Behold, the LG IQ on Telus

By Phil Nickinson
last updated

We're gonna have to go way, way back for this one. In the Great AT&T Flood of 2009 came a leaked slide of the LG Monaco, a Snapdragon-powered, 3.2-inch touchscreen slider. And here before you is what that device, now known as the LG IQ, has become, destined for Canadian carrier Telus.

Gone is that janky-looking D-pad from the keyboard, and instead it features an optical mouse on the front face. Also on board are a 5-megapixel and Windows Mobile 6.5 Pro.

Question is, will we still see this on AT&T, as previously rumored? And will it launch (or at least be upgradeable to) Windows Mobile 7, if and when it arrives, as previously rumored?

News at 11.

Mobile Ninjas via wmpoweruser

Phil Nickinson
Phil Nickinson

Phil is the father of two beautiful girls and is the Dad behind Modern Dad. Before that he spent seven years at the helm of Android Central. Before that he spent a decade in a newsroom of a two-time Pulitzer Prize-finalist newspaper. Before that — well, we don't talk much about those days. Subscribe to the Modern Dad newsletter!

6 Comments
  • ugh, should i wait for this, or just get a tilt 2?
    larger screen would be nice, but snapdragon is so hard to resist
  • how fast is the snapdragon processor ? Is it a 1 gb ? probably not But if so might be worth the wait especially if its ATT bound.
  • if this has a headphone jack i will probably get it. i can see it as the only worthy upgrade to my current xperia x1. if the x2 only had a snapdragon id be all over that. xperia x1 is my fav phone of the many smartphones i have tried.
  • it's like the younger looking older brother to the x2
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  • Does the Lg IQ from telus require a data plan to work?
    Or does a student plan work with the phone as well?
    Answer please! i really want to know! >