The company LG announced a new smartphone called LG Optimus Link Dual SIM (P698), which actually is a version of the smartphone LG Optimus Net P690, but with the difference that today our hero is equipped with two slots for SIM-cards. With the presence in two SIM-cards, the smartphone allows separation of personal contacts from official contacts. In this case, the LG is confident that this will ensure the usability of the smart phone for business calls, and the usual conversations with friends and family.
Thanks to the special button on the back of the smartphone, the owners of the LG Optimus Link Dual SIM (P698) will be able to quickly switch from one to the other SIM-card. The name of the smartphone for different countries will be different. For example, the inhabitants of Russia, this device is known as LG Optimus Link Dual SIM , but in Brazil, the unit will be sold by LG Optimus Dual Net . In LG Optimus Link Dual SIM, the operating system Google Android Gingerbread 2.3 is used. It can be used in GSM network (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and is equipped with processor Qualcomm MSM7227T, which clocks at 800 MHz, 512 MB RAM, 3.2-inch capacitive touch screen TFT-display with 480 x 320 pixels, 3 megapixel autofocus camera, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g with support for DLNA, USB 2.0, A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, HDMI, 3,5-mm headphone jack, FM-tuner, 150 MB internal memory and memory card slot microSD (up to 32 gigabytes). It weighs 124.6 grams, the dimensions of the handset are 114 x 59 x 12.1 mm. Its 1500 mAh rechargeable battery provides up to 4.5 hours battery life on smartphones of talk time and 333 hours in standby mode.
The LG Optimus Link P698 will be released in next year (2012) and the approximate Price in India will be Rs.15,000/-.