LG Glimmer on Alltel Now Official

It looks like the ad that leaked on HoFo a few weeks ago was indeed the real deal. Alltel hasn’t announced it just yet but LG has posted a press release on its Korean site making the device official. LG’s Glimmer is one smooth mofo; a slim profile, metal case and sleek styling cues make it a nice step forward in the Black Label series. A recap of spec highlights from our last post with a few additions:

  • 1900/800 MHz dual band CDMA connectivity, High Speed EVDO data
  • 2.8" 262k color touchscreen with 240 x 400 pixel resolution and haptic feedback
  • Bluetooth 1.2 with A2DP and OBEX
  • Music player with customizable EQ and Background Music Mode multitasking support
  • 128 MB internal memory, microSD slot
  • 2 megapixel camera with flash and video recording support
  • 800 mAh battery for 3.5 hrs talk and 7 days standby time
  • Dimensions: 4″x2.05″x0.59″
  • Weight: 4.48 oz

The touchscreen / slider combo is awesome, especially when you stuff it into a device that is well-designed. Alltel continues to see success in the number five slot amongst US carriers and handsets like this may go far in attracting even more attention. As an aside, take a closer look at the image above that has been chopped up from the official press announcement on LG’s site. Maybe LG can use a phone model with a slightly more recent manicure next time…

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8 comment(s) for this post.

  1. On Mar 11, 2008 @ 4:07 pm, Dtest5477 Said:

    now thats a good looking phone. RIM should be taking notes.

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  2. On Mar 11, 2008 @ 4:27 pm, heathen Said:

    Holy motorola rip-off batman…

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  3. On Mar 11, 2008 @ 4:27 pm, Nate Said:

    That thing is slick.

    It’s what the Venus should have been.

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  4. On Mar 11, 2008 @ 4:33 pm, J.C. Said:

    Yeahh boi! Now dats wut i be talkn’ bout.

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  5. On Mar 11, 2008 @ 4:36 pm, Nate Said:

    Now they need to make that phone, with a slide-out QWERTY keypad.

    The fat needs to be trimmed from the Voyager.

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  6. On Mar 11, 2008 @ 4:58 pm, Pgooki Said:

    US Cellular will also get this sucker around May

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  7. On Mar 11, 2008 @ 5:39 pm, H4MM3R Said:

    Awesome phone! Good deal for Alltel.

    However Bluetooth v1.2? Why, when there is v2.0+EDR?

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  8. On Mar 11, 2008 @ 7:02 pm, Jeff B. Said:

    The phone is sick but the nails make me sick.

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