LG Optimus Pad Heading for Mobile World Congress, G-Slate Sign-Up Page Live
The European version of the T-Mobile G-Slate – being called the LG Optimus Pad – will be on hand at Mobile World Congress according to this Korean press release. (Translated via Google Translate.)
Although the G-Slate/Optimus Pad has been official for quite some time, T-Mobile and LG were not ready to show it off in any capacity. All of that should change starting February 14th. We’ll be most excited to get our hands on it in Barcelona.
It also means we’re nearing a release date. At least for the American version, T-Mobile’s sign-up page for the tablet has gone live. If history is anything to reference, we should see a device launch by the end of this month.
The Optimus Pad and G-Slate are LG’s Tegra 2 tablets that will come shipped with Android 3.0 Honeycomb. The tablet will also have dual cameras on the back to facilitate capturing 3D photos and recording 3D video.
Its screen size isn’t as big as most would hope – clocking in at 8.9 inches – but it’s still a pretty decent size. A lot of people actually prefer the Galaxy Tab’s 7 inches for comfortability, but LG must have been going for a happy medium with 8.9.
After all we’ve seen come out of Google’s press briefing Tuesday morning regarding the new tablet-specific version of Android, there should be no reason to not be excited. [via Android Community]