LG bows its GW880 OPhone for China Mobile, we start packing our things

We don't know what exactly China Mobile is putting in its manufacturer partners' tea during contract negotiations, but considering how rapidly China's largest carrier has grown its OPhone line into the most desirable single-network lineup of Android handsets in the world, we'd strongly recommend they continue to do it. Rumors of an LG entry back in August have now come to fruition in the form of the GW880, a full touch handset launching this month featuring a solid 3.5-inch WVGA display, 5 megapixel camera, and support for a pair of pretty important homegrown standards -- TD-SCDMA for 3G and CMMB for mobile TV tuning. For comparison, LG's only other announced Android phone -- the GW620 Eve for global distribution -- steps down to a HVGA display, so yeah, if you'll excuse us, we've got a Mandarin lesson in a couple minutes.

[thedesp Posted Nov 25th 2009 4:43AM]

The pic is out of focus.
Dammit.

[horchata Posted Nov 25th 2009 6:35PM]

My guess is the editors blurred her out to keep the legacy of "hot asian models" alive. Thank you Engadget, thank you.

[diehippiedie Posted Nov 25th 2009 4:46AM]

I'm thinking I might take that new chick from LoGistics. If things go well I might be showing her my O-face. "Oh... Oh... Oh!" You know what I'm talkin' about. "Oh!"

[Kaitou KID Posted Nov 25th 2009 5:11AM]

Yeah I know what you're talking about. You're talking about your "oh! my hand feels so good! oh!" face right? Because you do realize your hand is the closest thing you'll get to that girl.

[austin15g Posted Nov 25th 2009 5:47PM]

@Kaitou KID lmao great reply.

[Haha Posted Nov 25th 2009 4:57AM]

I bet you don't really have a Mandarin lesson in a few minutes.

[TristanW Posted Nov 25th 2009 5:06AM]

Looks pretty sweet and mobile TV tuning is a great idea. Another genius tech device lol

[Kaitou KID Posted Nov 25th 2009 5:13AM]

Damn let's get some OPhones over here in the US! I'm tired of getting the leftovers from Asia!

[Techie Posted Nov 25th 2009 5:29AM]

I'm just wondering why don't we get hot models for the phones we have in the US.

[Wesscoast Posted Nov 25th 2009 6:14AM]

@Techie

Americans get Nancy Grace and the Windows 7 burger.
Here in China we have hundreds of millions of cute girls. Fair trade, no?

[Alexandre Emond Posted Nov 25th 2009 8:15AM]

No.

[aronge Posted Dec 28th 2009 7:11PM]

@Techie what's the name of the girl in your picture?

[Gaylord Thunder Posted Nov 25th 2009 5:38AM]

China is the new cool!

[YpoCaramel Posted Nov 25th 2009 5:39AM]

What's on CMMB anyways? I hope it's not just CCTV.

[Gaylord Thunder Posted Nov 25th 2009 5:41AM]

CCTV 9 rules! Free premier league and bundesliga soccer, LIVE!

[Dinochicken Posted Nov 25th 2009 5:46AM]

Nice girl, nice phone.

[bigcow05 Posted Nov 25th 2009 6:30AM]

How stable does Android run on all the various hardware at the moment? It's hackability makes it great for customizing devices for various vendors/manufacturers, but will the OS have the same pitfalls as Windows in terms of driver/compatibility issues?

[eka Posted Nov 25th 2009 7:33AM]

Android + China Cheap Phones = World Domination!!

[YpoCaramel Posted Nov 25th 2009 7:46AM]

@eka Ah, but this seems to be Korean-designed :p Even the Chinese find it hard to take local goods :p

[blistex Posted Nov 25th 2009 8:56AM]

LG is a South Korean company.

[johnnyhateswaiting Posted Nov 25th 2009 9:03AM]

I Guess this is lost on me whats the big deal? I mean first I live in China and yea I do have a Chinese lesson in few minutes. All my teachers are commies (really they are)

Anyways looking for a replacement for a recently stolen iPhone but after thinking about going back to WinMo (Used to have a palm, WinMo and Berry) I shudder. I see Android has the hardware to beat the iPhone but what about user interface and apps?

[whatpoint77 Posted Nov 25th 2009 9:40AM]

我的电脑爱中国！

[mrsyeltzin Posted Nov 25th 2009 9:59AM]

how many fingers does that lady have?

[joe23521 Posted Nov 25th 2009 10:27AM]

@mrsyeltzin

I suspect a total of ten.

[joe23521 Posted Nov 25th 2009 10:26AM]

I'm attracted to the OPhone interface. Sue me.

[Drago Posted Nov 25th 2009 10:40AM]

我学习汉语1!!!!!!!

[mko Posted Nov 25th 2009 11:25AM]

Park Hyun Sun?
http://reallycuteasians.net/tag/park-hyun-sun/

[jakey Posted Nov 25th 2009 1:59PM]

What's up with all the low ranks in this article?

Anyways, I'd still rather have vanilla Android than the OPhone interface. The OPhone is a bit cluttered.

[joe23521 Posted Nov 25th 2009 5:38PM]

@jakey

Looks like hitting the "-" button is cheaper than taking legal action.

[SophT Posted Nov 25th 2009 10:19PM]

China Mobile has to entice manufacturers to bring their phones to its service. We can get any phone unlocked from any other reseller. China mobile wants a cut of those sales, so they have to drive a bargain with manufacturers.

The best part is, this also forces China Mobile to have good deals on phones, because if you don't like it, you go buy any other phone and stick your SIM in it.

I feel bad for the U.S. where every phone is $300, and you need a contract.