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A month ago or so (I think it was back in March, if I’m not mistaken) LG made an announcement that was aimed at impressing everyone, from competitors to customers, concerning the LG Arena, a device that wasn’t available at the time in the market. They said that people were very interested in it, so interested that they said something about 1 million pre-orders for the LG Arena.

The surprise came in the context of an introduction that was made in February, which is a month earlier. The fact is that since that moment, other things happened. For example, the LG Arena was brought in the European continent, where it was priced at €399.

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And the news is that the LG division from Taiwan made another announcement. They say that approximately 2 million units of the LG handset have been ordered worldwide. This is an astonishing number, you have to admit, and converts the phone into one of the most popular cell phones of this year, joining other devices such as Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and LG Cookie.

What distinguishes the Arena from the other two mobile phones that I’ve just mentioned consists of the fact that it comes with a more impressive features list. In consequence, the price is also a little bit higher, in comparison.

It seems that LG has a very smooth path these days, because they managed not only to sell millions of units of the Arena and Cookie devices, but they also reached to a spectacular amount of QWERTY handsets that were sold since 2005. 20 million. Quite much, right?

(Source: unwiredview.com)

When a cell phone manufacturer tries to catch customers’ attention it usually resorts to something unusual, something different, and if it’s possible, that hasn’t been done ever before. As I said, this is what happens most of the times. And you must be accustomed already with being “turned on”, if I may say so, with all sorts of leaked photos, rumors coming from everywhere, more or less justified, unofficial information that becomes official in just a couple of weeks.

This is a behavior that is meant to attract people due to the curiosity provoked by the mystery that surrounds a certain product. And LG knows the shady sides of such a behavior. It has done it with LG KM900 Arena and it does it all over again with the second version of the LG Viewty phone, known as LG Viewty II GC900 which, from now on, will be referred to as LG Viewty Smart GC900.

It’s not official, but the information can be found on an LG Germany blog which is as official as it could be.

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As for the features, the phone comes with a quad band GSM, with 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 1.4 Mbps HSUPA connectivity, a 3 inch full WVGA touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, an 8 megapixel camera which comes with Xenon Flash, manual and auto focus, with image stabilizer, face tracking, video recording capabilities at high speeds, ISO1600 and, of course, geo-tagging, an S class 3D interface, Wi-Fi connectivity, assisted GPS, accelerometer, DivX and XVID playback and a microSDHC card slot for expandable of no more than 32GB.



The rumors say that the new LG Viewty phone is expected to become available via Orange.

(Source: unwiredview.com)

This is what people need right now: affordable cell phones, targeted at budget conscious human beings that don’t want to waste great amounts of money on devices that are supposed to be used only for receiving and making calls.

The latest music-centric candybar announced by LG is the GB210, a phone that is expected to become available in sometimes in the future in Ukraine. Or at least this is what the South Korean company said about the GB210.

Even if it’s quite simple, the handset comes with enough features in order for the customers to consider it perfect for a music session. On one hand, the GB210 is equipped with a speaker that is expected to provide a very good quality sound. On the other hand, it is compatible with different types of files types, such as MP3, AAC, AAC+, MPEG4 and H.263.

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The low-end cell phone comes with the following features: dual band GSM connectivity (900/1800 MHz) with GPRS, a 1.77 inches TFT display with a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels, Bluetooth connectivity, WAP 2.0, an internal memory of 4MB and microSD card slot for expandable memory of no more than 4GB. As for the dimensions, it measures 106.2 x 46 x 13.8 millimeters.



Now, if you’re anxious to have a GB210 of your own, you should be able to purchase it (if you’re a Ukrainian) starting May (the earliest) and it’s expected to retail for a price of only 950 UAH (which means 90 Euros or $120). As far as the release of the phone in other markets, the information is still unknown.

(Source: unwiredview.com)

It was yesterday when I told you about a brand new device especially designed for children, a Samsung one, all covered with Betty Boop pictures. It seems that another similar cell phone, meaning it’s targeted at the same segment of the public, is ready to become available.

It’s just that, this time, we’re talking about an LG cell phone, the LG SV800 / KH8000 / LH8000 that was introduced in South Korea. The phone is also known as LG Lollipop and is aimed at the young customers, who are always eager to know the latest trends when it comes to the mobile phone world. The phone will be available in three different colors, including Aqua Blue, Boyish Titanium and Cutie Pink.

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You can see on the LG Lollipop’s “outfit” 220 small LEDs that are able to display several patterns, from all sorts of animals, to hearts or cars. It’s true, the phone doesn’t disappoint us, as far as the design is concerned, but it’s not like it comes with something spectacular that no one had the chance to see ever before.

The new LG clamshell phone boasts a 2.8 inch TFT internal display with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels, CDMA and HSDPA connectivity, a 3 megapixel camera, 1.3 secondary camera which is to be used for video calls, media player and microSD card slot. The phone measures 106.5 x 51.5 x 13.4 millimeters and weighs approximately 92 grams.

The LG Lollipop is to be sold in South Korea starting this month by the most important carriers from the country, such as KTF, LG Telecom and SK Telecom, but there is no information about the availability in other countries.

(Source: unwiredview.com)

The fact that the second generation of the LG Rumor phone is going to be sold via Sprint was well known by everyone, but what we all wanted to know was if the company will give the phone the official treatment one day. And that day has come.

Released under the name of LG Rumor 2, the device will be exclusively sold by Sprint in the United States, just like the older version. The Rumor 2 is aimed at those customers who are looking for affordable phones and who want to be permanently connected to the world outside.

The features list includes the following: a full QWERTY keyboard (which slides out), a QVGA TFT display with 262k colors, stereo Bluetooth connectivity, MP3 player, 1.3 megapixel camera, Sprint Navigation, which is aimed at enabling voice and on-screen, turn-by-turn directions, Sprint Mobile Email Work which comes with Microsoft Exchange Server and IBM Lotus Notes, additional removable backplate and a microSD card slot of no more than 16GB.

Measuring 4.4 x 2.1 x 0.7 inches and weighing 4.23 ounces, the LG Rumor phone provides up to 5.5 hours of talk time.

The original LG Rumor, launched two years ago, in 2007, became the best selling CDMA cell phone ever sold by Sprint, or at least one of them. This is why the North American carrier has great expectations about the new one.

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“LG Rumor gives customers the benefits of Sprint’s Now Network on a phone that’s attractive and affordable, appealing to anyone who needs the ability to quickly send off a text or PictureMail”, said Kevin Packingham, the senior vice president of Product and Technology Development, at Sprint. “Staying connected to your family, office or even social networks has never been as easy and cost-effective as it is with the pairing of this device and Sprint’s Everything Messaging pricing plan. In today’s economic climate, it is great to know you don’t have to compromise to get a good value in wireless”.

The phone will be available in two color versions, Black Titanium and Vibrant Blue. The first one will start selling on March 15th, while the second one will hit the market on March 29th, both at www.sprint.com. LG Rumor will be found in all Sprint retail channels starting April 19th, for a price of $49.99, after a $50 mail-in rebate. For this to happen, you’ll have to sign a two-year service agreement.

(Source: Press release)