Just when you think that mobile phones have taken all kinds of shapes, sizes & form factors and what else could be new.... Bang! There is something different! Something completely new and innovative springs up from one of those creative mobile phone makers. Yes, that's the same case with LG Versa VX9600 3" Mobile Phone. This LG mobile phone is a touchscreen device, which has a 3" display, offering a resolution of 240 x 480 pixels. A stylus accompanies the smartphone in the package. You can also operate the cellphone with your finger. The 3D animated display surely makes the browsing and screen usage very interesting.

Coming to the unique usage of this mobile phone - you can either use it like a regular touchscreen mobile phone or a mini netbook, with the keyboard case that comes in the package. This case is a leather-finish flat box, which opens out to reveal a 4 row QWERTY keyboard, with dedicated numeric keys, on one side. The phone itself can be mounted on the other side for using like a palm-top. There are pins in the case for the same. A second monochrome LED screen is located on the case behind the keyboard. This screen displays details like battery level, network strength and more.

Technical details include a proprietary operating system. CDMA and EVDO networking technologies are supported. A full HTML browser which supports RSS feeds and Flash is offered. With the Bluetooth capability of this hand-set, wireless files transfer with other Bluetooth enabled devices is possible. Being GPS activated, this phone provides location based applications as well. This cellphone can also be used as a modem for laptops and netbooks for internet connectivity, with some additional charge of-course. A 2 Megapixel camera with face detection is integrated into this camera phone too. The keyboard case  has an opening to allow capturing photographs, when the phone is placed in it. A microSD card slot is housed in this smartphone for memory extension to store of music files, photographs, videos and more. Designed specifically for the Verizon network, the LG Versa VX9600 Touchscreen Smartphone definitely does seem to live up to its name - Versa, as it presents great versatility in usage.

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