LG KP500 – Affordable TouchScreen, But How Much?
Yesterday LG announced its latest offering, the LG KP500. In the press release LG said that the KP500 will be the most affordable touchscreen on the market. However, LG did not provide us with a price. Instead they mentioned that the price will be announced during the launch this month. If I were a betting man I would say the KP500 will be selling for $99 with a contract. If you can purchase an iPhone for $199 then the KP500 has to be much lower.
The LG KP500 is a quad-band GSM phone. The KP500 comes equipped with a 3 megapixel camera, full touchscreen QWERTY keyboard, MP3 player, FM transmitter, Bluetooth and much more. You can see the full specs for the LG KP500 to see everything the phone has to offer. You can also view the demo video on the Video Review tab.
Here are a couple excerpts from the press release:
“The feedback we receive from consumers around the world indicate that there’s more people who wish to try the latest touch screen phones,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “We want to reach out to this group and LG KP500 is our answer to deliver a high quality full touch screen phone that is easy to use and much easier to afford. Within reach of many consumers, we hope that more people will experience the joy of using the latest touch screen technology with LG KP500.”
“Keeping in touch with friends has never been easier as the LG KP500 has the latest UI that allows the user to attach a friend’s photo for the speed dial feature and then page through the portraits and touch the friend to be called. “We optimized the user interface to keep the tactile operations smooth and simple which is necessary when you’re opening up a new technology to a wide group of people,” said Skott Ahn. With such ease of use, LG expects to broaden the base of touch screen handset consumers around the world.
The LG KP500 has an embedded stylus pen concealed in the base that can be easily removed for the advanced handwriting recognition program that allows the user to write memos and text messages, and also edit photo images by touching the screen with the pen tip. The QWERTY onscreen keyboard slides into view when the LG-KP500 is held horizontally, and the auto rotating display always shifts images or documents for proper viewing no matter which way the handset is turned.”
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