LG Prada
The LG KE850, also known as the LG Prada, is a touchscreen mobile phone made by LG Electronics. It was first announced on 12 December 2006 and was created in collaboration with Italian luxury designer Prada. It was made official in a press release on 18 January 2007. Sales started in May 2007, retailing for about $777.
It is the first mobile phone with a capacitive touchscreen. The KE850 sold 1 million units in the first 18 months. A second version of the phone, the LG Prada II was released December 2008.
The LG Prada was announced shortly before Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the iPhone on January 9, 2007. After the release of the iPhone the head of the LG Mobile Handset R&D Center was quoted saying he believed Apple had stolen the idea from the KE850 after it was announced as part of the iF Design Award.Specifications
Source:General
- Form factor: Touchscreen
- Dimensions: 98.8 × 54 × 12 mm
- Weight: 85 g
- Main screen type: Capacitive TFT touchscreen, 256K colors
- Main screen size/resolution: 240 × 400 pixels, 3 inches
- Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
- Operating system: Flash UI
- Built-in handsfree: Yes
- Voice-dial/memo: Yes
- Vibration: Yes
- Organiser: Yes
- Office document viewer:.ppt,.doc,.xls,.pdf,.txt
- Battery stand-by: Up to 300 h
- Battery talk time: Up to 3 h
Connectivity
- 2G network: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
- Bluetooth: v2.0 with A2DP
- USB: v2.0
Multimedia
- 2MP camera: 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video, flash
- Internal memory: 8 MB shared memory
- Memory slot: microSD, up to 2 GB
- Games: Halloween Fever, Photo Puzzle, Virus, Pipe
- Music: MP3 player
- Radio: Yes
- Ringtones: Polyphonic, MP3
- Speakers: Built-in handsfree
Awards
- International Forum Design—Product Design Award for 2007
- Red dot design award—LG Prada Wins "Best of the Best" red dot Design Award, 2007
- Fashion phone of the year—Mobile Choice
- Best fashion phone—What Mobile Awards
- Gold for best looking phone—CNET Asia Readers' Choice Award
