LG Revolution

“Verizon's three current 4G phones are in very close competition. The Revolution has Netflix. The Thunderbolt is a classy device with a better camera and HTC's good-looking UI layer, and its balance of features keeps it our Editor's Choice by a narrow margin. The Samsung Droid Charge has the best camera and camcorder of the bunch, along with an absolutely gorgeous screen. Of course, you can also wait for dual-core, 4G phones to appear later this summer.If you don't need to have 4G, there are some other good options out there as well. The Apple iPhone 4 has an unbeatable (though smaller) screen and the best apps available, including Netflix. If you'd prefer to stick with Android, the HTC Droid Incredible 2 is a good choice. Though it lacks 4G, it's a real world phone, with both CDMA and GSM. If you'd like to stream your Netflix over 4G and you can handle being Binged, the Revolution is a good bet.”

“Being the third 4G LTE smartphone for Verizon, the LG Revolution finds itself in a pickle from the onset seeing that it’s going to be facing some uphill battles trying to find its identity on Big Red’s lineup. First and foremost, this is the third straight month that we’re seeing a similarly spec’d high-end LTE smartphone becoming available with the carrier – plus, it has to compete with the other recent high caliber non-4G smartphones that they currently offer. Secondly, it doesn’t necessarily come off as something truly revolutionary as its name implies, but rather, it’s actually more of the same. Lastly, some might be turned off by the fact that it doesn’t employ the usual Google experience we find with most other Android smartphones, but instead, it’s giving us the full Bing experience.On the design side, it does beat out the Samsung Droid Charge, but doesn’t quite come off as being superior to the HTC ThunderBolt. Naturally, the display is by no means a slouch with its brilliant looks, but when you compare it to the Super AMOLED Plus display of the Droid Charge, you’ll see why it’s again finishing in second place. Of course, it has 4G LTE connectivity to offer lightning fast data speeds, but then again, it’s nothing that we haven’t seen before. In the end, there’s nothing revolutionary about it, and even worse, it doesn’t have anything new to concretely give it sole possession of something to call its own. Still a decent offering if you’re willing to spend the cash, but you’ll have to meticulously weigh in the pros and cons between this and similarly priced ThunderBolt before making a decision.”

“With a name like Revolution, we immediately start visualizing a massive upheaval or shake up of the system, or perhaps a monumental transformation. It's hard to pick out exactly where LG's first brush with LTE does either of those things. While it's a good smartphone overall, it doesn't offer anything new to Verizon's 4G lineup that we haven't already seen, and certainly didn't revolutionize the reputation the network has with battery life. If the LTE logo wasn't on the handset, however, it would be just another Android phone, getting lost in the ether amongst other top-choice smartphones like the Droid X2 and Droid Incredible 2. Perhaps it wasn't the most successful revolution in the strictest sense of the term, but the 4G uprising is just getting started.”

“erizon now offers three very strong 4G smartphone choices, and in some ways the LG Revolution is better than both the HTC Thunderbolt and the Samsung Droid Charge. It has a brighter display than both of those handsets, and it's the only one of the bunch with Netflix on board, which for some will be reason enough alone to buy this $249 device. Some of LG's Android software tweaks are also welcome, such as the What's New alert screen and the ability to better organize apps. We're just not keen on being forced to use Bing with the search button, though you're certainly not prevented from using Google's services.Although it costs more than the Revolution and doesn't deliver quite as fast 4G speeds, we prefer the $299 Droid Charge because of its lighter design and longer battery life. And while the $249 Thunderbolt doesn't last long enough on a charge without splurging for the optional extended battery, it has a more elegant interface than the Revolution. But if you're a Netflix fan--or plan to become a subscriber anytime soon--you'll be very happy with the Revolution.”