Remember the LG Optimus Black, that sleek beautiful device that first released in the UK this year? Of course you do. Well, how about an Optimus Black,… in white? What, a phone that’s named Black, coming out in white? Does this make any sense at all? Well it does when you consider that LG has rebadged the device with the name Optimus White and it’s now available for pre-order in the UK.
British phone retailer Phones4U is taking pre-orders for the LG Optimus White, with the shipping date set as July 15th. Interested buyers can choose between a number of plans starting at 20 GBP a month from Vodafone, Orange and O2.
Those of you who don’t remember, LG’s baby is one slim and sexy smartphone, sporting a 4-inch WVGA Nova IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording capability at 30 frames per second on the back and dual LED flash, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat, HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS, memory card slot, and a very efficient single-core 1GHZ TI IMAP 3630 processor to provide you all the power you need to meet your demands.
Other features on the LG Optimus Black include a built in FM Radio, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, DNLA, and the Optimus Black can be used as a mobile hotspot.
LG Optimus Black/White Smartphone Technical Features and Specifications:
• Quad band GSM , Tri band 3G HSDPA
• Dimensions 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
• Weight 109 g
• 4-inch capacitive touchscreen, NOVA technology ,480 x 800 pixels resolution ,16M colors
• Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
• Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
• Touch-sensitive controls
• Optimus UI 2.0, Gesture UI 2.0
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 1GB Internal Memory
• microSD up to 32GB , comes with 2GB card
• GPRS/EDGE
• 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
• Wireless LAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
• Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
• microUSB v2.0 port
• 5 Mega-pixel with autofocus, LED flash ,Geo-tagging
• Video resording : HD 720p@30fps
• 2 MP for video calling Front Camera
• Android OS v2.2 (Froyo), upgradeable to Android Gingerbread (v2.3)
• 1 GHz TI OMAP 3630 processor
• SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Android Webkit Browser
• GPS with A-GPS support
• SmartShare (DLNA)
• Dolby Mobile
• SNS integration
• Digital compass
• Google Search, Maps, Gmail
• YouTube, Google Talk
• Li-Ion 1500 mAh Battery
Was this write-up about a white or a black phone? Well, honestly it was about both.
The device was first released in black, and is now being released with the same design, specs and internals, only in white.
Hopefully this didn’t confuse anyone, because there is also rumored to be an LG Optimus Pink on the way.
What do you think of the white design? Do you prefer black or white?
Do you feel more color options are needed for each device that comes to market?
Would that spark a little more uniqueness in an industry where so many devices are beginning to look so similar? Perhaps this is a wise move.
Let me know your thoughts on this white “Black” phone and the idea of more choices from manufacturers in the comments below.
source: unwired