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So how many upcoming LG Windows Phones are there?

Apr 22, 2012 3:11 am by damaster | 6 comments

Ever since LG released their last Windows Phone – the LG Jil Sander E906, the company had almost completely disappeared from the Windows Phone front, with the company making no contribution to the Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” generation of devices. However, every now and then there’s rumors and leaks about some sort of upcoming LG Windows Phone device, but these leaks were scarce, and no one seems to be keeping track of what the company is up to. In this post, we’ll attempt to gather all we know about LG’s upcoming Windows Phones, which we hope will give people a better idea of what to expect from the company – if they ever plan to bring these devices on to the market. See the table below:

Device	Image – Front	Image – Back	Rumored Specifications
LG E740			Display: 4” IPS CPU: 1GHz processor Storage: 8 GB Camera: 5 MP (Rear), 1.3 MP (Front) NFC: Yes
LG E740H			Display: 4” WVGA NOVA CPU: 1GHz processor Storage: 8 GB Camera: 5 MP (Rear), 1.3 MP (Front) Battery: 1500 mAh Radio: 14.4Mbps HSPA, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 NFC: Yes
LG LS831			Display: ~4” display Storage: 8 GB Camera: 5 MP (Rear), front-facing camera Battery: 1540 mAh Radio: CDMA 800 MHz and 1900 MHz bands

In the table above, we purposely avoided using the rumored names “LG Miracle” and “LG Fantasy”, given there had been much confusion as to which one is which. Instead, we’re using model numbers instead, which had been confirmed via either leaked screenshots, videos, or FCC listings (clicking on the device model number in the table above will take you to the corresponding article). Further, whilst all three devices above seems to be distinctively different in appearance, it is interesting to see how closely the LG E740 and E740H are named, as well as their rumored specifications.

We also know of another device with model number LG E950 is in the wild somewhere, but unfortunately we have never seen photos of its existence. So now that we know LG is currently in development of at least three new Windows Phone devices, the question remains if any of these devices will ever be released. Also, given the other two Windows Phones with NFC support set to be released later this year – the ZTE Orbit in 2Q 2012 and Nokia Lumia 610 NFC in 3Q 2012, could LG be waiting for the Microsoft-Nokia partnership to bring the NFC stack to Windows Phone before releasing the phones above?

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http://twitter.com/efjay01 Ef Jay
Its LG, don’t think anyone cares, TBH.
B Smith
LG has been hitting its head against a brick wall for years, making Microsoft phones.
All of them failed.
Even back in the Windows Mobile days, LG got its fingers burned by becoming an official partner for Microsoft.
I think what LG is now learning is that nobody wants Windows Phones. LG will be busy pumping out Android devices instead.
- http://www.techomaniac.com Techomaniac
  Thats because LG never makes good quality hardware and their phones are known to have manufacturing faults or are unreliable.�
- wasapasserby
  LG has been hitting its head against a brick wall for years, making Microsoft laptops.
  All of them failed.
  I think what LG is now learning is that nobody wants Windows 7.
  I fixed it for you.
- matthewthepc
  I would hesitate to blame this on Microsoft; if LG would do something like Nokia (actually try to make sexy devices with good hardware and good marketing campaigns) they could be selling a fair amt of devices (IMO)
- http://twitter.com/TheNetAvenger The Net Avenger
  And you blame Microsoft for LG’s problems?
  You do realize that HTC became a giant in the phone industry because of their ‘partnership’ with Microsoft and Windows Mobile.�
  (Windows PocketPC/Mobile is where HTC Sense UI came from.)
  LG has issues, but partnering with Microsoft has nothing to do with their poor choices and hardware.�
  If you want to blame ANYONE, LG’s biggest problem is Apple. As LG is a major supplier for Apple, and due to the iPhone demand, they let their own products lapse to meet production for Apple.�
  (LG invented a lot of the ‘cool’ hardware technologies in the iPhone, but decided to sell them to Apple for use instead of capitalizing on them themselves.
  Which Microsoft and the Phone OS have nothing to do with, as LG makes Android phones in addition to Windows Phones. So do you blame Google for LG not doing well with their own product line too?
  Really? Wow…