- Compact clamshell phone with essential cellular features and dual LCD screens
- Compatible with Verizon’s Get It Now ringtone/game downloads, Mobile Web 2.0, and VZ Navigator GPS service
- Bluetooth connectivity for communication headsets; VGA camera
- Up to 280 minutes of talk time, up to 400 hours of standby time; operates on 850/1900 CDMA and 850 AMPS frequencies
- Includes: Standard Li-Ion Battery, AC Travel Charger, Quick Reference Guide and User’s Guide
Amazon.com Product Description
Combining essential cellular functionality with fun extras such as a VGA camera, the LG VX5400 for Verizon Wireless is a slimmer update to the popular LG VX3450 thanks to the elimination of the stubby antenna. It boasts a one-touch speakerphone, speaker-independent voice command, and Bluetooth connectivity for communication headsets. Other features include large-sized keys on the numeric keypad, dual displays, access to Verizon’s VZ Navigator GPS service (with turn-by-turn directions), and downloadable games, ringtones, and wallpapers from Verizon’s Get It Now over-air service. It operates on Verizon’s 850/1900 CDMA and 850 AMPS frequencies.
It’s all in the details: large, easy-to-press keys and a VGA camera. |
The nicely compact VX5400 features dual screens, Bluetooth connectivity, and access to Verizon’s Get It Now services for downloadable games and ringtones. |
Verizon Service Options
This phone is compatible with Verizon’s Get It Now wireless pay-per-download service, which features application downloads, games and productivity tools. You can also personalize your handset with ringtone downloads using the Get It Now service.
Getting on the Internet is easy using Verizon’s Mobile Web 2.0 package, which allows you to read and send e-mails, exchange instant messages and view your favorite web content on your phone. Verizon’s Get It Now wireless download service is also fully compatible with this phone. This pay-per-download service features application downloads, games and productivity tools. You can also personalize your handset with ringtone downloads using the Get It Now service.
With this GPS-enabled phone, you’ll be able to access Verizon’s VZ Navigator service (additional charges applicable) for voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions, heads-up alerts, local search of nearly 14 million points of interest in the US (such as landmarks, restaurants and ATMs), and detailed color maps. And Verizon’s Chaperone service lets you easily locate your loved ones from your Verizon Wireless phone or PC in real time. After defining a zone, such as an area designating a school or summer camp, you’ll be sent an alert via text message when the Chaperone handset enters or leaves the zone.
Phone Features
The VX5400 features a traditional clamshell design with a 1.8-inch, 160 x 128-pixel internal color TFT LCD screen with support for 262K, as well as an external STN LCD with a 1-inch, 96 x 64-pixel resolution (for displaying incoming call information, battery life, signal strength, graphics, photos and more). The address book can store up to 1000 contacts for quick and easy management of phone numbers and email addresses; each contact entry provides room for up to five numbers, two email addresses, and picture ID. Meanwhile, a speed dialing feature allows you to dial your 95 most accessed numbers virtually instantaneously. The phone comes with 18 built-in polyphonic ringtones plus a vibrating alert. More ringtones can be downloaded via Verizon’s Get It Now service. Ringtones can be assigned to specific callers so you don’t have to look at the phone to know who’s calling, or you can match pictures with callers to identify them.
This phone provides Bluetooth version 1.1 wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and object push for vCard and vCalendar. You can save up to 20 Bluetooth profiles. The VGA camera can capture images in three resolutions (640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 120 pixels), and it features a 2x zoom, white balance controls, a self-timer, night mode, variety of color effects, and self portrait capability with the clamshell flip closed. The phone also offers a built-in image editor, which enables you to zoom, rotate, and crop photos.
Other features include:
- Call and messaging restrictions: restrict incoming or outgoing calls/messages to allow all, contacts only, or block all (except emergency calls)
- Speaker-independent voice commands: Call, Send Msg To, Go To, Check, Lookup, My Account
- GPS capable for E911 emergency locations
- Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4/T4
- PIM tools: Calculator, calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, world clock, notepad, tip calculator
Vital Statistics
The LG VX5400 weighs 3.21 ounces and measures 3.54 x 1.87 x 0.89 inches. Its 1000 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 280 minutes of talk time, and up to 400 hours of digital standby time. It operates on Verizon’s 850/1900 CDMA and 850 AMPS frequencies.
This phone might be great in other respects, but I rely on voice commands to dial when driving. This phone’s voice recognition is TERRIBLE!
My previous phone (also an LG) sensibly structured its voicedialing (no other voice commands) by recording the utterance with the contact – that let the phone “easily” match an utterance against the database of contact utterances and worked like a charm. This phone attempts to recognize a command, such as CALL, but most of the time thinks I’m commanding something else, like CHECK or LOOKUP . Worse, it then tries to recognize the contact utterance by translating it to written form to match the alphanumeric label of your contact – a true recipe for disaster.
One ostensible workaround is to utter a command first, then await the prompt for who or what. But the damn phone can’t even recognize the command CALL from LOOKUP! Getting it to recognize a command is as reliable as throwing darts while blindfolded.
I tried all variation of voice-training and sensitivity settings to no avail.
Rating: 1 / 5
I was eligible for an upgrade and decided to go with this one after comparing it with several others online. Really thought I had made a good decision, but when I got it, I just couldn’t seem to adjust to it. The Biggest problem by far for me was that awful little piece of plastic at the bottom of the phone that you have to remove in order to plug your charger in to the phone. Extremely hard to keep track of as it is sooo tiny!! And I’m thinking without it, all kind of lint and dust can get into that hole and render the phone useless. However, I persevered and tried to adjust from my previous phone (samsung sch a930) to this thing. Each time I had to charge my phone I had a very difficult time because of the bad arthritis in both my hands. I also found that the alarm is a bit of a pain. Instead of being able to set your alarm all on one screen, you have to click “set” go to another page to enter your alarm time, click “ok” and THEN hit save. It’s not user friendly like my a930 was which let you do everything on one screen under the alarm (this is important to me since I use the alarm all the time). I found the voice command to be very poor and it couldn’t recognize half the commands I told it, sending me elsewhere instead.
But, what I really didn’t like was that when I called Verizon and told them that I am having trouble with the phone, most especially the charger part because of the arthritis, and asked them if I could please return it for another phone, they told me no because I had passed my thirty day trial. I tried everything and I mean everything! I quoted to the rep all the promises and guarantees that I heard while waiting on hold for almost an hour “your problem becomes our problem” “your issue will be resolved in the 1st phone call”. I begged him, I pleaded, I threatened to terminate early and take my friends with me that I had recommended. I was trying to emphasize how very important it is for me to have a phone because of my medical problems and they said no. If I wanted to get another phone I have to pay full retail price.
Now I hate the phone even more and I am now stuck with it for two years because of their new every two deal.
Please pay attention: if you have arthritis in your hands and have trouble navigating small items, this phone is not for you. You will constantly have to get someone to help you take out the little plastic piece, plug in the charger to the phone, and finally unplug it. I hate it. And I’m mad at verizon for not treating me like an important customer.
Rating: 1 / 5
Great design but really poorly made. The flip mechanism and hinge is very cheap and after awhile makes a snapping cracking noice. It does not make you confident in the reliability or longevity of your phone. I got and returned 2 of these in 1 week!!!! They both had the same problem. The back of the phone (the screen part) that flips up has nothing supporting it so it bends back easily. Fine if you use the phone once in awhile but I don’t know anyone who only uses their mobile only once in awhile. After my 2 returns I bought a Samsung u410….so far so good…much sturdier.
Good Luck
Rating: 1 / 5
For a person like me who just wants a straightforward unit to make and recieve voice calls without all the tricky controls and flashy graphics, this is perfect. The casework is durable, resists fingerprints and is sleek. In person it looks better than the image shown because the clear screen cover of the flip is mirror-like which matches the case color and finish, very nice!, and it feels natural in the hand. Nothing but happiness here. Also, Verizon has superior coverage compared to ATT (my former provider) by far, and they seem way more service oriented with bigger stores that are well staffed. Priceless.
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased the LG 5400 because I was not satisfied with the new Samsung u340. I am very impressed with the LG 5400 so far (I’ve had for 1 week). The battery is great (4 1/2 hours talk time) and 16 days standby and it’s easy to operate. The sound quality is great- actually pretty loud. If you are looking for a phone to make and receive calls, send and receive text messages, and with a basic camera then get the LG 5400. If you want a phone with all the bells and whistles you should keep looking.
Rating: 5 / 5