Verizon Launches 4 New Phones

Verizon Launched four new phones for the holiday season. Included in the new batch of phones is Verizon’s flagship feature phone; The LG VX10000 Voyager, dubbed the iPhone killer by some. It certainly makes some advances in the feature phone market with its touch screen user interface, a true HTML browser, and a 2.0 megapixel camera. But do the advances really compare to the iPhone? Current Analysis analyst Avi Greengart indicated that he believes the launch may help Verizon, but may not hurt Apple:

"People who want a high-end media phone and want to stay with Verizon will certainly give that one a hard look. I don’t know that it would pull anybody away from an iPhone."

Following close behind it is the LG VX8800 Venus, which incorporates a dual-screen into a slider form factor. The upper screen shows data, while the smaller square screen below is touch sensitive (has vibration feedback!) and is used for navigation. It has more style and features to spare. Rounding out the feature phones is the Samgsung Juke, a MP3-player focused phone that obviously sacrifices functionality for style. It has 2GB of built-in flash storage, and flips open like switchblade to reveal a keypad.

Last on the list is the BlackBerry Pearl 2, a high-speed version of RIM’s smartphone. It features a GPS-based Navigation, music playback, stereo bluetooth for wireless headsets, and a 2mega pixel camera. I had the Pearl "1" before the iPhone and I really liked it.

Each of these phones does something different to bring to the table so I think it might be a good year for Verizon. Only time will tell. Prices and dates are not set yet, but be on the lookout in November as these are said to be holiday phones.