Unveiled at CES in Las Vegas, the first mobile phone based on an Intel chip Moorestown will remain finally at the stage of concept. LG will not commercialize the hybrid erminal halfway between a MID and a telephone.

Preview at CES in Las Vegas, then at MWC in Barcelona, the GW990 will not ultimately marketed. The GW990 marked the arrival of Intel in the world of smartphones by equipping the GW990 its Moorestown processor (45nm engraving). The terminal ran under GNU / Linux Moblin with a touch interface S-Class.

The LG GW990 is equipped with a 4.8 inch touch screen for impressive resolution of 1020 x 480 pixels and a 720p HD TV output. It is capable of playing videos in HD and run 3D games. Photographic side, the South Korean manufacturer has equipped the unit with a 5-megapixel sensor. The GW990 also includes 16 GB of flash memory and 512 MB of RAM. It has of course a microSD memory slot. Compatibility 3G / 3G +, WiFi and Bluetooth are also present.

Hopefully LG will reuse this prototype as a basis for the development of future smartphones.