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First 1GHz Snapdragon WM device in US comes as AT&T's $200 LG eXpo

By | December 17, 2009, 7:45am PST

Summary: A couple of months ago LG stated they would be bringing a large number of Windows Mobile devices to market and they caught me a bit off guard with the very first 1GHz Snapdragon device to launch in the US with the LG eXpo on AT&T. This Windows Mobile 6.5 device is available for only $199.99 after rebates and contract and will have an optional Pico projector pack for $179.99 if you want to give presentations on the go. As you can see on the AT&T site this is quite a device and I will have to swing by my local AT&T store to check one out.

A couple of months ago LG stated they would be bringing a large number of Windows Mobile devices to market and they caught me a bit off guard with the very first 1GHz Snapdragon device to launch in the US with the LG eXpo on AT&T (link to WM Experts). This Windows Mobile 6.5 device is available for only $199.99 after rebates and contract and will have an optional Pico projector pack for $179.99 if you want to give presentations on the go. As you can see on the AT&T site this is quite a device and I will have to swing by my local AT&T store to check one out.

The LG eXpo is a slider QWERTY device with the follow specs:

  • 1GHz Snapdragon processor
  • Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
  • Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900/2100 MHz)
  • 3.2 inch 480×800 16 million color display
  • 802.11 b/g WiFi
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • A-GPS
  • 5 megapixel camera
  • 1500 mAh battery
  • microSD card slot

I haven’t been able to find out if this display is resistive or capacitive, but assume it is resistive like every other Windows Mobile device except for the HTC HD2.

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Matthew Miller started using a Pilot 1000 in 1997 and has been writing news, reviews, and opinion pieces ever since.

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Matthew is a professional naval architect by day and a mobile gadget freak at all other times. He purchases his own devices and then sells them on eBay or Craigslist to buy more. Many other devices are sent for review on a 30-day loaner basis and then returned to the carrier or manufacturer. If any are provided as “long term loaner units” this will be clearly disclosed in his reviews.

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Matthew Miller started using a mobile devices in 1997 and has been writing news, reviews, and opinion pieces ever since. He is a co-host with GigaOM's Kevin Tofel on the MobileTechRoundup podcast and an author of three Wiley Companion series books. Matthew started using mobile devices with a US Robotics Pilot 1000 and has owned over 125 different devices running Palm, Linux, Symbian, Newton, BlackBerry, iOS, Android, webOS, Windows Mobile, and Windows Phone operating systems. His current collection includes an HTC Radar 4G, Dell Venue Pro, Apple iPad 2, HTC Flyer, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Nokia N9, Apple iPhone 4S, MacBook Pro, and many more, along with tons of accessories and classic devices like the Apple Newton MessagePad 2100 and Sony CLIE UX50. Matthew can be found on various discussion forums under the user name of "palmsolo".
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Why Apple did what they did...
Wolfie2K3 20th Dec 2009
One word: SERVICES...

There were features - stuff that required the carrier to provide certain services - stuff like visual voicemail. If they didn't hook up with a carrier, those services would NOT have been easily available.
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Nice phones...but the problem is they are on AT&T's network.
IT_Guy_z 17th Dec 2009
And we all know how swell that's running these days.
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Way to be original
alwin3413 17th Dec 2009
You almost missed the wagon as it passed, but you managed to jump on...good for you...keep it up...
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And you almost sound intelligent...almost. (nt)
IT_Guy_z 17th Dec 2009
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Yeah, #1 Coverage In The World
panzrwagn@... 18th Dec 2009
Again. For the 5th year running. By Business Traveler magazine. Could be because their phones work all over the world. Unlike Verizon CDMA phones that only work in the US.

Those of us that actually use our phones for work, and have actually studied how cell phone systems work for our companies are getting very tired of no-nothing Verizon fanbois blathering on about topics clearly beyond their comprehension.
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Yeah, #1 Coverage
cobra04972tx1 18th Dec 2009
AT&T isn't the best where I live. I had AT&T and had dropped calls all the time, a spotty coverage area , and horrible customer service. When you say,"no-nothing" were you meaning "KNOW-NOTHING" as in they don't know anything, as you clearly don't, at least as far as grammar is concerned. Please use a dictionary or 3rd grade English grammar book. Spell check won't always save you since the word "no" is spelled correctly, just wasn't used in the correct context.
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Funny...
LiquidLearner 18th Dec 2009
Maybe it didn't occur to you that if you don't travel overseas, or travel rarely, that the rest of the world coverage doesn't really matter. I tell people all the time if they want the best service available in the States then Verizon is the way to go. If they travel overseas a lot then AT&T or T-Mobile are your only real options. If you rarely travel overseas Verizon will give you a phone for use while you travel.

And what about the beginning of 2010 when VZW launches their LTE network? Then what will you have to say?

Topics beyond my comprehension? Sorry, but you used "no-nothing" as an insult. That seriously begs the question of what exactly your comprehension really is. I used AT&T for 4 years. The service was terrible. Dropped calls were common, to the point of many every single week. It was also common for customers to have to call repeatedly before my phone would even ring. Since I've switched to Verizon, Jan of 2009, I have had 1 dropped call. Just one. I also have far more reliable data service and I can always connect to VPNs. With AT&T if I wasn't fortunate enough to have 3G, or if the coverage was weak, forget about any consistency to working on a VPN.

But you're right. I know nothing other than the fact that, at least in the majority of Texas, AT&T is the worst provider. Oh, and that you're likely an idiot.
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AT&T's network is the best...
Narg 18th Dec 2009
Sure, it's not as "3G" as Verizon, but it works so much better overall. My only complaint about AT&T is customer service sometimes lacks, but not all the time. AT&T is MUCH better at technology too. I'm sticking with AT&T.
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Can't wait for iPhone on Verizon, so it will break their network too.
gmeader 18th Dec 2009
I can't wait until all the iPhone users switch to Verizon. They'll overwhelm Verizon's 3G network, just like they have on AT&T.

-- but then I'll have good 3G access again on AT&T like I did before the iPhone 3G came out.
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Oh no! It's WinMo
gjafg 18th Dec 2009
Mobile 'smartphones' all have difficulty enough with battery life as it is. Adding a projector will greatly decrease battery life further.

And why does it run Windows Mobile instead of Android? Nobody's buying Windows Mobile handsets any more. Not even business people.
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Oh Yes! It's WinMo
ICUR12 18th Dec 2009
Many are buying Windows Mobile devices. Mine will run for 2 1/2 days on its battery. Last time you looked at oner\ you must not have realised the batteries have to be recharged at least three times a week.

Grow Up
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Oh no! It's WinMo
ICUR12 18th Dec 2009
and he calls himself a Market Analyst!

Now thats funny I don't care who you are!
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WM has potential
jdeere_man@... 18th Dec 2009
The only smart phone I'm interested in purchasing is a WM phone. I hope it has some future. Maybe it's not stylish or hip, but it is very function for some of the most important things I use a phone for.

EMAIL. Exchange and Live Mail PUSH. Amazing technology.

You show me another phone that integrates as easily with Exchange and Live Mail and one that delivers it to my phone as fast as it does my desktop.

I had to work with a blackberry once and that was a nightmare!

Apple is over-rated and over-priced.

Andriod, new and unproven and doesn't do what I want to do.
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RE: First 1GHz Snapdragon WM device in US comes as AT&T's $200 LG eXpo
Surur 18th Dec 2009
F U MarketAnalyst. According to Comscore, between May and October 2009 more people bought Windows Mobile devices than Palm Pre's or Android phones.
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Viva Le Android Revolution!
John Westra 18th Dec 2009
I was a long-time Palm user who gravitated to the Treo smartphones as soon as they became available. I was spoiled by the snappy response of the Palm OS, but was forced away from it by a lack of carrier support. My decision to move to Alltel was great; although now that they are owned by Verizon I may be switching again next year. My Windows Mobile 6.1 (upgraded) HTC Mogul is horribly slow, making many routine functions a chore.

My son now has a HTC Hero running Android and I have dozens of friends with either iPhones or Android-powered devices. There is NO WAY you could pay me to do anything but an Android phone at this point. They are blisteringly fast, are getting tons of innovative new apps each day and hold the promise of a truly open architecture that may one day soon break the back of carrier monopolies and once and for all decouple the operating system and hardware from onerous wireless carrier contracts! Viva Le Android Revolution! I can't wait to take up arms!
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Take up arms????
Narg 18th Dec 2009
You have a real problem if you think the phone market is a war. It's not. We are DAMN LUCKY to have choices. Stop the stupidity.
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Android CDMA is On Life Support
panzrwagn@... 18th Dec 2009
"...and hold the promise of a truly open architecture that may one day soon break the back of carrier monopolies and once and for all decouple the operating system and hardware from onerous wireless carrier contracts!"

Just as soon as Verizon builds a 4G network, and, oh, by the way, instantly obsoletes every non-compatible 3G CDMA Android phone ever sold. Lightning fast merely describes how fast you will be up in arms once you understand that you've been had.

Once again, their revolution will be built on the backs of the working class...Android users.
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I'm having trouble....
hungryjoe 18th Dec 2009
...figuring out what you're trying to say, but it sounds like you think that as soon as Verizon turns on its LTE network every CDMA phone they've sold will stop working. And that's just plain silly.

No doubt they'll want to migrate customers to LTE as soon as possible, but that'll be something they'll do through incentives, not by shutting off the CDMA network, especially since the LTE network and the CDMA network won't even be using the same frequency bands.
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RE: First 1GHz Snapdragon WM device in US comes as AT&T's $200 LG eXpo
kevin@... 18th Dec 2009
Agreed. I only have to charge mine every 2 days and that
is with heavy usage. I can run my business on it and
never have to touch the screen (Samsung Epix with built
in Mouse - addictive)

I dont find myself upgrading phones except for every 4
years. Other than CPU what is the benefits over my
Mobile 6.1 with GPS, WiFi, BT, ? will it sync Outlook
notes that is the only thing I am missing I think.
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US Mobile Services
johnmelb 18th Dec 2009
Fascinates me reading posts in different threads about Verizon and AT&T. And it just amazes me what you Americans are prepared to put up with. Rather than make any effort to bring about change, you just constantly whine about it.

Glad I live in Australia where our phone companies chose to follow the majority of the world and implement GSM rather than some hokey, home grown standards, just to be different.

I've had a GSM phone now for more years than I care to remember, it works all over Australia, and all over the world, bar America I guess. Never had a problem or even a drop out in the last 15 years anywhere, including places like China, Egypt, India etc.

If you want a proper cell phone service in the US, like the rest of the world almost takes for granted, then start and do something about it. Writing to ZDnet every day about it won't work.
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What Johnmelb omitted...
kaninelupus 19th Dec 2009
Is we actually have a choice btwn GSM and 3G (although one of the major carriers, Telstra, offers what it calls "NextG", to try to get the one-uppance on everyone else)... but otherwise have to agree.

Like most of the world, we have a world-class mobile phone infrastructure, whilst one of the wealthiest countries - the U.S - continues to grit its teeth over meritocracy. Also, whilst in the U.S, phone developers and mobile providers can limit devices to a single carrier, laws here - as in much of the developed world - prevent such as this. The iPhone for example is available from ANY of the major telcos, or can even be purchased "unlocked" from a number of different retailers. Why Apple didn't follow this methodology in the U.S is beyond me, as it has allowed wider-spread market-share here in Australia than in Apple's own home-country?!?

I really can't understand why Americans put up with the current situation. Quit whining about it and actually do something about it. Stop buying devices on contracts and insist on unlocked devices... that way telcos can't simply sit on their lorrels, knowing that if they can't provide, that their clientele is fully able to take their business elsewhere!
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Why Apple did what they did...
Wolfie2K3 20th Dec 2009
One word: SERVICES...

There were features - stuff that required the carrier to provide certain services - stuff like visual voicemail. If they didn't hook up with a carrier, those services would NOT have been easily available.

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