LG Optimus S Android 2.2 phone for Sprint announced

Sprint and LG Mobile Phones have announced the upcoming availability of LG Optimus S, one of the first Android-powered devices to offer the ultimate personalized experience with Sprint ID, a new user-friendly way of personalizing Android devices. Offering easy-to-use Google apps, LG Optimus S delivers an engaging Android experience for first-time smartphone users. LG Optimus S will also be the only Sprint ID phone to launch with Android 2.2 offering users hotspot functionality.

LG Optimus S comes with Android 2.2 Froyo, a 3.2-inch capacitive touch-screen, virtual QWERTY keyboard, mobile hotspot capability supporting up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices to share the 3G experience simultaneously, a 3.2MP camera with 2x digital zoom, microSD card slot (supporting up to 32GB), Android Market offering more than 80,000 apps to personalize your phone, and Visual Voicemail.

Sprint ID allows LG Optimus S users to quickly download ID packs that deliver a predefined experience, including applications, widgets, ringtones and wallpapers, all at once. Packs are designed to meet customers’ interests, whether they are sports fans, fitness fanatics, auto enthusiasts or more. The packs could be brand-specific; allow users to easily switch between English or Spanish; or be specifically tailored to the customers’ businesses or lines of work. The marketplace of Sprint ID experiences is growing and customers can have one or up to five on their devices, powered by the Now Network.

LG Optimus S will be available beginning on Sunday, Oct. 31, in all Sprint retail channels including www.sprint.com and 1-800-SPRINT1 for just $49.99 with a new two-year service agreement or eligible upgrade and after a $100 mail-in rebate (pricing excludes taxes).