LG GW990
The LG GW990 is the new phone recently unveiled by LG at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. Featuring the largest mobile phone screen ever seen, the phone has been quoted as the new wave of touch screens. Running on the Intel Moorestown platform, the phone has a great CPU speed, and subsequently gives the user a fast and enjoyable experience. Details about the LG GW990 are very limited, as LG has chosen not to release the exact details of the phone, although we can guess fairly accurately what they will be.
If it is anything like its predecessor, the phone is likely to have a 8 megapixel digital camera. Many reputable digital cameras are around 8 megapixel, so for the price of a phone you are in fact getting two things, the phone as well as the digital camera. The phone runs the Linux-based Moblin operating system, which is made and produced by Intel. Linux has a great reputation for fast and error free computing, and with mobile phones there is no exception.
LG have stated the GW990 can be used for 4G connections, which can include the LTE system, although you would almost certainly need extra hardware to make it run correctly. A huge 16GB of internal storage will give you seemingly endless amounts of space. 16GB is enough room to hold around 3000 songs, 40 hours of video or hundreds of thousands of pictures. The large 512mb of RAM will ensure that the phone keeps running fast and effectively, with minimal amount of lag and slow speeds. Built into the side of the phone is a microSD memory card slot, so if for whatever reason you do ruin out of storage room you can add more, up to 64GB worth!
Many applications are included with the phone, including a built in compass to help you find your way if you are ever lost in the middle of nowhere with your mobile phone to hand. The handset is set to be released in the USA in the second half of 2010. A price tag has not been released yet, but sources say it could be around the same as the last model from LG, which was around £700, a huge price to pay for a mobile phone. Unfortunately as of now there are no plans to introduce the phone to the UK, according to an LG spokesman. People seem to believe that LG are just testing it out first though, and once they know that it will sell it is expected to make an appearance in the UK.
