Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/09/lg_preps_mini/
LG preps 'smallest, thinnest' touchphone
Mini very pocketable, apparently
Posted in Phones, 9th February 2010 11:53 GMT
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LG made a big deal last year about how small its Pop touchphone [1] is despite featuring a 3in display. Now it's trying again. It has announced the Mini, a similarly svelte device but this time boast a 3.2in, 16:9 aspect ratio screen.
LG's Mini: 3.2in, 16:9 touchscreen to the fore
The Mini - aka the GD880 - is the "the smallest and slimmest" touchphone with a display of that size, the company claimed. Bizarrely, LG [2] didn't specify the phone's dimensions, but they don't look much different to the Pop's 97.8 x 49.5 x 11.2mm
The Mini has a 5Mp camera round the back - Pop's was 3Mp - and, unlike the older model, the new phone has 7.2Mb/s HSDPA 3G connectivity and Wi-Fi.
5Mp camera round the rear
The handset also has GPS and an FM radio on board.
And, as is the way with so many of today's handsets, it comes pre-loaded with all the tools you need to maintain your Twit [3]Book [4] diary.
Skinny
The Mini will be available in Europe in March, LG said, though it didn't say how much we're likely to be asked to pay for it. ®