LG GW620 Eve coming to Rogers, Android deftly avoids AT&T yet again

Posted Nov 3rd 2009 9:16PM by Chris Ziegler

Filed under: Handsets, LG, Rogers Wireless, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, Android

It looks like Canada's Rogers will be among the first carriers in the world to offer LG's first Android device, the GW620 Eve -- and for North Americans, this is particularly notable since it means there's a version of the device at retail that'll theoretically work on Bell, Telus, and AT&T in addition to Rogers proper. We have no indication that AT&T's about to actually pull the trigger on this thing (or on any Android device for that matter), though, so if you're into the 5 megapixel AF cam, full QWERTY slide, and 7.2Mbps HSDPA capability, we'd recommend putting your unlockin' pants on. For Rogers customers, we're not seeing a release date just yet, but it looks like you'll be paying a downright reasonable CAD $49.99 (about $47) on a three-year deal when it launches.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Tags: android, canada, edge, eve, gsm, gw620, hsdpa, lg, qwerty, rogers, rogers wireless, rogerswireless, slider, umts

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Jay N95 Owner @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:48PM

Keyboard on this thing looks as good as the Touch Pro 2!!! This is definetly a very intriguing device! Camera is right, slideout keyboard is nice, and it'll work on ATT's 3G!!!

I don't know what the deal is with ATT and the no Android though!!!!!

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ryko6669 @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:51PM

AT&T wont have a Android OS phone. Not as long as they have the iPhone, Android is too much of a threat.

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Jay N95 Owner @ Nov 3rd 2009 11:01PM

Yeah, well, theres always the unlocked option. I wonder how much this would be unlocked AND unbranded.

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Riley Freeman @ Nov 3rd 2009 11:04PM

http://themobileninjas.com/rogers-pricing-smartphone-changes

http://themobileninjas.com/lg-eve-launches-on-rogers

guess ill add it to the list of other stuff i send in that gets ignored only to be posted later :)

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Taknarosh @ Nov 4th 2009 10:40AM

For $399.99 without a contract, that's not to bad a deal especially for an Android smartphone.

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Joseph Munchem @ Nov 4th 2009 3:12PM

Hey LG design guys....

Where did you inspire yourselves to design this phone?? It seems very "similar" to MotoCliq ........... :))

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TouchMe @ Nov 4th 2009 4:56PM

also launching... nokia surge $29.99, bold 9000 without camera, bold 9000 in "winter white" $99.99, curve 8520 in "lavender" $49.99, and new bold 9700 $299.99

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