Not content simply waiting for their chance to shine at Mobile World Congress next week in Barcelona, LG has sent out some official press shots and confirmed the spec sheet for the Optimus Vu superphone. With the Optimus Vu, LG hopes to steal some of the spotlight away from Samsung’s Galaxy Note, as the Optimus Vu will be the next device to blur the line between smartphone and tablet.
Specs on the Optimus Vu include:
- 5″ IPS LCD display, with 1024 x 768 resolution and 4:3 aspect ratio
- 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon CPU
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread (though, we suspect this may be running Android 4.0 soon after officially launching – LG promises within 3 months)
- Stylus-input capable with stylus-friendly applications built in
- 8 megapixel rear-camera likely to come with 1080p HD video capture
- 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera
- 650 nits brightness on the display, mirroring the super-bright display found in the ASUS Transformer Prime
- 32 GB built-in storage (no word on microSD slot)
While we like that LG has decided to go with the potentially more svelte 5″ display (vs. the 5.3″ monster that is the Galaxy Note), the press shots in LG’s press release reveal a device that’s none too pleasing on the eyes. While the Galaxy Note brought us more of what we love, looking exactly like a bigger Galaxy S II, the LG Optimus Vu looks like a big, boring rectangle. It’s sad, really, as the LG G2x/Optimus 2X was one of my favorite looking phones with the chrome accent on the back of a gray-ish slab.
Hopefully we’ll see the Optimus Vu get a bit of a facelift before it launches to the masses later this year. Anyone out there interested in the Optimus Vu? We’ll have some hands-on time with the Vu in Barcelona next week. To hold you over, check out the video LG leaked a few weeks ago below. - source
