LG announces KP500 "most affordable" touchscreen phone

Stylus-equipped mobile launching in October

LG announces KP500

30 September 2008 11:58 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

LG has followed up the launch of the 8MP "Renoir" with the LG-KP500, with the boast that its unreleased price tag will make it the most affordable full touchscreen handset in the UK.

The company says that "despite its low price tag, this attractive phone has the latest touch technology and features normally found in high-end handsets".

With not a whole lot of info released at this stage, the phone is described as "slim and lightweight, with a chic black casing and sleek titanium rim".

Unlike most high-end touchscreen phones on the market that work with finger touch input, the LG-KP500 gets an embedded stylus concealed in its base.

What has been revealed is the phone's accelerometer, allowing for motion sensitive games, while the QWERTY on-screen keyboard slides into view when the LG-KP500 is held horizontally, and the auto rotating display shifts images or documents.

The LG KP500 will be available at the end of October 2008. That "affordable" pricing will be announced at launch.

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Comments

  • I'm not too sure on the poke-with-a-stick style compared to the iPhone or HTC... The proof is in the pudding so we will have to see for when it's out... Posted by Tim Tester, UK
  • If the poke with a stick style means one can also use ones fingernail (as one can with the Viewty) then I give it a thumbs up on this count. Posted by fone freak, uk
  • i think this phone is the best i will recomend it all the way it is hard at first but then you get used to it i love this phone. Posted by shara, iland
  • i am gettin a new phone for my b-day n i relli want a touch screen but i want it to be easy to txt and not to fiddly i think i might get this one. if anyone can help plz right a coment thanx Posted by lauren, uk
  • I got this phone today, Wow, what a fantastic phone, well worth the £99 price tag. Very easy to use , looks and feels better than many 4 times the price. Posted by john paulauskas, uk
  • I want this phone for christmas i might get it. Posted by Sonny Bilton, uk
  • i want a new phone for xmas and im not to sure if i should get this one. wil sumone help me pleae?
    Posted by bex, afria
  • should boy a kp 500 or not got mo9y then go for a ds
    Posted by chris angel, russia
  • what is the cost of............................ds in India . Posted by chris , france
  • I dont have any comments as such but just wanted to know if the pHone is available as well in Bangkok(thailand).... Posted by Penjo, Bhutan
  • This is a coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll handset. Posted by Suyash Gupta, India
  • this phone is cool but some time ,when ur taking vedio clips it's restarts. being a touch mobile it's functionality is bit slow.
    motion games are ultimate ... :-) .
    i bought the rate 12.8 K in INDIA(tamilnadu , Madurai)
    Posted by gokulakrishnan, india
  • os it easy to text with....like dont u have to have like relliiii slimfingers....LOL!! im tryna deal with it.... but iv got the armani phone and thats a head ake on its own....please helppppp!!
    fanxx
    Posted by Sara, Lesta
  • hi how much does it cost because my nan is gettib me a touch screen phone and has to be cheap Posted by danielle hutley, england,southampton

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