LG Optimus GT540 now boasts Android 2.1

It was considered another smartphone in the league of Spice Mi-300, Samsung Galaxy 5 & 3 and it indeed was. We are here talking of the second Android handset of LG, the LG Optimus GT540. Originally running on the Android 1.6 OS, LG Optimus GT540 was a rage and now its lovers have more reasons to rejoice since some more goodness has been added in this handset as it get upgraded to Android Eclair (2.1). Samsung Galaxy Twins, Galaxy 5 and Galaxy 3 are its tough rivals but as it get this update, it has improved on following fronts.

Now, LG Optimus GT540 runs on Android Eclair (2.1). Thereby, one may access multiple e-mail accounts on it as its interface is “Quick Contacts Interface”. Browsing gets speedier with HTML5 browser support. Other added features are Microsoft Exchange support, live wallpapers and Bluetooth 2.1 support
The phone already had some really impressive features but on downside it was still having resistive touchscreen while competitors have moved to making capacitive screens like the HTC and Samsung. Just incorporating Android was not enough and thus LG gave it a thought.

LG Optimus GT540 sports key features as 3” resistive display, multimedia features as 3.15 MP camera, 3.5 mm audio jack and multi-format audio/video player. Its camera lacks flash support and video call feature. For navigation and connectivity, there is A-GPS, Bluetooth, Wi –Fi and 3G with HSDPA in it. SNS is integrated in LG Optimus for getting updates from social networking sites. The smartphone supports the DivX/XviD video support. Optimus GT540 also supports browsing via GPRS/ EDGE. There is easy access to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter on this handset which also boasts of 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery. Long 15 hours of talk time and 750 hours of standby time is a treat for those who love to talk.

The hot swappable microSD card slot of LG Optimus is expandable to 16 GB. LG GT540 is supported on quad band 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz network along with 3G HSDPA 900 / 2100 and 850 / 2100 MHz networks.
LG Optimus GT540 price in India is near to Rs. 12,000 mark.

“Samsung Galaxy S2”, mega-display android mobile launched in India

Amidst speculations, Samsung Galaxy S2 I9200 smartphone will launch in India most probably by first quarter of next year. It is an alleged successor of mobile phone Samsung Galaxy S I9000.The specifications and features of this Android based smartphone handset are being circulated on Net. The Galaxy S2 sports 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display screen and this massive gadget has 1,280 x 720 pixels resolution. The further advancement in Super AMOLED screen. Is its 2-GHz processor. It also comes with 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB of ROM.

Another highlighted spec of this smartphone is its 8-megapixel camera. It has quite cool connectivity features also as per the rumours. This smartphone will have A-GPS for navigation through unknown places. There is WLAN (b / g / n) and Bluetooth 3.0 for local data transfer. There are ambient light sensor (ALS) and position sensor in the phone.

There is inherent compass and a flash memory drive in the phone. The handset can enlarge its memory to 32 GB with microSD cards. The operating system of the phone Samsung Galaxy S2 is supposed to be Android version 3.0 (Ginger Bread). The first quarter of 2011 will witness the launch of this handset whose price details is not yet known.