LG Swift

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LG Swift Overview

The LG Swift GT540 - also known as the LG Optimus - is LG's second offering of an Android mobile with it's beautiful design of curves , bevels and chrome border, most likely aimed at woman with it's style the LG Swift still has some decent entry-level specs.

The LG Swift/Optimus GT540 comes with a pretty standard 3.2 MP camera, 3 inch resistive touch-screen, a Qualcomm MSM7227 that runs at 600MHz & Android 1.6 (Donut) & Android 2.1 (Eclair) depending on where you purchase it. The handset also comes with a slightly modified UI providing 7 home screens to slap all your widgets on and a slightly modified bar at the bottom for quick access to important functions such as your contacts and emails.

Look wise - you can see the handset it attractive with the hardware buttons at the bottom and touch sensitive buttons just above, there's even a hardware button for the camera that will come in handy if your looking to take a few snaps. You can tell the style and design of the LG GT540 is one of the main selling points that LG has clearly focused on with it's attractiveness.

LG Swift Specs

General
Form Factor: Full Touchscreen with hardware buttons  
AKA: LG Optimus, LG GT 540  
Date Released (YYYY/MM/DD):  
Size
Weight: 115.5 g  
Dimensions: 109 x 54.5 x 12.7 mm  
Display
Resolution: 320 x 480 pixel - (WVGA)  
Size: 3" - inches  
Type: Resistive, TFT-LCD, touch-sensitive display  
Camera
Video: Yes @ 15 fps  
Flash: No  
Auto-focus: Yes  
Megapixels: 3.15 MP  
Connectivity
GPS: Yes, A-GPS  
USB: MicroUSB  
Bluetooth: bluetooth 2.1, A2DP  
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g  
HDMI:  
Multimedia
Headset Jack: 3.5mm audio jack  
Radio: FM receiver  
Battery
Type: Li-Ion 1500 mAh  
Hardware/OS
Operating System: Android 1.6 (Donut) | Android 2.0/2.1 (Eclair)  
Internal Memory: 256 MB RAM  
External Memory: MicroSD (expandable up to 32GB)  
RAM: 256 MB (150MB accessible)  
Processor: Qualcomm MSM7227, 600 MHz  

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LG Swift Videos

LG Swift GT540 at CTIA 2010
check out this LG Swift GT540 video recorded at CTIA.
Phonescoop hands on
The folks at PhoneScoop took a few minutes to show off the device on video
HDblog hands on
The folks at HDblog also took a few minutes to show off the device on video
LG Swift GT540 demonstration
MobileSactus.com share their hands on experience with the LG Swift on video!

LG Swift News

LG Swift Arriving April 30th

The LG Swift has successfully tiptoed onto the scene – first appearing in a User Agent Profile, then making a quiet appearance at CES 2009 in Las Vegas, and now subtly showing for pre-order at Play.com as the LG Swift GT540 due to be released April 30th. We’re not exactly sure what you’ll get for [...]

LG Swift Shoots For Style

The flush flat sides and curved tops mixed with the texture/design on the back and color options make me think LG is targeting women with their 2nd Android Phone – the LG Swift GT540. The company’s first Android Phone was the LG GW620 – do you agree their second offering focuses more on style than [...]


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