LG announces the Android-infused LG-GW620

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While LG has never appeared to be particularly interested in offering Android smartphones, today the Korean company officially took the wraps off of its first Android device in the LG-GW620. A slider with a full-QWERTY keypad, LG made the strange decision to withhold most of the GW620′s specs in its press release despite having shown it off at a trade show just one week ago. But because of this recent appearance, we know that the GW620 also known as the “Etna” has 3-inch HVGA touchscreen display, 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3.6 Mbps UMTS/HSDPA connectivity. You can expect to see the LG-GW620 in Europe sometime in the next quarter, although disappointingly there was no mention of a North American release. Hit the jump for some high-res press shot goodness.

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15 Comments
  • Sonya

    keyboard looks rooomie. But the outside design looks like all the other Android phones. Sholes or “Tao” (suppose to be the official release name) looks to be the only hot looking Android phone besides the UK version of the Hero.

  • Farfooz

    Whats that facebook app? That thing is awesome. I want it, badly. I miss having an awesome facebook app on my iphone : looks pretty decent tho this one.

  • grrr

    Lg withheld the specs because they’re exactly the same as every other android phone. Android hardware needs to get more exciting.

    That keyboard does look nice thought.

    Sholes PLEASE!!!

  • grrr

    Tao is a shitty name if that’s official.

  • JT

    I for one loathe the horrendous screen bezel and predict this thing will bomb hard in light of the competition offering exactly similar specs.

  • Larry

    This phone looks great to me. I’ve been wanting an Android powered phone for awhile. T-Mobile is about the only choice though in the states and their coverage sucks a big one if you don’t live in a major metropolitan area. Why oh why do all the good devices go to Europe?

  • Larry

    This phone looks great to me. I’ve been wanting an Android powered phone for awhile. T-Mobile is about the only choice though in the states and their coverage sucks a big one if you don’t live in a major metropolitan area. AT&T has good coverage but their network is way behind the times and their customer service doesn’t exist. Come on Verizon, give us some Android love! Why oh why do all the good devices go to Europe?

  • tx26257

    i dont agreee with most of his policies and sure dont on the health care debate but this remark is totally wrong

  • Jason

    We would appreciate it if people refrained from any political comments around here. There are other venues for these posts.

  • Kevin

    If big V doesn’t announce an android soon I’m dropping them like a bad habit. It’s getting painful seeing every other carrier and market getting android love.

  • ninjaap

    This looks similar to the CLIQ. It’s kind of a toss up. But CLIQ has that Moto BLUR on top of Android, which I am very interested to check out.

  • jw

    another piece of crap from LG. I’ve been screwed with their items too many times. Their phones, TVs, washers/dryers all suck.

  • gwon

    I finally had to drop them. I waited and waited for a cool phone. It never came…

  • Taylor

    I want to have this kind of new gadget. This really useful in my work to contact my clients.

  • mog

    It looks pretty…y’know…typical. But it has a five-row keyboard, unlike the CLIQ and Sholes, which should make up for it’s smaller screen (3.0 vs. 3.1 and 3.7 inches, respectively). Still, that screen looks…a little too small for a phone of that size. And the CLIQ/Sholes d-pads should be better for…everything.

    Still, another Android option is always nice, even if it’s mostly the same as all the other ones. I’m glad LG is on board, and I hope their future Android phones will crank up the style they’re known for and maybe be a little more exciting ^_^

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