LG's Bringing a Cricket World Cup Edition Optimus One

It’s one of those events that come in four years, again. No we’re not talking about the 29th of February, the focus is rather on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 being held in our very own sub-continent. LG wants to turn the World Cup fever a notch higher, so they have some World Cup limited edition Optimus One smartphones up for grabs.

We liked the Optimus One , which apart from some negligible shortcomings, was a great entry-level Android smartphone. So if you’re looking to buy one of these, you may as well get the World Cup edition which has the official ICC logo etched on the back panel, as you see in the picture below.

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Here’s a quick look at the Optimus One. This smartphone runs on Android Froyo (upgradable to Gingerbread) and is powered by a 600 MHz ARM 11 processor with the Adreno 200 GPU giving a boost to graphics. The Optimus One has the following specifications:

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• 3.2-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
• 3G, Wi-Fi, A-GPS
• Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
• 3.15 Megapixel camera with autofocus
• Memory expandable up to 32 GB
• FM Radio
• 3.5 mm audio jack

The Optimus One also has the regular smartphone features like a digital compass, accelerometer and the likes. Plus the smartphone supports various media formats like MP3, H.263, H.264, DivX and Xvid.

LG’s Optimus One Limited Edition is available at your nearest mobile phone store, at a price of Rs. 12,990.