Merry Shiny Christmas for AT&T's customers

Nov 28, 2007 09:45 GMT  ·  By

AT&T lights up this year's Winter holidays by making LG Shine available in the US, the stylish multimedia handset from LG created for those who like to stand out and own a state-of-the-art mobile device. The slider phone is offered exclusively via select AT&T retail locations.

"This is the kind of device that people will stop and ask if they can hold it," said Carlton Hill, vice president of Product Development for AT&T's wireless unit. "The Shine by LG will be appealing to anyone who believes that a mobile phone should work well and look great."

LG Shine is dressed in beautiful silver and comes preloaded with some of the best AT&T features like AT&T Mobile Music, AT&T Video Share or Mobile Banking. The phone has a 2.2-inch Wide Mirror LCD and packs a 2 mega-pixel camera that will allow users to take good quality pictures. Bluetooth connectivity is available, as well as Mobile email (Yahoo!, AOL, AIM and Windows Live). Furthermore, LG Shine is MobiTV, Music ID and XM Radio capable and offers many other cool features like Multi-Angle Vision Technology, Customizable Equalizer and Visualization Mesmerizing, microSD memory port (up to 4GB), 5-way navigation joystick, one-touch speakerphone and many others.

"Metal is back and taking on a whole new look with this season's must-have mobile phone, the Shine by LG," said Ehtisham Rabbani, vice president of Product Strategy and Marketing at LG Mobile Phones. "Consumers will be captivated by the Shine's brushed-metal body and mirror LCD, and they will be excited to find that the phone is more than just a pretty face."

LG Shine can be bought from AT&T for $149.99 with a two-year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate.