The GW990 is so big in size and in features that LG is not referring to it as a phone, but a ‘Mobile Internet Device’. This will see the phenomenal GW990 follow in the footsteps of the Nokia N900 released just a short while ago as being one of the new wave of handheld devices primarily aimed at surfing through the interwebs while on the move. Like the N900, the GW990′s interface is heavily geared towards web surfing.
The GW990 runs on the Linux-based Moblin operating system developed by Intel. Like the Maemo OS used for the N900, Moblin is oriented around web browsing and makes surfing the internet so much easier and enjoyable. Moblin was originally developed for netbooks to provide quick and enjoyable web functionality and so is much more ideally suited towards this endeavour than web browsers found on traditional phone operating systems.
Unlike many phones that claim to possess ‘multitasking’ features the GW990 is in reality the only phone that can say this while keeping a straight face. It’s true that there are phones released now such as the Palm Pre or the Google Nexus One which allow you to open one application without having to close another, but none that allow you to split the screen into three parts and have three separate applications running concurrently. This means that you can watch a movie, surf the net and read your emails at the same time.
This would be pretty awkward on a standard sized touchscreen phone to say the least, which probably explains why LG decided to place the GW990 into the category of Mobile Internet Device instead. With a humongous 4.8″ screen LG are certainly not joking about, and with a screen resolution of 1020 x 480 the GW990 truly does give off some impressive visuals.
Other specifications of the GW990 are pretty mouth watering as well, including the new Moorestown CPU from Intel (this will be the first mobile device to use the new Intel chip that is speculated to give the Snapdragon a run for its money) and full HD video recording through the 5 megapixel camera. There will be an impressive 512MB of RAM making the GW990 speedier than most phones and LG has put a lot of effort into ensuring that the 1850 mAh battery will provide a great deal more battery life than we have been used to up until now, despite the power that the GW990 is packing.
Although LG is insistent that the GW990 is a Mobile Internet Device and not a phone, the handset does come with all the phone connectivity you would expect of a, well, phone. Quad band GSM, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth with A2DP and USB are all present, although the size of the GW990 does make it a bit cumbersome for a mobile phone. This is why it is perhaps best to refer to the GW990 as an MID, because it would be fairly pointless to purchase this device if you are not intent on using the internet a lot. If you are interested in this mobile internet device then have a look at some of the GW990 reviews or see what GW990 deals are available.
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