LG VX-5500 Phone, Black (Verizon Wireless)

by LG

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 1.8 x 0.7 inches ; 3.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001J2ZWHE
• Item model number: VX5500
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,175 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Combining essential functionality with streamlined good looks and userâ€"friendly features, the LG VX5500 flip phone for Verizon Wireless is a great on-the-go communications partner. Use voice-activated dialing to call, then talk handsfree with the oneâ€"touch speakerphone or go completely wireless using the Bluetooth capability. This phone offers an A-GPS receiver, which enables you to access Verizon's VZ Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions. Other features include a VGA camera for still photos (no video), access to personal email and IM chatting, organizer tools including calendar and alarm, and up to 5 hours of talk time.

Verizon Wireless Service
With this GPS-enabled phone, you'll be able to access the Verizon Wireless 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 the 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.

Getting on the Internet is easy using the Verizon Wireless 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. The Verizon Wireless Media Center 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 Media Center service.

Phone Features
The LG VX5500 has dual LCD, with an internal 1.75-inch screen (176 x 220 pixels, 262K colors) complemented with an external 1-inch screen (96 x 64 pixels, 65K colors) that displays incoming calls as well as battery life, signal strength, and current time and date. Flipping open the phone reveals a standard alpha-numeric keypad that sits below a navigation area with five-way control pad, send/end keys, two soft navigation keys, and a dedicated volume key. The phone has a 44 MB internal memory which can't be expanded. The internal phonebook can store up to 1000 contact entries, with each entry able to store up to 5 numbers, 2 email addresses, and a picture ID. You can also enter up to 3 emergency contacts.

An easy-to-use mobile communicator, the LG VX5000 features a handsfree speakerphone, Bluetooth connectivity, and a VGA camera for snapping still photos.

Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes profiles for communication headset, and handsfree car kits. You can save up to 20 Bluetooth pairings and send contact and calendar events to other compatible devices wirelessly.

The VGA camera shoots only still photos, and it offers three resolution options (640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 120 pixels). It also features a 2x digital zoom, white balance and brightness controls, self timer (3, 5, or 10 seconds), and night mode for shooting under low-light conditions. The in-phone image editor enables you to zoom, rotate, crop, and resize photos as well as add fun frames.

Stay in touch with friends while you're on the go using SMS text messaging. When used in combination with the phone's built-in still camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun. The phone also comes with a built-in web browser for downloads and mobile web browsing.

Other features include:

• Speaker independent voice commands: call, send message, go to, contacts, and My Verizon
• Organizer tools: Calendar, alarm clock, stopwatch, world clock, notepad, tip calculator
• Voice recording up to 1 hour (5 minutes during phone call)
• One-touch speakerphone
• T9 predictive text entry
• Bilingual Interface: English & Español
• Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4/T4
• TTY Compatible
• Speed dial: 999 entries with 1 voicemail default
• Includes 24 unique ringtones with support for real-music ringers
• Vibrate and silent modes
• Micro USB connectivity for charging from and transferring files to PC
• Bluetooth version 2.0 with the following profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), BIP (for sending images to another device), BPP (basic printing profile for text, email), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), HID (support for mice or joysticks), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures), PAN (personal area networking), PBA (transfer contacts), SPP (serial port profile)

Vital Statistics
The LG VX5500 weighs 3.05 ounces and measures 3.56 x 1.84 x 0.73 inches. Its 1000 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5 hours of talk time, and up to 440 hours (18.3 days) of standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800/1900 frequencies.

Product Description

This update to the VX-5400 is smaller and lighter, while stepping up to a better main display. Other features of this basic clamshell CDMA phone remain similar, including Bluetooth, VGA camera, dual color displays, and voice control.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Compact, basic phone with Bluetooth and camera, March 19, 2009

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Steven Quigley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG VX-5500 Phone, Black (Verizon Wireless) (Wireless Phone)

I got two of these for free for my wife and I on a Verizon rebate deal. Overall, they're not bad if all you really want is a good, basic, compact phone, that also happens to have Bluetooth and a minimal camera. They're smaller than a 5300, very light weight, seem to hold a decent battery life (after returning one battery that was obviously defective), and the reception and voice quality is as good as my old LG VX8300. A Motorola Bluetooth headset works fine, and I like not having an external antenna. My only complaint is that it has a poor selection of ring tones, and some are not very loud. If you're into taking photos with your phone, this one doesn't have a flash.

The 5500 comes with a 1000mAH battery; if you want, you can upgrade that with a 1500mAH battery, but you'll need to also buy a new cover for the back of the phone to accommodate it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Little Cell Phone, March 23, 2009

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Regular Guy - See all my reviews

This review is from: LG VX-5500 Phone, Black (Verizon Wireless) (Wireless Phone)

I live near the ocean so cell phone reception is not usually good. The Verizon salesperson recommended the LG VX5500 since a friend of his said it worked in his basement. It works great! I get very good reception and the phone holds it charge. It is nice and compact without an antenna.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Battery Issues really hold this phone back, March 12, 2009

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Anonymous67 - See all my reviews

This review is from: LG VX-5500 Phone, Black (Verizon Wireless) (Wireless Phone)

Just picked this phone up a few days ago. After a full charge, the battery lasted less then 24 hours, on standby. Thinking it was a fluke, I re-charged. After another full charge, again less then 24 hours. I made two 5 minute calls, and the phone actually turned off on me. Not even my razr was this bad. I had read rave reviews for the LG VX5400 and thought the LG VX5500 was a sure bet. I was wrong and would exchange the phone it if I hadn't already Mailed the UPC code on the box in for the rebate. So I will upgrade and pay full price just to get away from this phone. It really let me down.