phoneArena appears to have scored information on exactly when Verizon will be (or would
like to be, anyway) releasing three new models from LG, all of which should be attracting some serious attention in their own right. Headlining the group is the
VX9700 "Dare" -- Verizon's
Prada-alike, if you recall -- which is allegedly now being targeted for a July 4 online release and an in-store launch shortly thereafter (we'd say those dates put it at risk of cannibalization from the
Glyde, but the Dare'll win the photography battle with a 3.2 megapixel sensor versus the Glyde's measly 2). Next up, the trick
VX8610 with the internal Bluetooth headset has apparently been christened "Decoy" and is tracking for May 30 online and June 9 in store. Finally, the VX8650 Chocolate Flip gets ready to mercilessly slaughter its
VX8600 predecessor come June 24 on your trusty web browser with brick-and-mortar locations getting theirs in July. Naturally, launch dates tend to have the solidity of Jello, so don't be dropping your life savings on any wagers here with your shady friends. Not yet, anyway.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jamar @ Apr 29th 2008 7:13AM
The phone pictured is definitely losing something in its journey over the Pacific. Here in China that model has tri-band GSM and dual-slot capability.Don't think Verizon would stand for the possibility for one of their phones being used with a competitor's service at the same time.
Rollins @ Apr 29th 2008 8:22AM
Well, it certainly retained its looks.
And of course it won't have the dual SIM slots - the GSM radio will be replaced with a CDMA one, so the card slots wouldn't be useful anyways.
Fluidj @ Apr 29th 2008 8:36AM
GSM vs CDMA...
Apples to Oranges.
Jamar @ Apr 29th 2008 11:32PM
Er, I meant it was dual GSM/CDMA. And dual card slots were because in China CDMA uses cards as well as GSM.
xB Owner @ Apr 29th 2008 11:30AM
With everything I have read I find the date for the Dare to be highly suspect. July 4 is really early, especially with all of the rumors floating around about how much more fine tuning the phone needs. The only way I see this happening is if both Verizon and LG are behind a big push to get the phone out in time to compete against the alleged 3G iPhone launch this summer.
Heck... we're still waiting on the Glyde which was leaked back in October and is supposedly "done" with testing and awaiting release. Rumors about these two phones are rampant and quickly turning any speculation regarding features or release dates into a running joke.
dare instructor @ Apr 29th 2008 3:19PM
Glyde is slated for 5/9
Mog @ Apr 29th 2008 8:36PM
Wait. So...the 8610 is the successor to the 8550, and the 8560 is the successor to the 8600?
Either PhoneArena switched the numbers around, or VZW's numbering scheme just got (even more) f'ed up.