LG Electronics is getting creative with its smartphone lineup again. The electronics maker is rolling out the LG eXpo in an exclusive partnership with AT&T.
The LG eXpo is not only the first phone in the U.S. with a one-gigahertz processor, it’s also the first to come with a mobile projector add-on for business professionals who need to share data on the fly. The phone will run on AT&T’s HSPA 7.2 network.
The LG Mobile Projector snaps onto the back of the device so users can share presentations, slideshows and even online videos straight from the mobile phone. The projector weighs 1.8 ounces, is small enough to fit into the palm of your hand, and can project up to eight feet.
“LG eXpo adds to our growing portfolio of smartphones that operate on the latest upgrade to our 3G network and offer customers a great choice,” said Michael Woodward, an AT&T vice president. “As we move to HSPA 7.2 technology, it is crucial to provide our customers innovative and future-proof smartphones.”
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The LG eXpo has a 3.2-inch touchscreen with 16 million colors and a full-size QWERTY keypad. LG eXpo supports an RSS viewer, podcasts and GPS. The device also includes a five-megapixel camera with a built-in auto flash and can support up to a 16GB removable microSD memory card for music and photo storage.
The LG eXpo does away with the need for pin codes and passwords with a Smart Sensor fingerprint-recognition component from AuthenTec for security. LG said the Smart Sensor also complements the touchscreen user interface by providing precise cursor control for text editing, four-way menu navigation, and AuthenTec’s unique turbo-scroll feature for rapid browsing of long e-mails, contact lists, and web sites.
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