LG can stand to learn a thing or two from Motorola or Samsung with cooler sounding names, like Omnia or Cliq rather than GW620, but alas the headset is coming soon and it will be an Android headset. The Korean manufacturer has committed itself to Windows Mobile, and despite a warm relationship with Microsoft to attempt and deliver 13 new handsets by the end of next year, LG is looking to expand its product portfolio with an Android offering.
The GW620 is a QWERTY slider that looks like it is a mashup between Motorola's newly announced Moto CLIQ and the Windows Mobile HTC Touch Pro2. However, according to reports, the LG device will be a bare-bone model, lacking any customization on top of the Android build. Unlike the CLIQ, which will come with Motorola's UI overlay and customizations called Moto BLUR, LG will not be including its customized S-Class UI.
Specs-wise, the LG model will have a smaller touchscreen than the HTC Touch Pro2, measuing 3-inch. The camera is rumored to be 5 megapixels. Unlike the HTC T-Mobile G1 and the Android HTC Hero, the LG GW620 will come with minimal buttons.
The device will be headed for European markets in the fourth quarter. It looks like the Moto CLIQ, which will be available in Europe as the Moto DEXT later this year, will be getting some competition.
(via: Engadget Mobile)
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