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We’d previously heard about South Korean carrier LG U+ picking up a moderately downscaled version of the Galaxy S series as the Galaxy U before… and, well, sure enough, in this place it is. The U trades down from a 4-inch Super AMOLED display to a more modest 3.7 inches at the same WVGA resolution (the same size as the Beam, for the record) and includes a bunch of notable features like Bluetooth 3.0 support, 802.11n WiFi, 720p video capture, and — since this is a Korean phone — T-DMB mobile TV tuning. Looks like it’ll be hitting stores in your choice of black or white (all white, without a black bezel) for 800,000 won ($683).

Samsung switches up the alphabet soup, launches Galaxy U in Korea originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

at this time that LG’s new Optimus Z is available from both KT and SK Telecom in South Korea, it’s obviously time to promote it — and how better to promote a hot new smartphone launch than with a random mashup of the green Android dude and Zorro? Actually, this fella is actually “Z Boy,” a tribute to the “Z” in “Optimus Z” — but he’s sporting the Zorro look as he wanders the streets of Seoul for the next month looking for victims potential buyers for the 5 megapixel, WVGA-equipped Android handset. With major entrants from Motorola, Samsung, and LG in the market, Android competition in South Korea is nearly as heated as it is across Europe and North America — so yes, if you’ve got to win over a few customers with a big, lovable robot wearing a face mask, then by all means, LG, do your thing.

LG enlists ‘Z Boy’ to promote Optimus Z, resembles an open source Zorro originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

at this time that LG’s new Optimus Z is available from both KT and SK Telecom in South Korea, it’s obviously time to promote it — and how better to promote a hot new smartphone launch than with a random mashup of the green Android dude and Zorro? Actually, this fella is actually “Z Boy,” a tribute to the “Z” in “Optimus Z” — but he’s sporting the Zorro look as he wanders the streets of Seoul for the next month looking for victims potential buyers for the 5 megapixel, WVGA-equipped Android handset. With major entrants from Motorola, Samsung, and LG in the market, Android competition in South Korea is nearly as heated as it is across Europe and North America — so yes, if you’ve got to win over a few customers with a big, lovable robot wearing a face mask, then by all means, LG, do your thing.

LG enlists ‘Z Boy’ to promote Optimus Z, resembles an open source Zorro originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.