LG unveils first Android handset

[Hands0n]

Lets hope that LG don't manage to screw up this handset.

Their earlier attempts with the Viewty held much promise but little actual delivery. A quirky OS and unresponsive touchscreen doomed the device, now available for less than £100 on PAYG, and even less on eBay.

So, are LG going to be able to make a better job of things with Android? Read the pre-review below and follow the link to see pictures of the new handset. It looks half decent enough. What do you think?

Mobile phone firms won’t be taken seriously these days if they don’t have an Android offering - or at least that’s the way it feels. Last week, Motorola launched one. Today, it's LG's turn.

LG has called its offering the GW620, but has decided to keep the handset’s full technical specifications close to its chest for now.

From what little information the firm has let slip, though, we know that the GW620 has a 3in touchscreen display, a front-facing video camera - and therefore 3G connectivity - and a slide-out Qwerty keyboard. It looks like it has a 3.5mm headphone socket and a micro USB port.

As far as the GW620’s other features go, LG only gave fleeting references to “social networking functions”.

Skott Ahn, CEO of LG's Mobile Communications Company, said he hopes the phone will appeal to “first-time smartphone customers”.

LG will officially launch the GW620 in Europe during Q4. ®


Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/09/14/lg_gw620/

[Ben]

Wow, that's hella fugly. I was expecting something sleek!