Sprint branded LG Marquee is an Android OS powered smartphone, packed with mid-to-high range specifications and an up-to-date hardware on the board.
LG Marquee is the Sprint’s version of the LG Optimus Black, as the shape of the Marquee looks pretty similar to the Optimus Black. LG Marquee is running a stock-looking version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, packed with a super-bright WVGA IPS NOVA touchscreen display with 480 X 800 pixels of resolution, a single-core 1GHz processor, equipped with a rear-facing 5 megapixel camera, an additional front-facing 2 megapixel camera to make video calls, 2GB ROM, microSD card slot for memory expansion support up to 32GB, 512MB RAM, micro USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity, Wi-Fi Hotspot, aGPS, Android Market, 1500mAh battery, a full host of the Google & Sprint services and all the regular features of an Android phone.
Full Technical Specifications Of LG Marquee
| Network | |
| 2G Network | CDMA 850, 900 MHz |
| 3G Network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Dimensions | |
| Size | 122 x 64 x 9 mm |
| Weight | 112 grams |
| Form Factor | Candybar |
| Display | |
| Type | TFT Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Size | 4-inch |
| Colors & Resolution | 16Million Colors & 480 X 800 Pixels |
| Input/ User Interface | Super-Bright IPS NOVA Technology Multi Touch Proximity Sensor Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Touch-sensitive controls |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS |
| CPU | Single-Core 1GHz Processor 512MB RAM |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Internal Memory | 2GB ROM |
| Expandable Memory | microSD card slot for expansion up to 32GB |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML, xHTML, WAP 2.0 MMS, SMS, IM, Email, RSS, Threadview |
| Camera | |
| Still | – 5 Megapixels – LED Flash – Auto Focus |
| Secondary | – 2 Megapixels |
| Video Recording | Capable |
| Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| USB | v2.0 micro USB |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| Radio | FM Radio with RDS |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | Yes |
| 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 | Up To |
| Talk-Time | Up To 5.50 Hours |
| Other Features | Digital Compass Adobe 10.2 Flash compatibility Android Market, G-mail, Google Maps, G-Talk Facebook, Twitter, YouTube |
| Colors Availability | Black |
Price & Availability
The LG Marquee handset’s will be hitting Sprint retail channels starting October 2th with a price tag of $99.99 with a two-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate via reward card.
Pre-orders availability will start on September 20th and run for a week until the 27th, and those who pre-ordered will get their phones on the 29th of September.