Full specs and pricing for the LG KP500 revealed
That didn’t take long at all, did it? Yesterday we told you about LG’s pre-announcement of the entry-level touchscreen handset, the KP500. To recap that post in one sentence: The LG KP500 is positioned to be an affordable and well-equipped option for users looking to score a touchscreen handset without dropping big bucks. Here we are a day later, and more complete specs have been discovered along with a price point.
- Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), GPRS/EDGE connectivity
- 3-inch 240×400 pixel 262K color TFT touchscreen display
- 3 megapixel camera with 12 fps video recording
- Virtual on-screen QWERTY keyboard, handwriting recognition
- FM Radio with RDS
- Accelerometer-based screen rotation and motion-triggered gaming
- 46 MB of user memory
- microSD memory card slot
- Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB 2.0
- 900 mAh Li-Ion battery with 210 min talk and 330 hrs stand-by time
- Dimensions: 106.5 × 55.4 × 11.9 mm
- Weight: 89 g
The 262K color display, lack of WiFi and 3G and the mediocre camera might be turn-offs to some but let’s not forget we’re talking entry-level here. As for the price point, the KP500 will carry a pre-subsidized price point of $350. Just as the pre-announcement from LG led us to believe, this puppy will be well-positioned for a sub-$100 contract price when it begins to hit carriers this month.
Looks pretty sweet for an entry level phone. Does anyone still use a stylus?
Posted from BGR Mobile on iPhone from: Los Angeles CA, 90042
12fps?
sheesh
Yep, with Windows Mobile you have to. Even with TF3D, whenever you need to use some of the WM6 menus it’s definitely not worth it to use your finger.
Nice phone for a baseline device, along with the pricing as well
I never use my stylus with my WM 6.1 pro phone.
It’s not running winmo it has a flash-based user interface.
Stylus option and handwriting recognition are handy options. Once you get use to it, the stylus speeds up the user experience dramatically.
Now if LG add 3G, Symbian and a modest camera to a higher end model i’m sold.