LG Prada
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Manufacturer | LG Electronics |
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Compatible networks | GPRS/EDGE Tri-Band (900/1800/1900) |
Availability by region | March 2007[1] |
Successor | LG Prada II |
Related | LG Chocolate |
Form factor | Slate |
Dimensions | 98.8×54×12 mm |
Weight | 85 g |
Memory | microSD Internal Memory Slot, behind the battery. |
Display | 256K color TFT touchscreen, 240 × 400 px |
Rear camera | 2 megapixel, video CIF (30 frame/s), flash |
Connectivity | Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0 |
The PRADA Phone by LG (KE850), better known as the LG Prada,[2] is a touchscreen smartphone made by LG Electronics, created in collaboration with Italian luxury designer Prada.[3] It was first announced on 12 December 2006[4][5] and was made official in a press release on 18 January 2007.[2]
The Prada was the first smartphone with a capacitive touchscreen, thus not requiring the use of a stylus.[6] Its black minimalist look, designed by Kang-Heui Cha,[7] was an evolution of LG's popular Chocolate.[8][9]
The LG Prada was announced shortly before Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the iPhone on 9 January 2007.[10][11][12] After the release of the iPhone the head of the LG Mobile Handset R&D Center was quoted saying he believed Apple had stolen the idea from the Prada after it was announced as part of the iF Design Award, where it won a prize in September 2006.[13][14]
Features
[edit]The LG KE850 phone featured a monochromatic user interface based on Flash, and there are influences by Prada not only in the interface but some pre-loaded content on the device such as ringtones.[15] There is a Micro SD slot for expandable memory, Bluetooth, and a few other extras include the ability to view PDF and Microsoft Office documents.[16] Four games were pre-loaded: Halloween Fever, Photo Puzzle, Virus, Pipe.
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The model released in South Korea also featured a DMB TV receiver.[17]
Release
[edit]The KE850 Prada was first released in the UK, France and Italy in March 2007,[1] retailing for 600 euros, followed by other European territories as well as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea.[18] It was not released in American territories.[19]
A silver coloured model of the Prada was released in January 2008. It also featured a virtual QWERTY keyboard in place of T9.[20]
Reception
[edit]The KE850 sold 1 million units[21][22] in the first 18 months.[23] The touch slate design of the Prada would then influence those of other phones by LG, including the LG KS20 Windows Mobile smartphone,[24] and the LG Viewty in 2007.[25]
A successor, the LG Prada II (KF900) was announced in October 2008,[26] as well as the LG Prada 3.0 (P940) in 2012.[citation needed]
Awards
[edit]- International Forum Design—Product Design Award for 2007[14]
- Red dot design award—LG Prada Wins "Best of the Best" red dot Design Award, 2007[27][28]
- Fashion phone of the year—Mobile Choice (2007)[29]
- Best fashion phone—What Mobile Awards (2007)[30]
- Gold for best looking phone—CNET Asia Readers' Choice Award (2007/08)[31]
See also
[edit]- LG Viewty
- LG Chocolate
- iPhone (1st generation)
- Samsung P520 Giorgio Armani
- Samsung Ultra Smart F700
- Motorola Razr2
References
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- ^ a b "Mobile Innovation Meets Avant-Garde Design" (Press release). 24 October 2007.
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- ^ "The LG KE850: touchable chocolate". 15 December 2006.
- ^ Temple, Stephen. "Vintage Mobiles: LG Prada – First mobile with a capacitive touchscreen (May 2007)". History of GMS: Birth of the mobile revolution.
- ^ Yamada, Takashi (9 June 2007). "Interview with Prada Phone Designer Kang-Heui Cha - Yanko Design". www.yankodesign.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Tech co uk Staff (30 April 2007). "LG Prada Phone review". TechRadar. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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- ^ Dolan, Brian. "Timeline of Apple "iPhone" Rumors (1999–Present)". Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
- ^ Jobs, Steve (19 January 2007). Macworld San Francisco 2007 Keynote Address. San Francisco: Apple, Inc. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010.
- ^ Cohen, Peter (13 March 2007). "Macworld Expo Keynote Live Update". Macworld. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ Wright, Aaron (20 February 2007). "The iPhone Lawsuits". Apple Matters. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
- ^ a b "iF product design award 2007 - 01. Consumer Electronics/Telecommunications". Archived from the original on 14 January 2012.
- ^ Mike Hanlon (20 January 2007). "PRADA and LG launch touch screen mobile phone". New Atlas. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "LG Prada KE850". PCMag UK. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Deleon, Nicholas (18 April 2007). "Korea's LG Prada Has DMB-TV, Europe's Doesn't". TechCrunch. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "LG KE850 Prada goes official". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Peter. "Flashback: the LG KE850 Prada had the first capacitive touchscreen, not the iPhone". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Sherwood, James. "LG's Prada phone goes silver". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Christian Zibreg (23 February 2009). "Second-gen LG Prada, not the iPhone, rules the fashion cellphone market". TG Daily. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ RobK (20 November 2008). "LGPradaWatch: Naming of the phone, sales and miscellaneous musings". Mobile Industry Review.
- ^ Telecoms Korea article from 2008/09/24
- ^ "LG KS20 Gets Smart".
- ^ Lim, Andrew. "LG KU990 Viewty review: LG KU990 Viewty". CNET. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Ganapati, Priya. "LG Announces Pricey But Elegant Prada II Phone". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Iohana Georgescu (19 March 2007). "LG Prada Wins 'Best of the Best' Award". Softpedia.
- ^ "LG's Prada wins prestigious European design award". Mobile Tech News. 19 March 2007.
- ^ "Best phones of 2007 unveiled at Mobile Choice Awards". 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008.
- ^ "What Mobile Awards 2007 - 2006 Winners". Archived from the original on 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Best-Looking Phone - Mobile Devices - CNET Asia Readers' Choice Awards 2007/08". Archived from the original on 15 September 2008.