The Android invasion continues with LG's Optimus

[Bateluer]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/lg-debuts-optimus-smartphone-series-froyo-powered-one-and-ch/

While all of you Droid, Incredible and EVO 4G owners wait patiently for an official Froyo update to call your own, LG's wasting no time introducing its first phones based on the latest and greatest Android build. Over in the UK today, the company has decided to launch the Optimus Series, a family of smartphones that'll run "on a range of operating systems as well as Android." If all goes well, LG will introduce around ten new smart devices worldwide in the second half of this year under the Optimus label, though only two are being partially revealed for now. The Optimus One with Google and Optimus Chic will both ship with Android 2.2 onboard, with the latter being specifically aimed at fashionistas who just might appreciate the "sleek curves" that make themselves so apparent. Further details surrounding pricing, availability and specifications remain to be seen, but here's hoping this is just the beginning of the Froyo flood to come.

Not sure which is which in the pictures, but they both look pretty slick. From the pictures, I'm guessing a 3.7in+ screen at least, definitely a plus. Hopefully, there's also some CPU power under the hood too.

 

[CTrain]

Sorry, but LG makes some of the ugliest looking phones.
Those phones look big, clunky with alot of bezels.
For a company that as big as LG and been in the cell phone business as long as they have, they really do suck at making phones.
I can't remembered tha last time I've seen a LG phone and said to myself I'd like to have one of those.
The new Chocolate was interesting but it had a weird 21:9 ratio that noone was inetrested in.
They are by far the least innovative of all the major phone manufacturer.

 

[foghorn67]

Un-inspired design. Chick on the right is beautiful.

 

[Bateluer]

Sorry, but LG makes some of the ugliest looking phones.

But they do make great keyboards, Env2, Env3, Env Touch, all have excellent QWERTY keyboards that all other manufacturers should aspire to.

 

[Anubis]

Un-inspired design.

umm its a phone, provided it works and does what its supposed to design is almost totally irrelevant

 

[SunnyD]

umm its a phone, provided it works and does what its supposed to design is almost totally irrelevant

Yeah, I was going to say... what the hell do you want from it? It's a rectangular touchscreen display wrapped in a plastic shell, there's only so much you can do. Everybody raved about the Moto Droid, but imho it's just an awkward rectangular block just like every other smartphone out there.

 

[Headcase_Fargone]

So you guys are arguing that aesthetics have nothing to do with phone sales? I think Apple's sales figures beg to differ.

 

[Anubis]

So you guys are arguing that aesthetics have nothing to do with phone sales? I think Apple's sales figures beg to differ.

no you are right. to the dumb shit fucking restarted apple sheep its is all that matters

to anyone with a brain, especially those who post on a tech forum its irrelevant

 

[Headcase_Fargone]

no you are right. to the dumb shit fucking restarted apple sheep its is all that matters

Wow, are you for real?

At any rate, aesthetics aren't even everything when it comes to design. To me, "design" includes where buttons are located and even which buttons are included. For instance, one of the only things I hate about my Evo is the placement of the power button. It makes turning the phone on when I take it out of my pocket a pain in the ass.

Now look at the iPhone. A button in the center at the bottom, easily accessible by either thumb. Simple and effective. That's good design.

 

[preslove]

no you are right. to the dumb shit fucking restarted apple sheep its is all that matters

to anyone with a brain, especially those who post on a tech forum its irrelevant

What these dumb fucks don't understand is that as more companies like LG put out android phones you'll see cheaper and cheaper full-fledged android phones. Android phones are becoming ubiquitous and affordable.

In a couple years you'll be able to get a decent non-contract android phone for $200-$300, precisely because more companies like LG (and dell, and lenovo, and asus, etc.) put out devices. The iPhones will remain ~$600 unsubsidized.

 

[foghorn67]

What these dumb fucks don't understand is that as more companies like LG put out android phones you'll see cheaper and cheaper full-fledged android phones. Android phones are becoming ubiquitous and affordable.

In a couple years you'll be able to get a decent non-contract android phone for $200-$300, precisely because more companies like LG (and dell, and lenovo, and asus, etc.) put out devices. The iPhones will remain ~$600 unsubsidized.

wow, I'm a dumbfuck for not liking how it looks? Wow it's Android, I get it. I'm supposed to love and hug every damn Android device after you dry hump it.

 

[Fingolfin269]

wow, I'm a dumbfuck for not liking how it looks? Wow it's Android, I get it. I'm supposed to love and hug every damn Android device after you dry hump it.

I think the point is that the way the phone looks shouldn't be the primary selling point. Take the iPhone. Hey, it looks great. But then when this whole reception issue popped up people were saying that only idiots would ever use it without putting it into a case. WTF is the point then if its hidden in a case?

 

[preslove]

wow, I'm a dumbfuck for not liking how it looks? Wow it's Android, I get it. I'm supposed to love and hug every damn Android device after you dry hump it.

LG is a cheap, 2nd tier brand. Their entry into the market has ramifications and is one data point in the ongoing trend towards ubiquitous, affordable android phones. I will not buy any of these phones, but I appreciate the negative price pressure they apply to the mobile market. Saying "LG sucks" ignores this information, and is therefore pretty stupid.

 

[theeedude]

LG should put antenna on the outside so it doesn't work, but looks inspired and magical.

 

[CTrain]

umm its a phone, provided it works and does what its supposed to design is almost totally irrelevant

Thats great, I'm pretty sure LG loves comsumers like you.
Thats why when HTC released smartphones with the Snapdragon proccessors for T-mobile(HD2), Verizon(Incredible), and Sprint(EVO), they all sold out.
And LG release its Snapdragon for ATT, the Expo, that phone sunk into oblivion.
Probably has nothing to do the other 3 being nice looking phones with big LCD screen vs. the LG which was ugly and has a 3.2" screen.
Keep telling yourself that "design is almost totally irrelevant"

 

[foghorn67]

My point is, people are going to look at it, skip it, because there others Android devices out there that look better and have decent specs. If it's nothing special, at least make it look cool.

 

[RedRooster]

Haha, look at the size of the lower bezel where the buttons are on the Chic(" with the latter being specifically aimed at fashionistas"), its enormous! It was nice of them to include a handy table built into the phone to hold papers and your coffee cup while you work on it.

 

[preslove]

Thats great, I'm pretty sure LG loves comsumers like you.
Thats why when HTC released smartphones with the Snapdragon proccessors for T-mobile(HD2), Verizon(Incredible), and Sprint(EVO), they all sold out.
And LG release its Snapdragon for ATT, the Expo, that phone sunk into oblivion.
Probably has nothing to do the other 3 being nice looking phones with big LCD screen vs. the LG which was ugly and has a 3.2" screen.
Keep telling yourself that "design is almost totally irrelevant"

The expo wasn't "uninspired" or "derivative," but was down right ugly, had non-Sense winmo 6.5, and a small, resistive touch screen. These models have none of those deficiencies.

 

[CTrain]

The expo wasn't "uninspired" or "derivative," but was down right ugly, had non-Sense winmo 6.5, and a small, resistive touch screen. These models have none of those deficiencies.

The HD2 had a big defeciency called Winmo 6.5 too but it sold like hotcakes cause it was such a gorgeous phone.
Having a restrictive screen is part of the design.
As I was saying before, aesthetic and design has everything to do with a phone and LG really suck at it.

 

[Anubis]

googleing up the lg expo it looks like every other fucking phone just smaller

 

[preslove]

The HD2 had a big defeciency called Winmo 6.5 too but it sold like hotcakes cause it was such a gorgeous phone.
Having a restrictive screen is part of the design.
As I was saying before, aesthetic and design has everything to do with a phone and LG really suck at it.

There's a reason why I said "non-Sense winmo 6.5." HTC completely changed the winmo UI and made it much better. un-skinned Froyo is much better than even sensed-up WinMo. And, again, these phones aren't godawfully ugly, like the expo, so your comparison is silly. These phones aren't ugly and they have un-skinned Android 2.2 (something people have been asking for). They should do pretty well, especially if they're priced lower than the current/coming superphones.

 

[CTrain]

Theres no point in argueing with people if something is ugly or not.
If you think they look fine, be it.
Theres a reason why LG phones don't sell well. Boring.

 

[CTrain]

There's a reason why I said "non-Sense winmo 6.5." HTC completely changed the winmo UI and made it much better. un-skinned Froyo is much better than even sensed-up WinMo. And, again, these phones aren't godawfully ugly, like the expo, so your comparison is silly. These phones aren't ugly and they have un-skinned Android 2.2 (something people have been asking for). They should do pretty well, especially if they're priced lower than the current/coming superphones.

Actually the comparison isn't silly at all.
LG took what was the best processor at the time, the snapdragon, put it in a boring phone and it didn't sell. Where HTC took a powerful processor and put it into compelling phones that sold like hotcakes.
LG phones are unimaginative and boring.

 

[preslove]

Actually the comparison isn't silly at all.
LG took what was the best processor at the time, the snapdragon, put it in a boring phone and it didn't sell. Where HTC took a powerful processor and put it into compelling phones that sold like hotcakes.
LG phones are unimaginative and boring.

LG put a good processor into a phone with a 3.2" resistive touch screen in December, 2009. Are you too dense to understand that the SOC of a phone isn't the only important tech spec? Resistive touch screens are automatic fail. To say that it failed because of its looks is just stupid.

And LG is the world's #3 mobile phone maker, so saying "Theres a reason why LG phones don't sell well," is pretty nonsensical.

 

[CTrain]

If you need to go the route of personal attack, I can do that do.
Are you faacking stupid ??
Look at the topic at hand.
We're talking about smartphones.
LG smartphones don't sell well.
LG is great at selling phones to the mass like the Env, Chocolate and flip phones.
Go ahead and name me a hot selling LG smartphone.

And you need to check your reading comprehension.
I like you you twist my words to say the phone fail because of its looks.
It fail because LG is unimaginative and boring.
Who the hell put would put a snapdragon on a 3.2" resistive screen ?? Nope just LG.
Sure the resistive screen is a reason but its not the only reason.
HTC put out an 3.7" resistive winmo phone Pro Touch 2 that went to all four carriers that did well.
Hmmm...you're trying so hard to defend them, I hope your next smartphone is a LG.
And I don't know what planet you're living in but aesthetic plays a big part in a consumer choice for a product.