LG Mobile has officially launched its 3G-ready LG GT540 Optimus phone in India, for Rs. 12,990. The phone, based on Android 1.6, can be upgraded to Android 2.1, and is apparently the first in a new series from LG, called LG Optimus, which will be the bearer of the company’s future smartphones. This includes the Windows Phone 7 device, LG C900, which we’ve covered earlier. According to LG, the company will launch 10 smartphones under the LG Optimus series by the end of 2010. Check out the specifications of the device below:
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 2100 or HSDPA 850 / 2100 |
| Dimensions | 109 x 54.5 x 12.7 mm |
| Weight | 115.5 g |
| Display | 3-inch TFT resistive touchscreen @ 320×480 resolution and 256K colours (65K effective) – accelerometer for UI auto-rotate |
| Camera | 3.15MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, geo-tagging, face and blink detection – video resolution: VGA@17fps |
| OS | Android 1.6 (upgradeable to Android 2.1) |
| Storage | 130MB internal, microSD expandability up to 32GB |
| Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
| Call records | Practically unlimited |
| GPRS | Class 10 (4 1/3 2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps |
| EDGE | Class 10, 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | HSDPA 7.2 Mbps |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, microUSB |
| Audio support | 3.5mm audio jack, MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC formats, stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Video support | MP4/DivX/Xvid/H.264/H.263/WMV formats |
| Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
| Call records | Practically unlimited |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.0 |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| GPRS | Class 10 (4 1/3 2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps |
| Colours | Black, White, Grey, Pink |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh |
| Stand-by | Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) |
| Talk time | Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 20 min (3G) |