LG Versa press shots, full specs, accessories in the mix ahead of March debut

The Versa could end up being one of the more fascinating North American devices to launch this year, and it turns out that Dooney & Burke agrees. New documentation arriving on our doorstep this week indicates that Verizon's launch of the unusually adaptable device will be supported by fashion accessories from Liz Claiborne and Dooney & Burke, not to mention the usual host of water resistant, sport, and plain leather cases to keep your multi-hundred dollar investment safe from harm. More importantly, though, we're seeing that it'll launch on March 1 in all sales channels for $199.99 on contract after a $50 rebate -- but that funky dedicated game pad controller will set you back another $29.99, and you better get it while the getting's good since it's labeled as a "limited stock" item. Can't get caught playing Monopoly without a dedicated 8-way pad, can you?

Gallery: LG Versa press shots, full specs in the mix ahead of March debut

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[keatonreckard @ Feb 19th 2009 1:28AM]

first

[deadlyseven @ Feb 19th 2009 2:23AM]

Change your name to keatonRtard.

[oghowie @ Feb 19th 2009 1:39AM]

For people that can't make up their mind.....

[FILA @ Feb 19th 2009 1:51AM]

horrible

[)ROFL( @ Feb 19th 2009 1:56AM]

What it is?

[Uncontrol @ Feb 19th 2009 1:58AM]

fascinating in a crippled, mutated sort of way

[shieldwolf342 @ Feb 19th 2009 2:05AM]

the fact that it looks to be the VZW OS and not something like WinMo is what is probably going to kill this phone

[yyan @ Feb 19th 2009 3:08AM]

That's like saying that you'd rather go down on your father instead of your mother going down on you.

[Tony @ Feb 19th 2009 12:43PM]

That's Right!!! only Verizon would carry a phone like this..

[DeadlySeven @ Feb 25th 2009 9:13AM]

so so fugly

[deadlyseven @ Feb 19th 2009 2:11AM]

so so fugly

[mad @ Feb 19th 2009 2:48AM]

Looks nothing like the iPhone, nothing I say.

[yG @ Feb 19th 2009 3:45AM]

The new, upcoming phones (including this one) don't have to look like the iPhone (they shouldn't, either). And I heard that the iPhone imitated the LG Prada

[A.C.E.R. @ Feb 19th 2009 3:15AM]

Oh, I get it. It comes with passive anti-theft technology. You open it up and it's a nice phone, but close the thing and it looks like some piece of junk from 1992.

[blp2021 @ Feb 19th 2009 9:41AM]

It doesn't look that old. Maybe 2001.

[TECHMADDY @ Feb 19th 2009 4:52AM]

this looks like something ancient.

[Clark H. @ Feb 19th 2009 7:04AM]

"Nissan Versa, Nissan Versa!!!" - Hiro

[Viakenny @ Feb 19th 2009 8:02AM]

Nissan Versa/Tiida >>>>>>>>>>>>>> LG Versa

[Kwikit @ Feb 19th 2009 7:48AM]

Nice concept, horrible implementation. If the main body had Touch HD screen and what not, I'd consider this... but not with 400 x 240. The watch phones have more pixels.

[crashcarstar @ Feb 19th 2009 9:16AM]

I am so glad I left VZW and their sorry offerings of phones.

[Quikboy @ Feb 19th 2009 9:51AM]

Is anyone coming up confused with how many touchscreen phones LG is pushing out? It seems like a new one comes up everyday. I mean the most memorable one is the LG Prada, but after that, it gets to the point where they all look the same and sound the same. Also, hearing that they're planning to make 50 Windows Mobile-based phones, seems very overboard.

Ok, did a search for LG's site, and the have 14 different touch screen photos, not including the Prada. They almost all seem exactly the same except for minor changes on the hardware and user interface.

[Belunos @ Feb 19th 2009 11:13AM]

I don't want to be negative, but it's posts like this that's getting engadget complaints. I mean, there's some good mobile news coming out of that conference, but I just don't see an item like this being very newsworthy.

[UnixSystemsEngineer @ Feb 19th 2009 11:16AM]

Quite a trick for the manufacturer of that case to relocate the send/end buttons on the phone...

[Tony @ Feb 19th 2009 12:43PM]

LG always for some reason was greedy on their screen sizes,
Making them look like one of those Geeky kids in school with VERY VERY thick glasses that made their eyes look Small! lol

[Tony @ Feb 19th 2009 12:43PM]

I can see this Phone on Verizon's Shelf's.

With it's Geeky and Handcuffing OS

[jrdjrdjrdjrd @ Feb 19th 2009 12:50PM]

Put some lotion on that thing!

[SolidSnakeUS @ Feb 19th 2009 2:05PM]

My only complaint really is that it's $200. $200 for this thing is a
little much, even after a $50 MIB. For this thing and not even having
that big of a touchscreen, I would still go with $100 or $125. But I
think I might be dreaming haha.

[karol @ Feb 19th 2009 3:22PM]

that keyboard seems awfully thin.

can you hold it just by the keyboard without the phone opening even more?

[jamiesimmons @ Feb 20th 2009 1:01AM]

UnixSystemsEngineer
Quite a trick for the manufacturer of that case to relocate the send/end buttons on the phone...

Looks to me that the case has its own screen and own bottons.