If the iPhone is AT&T's cake, its own version of the LG Prada may very well be the icing. Gizmodo has scored shots of what appears to be LG's high-end, touchable superphone running AT&T firmware that's clearly been tweaked for the better from the original
KE850 (better web browser, please!). Don't expect to stuff stockings with this one, though -- despite
earlier rumors that it might squeeze in by December, we're hearing that AT&T and LG are targeting a Q1 '08 release for the device, apparently called the "Vu2." If there's a Vu2, there's gotta be a Vu, right? Indeed, it turns out that AT&T's Shine will bear the moniker when it gets released. The carrier had originally targeted September for the Vu, but that obviously didn't happen; word on the street is that they're back in the labs tweaking the user interface as we speak and we haven't heard when a launch might actually go down. Both phones offer 3G, of course -- so between the Vu's nav stick and the Vu2's expansive touchscreen, we've got a couple of unique offerings on our hands here. Strong work picking these up, AT&T!
[Thanks, anonymous tipster]
Read - LG Shine for AT&T (Vu)
Read - LG Prada for AT&T (Vu2)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
tnkgrl @ Oct 11th 2007 7:24PM
Hopefully, AT&T kept the extremely decent Schneider Kreuznach 2 megapixel camera (with autofocus/flash) available on each of the original devices.
derX @ Oct 11th 2007 10:56PM
C'mon, this is totally coming out next year. This thing "cures" people's biggest quips with the iPhone: removable battery, 3G support, video recording camera, and, most recently, not being made by Apple.
Love or hate the Apple, I don't see AT&T releasing such a fierce competitor before the 3G iPhone is released. Apple would totally spank AT&T.
JAmerican @ Oct 11th 2007 11:36PM
Don't forget the common-sense landscape keyboard.
Martin @ Oct 12th 2007 1:51AM
You clearly don't have an iPhone
ir1 @ Oct 12th 2007 2:36AM
Yeah, he is clearly smarter than that.
anonymous @ Oct 12th 2007 1:21PM
The Vu is happening in Q1 08 for certain. LG has strategized and has been strategizing to make 3G phones. So yes it will be out before the next gen iPhone. It is not meant to be a competitor to the iPhone either. It is merely a standard mobile handset with touch-screen ui. Apple is going for a completely different market segment. iPhone is for the most part a PMP with a SIM card.
vfeezy @ Oct 12th 2007 3:48PM
YAY the phone is named after me. I feel special. hahaah
Navi Thach @ Oct 17th 2007 1:54AM
Verizon ruined LG for me, but those are sweet.
TheSafestLie @ Oct 30th 2007 6:15PM
Um, what happened to the scrolling bar? I mean, I get that the wheel is more easy to use, but the bar was pretty cool...