LG GW620With LG is announcing that they are working on their second Android mobile phone, people are starting to forget that the GW620 is also an Android smart phone. Well, it is hard to blame anyone for forgetting. With Sony Ericsson announcing the first Android smart phone to run on the Snapdragon 1 GHz processor and Motorola bringing the latest version of the Android to UK shores, all the other noteworthy Android devices got shoved out of the spotlight.

Acer also has their own Snapdragon Android phone too. LG does not like being in the sidelines too much as they too announced that they are now working on their second Android smart phone and they will be using a Snapdragon processor.

Ups and Downs

Check the LG GW620 deals with local carriers and see if any are offering good packages. At this point, it makes a little more sense to get the HTC over this model in terms of design aesthetics and functions. Price-wise, the decision goes either way. The three inch touch screen may not be that attractive as it is smaller than other 3G smart phones and the resistive touch is not as responsive as capacitive technology. Users of the Android would prefer capacitive touch screen since the OS is meant for finger touch commands than the use of a stylus.

Android Nonetheless

LG’s GW620 is an Android device with decent specs, and back then, when Android mobile phones were scarce, this would have been a very welcome addition. But with all the new mobile phones also using the Google Android operating system, it is hard to appreciate the GW620 when there are plenty of other models out there with better specifications. The 5 mega pixel camera is a nice touch, and so is the physical keyboard, but aside from these two selling points, the device has nothing much to offer that other Android devices do not have.