Basic Features
The LG Dare offers the usual basic features, with a brand - new menu
experience that goes along with the touch screen format. For example, a
touch of a button on the side of the screen reveals the customizable shortcuts
menu, from which users can drag and drop icons onto the desktop. This handy
feature allows for easy access to the features one uses most often - be
it Calendar, Text Messages, Alarm Clock, or a host of other choices. Once
icons have been added to the desktop, consumers can drag and drop into whatever
combination they see fit.
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It offers a Phonebook Capacity of 1000, which should be enough for even
the most enthusiastic networkers. Each Phonebook entry stores a contact's
name, two mobile phone numbers, two email addresses, fax number, home number,
and work number. Users can assign each contact a Group, Photo, and Ringtone
as well.
The Dare is also equipped with speakerphone, and standards such as voicemail
and call - waiting are also available. The phone has an automatic locking
feature, which is released with a touch of either a side - button or a special
icon on the screen.
With a customizable desktop, ample Phonebook, and standard features,
the Dare offers the user a satisfactory array of standard features.
Screen
The Dare has only a single screen, but what a screen it is. At 240 x
320 px, the full - panel touch screen provides a broad canvas for wallpaper,
screensavers, and media - viewing. And, with 262K-colors (TFT / Accelerometer),
the visual presentation is sure to be rich and full of colorful life.
 Touch
screens, of course, bring a whole new aspect into screen - consideration:
how well does the screen - touching actually work? The Dare's touch screen
has a bit of a learning curve, with certain reviewers spending several tormenting
moments tapping, rubbing, and knocking on the screen trying to get it to
work.
Once users get the knack of it, though, the touching - method of the
touch screen itself shouldn't be so bad.
Learning to navigate the touch screen menus is a similar story: potentially
tough at first with eventual enlightenment. Trying to input handwriting,
however, remains somewhat problematic unless a stylus or long fingernails
are involved.
The large front screen allows for some beautiful wallpapers. In additional
to traditional wallpapers, users may use drawings from the Drawing Pad function,
and well as pictures taken with the phone's camera. The phone comes pre
- loaded with fun animated wallpapers, including adorable baby ducks following
their mother around the screen, or, for the more meditative, koi swimming
around in a deep blue pond.
Since there is no alternative to the touch screen for any of the Dare's
functions (dialing, text input, etc.), users should consider how well they
think they will adapt to this kind of phone before making a commitment.
PDA veterans should know already how they feel about this kind of functionality.
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