Gizmodo: lg ke850

LG's Prada Phone Soon Out, Could Be Your iPhone Placeholder Til June

Louis Ramirez — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:55:49 EST

Maybe this is their way of sticking it to Apple, but LG today officially announced its new Prada phone, also know as the KE850. Aside from the fact that it's black and has a touchscreen, the similarities with the iPhone are minimal...not really. The LG has a 3-inch 400 x 240 screen to the iPhone's 3.5-inch 480 x 320 screen. Unlike the iPhone, LG's phone lacks built-in storage, instead you'll have to rely on microSD cards. There's also no word of its wifi capabilities, if it has any. Still, it looks nicer than many of the other fashion phones we've seen before and the interface, though perhaps slow, ain't bad either. Where it does have the advantage is availability. It's due out next month in Europe, whereas the iPhone still has a ways to go. – Louis Ramirez

LG Unveils Prada Phone, Preempts iPhone [Electronista]

Tracking the iPhone's DNA: Who's its Touchscreen's Daddy?

Brian Lam — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:48:32 EST

myiPhone.com and macrumors are thinking the same thing: Maybe the iPhone's touch tech is licensed from Synaptics, and therefore the same tech demoed in the Onyx concept phone and the touchscreen-tastic LG KE850 above. Family? Maybe. Extensive videos attemping to prove so are worth watching over at myiPhone.com, and I think Macrumors.com has a point when they say that the competition is probably eager to get their hands on the Synaptics tech to help em compete with the Jesus Phone.

Let me respond by saying the Hard Button Will Never Die!–Brian Lam

Onyx Concept Phone gives birth to twins: iPhone and LG KE850 [myiphone.com]

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

Gizloco — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:28:22 EST

The actual specs of the upcoming LG KE850 haven't been revealed yet, so we'll just have to make do with these screens and then wildly speculate. The KE850 appears to be completely based on a touchscreen interface, with send, end and confirm being the only "real" buttons. There's speculation that it might end up being a member of the Chocolate line of cellphones given its shape and color. So, those pics?

There's no release date yet for the KE850, so expect more, you know, news once LG gets its act together. Hopefully the touchscreen works a little better than some of LG's other touch-sensitive products. – Nicholas Deleon

LG KE850 a Slim Touch Screen Phone [SlashPhone.com]