LG officially announced its first Android-powered smartphone the LG-GW620.
The new LG-GW620 features a 3-inch full
touchscreen and slide out QWERTY keypad and Google services.It is
expect to have a 3-inch HVGA touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi,
Bluetooth and 3.6 Mbps UMTS/HSDPA connectivity.
"The LG-GW620 will appeal to first-time
smartphone customers by offering a new and different kind of user
experience," said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics
Mobile Communications Company. "Our objective is to provide a wide
selection of smartphones to satisfy the diverse preferences of today's
consumers. This Android phone is just one of many smartphone models we
plan to introduce worldwide in the years ahead."
In addition to
the Android model, LG announced in early September that it will be
introducing a minimum of 13 new smartphones over the next 16 months
that utilize Microsoft's Windows Mobile. The newest release, version
6.5, was announced just last week.
The LG-GW620 will be available in the fourth quarter of this year in select European markets.