14 DAY TRIAL // The LG Optimus One smartphone seems to be the Korean's manufacturer most popular globetrotter, as the device has registered record sales through multiple carriers around the world.
Cricket is one of the very few carriers left that are still not carrying the low-budget device. However, this is about to change as the carrier is expected to launch its own version of the Optimus One this week.
According to the guys over at PhoneNews, Cricket's Optimus C will be available on March 17th, for under $200 before an additional rebate.
Other than its name, the Optimus C will be identical to the original Optimus One, as well as its other carrier-branded versions.
LG has announced at the end of 2010 that it has sold more than 2 million Optimus One smartphones worldwide, but the number has likely increased since then.
Even though the device runs on Android 2.2 Froyo out-of-the-box, the Korean manufacturer has announced plans to roll-out Android 2.3 Gingerbread software update sometime this year.
Much like other entry-level Android-based mobile devices, the Optimus One is powered by a 600 MHz processor.
It comes with a 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen with 262k colors support and 320 x 480 pixel resolution, accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate and proximity sensor for auto turn-off of the screen.
The device measures 113.5 x 59 x 13.3 mm, weighs 129g (battery included) and comes with a Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery that should last up to 700 hours standby mode or 8 hours talk time.
When it comes to connectivity, the Optimus One is an all-rounder as it features HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, GPS with A-GPS support, microUSB 2.0, as well as Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP support.
Furthermore, the Optimus one sports an average 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and video recording capabilities. The phone packs only 170 MB of internal memory, but it embeds a microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB, 2GB card included).