Verizon Wireless and LG have announced the launch of the LG Versa on March 1st. The mobile phone includes a 3-inch touchscreen interface with tactile feedback and an attachable QWERTY keypad. The phone also includes a built-in accelerometer which allows the user to rotate the screen automatically from portrait to landscape.
A 2-megapixel camera and camcorder is included with the Versa in addition to a video player and music player. The phone supports services such as V CAST Music with Rhapsody and V CAST Video. The LG Versa will retail for US$199.99 after a US$50 mail-in rebate and a new two-year contract.
I see a lot of similarities between the LG Versa and an iPhone, but I must say I love the idea behind a detachable QWERTY keyboard. My current Verizon Wireless phone has a QWERTY keyboard which I have grown to love so it’s something I would look for in another phone. Ironically, the phone I have is also an LG phone so it might be time for a trade-in.
