After its recently announced partnership with Microsoft, Korean LG is launching its next generation touchscreen smartphone with its Windows-based LG GM730. The new handset sports stunning looks that anyone can mistake it as another Korean fashion phone. But LG is positioning the GM730 as the preferred business smartphone with a set of sophisticated features for a market wanting the most advanced features to keep them busy on the road while standing out in the crowd.
After enjoying its launch in Australian and Asian markets this June, the new LG handset is announced to arrive initially in major European cities this August at the €400 price point and will come in three colors: Lime, Black and Pink.
Sophisticated Features for the Business Crowd
The new LG handset sports state-of-art messaging, browsing, imaging and PDA features LG hopes to woo the sophisticated and fashion-conscious business crowd with. Here are its salient features.
• You get high speed 3G/HSDPA/HSUPA support for fast no-wait surfing, emailing and downloading on the net apart from the fact that it’s a quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and a tri-band UMTS
• Its Windows Mobile platform allows true multitasking and its S-Class user interface enables you one-touch access to your favourite apps, sites, games and files while staying online or doing other phone tasks without leaving them,
• Your email can be actively synchronized with MS Exchange while your browsing benefits from its Internet Explorer 6.0 that gives desktop feel
• You get high speed local data downloads with its Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g at 54 Mbps.
Rich Multimedia Experience On the Road
The LG GM730 provides exquisite multimedia experience on the road starting with its facade-dominating 3“ QVGA TFT touchscreen display and a 5 megapixel autofocus camera using Schneider-Kreuznach optics with geo-tagging, LED flash, CMOS sensor and VGA recording with near cinema-quality 24fps.
• A front-facing VGA camera is there to support 3G video calls.
• You can use wireless stereo earphones with its Bluetooth A2DP support. Alternatively, you can use your hifi headphones with its industry standard 3.5 mm headphone jack.
• You get stereo FM radio with RDS receiver and a competent multimedia player supporting popular video and audio file formats.
There’s a generous internal memory that can be expanded from its microSD slot to store all your multimedia files while on the road.
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