Sprint's New LG Phone

Here's a piece of news for our US readers... LG's latest phone, the Rumor2, will be available for purchase next month (April 19th) on the Sprint Network.

Far from being the phone of the century, the Rumor2 has some descent specs and may please some… But definitelyy not us!

ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC

• NFL Mobile Live providing live audio broadcasts of every regular season game and watch the live broadcasts of all NFL Network games. Get real-time red zone alerts, scores, stats, live NFL Network 24/7 and more. Manage your fantasy football team like a pro with up-to-the-minute insights, analysis, stats and alerts.

• MP3 player with microSD memory card slot with 16GB card capability

• Stereo Headset Jack allowing users to listen to music in stereo when using a 2.5mm stereo headset

PRODUCTIVITY

• Sprint Navigation with GPS-enabled audio and visual turn-by-turn driving directions, one-click traffic rerouting and more than 10 million local listings

• Mobile email with easy, one touch access to all your personal and work email including AOL, Gmail, Windows Live™, Hotmail® and Yahoo! Mail.

• Full QWERTY keyboard for enhanced messaging and social networking

• Increased screen resolution to QVGA clarity

• 1.3 megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom

• Sprint PCS® Picture Mail to shoot, share and print high-resolution digital photos instantly

• Built-in productivity tools such as planner and scheduler, task list, world clock, alarm clock, calculator and more

SPECIFICATIONS

• Dimensions: 4.41 x 2.05x 0.7 inches; 4.2 ounces

• Display: 1.2 x1.61 inches TFT (240 x 320 pixels QVGA and 262K vibrant colors)

• Standard Lithium (LiIon) battery: up to 5.5 hours continuous talk time