LG (GW910) Panther Prototype Handset Shipping To Developers

LG is said to already be shipping out some prototype units of their WinPho 7 based LG Panther. Right now only developers are able to get their hands on it, but it's looking like it will be ready for an end of the year release. This handset has a pretty good spec sheet along with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The OS is reportedly getting updated every other day because it is just a prototype right now. The camera is said to be pretty good right now, but that's just about all the interesting stuff there is to say. Check out what someone had to say about their short hands on with this device.

• This is definitely still a prototype device, and there are still quite a few rough edges to be fixed. The device OS is still being updated with new builds almost every other day.
• Even the packaging and box is expected to be different before the final product ships. For example, the current box is not even using the correct Windows Phone 7 logo.
• Despite it’s prototype status, the phone appears to be more or less feature complete and incredibly responsive and fast. The animations are all very smooth.
• For the time being, you need a special build of the desktop Zune software (Dorado) to sync with the device; the current released version of desktop Zune software won’t work.
• The camera works pretty well, and the resulting photo is sharp, as you can see below:

[WMExperts]