Available today online and in stores on July 3 is the LG Dare. The latest device from LG has a 3-inch touchscreen with handwriting recognition, a 3.2-megapixel camera with face detection and LED flash. To be honest, those seem to be the major highlights for this device. Full specs after the jump. Oh, it’s priced at $199 after a $50 MIR and two-year contract.
* V CAST Music-capable – access more than 3 million full-length songs from well-known and independent artists that can be purchased and downloaded over-the-air directly to the phone
* Music Player for .mp3, .wma, unprotected .aac, and unprotected .aac+ files
* microSD™ card memory port – with up to 8 GB support with an optional memory card
* USB Mass Storage – transfer files between microSD card and PC
* 3.2 Megapixel Camera and Camcorder* Schneider-Kreuznach certified lens for optimal picture quality
* Camera Resolutions: 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 pixels
* SmartPic technology and manual ISO adjustment for improved image quality
* Face Detection – detects a face when taking a picture
* Panorama, split shot and frame camera settings
* Scene Mode – automatically makes adjustments to camera settings for improved quality in different environments
* Zoom: up to 2x
* Image Editor – zoom, rotate, crop, add frames and icons and write over images
* Video Resolutions: 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 176 x 144 pixels
* Video Recording Speed: up to 120 frames per second for slow video playback
* Video Recording Time: 30 seconds (for sending); up to 1 hour (for saving) depending on memory
* Video Player for WMV, MP4, 3GP, 3G2 formats
* Customizable brightness, white balance, shutter sound, color effects, night and preview mode, photometry, self-timer* Bluetooth® Version 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
* Listen to music with optional stereo Bluetooth headset
* Send all contacts and calendar events via Bluetooth
* Print and send customer-generated pictures (JPEG) via Bluetooth
* Save up to 20 Bluetooth pairings
* Supported Profiles: headset, hands-free car kits, dial-up networking, stereo Bluetooth, phone book access, basic printing, object push for vCard and vCalendar, file transfer, basic imaging, human interface device* One-touch speakerphone
* Speaker-independent voice commands
* Voice Recording: 1 minute or 1 hour (standby)
* Music ringer support (clips from hit songs)
* HTML Web browsing with touch navigation and favorites
* Text, picture, video messaging-capable
* Mobile Email – access MSN® Hotmail®, America Online® and Yahoo!® accounts to exchange e-mail
* Mobile IM capabilities
* VZ NavigatorSM-capable – get visual and audible directions to thousands of destinations, locate businesses and other points of interest, get maps of a location, and share directions with others
* Phone Book with 1,000 contacts: each contact entry stores five numbers, two e-mail addresses and a Picture ID
* FOTA-capable – upgrade firmware over-the-air
* Favorites – add up to nine contacts with Picture ID
* Speed Dial (up to 996 entries)
* Technology: CDMA
* Frequency: 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA (Digital Dual-Band)
* Data Transmission: high-speed EV-DO
* Dimensions: 4.1″ (h) x 2.2″ (w) x 0.5″ (d)
* Weight: 3.76 ounces
* Display: 260K Color TFT, 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0″
* Standard Battery: 1,100 mAh
* Usage Time: up to 280 minutes or
* Standby Time: up to 360 hours