14 DAY TRIAL // Previously slated for a “mid-November” release, LG Optimus One is now available in India, as expected. Android lovers living in India can purchase the smartphone for as low as Rs. 13,500 (about $ 300 USD)
LG's Optimus One is the best selling smartphone ever produced by the Korean manufacturer with more than 1 million units sold worldwide in 40 days.
The company also expects that this will become its first 10 million-seller smartphone.
“The versatile, powerful LG Optimus One was designed to provide an easy transition into the world of smartphones and as these numbers demonstrate, there is obviously a strong demand for this type of device,” said Dr. Park Jong-seok, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.
“Optimus One seems to be what many customers were waiting for, proving that smartphones aren't just for early adopters anymore,” added Jong-seok.
With the launch of its low-budget Android smartphone on the Indian market, LG hopes to strengthen its presence on one of the most profitable “emerging markets” in the world.
LG Optimus One is powered by a 600 MHz processor and runs the latest Android 2.2 Froyo platform.
It comes with a 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen with 262k colors 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.
Other key features of the Optimus One include: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, GPS with A-GPS support, 170 MB internal memory, microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB, 2GB card included), Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP support and 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and video recording function.