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MobileBurn Goes Hands On With The LG Sentio

David — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:43:21 +0000

A smartphone it isn’t but the LG Sentio is quite the full-featured dumbphone, which should please anyone looking for the basics plus a few extra bells and whistles. One of a trio of LG devices to land on T-Mobile USA, most of us likely wait for one of the something with a little more “oomph” hopefully landing on the T-Mobile doorstep soon. Given that two more LG devices are set on the rumored T-Mobile 2010 roadmap, we might not have much longer to wait to see what LG really can bring to the T-Mobile table.

For the moment however, enjoy the video brought to you by MobileBurn.com and feel free to scoop one up for a mere $69.99 from T-Mobile.com.

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LG Sentio Releasing June 30th?

David — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:36:39 +0000

I thought about making this an April Fools post in June by saying LG coming to T-Mobile was in fact the REAL Project Emerald. I realized that would be downright low and I don’t want to really upset anyone. It was just two days ago that T-Mobile and LG announced their very first partnership in the United States with the announcement of three devices. Sadly, none of them are exciting, especially to those of us who can’t ever imagine life without a smartphone. If a feature phone is still your forte, the LG Sentio is the best of the bunch, though we again stress that isn’t saying much. Availability in the press release stated availability this summer but the above image shows that LG Sentio dropping June 30^th. When are the other two devices dropping? Does anyone really want me to find out?

LG Comes To T-Mobile USA, For The First Time

David — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:08:20 +0000

For the first time in you know, forever T-Mobile has formally introduced LG into their lineup. The LG Sentio, dLite and GS170 (which obviously isn’t special enough for a name) are all coming to T-Mobile this summer, which should be any day now considering we just entered June. Where has the year gone by the way?
The LG Sentio (pictured above), offering a 3-inch touch screen with a virtual QWERTY keyboard will be the “smartest” of these dumbphones. Offering personal email and wait for it, picture messaging! A full touchscreen, 3G connectivity and a 3 megapixel camera are also on board.

The LG dLite has a hidden LED matrix displaying on your outside screens that will light up in pretty colors. With 3G connectivity, a 2.8-inch touch screen and visual voicemail support this phone is perfect for those of you who just are not ready to make the leap to the smartphone era.

The LG GS170, which simply wasn’t special enough to get a name also comes with a speakerphone, large visible keys and is simply speaking, a plain phone for those of you who desire little more than performing phone calls and simple messaging. However, LG was kind enough to do a little throwback and include a VGA camera for your photo taking pleasures.

Full press release follows:

TRIO OF NEW LG MOBILE PHONES COMING TO T-MOBILE USA

LG Sentio, LG dLite and LG GS170 Bring Style, Features and Fun to T-Mobile Customers

SAN DIEGO and BELLEVUE, Wash., June 2 /PRNewswire/ — LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) and T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced the upcoming availability of three new phones from LG for T-Mobile customers, a first-time collaboration between the two companies. The LG Sentio™, LG dLite™ and LG GS170, which are anticipated to be available this summer, provide a variety of features, form factors and colors that will appeal to different members of the family.

“LG and T-Mobile have come together to offer customers a trio of unique handsets to outfit every generation,” said Ehtisham Rabbani, vice president, Marketing and Innovation, LG Mobile Phones. “LG is redefining the mobile phone market by setting a new standard in feature rich phones.”

“We’re expanding our lineup of compelling handset choices for our customers with the addition of these LG phones,” said Paul Cole, vice president, Devices and Accessories, T-Mobile USA. “Coupled with T-Mobile’s award-winning customer service and high-speed network, these fashionable new phones offer winning solutions for families.”

The LG Sentio and LG dLite come equipped with T-Mobile® Social Buzz, an application that provides easy access to your favorite social networking sites. Once installed, the application will keep you in the know with pop-up notifications to the phone’s home screen and provides the option to visit each social networking interface separately or visit the aggregated screen that includes messages from all communities.

The LG Sentio offers a 3-inch touch screen with a virtual QWERTY keyboard making it easy to keep in touch with friends and family via Social Buzz, personal e-mail and picture messaging. With a full scroll touch screen and the ability to customize the home screen with widgets, the phone keeps your favorite features upfront. The phone also comes with 3G connectivity for fast Web browsing over T-Mobile web2go(SM), GPS with location-based services, a 3-megapixel camera with video playback, an MP3 player and Visual Voicemail support.

The LG dLite makes hearing from friends and family always enjoyable with a hidden LED matrix on the outside of the phone that displays icons for alerts, caller ID, time and date, as well as uniquely customizable edge-lit LED light colors and patterns that can change on a whim. In addition, the dLite features Social Buzz, 3G connectivity, personal e-mail, and Visual Voicemail support. This flip phone offers a large 2.8-inch main display and comes in two vibrant color finishes, bubblegum and electric blue.

Rounding out the LG trio, the LG GS170 offers an intuitive user interface, one-touch speakerphone and large visible keys, packaged in a pocket-size clamshell design. The GS170 offers a high-resolution color display along with a VGA camera, MP3 ringtone capability, Bluetooth® 2.1, and text/picture messaging and e-mail support.

Availability

The LG Sentio, dLite and GS170 are expected to be available this summer in select T-Mobile retail stores and online at http://www.t-mobile.com.

Sunday Upcoming Phone News

David — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:29:03 +0000

Thanks to a few tipsters, we’ve been able to compile some information on upcoming T-Mobile devices. First, we could be looking at not one, not two, but THREE LG devices launching before July. No word on what exactly these phones contain within, but we’re hoping at least one of the three will be an Android smartphone especially with the LG GS505 passing the FCC in February. LG would be an interesting addition to the T-Mobile lineup and we know they are also readying their own series of Windows 7 Phones for release this holiday season. Hey, the more options, the better right?

For you Blackberry fans out there, the news is minimal but we can expect the 8520 to drop in pink and the 9700 dropping in white sometime in May. No word on a 9100 launch as of this writing.

Our sources are also telling us that a secretive Motorola “data” device is set for launch in July in 2 colors. We’re digging around for more info on any forthcoming Motorola products but so far nothing on this “data” device. On top of that, we have a presumably HSPA+ data stick coming from the likes of ZTE launching sometime before midsummer.

Now, for the MyTouch Slide, aka Espresso, aka the next MyTouch. Referred to internally only as the “next MyTouch device,” we have been unable to nail down an actual name for this device. What we have been told, however, is to expect a big marketing campaign behind the launch of this device again with the “personalization” options that surrounded the original MyTouch launch. Rumor puts some sort of PR announcement around the 19^th of this month for the “next MyTouch Device.” Thankfully, this device will be handed to store reps in advance long before launch so we should expect a handful of leaks leading up to the expected May 19^th launch date. To coincide with the personalization options, we’ve been told that a serious amount of accessory skus are listed for the device.

LG And T-Mobile USA Looking To Partner Up?

David — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:54:34 +0000

One of the questions I get asked the most is why doesn’t T-Mobile carry any phones from LG? While that’s a question I can’t answer, the good folks at Telecomskorea believe that’s about to change. As LG has watched its relationship with Verizon, their predominant North American partner decline, LG is looking to find alternative partners in the US to stop its declining market share. According to the article, T-Mobile officials “reportedly” visited LG’s headquarters in Seoul last month with the hopes of shoring up a partnership that hopefully will see both parties mutually benefit. LG is no stranger to Android and with T-Mobile being the largest North American carrier of Android devices; it seems like a match may be just what the doctor ordered. Time will tell but hey, if we can’t get that “other” phone, LG will have to do.

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