While it bears the enV name, the LG VX11000 enV Touch is really the follow-up to Verizon’s successful LG VX10000 Voyager. The enV Touch sports the same dual-display QWERTY clamshell form factor and large size, and like the Voyager before it, the enV Touch turns out to be a fantastic device.

The LG enV Touch is a large communicator style clamshell phone with dual 3-inch, 800 x 480 pixel displays. The exterior unit is a resistive touchscreen INFO, while the interior display that goes with the 4-row QWERTY keyboard is not touch sensitive at all. The exterior controls on the enV Touch are minimal, but the ones on the front of the device, at least, get quite dirty looking in no time. The controls do all work well, though, and like the rest of the device, they are all solidly constructed.

The QWERTY keyboard on the enV Touch is very nice in general, but suffers from layout issues. Generally 4-row keyboards are very easy to use, but in this case the 4th row is used for a dedicated row of numbers, which means that the space bar is not only small, but it sits between the V and B keys, which throws off the alignment of the rest of the keyboard. The keys have a nice solid feel to them, however, and people should adapt to the keyboard pretty quickly.

Nice touches like interior stereo speakers, a very functional d-pad controller, and some dedicated shortcuts keys help round out the package. With a weight of 139.5g (4.9oz) and dimensions of 115mm x 55mm x 17mm (4.5in x 2.2in x .7in), the enV Touch is not small by any stretch of the imagination, but we are very pleased with the design in any event.

The LG enV Touch has a 3.2 megapixel camera on-board that sports autofocus as well as an LED flash. The photos taken on the device look great on its own displays, but shots in less than bright lighting sometimes look a bit soft when viewed at full resolution. Overall, though, the photos are pretty pleasant, and the camera’s user interface is very easy to use. The enV Touch is also capable of recording VGA resolution video.

The enV Touch features support for V CAST Music and also supports the playback of files that are side-loaded from a personal computer, though we had some difficulty getting the PC sync to work. Verizon sells tracks for US$1.99, and they can be downloaded over the air for on-the-go shopping. The built-in stereo speakers work fine for sharing the music, but the audio will be more enjoyable with a set of 3.5mm headphones or wireless Bluetooth stero.

One of the best features on the enV Touch is its web browser, which supports flash and is even passable with YouTube. This phone probably offers the best non-smartphone browsing experience available today. You can see it in all its glory in our videos. VZ Navigator on the enV Touch is also top notch, thanks to the addition of voice input for addresses and searching. It doesn’t get much more convenient than that. These two apps, like most on the enV Touch, work on either display and can be used in both portrait and landscape modes on the external touchscreen display.

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