Verizon Wireless launched the LG VX8350, the heir apparent to the VX8300, the second-hottest selling handset in the United States, according to Strategy Analytics data.
The phone trailed only Motorola Inc.’s Razr in terms of popularity.
In keeping with LG Electronics Co. Ltd.’s stated strategy of moving its end-users up-market, the VX8350 begins life at the carrier at $80 with a two-year contract. Its predecessor apparently started and ended its product cycle at $50.
It was not immediately apparent what functional upgrades LG may have made to the handset, but the VX8350 takes a sleeker external design path with no external antenna, a more subtle hinge and discrete, external music-control buttons.
The new handset is CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and offers access to the usual bevy of Verizon-branded content, including Vcast music and video, VZ Navigator and messaging options.
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