LG has recently launched it Android powered smartphone, LG Optimus Black having a trim profile at 9.2mm thick only. It is also known as LG Optimus B. LG is calling this as the world’s first slimmest and brightest handset.
LG Optimus Black comes with 4 inch LCD capacitive touch screen with NOVA display offering 700 nits of brightness, which gives true black and white colors and running with Android 2.3 Froyo and can upgradable to Gingerbread, 5 Megapixels camera with Auto Focus & LED Flash, 2MP front-facing camera, Optimus UI 2.0, Gesture UI, HDMI port, 3G Connectivity, Wi-Fi, microSD card slot, 32 GB expandable memory, 3.5 mm headphone jack, 1500 mAh battery and more on the board.
LG Optimus Black is the world’s first device with Wi-Fi direct feature, which lets quick and high-quality data transfer between mobile devices.
Full Technical Specifications of LG Optimus Black (LG Optimus B)
| Network | |
| 2G Network | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Network | HSDPA /UMTS 900, 2100 MHz |
| Dimensions | |
| L x B x H | 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm |
| Weight | 109 grams |
| Form Factor | Candybar |
| Display | |
| Type | LCD Capacitive Touch Screen |
| Size | 4 inches |
| Colors & Resolution | 16Million Colors & 480 x 800 Pixels |
| Input/ User Interface | Multi Touch NOVA Display Optimus UI 2.0 Gesture UI Proximity Sensor Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Touch-sensitive controls |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Android 2.2 Froyo(Can be upgradable to 2.3 Gingerbread) |
| CPU | 1.2 GHz Processor |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Internal Memory | 2GB built-in memory |
| Expandable Memory | microSD card slot for expansion up to 32GB |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML MMS, SMS, IM, Email, RSS, Thredview |
| Camera | |
| Still | – 5 Megapixels – 3264×2448 pixels – LED Flash – Auto focus & Geo-tagging |
| Secondary | – 2 Megapixels |
| Video Recording | Capable |
| Connectivity | |
| DATA | GPRS, EDGE, HSPA |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| USB | v2.0 micro USB |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Direct DLNA |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| Radio | |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSUPA 5.76 Mbps |
| Video & Audio | |
| Audio Formats | MP3, eAAC+, WAV, MIDI, AAC, AAC+ |
| Video Formats | H.263, H.264, WMV, MPEG4 |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion 1500mAh Standard Battery |
| Stand-by Time | |
| Talk-Time | |
| Other Features | Thinnest and Brightest HDMI Port Digital Compass Adobe 10.1 Flash compatibility Android Market, G-mail, Google Maps, G-Talk Facebook, Twitter, YouTube |
| Colors Availability | Black |
Price & Availability
LG Optimus Black will be released globally in first half of 2011. Pricing information and launching details not known yet.