We were pleasantly surprised to hear that LG would be revamping their EnV line for Verizon by throwing some Android into the mix. Today, the user guide for the device had leaked, actually revealing the device. That’s great news, right? Well, according to Android And Me, the device has been canceled a little over a week before it was expected to hit store shelves.
So we finally have the specifications on the device, which features a 3.2 inch display (800 x 480), Android 2.1, 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, physical QWERTY keyboard, and a 4GB pre-installed MicroSD card. This seems like classic LG, an entry-level phone that likely won’t be appealing to too many people. The LG Ally wasn’t a bad phone, but it wasn’t the best, either. We’re seeing too many of these sub-bar Android phones from the Korean handset maker. It’s likely the only LG smartphone that will see some success will be the Optimus T for T-Mobile, as it’s the most affordable Android device we’ve seen yet with a decent feature set.
Unfortunately, we’re hearing that the handset you see above was canceled after failing to impress the device testers. We’re not sure exactly what about the handset proved to be so unimpressive, but the form factor of the handset is interesting enough. What’s more unfortunate is that even if it didn’t impress the testers and ended up making it to market, the EnV Pro would have been much better than its predecessors – it would technically have been a smartphone.
So, will LG learn? Can they make a decent Android phone, or will they continue to churn out crap that no one wants? Hopefully they will soon realize that they need to go big for a few handsets, and give us a high-end Android phone at some point so they can gain some respect. LG was said to have 20 Android handsets for 2010, and they have yet to meet that goal.