LG on Tuesday provided a sneak peak at the LG Ally, a new Android-based smartphone that will be available on May 20 from Verizon Wireless.
The Ally features a 3.2-inch touch-screen, microSD slot, and slide-out QWERTY keyboard. That keyboard is quite spacious, with easy-to-use, raised keys that will likely satisfy those who find themselves fumbling on other, smaller slide-out options. The Ally comes pre-loaded with the standard Google apps like Gmail and Maps, as well as a “Socialite” widget that will let users aggegate social networks like Twitter or Facebook. It will run Android 2.1.
Five icons are lined up along the bottom of the homescreen, though they can be customized and switched out for other options.
The Ally is being released in conjunction with the movie Iron Man 2, so the phone comes equipped with an “augmented reality” app that will animate an accompanying comic book. Activate the app, aim the phone at images in the comic book, and the drawings will “come alive” and move around the phone’s screen.
LG said it will release additional specs – like what type of processor it is running, camera specs, and pricing — early Tuesday morning. Check back on Gearlog and pcmag.com for details at that point.
UPDATE: Additional specs after the jump.
But first, check out additional pics of the Ally after the jump.
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