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LG Flare cell phone
LG Flare
 
 
 
 
 
Last updated on 05/23/13 02:12:08
 
 
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EXPERT REVIEWS (3)
 
Published
May 3, 2011
Editor Rating
2.0/5
LG Flare LX165 (Virgin Mobile) Review & Rating | PCMag.com
Good voice quality...Lightweight...Brightly lit numeric keypad....Terrible battery life...No camera or music player...Bluetooth pairing is needlessly complicated...Proprietary...The LG Flare makes calls with a minimum of fuss, but be sure to stay near a power outlet...The LG Flare offers good voice quality, Bluetooth, and a lightweight design......
Published
Mar 17, 2008
Editor Rating
3.5/5
LG Flare LX175 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review
The Virgin Mobile Flare is a basic entry-level flip phone with a speakerphone, Bluetooth, and voice dialing....The Virgin Mobile Flare feels a bit cheap, and its speakerphone call quality was so-so....Virgin Mobile is known for its simple entry-level phones, and the new LG Flare, or LX175, is no exception...the Flare is available for only $29.99, with no contract...
Published
Jul 8, 2012
 
 
LG Flare Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile) Phones Wireless and Cell Phones B0012DA8F6
Dark and sleek with colorful dual screens, the LG Flare from Virgin Mobile is more than just a pretty face...With Virgin Mobile, you pay only for the calling time you use...Featuring a glossy piano black finish on the front of its clamshell body, the LG Flare also has a small, full-color LCD on the outside that displays battery life, signal strength, current time, and incoming...
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USER REVIEWS (11)
 
Retrevo analyzed
115 user reviews
 
(3.25 out of 5)
Average rating
from 34
reviews
3.2/5
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: LG Flare Prepaid Phone (Virgin Mobile)
"All things considered, it wasn't a bad deal--I was paying more than $40 a month for 300 anytime minutes and free nights and weekends on my old phone..."

"Calls sound fine and signal strength is good..."

"And no pain-in-the-butt photos of the kiddies to cart about! Great phone! Virgin Mobile is not bad, either..."

Average rating
from 30
reviews
3.0/5
LG Flare LX175 - black (Virgin Mobile) - Compare prices reviews user opinions - Shopper.com
"But other than that, in my opinion, no cons! This phone, I can say, is the best VM phone I've ever had..."

"The reaction time is great- it's a speedy little phone! Very sleek- it fits smoothly in your pocket..."

"Other than that, the only thing I really expect from my phones is that it can ring, that it can wake me up in the morning, and that I can talk a good while to my relatives on Sunday morning on a..."

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Average rating
from 3
reviews
3.3/5
LG Flare Cell Phone Reviews. Buying Guides & Consumer Product Reviews - Epinions.com
"Battery life is a bit low, glossy exterior attracts smudges..."

"Overall, the phone doesn't have a cheap feel to it the way my previous phones have had..."

"My main beef is with the abominable service that Virgin Mobile provides..."

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Average rating
from 1
reviews
4.0/10
LG Flare cell phone by Virgin Mobile review
"The outer screen kind of came in like crap in my opinion and the clarity could have been a whole lot better I must say..."

"The phone was rather light but not really durable at all and I was afraid of dropping it because of how fragile and flimsy it felt and the overall durability was just crappy..."

"This phone also irritated me because the talk time sucked and after using the phone for an hour I would..."

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Average rating
from 47
reviews
3.7/5
Best Buy - Virgin Mobile LG Flare No-Contract Mobile Phone - Black customer reviews...
"it works great, the only thing that's not good about it is the lack of features..."

"If you text alot i would not recommend this phone..."

"Screen size, big keypad, easy to use, external light and screen, good looking..."

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