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Other options include text messaging and retrieving voicemail. The contacts section utilizes a manila file folder field, not unlike the text messaging list. It can be navigated quickly with the stylus and even quicker with the attachable keyboard. Finally, the applications section is the fastest way to overview everything the phone can do. The eight icons are big, bright and color-coded, with text underneath for clearer understanding.

Here are found the media center, messaging, contacts, recent calls, navigator, music, browser and settings options. The media center provides access to music, video and other multimedia functions. Everything works fine on this end, but the device would be much stronger if, like other smartphones, it actually came with more multimedia support out of the box — say, proprietary or even licensed software to help organize the photos, movies and other data Versa touts as a selling point on the box.

It is streamlined for Verizon phones and, while not remarkable, does a reasonable job of delivering on all promised counts. All of which leads us to the most unusual and, perhaps, impressive part of the Versa — the detachable keyboard. Take the back lid off of the phone — an easy process — and you can place it into the included keyboard shell, effectively turning the Versa into a horizontal phone.

It is a snap to put in and to take out. Aside from going horizontal, the keyboard adds a new default screen with quick icons — calendar, email, browser, mobile IM, notepad and new message. Regardless, the keyboard works very well, and actually seems to generate a faster response than the stylus. Mind you, the stylus is decent enough to use as a basic navigational tool.

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If you like the idea of having a detachable keyboard, be prepared for some trade-offs. By itself, the Versa is pretty light and easy to carry, measuring 4. The phone is noticeably narrower but a bit heavier than the 3. Although it's getting a little tired, we still like the black-on-chrome look of LG's touchscreen phones, and the Versa fits easily into a pocket sans keyboard. Adding the keyboard balloons the weight of the Versa up to 5.

The good news is that the hinge is sturdy, and this attachment doubles as a pleather cover, complete with a small 0. Unfortunately, you have to remove the battery cover to attach the keyboard, all but guaranteeing that many users will lose it. The cover also obscures the microSD Card slot on the right side of the phone, but that's more forgivable. The left side of the Versa has the ever-annoying 2. Here is where you'll also find the unlocking mechanism for the battery cover and keyboard attachment.

Removing both is relatively simple: just push the switch downward while you pull on a little lip of plastic that's conveniently built-in. Typing using the Versa's 3-inch touchscreen is not a fun experience. We like that a QWERTY layout shows up when you turn the phone to landscape mode, and that letters pop up after you hit them to confirm your entries, but too often the Versa typed the wrong letter or didn't register our first touch.

The physical keyboard attachment is a completely different story: The keys are large and backlit, make a satisfying click, and have a good amount of travel for rapid text entry.

Our only real beef is that the period key is in an unusual spot--to the right of the L key. LG could have easily put the period key in the bottom row if they just got rid of the arrow keys, which seem unnecessary with a touchscreen. Though the keyboard doubles as a pleather cover with an external display and dedicated Send and End keys, and you can still hold a conversation with the cover closed, using the Versa in this mode can be awkward.

For starters, you can only call the last number dialed; you'll have to open the phone to cycle through other recently dialed numbers, or use the dialpad.

And if you're dialing a number that requires entering numbers after you dial, like an extension or menu option for voicemail or customer support, you'll have to open and then close the cover to continue your conversation. Though nothing is confirmed, there has been talk of speakers and game controllers.

If you thought the LG Dare's interface was a bit of a mess, like we did, you'll appreciate the new 3D interface on the Versa.

Swiping your finger across the 3-inch, x pixel touchscreen left or right in portrait mode and up or down in landscape mode will toggle through three different desktops that you can customize.

On the first screen, you can add favorites; the second screen lets you add shortcuts to anything from the Browser to the Visual Voicemail feature; and on the third screen you can add Media, that is, shortcuts to pictures, videos, music, and Web bookmarks. For example, to add a shortcut to The New York Times homepage we went to the third screen and touched the cog icon in the bottom right corner, which brought up an Add Media button on the left side of the display. We then clicked Bookmarks in the Shortcut menu that appeared and selected The New York Times from a list of bookmarks we had already created from within the browser.