LG officially unveils the Optimus Vu: A unique combination of tablet-like viewing with smartphone portability

LG just unveiled the 5-inch tablet smartphone hybrid with stylus input capability called Optimus Vu, a direct competitor to Samsung's Galaxy Note. The LG Optimus Vu was expected to be unveiled at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) but it appears that the Korean company simply just couldn't wait.

The LG Optimus Vu comes with a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, Adreno 220 GPU, 5-inch XGA (1024 x 768) IPS display with a 4x3 aspect ratio, Android 2.3 Gingerbread (Upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich), 1GB RAM, 32GB of internal storage, 8 megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED flash, 1.3 megapixel front camera, LTE, HDMI, DLNA, Wi-Fi, 2,080 mAh battery and a 8.5mm thick frame.

The Optimus Vu will be available on SK Telecom and LG+ carriers in South Korea in early March and the rest of the world should be able to see this device shortly thereafter. Pricing is still unknown.


Source: LG

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