Two months ago, LG launched two Froyo-running smartphones - the LG Optimus One and the Optimus Chic but no word on their Indian launch date or pricing. However, the recent press invite we received from LG for its Optimus Series launch hints that at least one of the upcoming devices could be the LG Optimus One, a mid-range android phone running on Froyo ( Android 2.2).
With this launch the LG Optimus One will be the first Froyo running Android device in the Indian market.
There are currently around 11 mid-range Android phones in the Indian market now, and apart from the look and the up-to-date Android OS, there is nothing much different on the LG Optimus One to make it stand out in the mid-range crowd. It has a 3.2-inch HVGA ( 320 x 480) capacitive touchscreen with 256k color support, 3.15MP camera, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, Wi-Fi (b/g) and GPS with A-GPS support. The phone is powered by a 600MHz processor, 170MB of internal memory and up to 32GB of microSD card support. For media playback, there is a DivX/Xvid playback apart form usual MP4 and H.264 formats. The phone is powered by Li-Ion 1500mAh battery.
The expected price for the LG Optimus One is around Rs.13k which falls in line with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 and recently launched Dell's range of Android phones, the Dell XCD28 and XCD35.
PcWorld