The LG KE850, also known as the LG Prada[1], is a touchscreen mobile phone made by LG Electronics. It was first announced on 12 December 2006.[2] Images of the device appeared on websites such as Engadget Mobile on December 15, 2006.[3]An official press release showing an image of the device appeared on 18 January 2007.[1] The LG Prada's successor was released by AT&T in May 2008 with the name "Vu" and features mobileTV. There is also a CDMA equivalent to the Prada/Vu, the VX9700 "Dare", released on Verizon Wireless in early July 2008. A second version of the phone, the LG Prada II (KF900) was announced 13 Oct 2008. It was released December 2008. [edit] Features - Capacitive Touch Screen
- Music Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, RA)
- Music Multitasking (Messaging)
- Video Player (MPEG4, H.263, H.264)
- Adobe Flash UI
- Document Viewer (ppt, doc, xls, pdf, txt )[1]
[edit] Specifications[4] General - Form Factor: Touchscreen
- Dimensions: 98.8 × 54 × 12 mm
- Weight: 85 g
- Main Screen Type: TFT touchscreen, 256K colors
- Main Screen Size/Resolution: 240 x 400 pixels, 3 inches
- Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
- Operating System: Flash UI
- Built-in Handsfree: Yes
- Voice-dial/memo: Yes
- Vibration: Yes
- Organiser: Yes
- Office Document Viewer: .ppt, .doc, .xls, .pdf, .txt
- Battery Stand-By: Up to 300 h
- Battery Talk Time: Up to 3 h
Connectivity - 2G Network: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
- Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
- USB: Yes, v2.0
Multimedia - 2MP camera: 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, video(CIF 30fps), flash
- Internal Memory: 8 MB shared memory
- Memory Slot: microSD (TransFlash), up to 2GB
- Games: Halloween Fever, Photo Puzzle, Virus, Pipe
- Music: MP3 player
- Radio: Yes
- Ringtones: Polyphonic (40 channels), MP3
- Speakers: Built-in handsfree
[edit] Awards - International Forum Design—Product Design Award for 2007 [1]
- Red dot design award—LG Prada Wins "Best of the Best" red dot Design Award, 2007 [2][3]
- Fashion phone of the year—Mobile Choice (2007) [4]
- Best fashion phone—What Mobile Awards (2007) [5]
- Gold for best looking phone—CNET Asia Readers' Choice Award (2007/08) [6]
[edit] See also [edit] References - ^ a b c "Mobile Innovation Meets Avant-Garde Design". http://www.lge.com/about/press_release/detail/PRO%7CNEWS%5EPRE%7CMENU_20328_PRE%7CMENU.jhtml.
- ^ LG News Archives - LG Global Site
- ^ "The LG KE850: touchable chocolate". http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/12/15/the-lg-ke850-touchable-chocolate/.
- ^ http://grlmobile.com/Prada-KE850
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