LG DoublePlay for T-Mobile specs, price, and release date
LG's DoublePlay smartphone adds a host of serious messaging features to Android, like a QWERTY keyboard split by a secondary display.
LG DoublePlay review
The first time I laid eyes on the LG DoublePlay, I thought I was in love. I'm a former T-Mobile Sidekick / Danger Hiptop fan, you see, and both physical keyboards and rapid multitasking are near and dear to my heart. So when LG spit out a Android smartphone with not only a split keyboard, but also a 2-inch secondary display to swap between apps on the fly, I figured it was the phone for me despite its fairly low $99.99 pricetag on contract.
Besides, the pedigree checked out: T-Mobile's...
LG DoublePlay due for release on October 26th (Update: confirmed)
Aficionados of strange form factors need not wait much longer for their next curiosity — LG's DoublePlay is coming soon. According to a leaked screenshot from a TmoNews tipster, the oddball dual-screened phone is set for an October 26th release for those looking to buy online and over the phone. If you're not as hungry for the T-Mobile messaging device you can pick one up in stores on November 2nd. The mid-range DoublePlay runs Android 2.3 and differentiates itself with a landscape...
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LG DoublePlay for T-Mobile has two screens, is built for texting
LG's after the messaging market in a big way with the new DoublePlay on T-Mobile — it's got a 3.5-inch main display plus a 2-inch display in the middle of a split QWERTY keyboard on the slider. The phone, which leaked on T-Mobile's fall roadmap as the LG Flip II, is billed as a multitasking machine, able to have different applications running on the two screens so you can check your Facebook and texts simultaneously. Swype comes pre-installed, and LG Cloud Text and Group Text apps let...
