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Those hankering for the new Android-powered LG Ally on May 20 will be able to get their Verizon preorders started in two days. There are a lot of good things going for the Ally, and the leaked slides go over the device in detail. We already know about the specs: Android 2.1 (complete with Google Maps Navigation), a 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, a 3.2″ WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard and Wi-Fi 802.11 n. The LG Ally apparently will not be shipping with the previously-speculated 1 Ghz Snapdragon processor, but rather the 600 Mhz (same as the Palm Pixi and Motorola Devour), alongside 256 MB of memory. The LG Ally will also be employing something called S-GPS, which is a way of simultaneously transmitting voice and location data to the carrier when making a call.
As for the software, it looks like there are some modest customizations to include a bottom dock for consistent shortcuts across multiple home screens (à la iPhone), though it is by and large a “Google Experience”, hopefully without any of that S-Class nonsense. The hardware is looking significantly more different than from its early Aloha days, which is for the best; the new design is much more sleek, curvy, and stylish. Overall, the Ally is certainly a step up from LG’s other Android slide, the Eve, and will butt heads with other midrange smartphones, like Motorola’s Devour.
There’s a big launch event happening today in NYC, and we’ve got two of our guys going to get some hands-on footage for y’all, so sit tight.
[via BGR]
Full spec list after the jump!
- 800/1900 MHz CDMA, EVDO Rev A
- MSM7627, 600MHz processor
- Memory: ROM 512MB, RAM 256MB
- 3.2? Touch Screen, 800 x 480 Pixels, 262K Color TFT
- Slide-Out QWERTY Keyboard
- BLUETOOTH 2.1 + EDR
- 3.2 Megapixel with Autofocus and Flash; Dedicated Camera/Video Key
- 3.5mm Headset Jack
- Android 2.1 OS; Google Experience Device
- LG Widgets including calendar widget, Weather+time, Socialite widget
- Integrated Google and Facebook Contacts in LG Socialite
- Push Gmail and Exchange, Google Calendar
- 4GB microSD pre-installed
- Wi-Fi
- S-GPS and aGPS Capable
- Speakerphone MP3 Ringtones (Embedded Ringtones, Vibrating Alerts, and Silent)
- Visual Voice Mail Capable
- Google Apps include Google Search;
- Google Maps with Navigation Beta, Transit, and Wikipedia Information;
- Google Talk with Presence; Gmail; YouTube™; Latitude; Google Calendar
- 1000s of Apps and 100s of Widgets Available in Android Market
- Android Webkit HTML5-based Browser
- Google Over the Air Updates
- Dimensions: 4.56? (H) x 2.22? (W) x 0.62? (D)
- Weight: 5.57 oz.
- Usage Time: Up to 450 mins or Standby Time: Up to 500 hr
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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