Is the LG GW990 Worth the Buzz?
The LG GW990 mobile phone is scheduled to be available in retail stores during the latter part of 2010. Paul Otellini demoed the handset for the first time during his Consumers Electronics Show keynote speech. The phone will be using the Linux based Moblin 2.1 operating system and is heavily based on the Intel Moorsetown platform and has been dubbed a Mobile Internet Device (MID). This is not the first time that the concept has been flirted with. However, it will be one of the first times that a MID Moblin 2.1 operating system handset is actually being sold.
The phone has some pretty impressive specs. It comes with a huge 4.8 inch full touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 480. The display supports LTE 4G Tech and has an aspect ratio of 2.13 : 1 in regards to memory it has 512MB RAM and 16 BB of flash memory built into the phone. Persons who need more than that will be able to add it via the phone’s MicroSD card slot. The GW990 it is a 3 G device and utilizes an 1800 MAh battery.
Individuals interested in purchasing the LG GW990 mobile phone will be able to do so some time in 2010. While LG has not given a definitive release date they have announced that it will be available sometime during the third or fourth quarter of 2010. The mobile phone manufacturer (LG) is very excited about this particular phone as is the mobile phone community at large. It is a unique handset and how it fares commercially will be interesting to see, especially in this growing and crowded mobile phone market place.
The LG GW990 has generated a lot of buzz and excitement, so much so that the handset was demoed at the Consumer Electronics Show. Though the phone won’t be available for at least 5 months, there will be a ton of discussion (and hopefully more information from LG themselves) and interest in the handset until then.