Thin is in: LG shares a glimpse of its 5 megapixel hottie phone

by Chris Ziegler, posted Apr 7th 2008 at 1:48AM

Great news, Mr. and Mrs. Tighty Pants: carrying five megapixels in your pocket is about to become a little less obvious! The latest member of LG's storied Black Label line -- other alumni being the Chocolate and the Shine -- is starting to break cover, and for what the slider might lack in sheer visual distinction, it makes up in technical prowess. The as-yet-unnamed slider promises to be the thinnest 5 megapixel cameraphone in the world when it launches, featuring a reinforced glass touchscreen up front (just a little Glimmer-esque, if you ask us) and a shell constructed from carbon fiber. Other than that, LG's being a little stingy with details at this point, saying that it'll unveil the handset's name later this month -- hopefully along with pricing and a full spec sheet. The phone will hit Europe first with a number of other launches across the globe thereafter, finally hitting LG's own South Korea in the second half.

[Via T3]

Filed under: Handsets, LG

Tags: 5 megapixel, 5Megapixel, black label, BlackLabel, camera, cameraphone, lg, slider

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Ketan @ Apr 7th 2008 3:20AM

alas...the US is left out again for now on such hotness...

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Matt @ Apr 7th 2008 5:02AM

Unlock that bad boy and send it my way. I need something to replace my aging U600.

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Razor1973 @ Apr 7th 2008 9:51AM

LG has got to stop selling 80% of their U.S. phones through Verizon and go with a GSM carrier. They've gone from laughable to desirable. Here's further proof.

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benman2233 @ Apr 7th 2008 12:21PM

Woot wow that phones kinda nice, ya to bad that it wont be in the US, not that it really surprises me. i would love a nice thin phone like that, ive got the enV, which is nice, but fatter then holy hell. im hopin that eventually thell send it to a verizon store near me.

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Anthony T. @ Apr 7th 2008 3:06PM

Who says this is going to be for Verizon? If it's going to be launched in Europe first, it's probably going to be a GSM phone. Once again, Verizon not hooking up ANYTHING beyond a 3.2MP camera which is a Samsung; with okay quality pics. The highest megapixel LG w/ Verizon at this point is only 2.0MP. Thanks again LG and Verizon... :|

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