LG "Xenon" to bring high-speed data (and texting) to AT&T?

by Chris Ziegler posted Sep 24th 2008 at 11:40AM

That Knick isn't even out yet, and it looks like AT&T might already be gearing up to stuff a competitor right alongside it in the lineup. Boy Genius Report is showing a picture (possibly a rendering -- hard to tell) of a reasonably-spec'd QWERTY slider dumbphone from LG dubbed "Xenon" that is claimed to be wrapping up testing as we speak in preparation for a holiday launch. Rumored goodies include dualband HSDPA, a 2.8-inch QVGA display, 3-megapixel cam with VGA video recording, microSD expansion, and WiFi -- so needless to say, we're not really seeing a free-on-contract future for 'er.

Filed under: Handsets, LG, ATT, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Tags: att, lg, qwerty, slider, xenon

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Al @ Sep 24th 2008 12:10PM

Does it have a xenon flash?

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SPOKE @ Sep 24th 2008 1:11PM

dude, you're flashing if you think it has a xenon flash to flash stuff. Flashing.

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puma @ Sep 24th 2008 2:01PM

That sure is an odd place to put the space bar...

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RC @ Sep 24th 2008 2:23PM

Ever used an enV2?

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JunkJugget @ Sep 24th 2008 2:42PM

It may seem odd, but it is very practical and easy to use. The enV (1 and 2) and Voyager on Verizon have the space bar in the same location, and it actually makes texting easier. I've tried a phone where the space bar was in the center and I hated it, but I'm sure after time I would get used to it, just like you will here. But I really like it where it is located on this phone.

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david @ Sep 24th 2008 3:34PM

ugh i left at&t because they didnt have any "dumb" phones. for t-mobile.

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pheer6224 @ Sep 24th 2008 5:55PM

Damn, that's one ugly phone.

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yoyodude64 @ Sep 24th 2008 10:38PM

im assuming touchscreen?

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alex @ Sep 24th 2008 10:43PM

so heres why att ruined my life:
i bought a lg viewty for 400$ thinking qwerty phones w/o data weren't coming to att, 2 months later this and some other qwerty pop up. now i want this phone because of the keyboard and wifi. Dam it! by the way i have a year left on my contract so there s no hope upgrading now.

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