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LG to go international with Shine at CES
After a Korean launch a few months back, LG's finally ready to show its "Shine" slider on a slightly... er, way bigger stage. The spritual successor to the Chocolate (and its many, many variants) will make its international debut at CES form next week, apparently rocking the same mirrored surface, checkerboard keypad, and 2 megapixel cam as its Korean cousin -- though the radio will change from CDMA to GSM for European and (hopefully) American launches later this year. Likely missing from CES, though, will be the just-announced Shine Designer's Edition for LG's home turf, but let's just be thankful for the scraps we're thrown, shall we?[Via Phone Scoop and I4U News]
Goodbye LG Chocolate, hello Shine!
LG keeps the hotness comin' with this new looker they've dubbed the Shine. Otherwise known as the SV420/LV4200/KV4200, this wispy thin 13-millimeter slider is their second Black Label series premium phone and features a new shiny metal design LG hopes will supplant Chocolate in the lustful hearts of consumers. Going brushed aluminum where it counts, the Shine delivers a 2 megapixel Schneider-Kreuznach shooter with flash, a media player with enough room for 1GB of MP3s (and more via expansion judging by the pics), Korea's M-Bank monetary service, and a 2.2-inch QVGA display which goes all mirror-like when off. Oh, and it's apparently coming to SK Telecom's 3G June network. Will it be as successful as the Chocolate? Time will tell but it sure caught our attention. Expected in Korea first just like the Chocolate, only this time LG, let's try to be a bit quicker on the global launch, eh? More pics and snaps after the break. [Via AVING]
