LG Rumor Touch, Lotus Elite announced at CES 2010

LG has announced two new touch screen mobile phones, the LG Rumor Touch and the LG Lotus Elite, at CES 2010, via Sprint.The two messaging touchscreen phones are enhanced versions of their predecessors, the LG Rumor and the LG Lotus, respectively.

The LG Rumor Touch and the LG Lotus Elite will go on sale from January 10, 2010, and February 14, 2010, at all Sprint channels.

LG Rumor Touch

Photo: LG Rumor Touch touchscreen phone

The LG Rumor Touch has a 3-inch touch screen (resistive, not capacitive) with a resolution of 240×400 pixels, side-sliding QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel camera and camcorder, 3G  EV-DO connectivity, integrated GPS, and support for 32 GB external memory via MicroSD card slot.

The phone allows users to access and update social networking sites, upload photos, and so on. Connectivity features include Stereo Bluetooth v 2.1, microUSB, GPS, and 3.5-mm jack.

Users can access Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, Sprint Music and Sprint mobile email. Related: CEs 2011 news updates and curtain raiser

LG Lotus Elite

Photo: LG Lotus Elite photo front view

This phone has dual 2.4-inch QVGA touchscreens with full QWERTY keyboard, 2-MP camera, and support for 32GB external memory via microSD card.

The LG Lotus Elite comes with Sprint’s One Click interactive user interface that allows users to choose features and content (such as messaging, music, email) that they want to access instantly. These selected features will be available on the home screen allowing users to access them with one click.

Photo: LG Lotus Lite back view with tattoo design

The phone will be available in red with a distinctive tattoo design on its casing.

The company has not revealed any information about the price of the two phones.