LG Optimus Chat

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LG Optimus Chat
Brand LG
Manufacturer LG Electronics, Inc.
Series Optimus
Compatible networks GSM/GPRS/EDGE Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900)
UMTS/HSPA tri-band (900/1700/2100)
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32-48 kbit/s
Related LG GT540 Optimus
Form factor Slide
Operating system Android 2.2 Froyo
CPU GSM 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 ARM1136EJ-S
CDMA 600 MHz MSM7627 ARM1136EJ-S
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 200
Memory512 MB Flash EEPROM SDRAM
Storage512 MB ROM (140 or 170 MB user addressable)
Removable storage 2 GB microSD (supports up to 32 GB)
Display TFT LCD, 2.8 in (71 mm) diagonal
240×320 pixels QVGA @ 206 ppi
3:4 aspect-ratio standard screen
256K colors
Rear cameraVGA video recording (640×480 px, MPEG4 at 18 fps max.)
Auto-focus
Europe and Asia 3-megapixels
United States and Canada 3.15 megapixels (2048×1536 px max.)
Connectivity3.5 mm TRRS
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP
FM stereo receiver (87.5-108 MHz) with RDS (certain variants)
Micro USB 2.0
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Data inputs Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen
A-GPS
S-GPS
Accelerometer
Microphone
Proximity sensor
Push buttons
OtherWi-Fi hotspot, USB tethering

The Optimus Chat is an entry-level, touch-screen smartphone with keyboard manufactured by LG Electronics, Inc. While it is very similar to the LG Optimus One, the main difference is that it includes a smaller touch screen (2.8-inch instead of 3.2-inch) but has a slide-out keyboard instead. It is currently running the Android 2.2 Froyo software stack but may run Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

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Carriers

This smartphone is now available on Koodo Mobile. [1]

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References

  1. Koodo Mobile to release the LG Optimus Chat for $200 - Mobile Syrup