LG to release new Android ‘Optimus’ in May

It ‘picks up where the InTouch Max left off’, with Android 1.6 and Bluetooth 2.1 upgrades included. The company claimed that the Optimus is the ideal phone for those new to Android and smartphones.

“LG Optimus is the ideal choice for early smartphone users who expect all the features of smartphones without the complexity,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.

“This is a device that was designed for regular people who want to jump into the smartphone experience but have been hesitant to do so because of the learning curve.”

“By making LG Optimus more approachable, we hope more people will give smartphones a try.”

It will have an automatically synchronised Google account, so they only need to sign in once to use apps like YouTube and Gmail.

There are also the apps available in the Android market, and can access social networking sites with multiple accounts as well as get real-time updates from Facebook and Twitter.

It also has a 3.5mm headphone jack, assisted GPS, 3 GB of expandable microSD memory as well as four customisable home screen themes.