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The mid-end LG Optimus Chic has just hit Virgin Mobile in Canada. It features a 3.2-inch display, a 600MHz CPU, a 5MP camera, WiFi support, and Android 2.2 "Froyo". This handset is available on the Canadian carrier right now for free on a 3-year contract or for just $149.99 contract-free. Who knows if this one will ever get updated to "Gingerbread" but don't count on it. Check it out on Virgin.

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Next week, Bell will be bringing the LG Optimus Chic to Canada and now we know the price that it will be going for. Judging from the pricing scheme that leaked above, the Chic will be hitting Bell for free on a 3-year contract, $199.95 on a 2-year contract, $224.95 on a 1-year contract, and $249.95 contract-free which has basically already been confirmed. This mid-end Android handset will be a pretty good choice for someone on a budget and it, thankfully, has version 2.2 of the OS on board.

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It looks like Bell is just about ready to launch their first Android-based handset of the year. It'll be from LG but it's not the Optimus 2X that is just pure awesome sauce. Instead, Bell in Canada has decided that they're going to release the LG Optimus Chic on January 14th for free on a 3-year contract and for $249.95 contract-free. The Chic features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, a 600MHz CPU, a 5MP camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack, WiFi support, DLNA, a microSD card slot (2GB in the box), and Android 2.2. It's just over a week away so it's definitely one of the better budget Android phones that Canada will have.

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If you live in Europe, then you might want to check out the budget Android phone, the LG Optimus Chic. This handset is now available for 283 Euros (around $375 USD) and is actually running on Android 2.2 "Froyo" so it's not a bad deal. The Optimus Chic is a mid-end touchscreen phone with a 3.2-inch HVGA display, a 5MP camera, WiFi b/g / Bluetooth 2.1 support, a 600MHz CPU, and DLNA support. This handset will also be hitting South Korea as early as next week as well.

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We saw them at IFA about two weeks ago and LG has made both of the smartphones official at their event which took place this morning. In the image above, on the left you have the LG Optimus One and on the right you have the Optimus Chic. Both of these handsets pack similar spec sheets, each with a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with a 320 x 480 resolution, a Qualcomm 600MHz CPU, aGPS / WiFi b/g / Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR support, an FM radio, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 2GB microSD card in the box, 3G connectivity, and Android 2.2 "Froyo". However, the Optimus One features a larger 1,500mAh battery along with a 3MP camera; the Optimus Chic features a 1,250mAh battery along with a 5MP camera. Both spec sheets are below in chart format, courtesy of Engadget Mobile. The Optimus One will be available in October while the Chic will launch in the following month, November.

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LG is holding an event on September 14th (same day as Nokia World) and it'll feature two of their new smartphones. We saw them at IFA and it looks like it'll be the LG Optimus Chic (E720) and the Optimus One. Now, why would they hold this event? Maybe one of these smartphones will be packing the dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset. Unfortunately, the Optimus Chic will reportedly feature a 600MHz Qualcomm chip so it'll have to be the Optimus One for everything to work out. We'll just see what happens in four days.

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It looks like another Android handset has invaded IFA 2010 and it's coming from LG. The E720 aka the Optimus Chic has shown up and it's right beside the P500 which is being called the Optimus One. The E720 leaked a couple of days ago so we know that it should sport a 5MP camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack, 3G / WiFi support, a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, a 600MHz Qualcomm CPU, and Android 2.2. The Optimus One, on the other hand, sports a 3MP camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack, 3G / WiFi support, and Android 2.2. Launch and price details are still unknown.

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It's a good day for LG, Android, and tablet fans out there. You guessed it. LG has just announced that they'll be launching an Android-based tablet before the end of this year (Q4). The specs are still unknown right now so all we have is this confirmation. In somewhat related news, LG has also mentioned that a new version of their SU950 handset, the Optimus Z, will be launching with Android 2.2 "Froyo". Like the title says, LG has just announced three Android-based phones as a part of their Optimus line-up as well.

The one above is the updated Optimus Z smartphone which packs a 3.8-inch touchscreen display, an HDMI output, HD video recording, a TI OMAP3630 CPU (1GHz?), and Android. This is actually the highest-end of the bunch.

The next one is called the Optimus One. This will actually be a lower-end Android-based handset that will be running 2.2 "Froyo" when it hits the market in Q1 of 2011. This will be launching in Korea and there's no word if it'll hit anywhere else besides there.

Last, but not least, is the Optimus Chic from LG. The specs for this device isn't known yet but it'll be hitting the market with Android 2.2 as well. The release date for this is still unknown.

[Engadget, Phandroid]