LG Venus, the first of two LG phones making their way into the U.S. Market just in time for the holidays is now available at all Verizon Wireless stores nationwide. The LG Venus is a sophisticated and stunning slider phone which is designed for the fashion-forwad mobile phone consumers. Boosting of an interactive touch navigation, music player, 2.0 megapixel camera, and up to an 8GB microSD memory port, the LG Venus can give the iPhone a good competition this coming holiday season.

In details, here are the things you should expect in the new LG Venus available through various Verizon Wireless plans.

LG Venus music capabilities

The LG Venus is not only a mobile phone but a digital music player as well. It can play digital music in mp3, WMA, AAC, AAC+ formats. You can listen to music while doing other tasks on the phone, such as making calls, taking snapshots or composing text messages. You can also synchronise music playback on your PC via a supported V CAST Music Manager. And store up to 8GB of digital music with its microSD memory port.

Bluetooth Connectivity

The LG Venus supports various connectivity profiles via Bluetooth including headset, hands-free, dial-up networking advanced audio distribution (stereo), A/V remote control, phone book access, object push for vCard and vCalendar, file transfer, basic imaging for sending non-protected images to a compatible device and basic print.

Digital imaging power

Loaded with a 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder, the LG Venus answer the need for taking quick snapshots with a decent resolution for a camera phone of its class. The LG Venus has a built-in slide show viewer for you to enjoy high-resolution photos or videos at up 1600×1200 camera resolution or 320×240 video resolution.

General Features

Aside from the special features mentioned, the LG Venus is also a power-packed mobile device which is loaded with the following general features:

• Speakerphone
• Voice commands
• Calendar & Notepad
• Tools: Calculator, Alarm Clock, Stopwatch, World Clock, & EZ Tip Calculator
• Phone Book with up to 1000 Contacts
• Speed Dialing
• Lower Screen with Interactive Touch Navigation
• Touch Key Vibration for Button–Like Feedback
• EV–DO, 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA
• 0 Lines of Text
• Usage Time: Up to 240 Minutes OR
• Standby Time: Up to 480 Hours

The LG Venus is currently available black in design for $199.99 2-year contract plan with Verizon Wireless.