LG Electronics last month announce Optimus Elite for Sprint and Virgin Mobile but back then they didn’t make any comment on its availability and the price as well but now the consumers have every information regarding this device. Optimus Elite which was available for pre order last week at a price of $ 149.99 via Virgin Mobile is now been official launched. Yes, you can go and purchase Optimus Elite right now.
LG Optimus Elite on Virgin Mobile
LG Optimus Elite is the successor of Optimus S smartphone and it comes with much improved specifications but it isn’t among the greatest smartphones out there at this price in United States. Going through the specifications of this smartphone it comes with 3.5 inches HVGA display screen touchscreen and there is 800 Mhz processor offcourse single core but good enough to power up the multi operation on your smartphone. It comes with 5 mega pixel camera on the rear side which allows you take picture and videos at 720p HD video recording. The 4 GB internal memory and 512 MB RAM can handle data and processing on your smartphone.
This smartphone comes with the feature of Near Field Communication and as such this can be used with Google Wallet to make payment and share various pictures, files and videos easily with your friends. The Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread operating system comes pre installed on this device along with the access to the Google Play Store to access a library of 5 millions applications available for free and paid download. There is micro SD card slot, Wi Fi internet access, Bluetooth and various other basic smartphone functions as well. Its clear that this smartphone wouldn’t be launched with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich which is the latest Android operating system version but not to worry at out portal Android Advices we will come out with the custom firmware on how to go upgrade to Optimus Elite with Android 4.0 ICS pack very soon.
The main feature of the Elite smartphone is that its eco friendly and it’s good to see the manufacturers have realized the importance of environment as Elite comes with 50 % recycle plastics, as such it adds to population of few eco friendly smartphones. Moreover this smartphone is free from hazardous materials like PVC. Importantly this device comes with 7.2 hours of battery life and standby time of 10.5 hours which is great for a smartphone of this quality.
LG Optimus Elite is available for purchase at $ 149.99 without contract and when you activate it for the first time you get $ 35 talk bonus exclusive from Virgin Mobiles.For your information, this smartphone at Sprint is available for just $ 29.99 along with Sprint contract of two years.
Any takers for this smartphone?
