For those of you who are aficionados of Android 1.x devices, and are living in Canada, then here is a bright news for you. Rogers has once again added yet another smartphone to its list of handsets, and yes it is supporting Android 1.6. The LG Loop GT540 which was previously known as the LG GT540 Optimus has been launched by Rogers in Canada.
The LG Loop GT540 handset is quite a powerful device and is featured with loads of interesting facets and specs to mention. The device provides for connectivity through both 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and 3G HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 networks. The handset has been provided with the dimensions of 109 x 54.5 x 12.7 mm and is accompanied by a weight of 115.5 gm. being accompanied by a TFT resistive touchscreen supporting 256K colours (65K effective) and a screen size of 3.0 inches with a resolution support of 320 x 480 pixels.
The LG Loop GT540 handset is provided with an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation of user interface, and provides a 3.5 mm audio jack. The phonebook in the handset supports practically unlimited entries and fields, and also the Photocall feature. Facets like unlimited call record storage, 130 MB of internal memory support, and a Micro SD card slot capable of supporting up to 32 GB, makes this handset quite an appealing one.
The LG Loop GT540 handset scores well in terms of data and connectivity, with the provision for GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps and EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps, with 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g connectivity. The phone supports Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, but no infrared port. The phone also has a microUSB port. In terms of multimedia, the phone is accompanied by a 3.15 MP camera which supports image resolution of up to 2048 x 1536 pixels and supports features like Geo-tagging, face and blink detection and autofocus.
The handset also provides for video recording VGA@17fps. Messaging features supported include SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM. The phone is provided with an HTML browser and supports Stereo FM radio with RDS. The handset is available in hues of Black, White, Pink and provides for A-GPS support. Other noteworthy facets and attributes of LG Loop GT540 handset include Social networking integration with live updates, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Facebook, Twitter, Bebo integration, MP4/ DivX/ Xvid/ H.264/ H.263/ WMV player, MP3/ WAV/ WMA/ eAAC+ player, Document viewer and a Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh providing Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) standby time and Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G) of talk-time.
As for the price related details of LG Loop GT540 handset, the device is being currently sold online for quite a low price of $29.99 with a three year contract agreement. For those of you seeking a contract free handset, the LG Loop GT540 phone will be available to you with a price tag of $299.99. Thus, it does seem to be quite an appealing handset and being feature-packed trend-setter in the mobile industry, does seem quite an interesting one for consideration.
good phone…itz seems to super fast, the apps are awesome, best battery life ever!!