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LG Enlighten Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)
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Review & Description

Ideal for messaging, e-mail, and apps in a slim and affordable package, the 3G-enabled, Android-powered LG Enlighten smartphone for Verizon Wireless helps you stay connected and up-to-date on news and your social life wherever you may roam.

The Android-powered LG Enlighten, optimized for fast messaging with a slide-out keyboard (view larger).

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At a Glance:

3G connectivity
Android 2.3 OS
800 MHz processor
3.2-inch touch screen + slide-out keyboard
3.2-megapixel camera
2 GB microSD card
GPS navigation
Wireless-N Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity
Corporate/personal e-mail

It features a 3.2-inch multi-touch display that offers seven customizable home screens with shortcuts to apps, favorites and widgets. Enjoy a full web experience with Android's full HTML browser with support for Adobe Flash videos and animations. And you'll be able to quickly fire off e-mails and updates to your favorite social network thanks to the slide-out, full QWERTY keyboard.

With the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system, you'll get seamlessly integrated access to a wide range of Google Mobile Services, including Gmail, YouTube, Google Search, and Google Maps, as well as access to more than 250,000 apps available to download from Android Market.

In addition to 3G connectivity, you can also share the built-in Mobile Hotspot via Wi-Fi among up to five devices--laptop, another phone, MP3 player, and more (additional service charge).

The LG Enlighten comes with a 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder that's loaded with features, including auto-focus, multiple scene modes (including sports and night), multiple quality settings, geotagging capabilities, and a wide range of customizable settings. In addition to capturing video, the Enlighten can play a variety of video formats, including DivX files that you can load from your PC.

Other features include an included 2 GB microSD memory card (with expansion to 32 GB via optional cards), Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, GPS for navigation and location-based services, access to personal and corporate e-mail, and up to 6 hours of talk time (see full specs below).

Vital Statistics

The LG Enlighten weighs 5.54 ounces and measures 4.5 x 2.3 x 0.58 inches. Its 1540 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 6 hours of talk time, and up to 810 hours (33+ days) of standby time. It runs on the CDMA 800/1900 frequencies as well as EV-DO, Rev A 3G frequencies.

What's in the Box
LG Enlighten handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 2 GB microSD card, quick start guide

Android Gingerbread Operating System

The LG Enlighten runs the Android 2.3 operating system (dubbed Gingerbread)--the fastest version of Android available for smartphones yet. It features a cleaner, more refined interface with new icons, improved top notification bar, and more intuitive navigation.

Multitasking in Gingerbread allows you the ability to run more than one app at a time. If you're playing a game, you can easily switch to an incoming e-mail and then switch back to the game without losing your place. And like the previous version of Android ("Froyo"), Gingerbread provides support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for access to the full Web.

A new onscreen keyboard makes it easier to type thanks to additional spacing between the keys and larger font sizes. And the more you use the keyboard, the easier typing will be as the enhanced suggest feature records previous input history to make better suggestions.

The LG Enlighten also brings one-touch access to the popular Google mobile services you use every day. It also provides easy access to both personal and corporate e-mail, calendars, and contacts supported by Exchange Server and Gmail. And through Android Market, you'll get access to thousands of useful applications, widgets, and fun games to download and install on your phone, with many more apps being added every day.

Google Integration

Android Market for browsing and downloading thousands of free and paid apps
Pre-loaded Android apps: Browser, Calculator, Calendar (Google or Corporate), Camera, Clock, Contacts, Email, Gallery, Messaging, Music, News & Weather, Phone, Settings, Video Player, Voice Dialer, Voice Search, YouTube
Google applications: Gmail, Google Search, Google Voice Search, Google Latitude, Google Maps, Google Places, Google Talk
Google Maps Navigation with spoken turn-by-turn directions showing real-time traffic and 360° views of the destination

Connectivity

Fast 3G connectivity thanks to the reliable Verizon Wireless EV-DO, Rev A network
Onboard GPS for navigation (via integrated Google Maps) and location-based services
Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g) for accessing home and corporate networks as well as hotspots while on the go.
Mobile Hotspot capability allows you to create a Wi-Fi hotspot using your 3G connection, which can then be shared among up to 5 Wi-Fi-capable devices.
Next-generation Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity backward compatible with older Bluetooth-enabled peripherals and includes stereo audio streaming.

Hardware

800 MHz single-core processor
3.2-inch multi-touch display (320 x 480 pixels)
Onscreen keyboard
Removable battery

Communications & Internet

Full HTML Web Browser with Flash 10.1 Support
Full messaging capabilities including SMS text, MMS picture/video, and IM instant messaging
Personal and corporate e-mail access with support for Exchange ActiveSync as well as personal e-mail accounts (Google push, Yahoo!, POP3, IMAP).

Memory

Included 2 GB microSD card with support for optional cards up to 32 GB.
150 MB internal memory

Camera

3.2-megapixel auto-focus camera with up to 3x digital zoom, multiple scene modes, macro mode (for up-close photography), and customizable brightness and white balance settings
Video capture capabilities (DVD quality; 640 x 480 pixels)

Multimedia

Music player compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC/AAC+/eAAC+
Video player compatible with MPEG4, WMV, H.264, H.263, DivX

More Features

3.5mm headphone jack
Speakerphone for hands-free communication.
Hearing Aid Compatibility: M4/T4

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