed
External Display - 94 x 64 Pixels, Over 65,000 Colors Displayed
Color - Gray and Black
Style - Flip
Warranty - LG Factory Warranty
Speakerphone - Yes
Voice-activated Dialing - Yes, Advanced Technology Requires No Phone Pre-training
To-Do List - Yes
Voice Memo - Yes, Up To 1 Minute Each
Standard 2.5mm Headset Jack - Yes
Alarm - Yes
Calculator - Yes
Calendar - Yes
Vibrate - Yes
Phonebook Capacity - Up to 500 Contacts
Multiple Numbers Per Name - Up to 5 Entries Each, Plus 2 Email Addresses
TTY Compatible - Yes
M3 Hearing Aid Compatible - Yes, M4 Rating
Battery Life
Battery Type - Li Ion
Talk Time - Up to 280 Minutes
Standby Time - Up to 400 Hours
Technical Specifications
Application Platform - BREW
Data Download Speed - 1xRTT (Up to 130 Kbps)
Network Compatibility - CDMA 800, 1900
Compatible Carrier - Verizon Wireless
Ringtone Types Supported - MIDI, MP3
Predictive Text Entry - Yes
Dimensions

This is a seemingly simple phone, but for it's size and its price, it is amazing! I don't even know how to use many of the features, but what I do know, I am impressed with. It's easy to use. I love the GPS! If you want to find a Wal-Mart for example, you can type that in, and it will tell you where several of them are, how far away they are, and how to get there, with turn by turn directions. I don't understand how so much information can fit into one little phone!
We bought this phone because my wife accidentally washed hers in the clothes washer. Before that, we got five free phones when we switched over to Verizon, which we thought was a great deal, and now it seems like an even better deal since we've never had a problem with any of them except for the time the one was washed in the laundry.
I don't usually give an EXCELLENT rating, since only God is that good, but a GOOD rating just didn't seem like it was good enough for this phone.

This phone looks like a decent phone, and it works pretty good. I have never owned one, but my uncle did, and kept it in excellent shape and passed it over to my cousin who still uses it but will probably upgrade it soon.

PROS:
Excellent durability. It has been tossed around a lot but still looks good due to the factory screen protectors on it and a case.

Battery- after 3 years of owning this phone, the battery still works excellently.

Reception- as with Verizon I think you know you are going to have excellent reception!

Sound quality- One reason I chose an LG again for my new phone (Chocolate touch) is because when I had an Intensity by Samsung, it always sounded like the tone that came in was pixilated, like it was recorded. No, because when my cousins phone got the same forward it sounded excellent, and showed as MP3. 5400 and Chocolate touch always display as MP3.

Camera- pretty good for a VGA. It doesn't really lack any issues, looked more 1.3 MP, until I read the specs. Amazing that it was VGA. I truly thought it was 1.3 MP.

CONS:
Charging of the phone- this was nearly avoided, but I figured it should be mentioned. For the superb battery life that this phone has, it takes like 3 hours to charge the phone. It is the same with my Chocolate too. This may be a con to some that need their phone quickly charged.

This is a great model phone. I bought this one as a replacement for my current one due to the outer display died after four years use. Buttons have a good positive feel when pressed and are of good size. The menus are laid out logically as well. The bluetooth is of good quality and accuracy. Battery life is quite goood with recharge time about 2-1/2 hrs. Replacemtent batteries for the phone are quite reasonable, many of the Blackberry models use the same one.

If this phone has one shortcoming, I would say that the camera is it. The resolution is somewhat lacking, especially if you happen to need to see what you've taken the picture of.

Had one before,misfortune of letting it go for a ride down a road...bounced off my 4-wheeler,and wasn't found for two weeks...rain and cell phones don't like each other. Other than that,there tough,slim,easy to carry and operate. Yes, I would buy another, because the previous one gave me great service, at an affordable price. Like the fact that it has the speaker feature. Thumbs up for the Verizon LG VX5400!!