The entry-level handset will have a dedicated messaging key.

Nov 22, 2006 13:36 GMT  ·  By

Sprint will get for their customers the entry-level mobile phone from LG, named LX-150, a handset that will fit in quite nicely on the same shelf with the other device launched by the American carrier to accommodate the taste for bargains of their budget-oriented customers.

If one thinks first about the absolute necessary features that a cell phone should have, one will pretty much end up with the image of the device we're talking about here, so this is a good choice made by Sprint that, in the case of the LX-150, will probably take a good part of the cheapo-mobile market.

The phone will offer nothing more than a basic set of features and the star of the list is the dedicated messaging text key that, in an ideal world, will make you become a text messaging king of some sort. The other ones that deserve to be mentioned here are the wireless Bluetooth connectivity, the internal 128x160 262k colors display and the external 96x94 monochrome one, all wrapped up nicely in a plastic case with a speakerphone dressing to go along easier.

The phone is already selling on RadioShack, where you can get it for free if you sign a new service contract, but if you want to get it from Sprint you will have to wait a little until this happens.