LG Venus (model no. LG VX8800 (

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) or LG KF600 (

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)) is a slider cell phone by

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. The phone has two screens: a regular one as well as a unique touchscreen pad on the bottom third of the front (called "InteractPad") which changes to suit the activity currently being done on the phone. It features a music player,

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capabilities, up to an 8 GB microSD slot, video messaging, speaker phone and voice command, among other features. It is considered by many to be a spiritual successor to LG's popular "

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" line, which includes the previous LG Chocolate (VX8500) and LG Chocolate Spin (VX8550) handsets. As part of the VX series, the VX8800 LG Venus was sold exclusively to

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in the United States. Pre-ordering began on November 8, 2007, and the release date for Verizon Wireless was November 19, 2007. On March 27, 2008,

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announced that it would be made available through their stores and retail partners around mid-April. The

version of the Venus is the LG KF600, announced January 16, 2008 and released in March. It has an improved, 3.2-megapixel camera up from 2.0-megapixel on the VX8800.

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