LG Ally launched

Verizon Wireless has announced the launch of LG’s first Android-powered handset to the US dubbed as the LG Ally on May 20. LG Ally is powered by a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7627 processor and runs on Google Android 2.1. The LG Ally supports CDMA EVDO 800/1900 MHz network.

The LG Ally features a 3.2-inch TFT display with resolution of 800×480 pixels, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 megapixel camera, 256 MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM and microSD memory card slot for up to 16GB of additional storage.

The LG Ally also features 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, GPS, S-GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack, up to 450 minutes of talk time. It also comes with Google Apps include Google Search, access to up to 38,000 apps in the Android Market. It measures 114×56×16 mm and weighs160 grams.

The LG Ally will be priced at $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year contract.