LG has announced its GM730 at Mobile World Congress, a functional and easy to use touchscreen smartphone equipped with Windows Mobile 6.1 and LG’s S-Class user interface. Users can quick scroll through icons, easily browse contact information, or change settings with intuitive touch controls.

With a slim design, the GM730 is perfect for on-the-go consumers who are looking for a powerful yet affordable smartphone choice. The phone features a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display and a 5 megapixel camera. It also features WiFi and aGPS connectivity for expanded networking and navigation integration. The GM730 has quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) support and dual-band UTMS (900/2100MHz) support with HSUPA data for high-speed connectivity. It will be available in the first half of 2009 and more technical specifications are on the way.

LG expects to ship the GM730 during the first half of 2009, so unfortunately, it will run Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition. But the company said it would release a Windows Mobile 6.5 version in the second half of the year.

What you do get right away is LG’s new S-Class 3D user interface. S-Class features a cube layout with four customizable home screens that you can rotate through with the flick of your finger. It slightly reminded us of HTC’s TouchFlo interface on the original HTC Touch, but much, much cooler.

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Just received a press release mentioning that LG are launching a transparent design phone that will be numbered the LG-GD900. The phone was first seen at MWC2009 and is a crystal like phone that is literally see-through.

The LG-GD900 glass-like phone has a translucent keypad and a polished silver body. When the keypad slides open, light illuminates in a cool glow around the phone in a reflective and refractive way.

We can’t help but think that the LG GD900 is a handset that was specially released for Cinderella, the fabled chick who got a lucky break in life just because she enthralled the prince with her beauty (and thank goodness her feet didn’t smell, despite doing all that housework the entire day!). Her glass slipper will definitely go down well with the LG GD900, as this 13mm thin handset comes with a transparent slide out keypad that will send shivers down iPhone fans where design is concerned. The GD900’s keypad will still glow even in the dark to make sure you know what key you’re hitting, and it will be out in Q2 this year. Apart from the fact that it will run on HSDPA for fast Internet connectivity wherever applicable, very little else is known about this handset.

Transparent yet eye-catching, the LG-GD900 will stand out from the crowd, and so will those who carry it. When opened, its sliding, translucent keypad illuminates a cool glow that reflects the phone’s sleek and polished silver body. But first-rate design was not the only thing in mind when creating the LG-GD900. It also lives up to the highest level of technical features expected in a premium calibre handset, including its dedicated Bluetooth headset.

The LG-GD900 is scheduled for release during the second quarter of 2009 and the phone’s advanced features will be unveiled at that time. However, visitors at the Mobile World Congress will have an exciting opportunity to get a glimpse of LG-GD900, one of the most sensational new handsets at the LG Electronics booth (Hall 8).

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