14 DAY TRIAL // LG is one of the few handset makers that reported positive numbers at the end of 2011, and the company continues to grab market share from other important brands, such as Nokia and HTC.
The South Korean handset manufacturer had some success with its LTE-enabled smartphones, which were sold in 10 countries. However, LG already confirmed plans to expand its LTE market to 10 more countries by the end of the year.
One of the LTE smartphones that was meant to compete with Samsung’s Galaxy Note, the LG Vu has already been launched on the market, but the smartphone can only be purchased in South Korea.
However, this is about to change as the ‘phablet’ has just been spotted by the folks over at AndroidCentral with Verizon Wireless branding.
Unlike Galaxy Note that boasts a huge 5.3-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, the LG Vu comes with a slightly smaller 5.0-inch HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display that supports 768 x 1024 pixels resolution.
Although the smartphone does not have a microSD card slot for memory expansion, LG Vu packs no less than 32GB of internal memory. The phone also comes with a stylus in the sales package.
We’re not sure whether Verizon’s LG Vu is launched with the same specs sheet as the South Korean version, but we suspect it will come with the same Qualcomm chipset that offers LTE support.
The phone will be powered by a dual-core Snapdragon 3 processor, complemented by an Adreno 220 GPU and 1GB of RAM. An 8-megapixel rear camera with autofocus, LED flash and full HD (1080p) video recording will be available as well, along with a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls.
More importantly, the LG Vu is likely to arrive at Verizon Wireless with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform onboard, though the phone was originally launched with Gingerbread.
