Cell Phone Hits! – Daily Phone Buzz

Boy Genius Report is showing a picture of a reasonably-spec’d QWERTY slider dumbphone from LG dubbed “Xenon” that is claimed to be wrapping up testing as we speak in preparation for a holiday launch. Its current status, according to our source, is that it’s in a testing phase in AT&T labs, and it might hit stores before Christmas.

It’s a slider, as you can clearly see, that features a 2.8-inch 240×480 LCD screen, a 3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WiFi, dual-band UMTS/HSDPA (850/2100MHz), quad-band EDGE, 100MB internal memory, microSD card support up to 16GB, A-GPS, and has an accelerometer and proximity sensor as well. 

Here’s a rundown on the AT&T LG Xenon feature-set:

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Dual-band UMTS/HSDPA (850MHz/2100MHz) for 3G data
• aGPS
• Wi-Fi
• 240×480 2.8? LCD
• 3 megapixel FF +VGA (VT)
• 950 mAh battery
• It’s physical size is 105.5 x 53.5 x 15.8 mm
• 100MB of memory with microSD support up to 16GB
• Bluetooth 2.0
• USB 2.0
• EMP U330 Lite Chipset

The LG Xenon isn’t likely to be offered for free with new contract.