Verizon Announces the LG Vortex and the Cosmos Touch, Launching On November 18th

Verizon has just announced two handsets that they'll be launching and the first one is the LG Vortex (left in the picture above). This one's a bit surprising. The Vortex will actually launch for $79.99 on a 2-year contract after a $100 rebate, which is way more than the free price we were expecting. Anyways, the Vortex features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, a 3.2MP AF camera, a microSD card slot, Bing as the default search engine, WiFi / Bluetooth 2.1, the Swype keyboard, and Android 2.2.

The other handset (on the right in the picture above) is the LG Cosmos Touch. This one features a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth 2.1 support, a microSD card slot, and a 1.3MP camera. This will be available for $49.99 on a 2-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate if you're interested.

Both of these handsets will be available starting on November 18th which is three days away.

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Verizon Releases the LG Vortex With Android 2.2 For $79.99

Verizon has released the LG Vortex and it's one of the few Android-based handsets on the carrier that's cheap, which is great news! This handset is available right now (here) for $79.99 on a 2-year contract. In case you're interested, the Vortex is packing a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, a microSD card slot, WiFi b/g / Bluetooth 2.1 support, a 3.2MP AF camera, a 600MHz CPU, aGPS, and Android 2.2. If you really want to pick it up then you might want to check it on Wirefly where it's available for free on a 2-year contract.

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Verizon To Launch the Android-Based LG Vortex For Free On a 2-Year Contract Soon

Engadget Mobile has just picked up this leaked image. This tells us that Verizon will be releasing the Android 2.2 based LG Vortex for free on a 2-year contract - after a $100 mail-in rebate. This handset is definitely the new line of mid-end Android phones that are on the way. The future of dumbphones is now among us.

[Engadget Mobile]

Eight Devices Hitting Verizon On November 11th; Includes Pre 2, DROID Pro, DROID 2 Global, and LG enV Touch Pro

We heard earlier today that Verizon would be getting the Samsung Continuum and the LG Vortex on October 29th and it looks like they'll have four more handsets in the pipe two weeks after that. On November 11th, the carrier will be releasing the Palm Pre 2, Motorola DROID Pro, DROID 2 Global, and the Motorola (WX445) Citrus. The Pre 2 is, of course, running on WebOS 2.0 (check out Engadget's review if you want), while the other three handsets will be running on Google's Android OS. Verizon is definitely a carrier to be reckoned with since they have all of these smartphones on the way.

Update: According to Phandroid, November 11th will actually be a very big day for the carrier. In addition to the four phones they'll be launching we now know that the Galaxy Tab will be hitting the carrier on November 11th as well. That's not all though. Apparently, you can also expect the LG enV Touch Pro, the LG Vortex, and the Samsung Continuum on the 11th too. Yes, the Vortex and the Continuum were supposed to actually launch on October 29th but it looks like that has been pushed back. So that's eight devices in one day, can you handle it?

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Verizon Launching the Samsung Continuum and the LG Vortex On October 29th

Two more handsets are headed to Verizon on October 29th and they're both Android-based. The first one is above and it's the Samsung Continuum; the other handset is the LG Vortex which is said to be the CDMA variant of the Optimus One. We'll talk a bit about the Continuum first. This handset is well-known for its two displays on the front, a 3.5-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display and a smaller OLED secondary display on the bottom, dubbed the "Ticker". Specs including a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 5MP camera, and Android 2.1 with the Touchwiz UI.

The Vortex, on the other hand, caters to the mid-end crowd. This one sports a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a 600MHz CPU, a 3.2MP AF camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack, GPS, Bing search engine, and WiFi / Bluetooth support. Thankfully, this one's running Android 2.2.

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LG Vortex Picture Source: Engadget Mobile