Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/08/lg_launches_chocolate_platinum/
LG cooks up updated Chocolate phone
Posted in Phones, 8th February 2007 10:05 GMT
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LG extended its Chocolate phone line-up this week, though the launch of the Chocolate Platinum was cast into shadow by yesterday's debut of the company's Shine handset [1]. The Platinum offers features absent from earlier Chocolates, LG said.
The Platinum's official name is the KE800 and it doubles the on-board memory to 256MB. LG said it also incorporates an "upgraded" two megapixel camera with autofocus, an FM radio and support for Bluetooth wireless stereo headphones. The 176 x 220 display measures 2in and can show 262,144 colours.
The KE800 is a tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE device. The handset's 750mAh battery delivers two-and-a-half hours' talk time, LG claimed, and up to 270 hours on stand-by.
Earlier this year, LG showed off the K850, its iPhone-like handset [2] co-designed by Italian fashion house Prada.