LG Unveils Optimus L9 to Expand L-Series

Bangalore: LG has announced the next member under its L Series smartphones. Following Optimus L3, Optimus L5 and Optimus L7 LG has announced the global launch of Optimus L9. The phone is expected to be showcased at the IFA 2012, which is going to kick start on August 31, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.

The design of this smartphone is also in keeping with the design of its predecessors. Optimus L9 comes with a 9.1 mm thin body with has a thin metallic streak. The device is on the squarer side of the design and this design makes it possible to comfortably grip the phone.

The L9 handset has a 4.7 inch IPS touch screen. LG hasn’t revealed the resolution of the screen yet. The smartphone will be powered by a 1GHz Dual-Core processor backed by a 1 GB RAM and will function on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. It has 4 GB internal memory.

The handset is powered with a 2,150mAh SiO+ battery. According to the company, the battery will allow the user to enjoy all the features for longer time periods. The phone comes with UX features like QTranslator and My Style Keypad Function teamed up with popular QMemo.

The QTranslator along with translating words also translates entire sentences and phrases. It translates from 44 foreign languages to 64 user languages. The phone uses Optical Character Recognition that scans the letters with the camera and then utilizes the electronic dictionary or online translation engine to translate the text.

The second smart feature “My Style Keypad” function adjusts the key formation according to how the user uses the phone i.e. depending on whether the user is using one hand or both hands to type.

“The Optimus L9 is a great smartphone that appeals to every consumer,” said Dr. Jongseok Park, President and CEO of LG Mobile Communications Company. “LG will continue to offer differentiated value through the Optimus L9 and strengthen our position in the smartphone market.”

Just recently LG launched their new phone LG Optimus G and now they are on the front with Optimus L9. With the launches it feels that LG is trying to get on top of the pack of Android smartphone market.