d807 or the cu500

Originally Posted by tuolumne

People are getting all hot and heavy over the LG CU500 simply because it is the first consumer HSDPA device available in the United States.

Once a Motorola or Nokia 3G device drops, the poor old LG will be left in the dust.

To the average consumer, it doesn't really matter. The Motorola V3i will outsell this LG...that is a given. Slim stylish phones like the V3i/D807 are simply more attractive to more customers than the LG. Why?

It's all about design...

Originally Posted by cr2250

What is HSDPA ne ways? Yea thats what i thought, since the cu500 is new. I never really like LG products.

Originally Posted by iamthedudeman

If you don't know, you don't need it. Buy a RAZR.

Originally Posted by iamthedudeman

Why would it be left in the dust? The RAZR is over two year old technology. The Cu500 is very thin, only 4mm thicker than the Razr and 5mm thicker than the Samsung. And it looks good. Have you held one to make your assumptions on? I am betting no.If it's all about design, the LG has them both beat, hands down. I had the Samsung and returned it within two weeks because the reception was horrible. It is thin, but so is the LG which is only 3.7 ounces, the Razr V3i 3.53 ounces and the Samsung is 3.46 ounces. The reception on the LG is excellent and is much better than either of the two above.

It's all about design... indeed.

My wife has a RAZR and my LG is almost as thin, only 4mm separate the two. As far as styling goes, the LG has the Moto beat everyday and on sunday. The device looks unique and it is very thin. The Razr and LG side by side you have to really look closely and you can barely tell that the LG is just a tad thicker. V3i is a piece of garbage. Hmm. a RAZR with i tunes, and GPRS! Wow. Impressive. and it is thin. The LG has HSDPA, and it is thin. Hmm which one. Hard decision. I wouldn't like to be stuck with GPRS with the V3i which looks like everyother Razr out there which everyone in their mother has, literally, for the next two years with old technology while everyone else is making video calls and enjoying all that 3g has to offer. My twelve old neighbor and all her friends has one, which looks exactly like the V3i. Yeah sounds good doesn't it. Moto is not innovative anymore, they just change the color and ask for more money and people buy them. What LG has done is beat them at their own game, made a thin phone with the newest technology. People even mainstream consumers will catch on when 3g is offered on everyphone that Cingular carries, it will happen trust me. And Moto's tactics of changing colors will not work, it is already starting to happen. LG is what Moto used to be, innovative as is Samsung. Moto is money hungrey and don't care about the consumer, they just care about the bottom line, innovation has gone out the window in favor of more profits. Just look at the next RAZR the K1, it only has EDGE, how is that for innovative.

Originally Posted by tuolumne

That's the thing, the LG is not that slim of a phone. It is not ultra-slim and does not have the same sex appeal of the different colored, color shifting V3i RAZRs.

Its not slim? Really. Its only 4mm thicker than the RAZR. Do you know how much 4mm is? I put them side by side and I have a hard time seeing which phone is thinner, unless you get out a ruler. Have you ever held the LG in your hand? So how do you know it's not thin until you hold one in your hand.

The only thing that really does matter in this business is making money. On that, Motorola knows what they are doing, no matter how many RAZR-haters there are. LG is posting numbers in the red for comparisons sake...

Originally Posted by tuolumne

I am not disagreeing with you that the CU500 has the better feature set and package, I am saying that to the average Joe, the RAZR will still most likely be the phone of choice just due to it's design. In that respect, Motorola has done very well for themselves with what so many here perceive as a "second rate" phone.

Originally Posted by cr2250

Its like saying a ipod sucks since so many people have it. Thats the reason i didnt buy one but really a ipod is easy to use. Probably one of the easiest ui out there for a mp3. So if many ppl didnt have a razr, i guess it would be cool to have one. I remember when they were going for like 300-400 and only a few ppl had them.

Originally Posted by kisher12991

honestly here on hofo who cares about numbers, company, or looks... its a forum about phones and there features. and the cu500 destroys the razr in features. if u like looks, numbers and companies this is not the forum for u

oh and yea the lg is .2 inches thicker then the razr, not 4 mm, .2" is like 5 mm, which is a big thickness difference. its the diff between the 8125 and the lg. yea, if u want thin and thats it get the razr if not lg kills it

Originally Posted by iamthedudeman

People even mainstream consumers will catch on when 3g is offered on everyphone that Cingular carries, it will happen trust me. And Moto's tactics of changing colors will not work, it is already starting to happen. LG is what Moto used to be, innovative as is Samsung. Moto is money hungrey and don't care about the consumer, they just care about the bottom line, innovation has gone out the window in favor of more profits. Just look at the next RAZR the K1, it only has EDGE, how is that for innovative.