LG GT540 Transforms Into the Optimus, Hitting UK On May 1st

LG has just officially announced their GT540 handset as the Optimus. This handset will be released on May 1st in the UK and it'll be running Android -- version still officially unknown (version 2.1 according to what we heard two weeks ago). We've known about this handset for a while so none of the spec should surprise you. It's packing a 3-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a 3MP camera, a microSD card slot, social integration, Bluetooth 2.1 support, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 1,500 mAh battery, DivX / XviD support, and access to the Android Market. It'll be available in black, white, silver, and pink.

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