Verizon Wireless announced the launch of the LG Fathom (VS750) QWERTY smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.5.3 OS with a 1GHz CPU. The side-slide mobile phone features a 3.2-inch touchscreen with tactile feedback, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2 Megapixel auto focus camera, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity.
The Fathom comes with VZ Navigator and VZ Navigator Global capabilities and supports both CDMA/EVDO and GSM/UMTS networks for global roaming. It also gets luminous sensor, proximity sensor. An international charger with four adapter clips are also included.
The LG Fathom will be available beginning 3 June for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
Key features:
- Sleek slate blue case takes customers from Monday meetings to Friday outings
- Large 3.2-inch touch screen with Improved Touch Experience and vibration for tactile feedback
- 1 GHz processor
- Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard with simultaneous touch screen capabilities
- microSD slot for up to 16 GB of memory
- Wi-Fi enabled (802.11 b/g/n)
- Bluetooth 2.1 capabilities with support for the following profiles: headset, hands-free, dial-up networking, stereo, phone book access, basic printing, basic imaging, object push for vCard and vCalendar, file transfer, and serial port
- Built-in MP3 and WMA music player with music library, repeat and shuffle features, as well as stereo sound via headset or Bluetooth
- Windows® Media Player 10 Mobile and video player for WMV, MP4, and 3GP formats
- USB mass storage for file transfer between microSD card and PC
- One-touch speaker phone and speaker-independent voice commands
- Text to speech and voice-activated dialing for up to 4,000 entries
Additional lifestyle features:
- Dedicated task manager key for quick access to mobile Task Manager
- Windows Mobile Device Center and ActiveSync allows users to synchronize Outlook, Office and contents from Microsoft Exchange Server to keep personal information organized and updated
- View and edit with Excel®Mobile, OneNote Mobile and Word® Mobile or view important presentations with PowerPoint® Mobile
- Scroll, zoom and view rich PDF content with Adobe Reader LE
- Global roaming frequency automatically switches from CDMA/EVDO to GSM/UMTS depending on geographic location
- VZ Navigator capabilities – Receive audible turn-by-turn directions to millions of points of interest and share the directions with others
- VZ Navigator Global capabilities – Get turn-by-turn directions and maps in English while navigating through more than 20 destinations such as Canada, Mexico, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. This easy-to-use application also marks distances in miles or kilometers and finds restaurants, gas stations, banks/ATMs and other popular spots using the Local Search feature
- Wireless manager enables and disables wireless connectivity for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and cellular network
- Luminous sensor designed to adjust LCD backlight brightness depending on light conditions
- Proximity sensor instantly locks touch screen buttons while talking on the phone
- Text and send clear images and fun animations through Flash User interface support
- International charger plus up to four different adapter clips for multi-country use
- 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera and camcorder that includes:
- Five different camera resolutions and three different video resolutions
- Macro Mode for detailed, up close pictures
- panorama for three guided, sequential shots
- Continuous shot for up to six consecutive photos
- Scene mode for auto, portrait, landscape, sports and night settings
- Image editor with zoom, rotate, resize, crop, added frames and stamps
- Customizable brightness, white balance, shutter sounds and color effects and a self-timer
- Choose between mute and unmute to record video with or without sound
- Optimize video quality with normal, fine or super camcorder settings
- Video recording time up to one minute for sending or up to one hour for saving
