LG's KC1 Windows Mobile-powered smartphone to hit Korea with WiMax

While LG's Chocolate assortment is growing with feature-packed additions at an alarming rate, there looks to be a WinMo-powered sugar daddy headed down the pike with WiMax ready to rock. We knew Samsung and LG were using this year's ITU Telecom World conference as a launching plugging point for a few snazzy announcements, but today brings about the unveiling of a Windows Mobile 5-packin' smartphone boasting LG's Chocolate touch, built-in WiMax, a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen, two-megapixel camera, microSD slot, and Bluetooth. The phone will reportedly also support CDMA and EV-DO, and should be released in South Korea real soon -- unfortunately, there's "no word" on whether this beauty will ever see the light of day on American soil, but one can hope.

[Via Slashphone]

[Chris @ Dec 5th 2006 10:26PM]

is it just me or does it look like that thing got ran over by a truck?

[Omar @ Dec 6th 2006 12:50AM]

LOL!!, I was thinking tha same damn thing, I think its just a bunch of fingerprints on tha keys, that makes it looks like that

[Jobeesh @ Dec 6th 2006 6:24AM]

Yeah man, that truck pwnd that phone like some kind of lazy n00b

[Intrepid @ Dec 6th 2006 6:20AM]

Yeah.... I 'think' it's a prototype. Production models won't be so 'wonky' and 'smudgy'.

[Russell @ Dec 5th 2006 10:30PM]

Is it just me or does it look like a WM5 PDA phone not a WM5 smartphone.

Good job again Engadget.

[Chris Merchant @ Dec 5th 2006 11:09PM]

I'm glad it's butt ugly- I'm not jealous of anything yet.

Chris

[Gurneet Bedi @ Dec 5th 2006 11:18PM]

Why does CDMA still exist when the rest of the world is using GSM technology? CDMA sucks. Stop making phones for them.

[paul ahuja @ Feb 18th 2007 11:28PM]

this person has no ideaa what he is talking about, he has cdma envy....

[Lt_Ladle @ Dec 5th 2006 11:52PM]

mmMmmMmmm break me off a piece of summadat greasy chocolate!
seriously though, i wouldnt mind havin one of those

[Shredsled @ Dec 6th 2006 12:11AM]

That number pad looks abused!

[Zach @ Dec 6th 2006 12:32AM]

Gurneet Bedi do you have any idea what your talking about? Granted CDMA technology isn't as widespread as GSM is, but it's still a very significant player in the hand held market. Both the United States and South Korea, which I believe is primarily CDMA, are still heavily reliant on CDMA. In summary, it basically offers the better voice quality plain and simple. I will never go back to AT&T after switching to Verizon.

[Gurneet Bedi @ Dec 6th 2006 2:46AM]

You just proved my point. US and South Korea should get with the rest of the world, that way we could have seamless wireless capabilities. Great for business travelers who frequent other countries and can just "hop" on other GSM carriers. CDMA is still in use only because we built so many frickin towers and we don't feel like changing technology and fitting in with the rest of the world, which is, um... as far as cell phone technology goes, far far far more advanced. We're still hooked on MP3 playing cell phones while the Japans and Chinas are talking about TV. Oh, btw, I don't know what I'm talking about.

[jon @ Dec 6th 2006 1:14AM]

gettin WiMAX in Grand rapids michigan Next year....you're all jealous.

[GJP303 @ Dec 6th 2006 7:04AM]

I know, its so awesome i cant wait

[Steve Simitzis @ Dec 6th 2006 1:34AM]

Whenever I see a post about an interesting looking smartphone, the words "Windows Mobile" immediately crush any interest I had.

[Shredsled @ Dec 6th 2006 1:43AM]

It's not the sleekest looking phone. That's for sure.

[strider_mt2k @ Dec 6th 2006 7:23AM]

Please, next time you want to impress folks with a product do not have it handled prior to shooting by "Edward Vaseline Hands".

It looks interesting, but the shmutz is offputting.