LG ‘s mobile phone business hasn’t been very profitable for the company but there is no end of new product launches from it’s side.
After the hugely successful launch of the LG Optimus One Android phone, it’s no wonder that LG started releasing models bettering the P500. On those lines, LG Optimus Net is the next Android smartphone being released. There’s a lot of similarity when you compare the One P500 and Net versions under the Optimus series. The phone is also popularly known as LG Optimus P699 or LG Gelato in America.
Optimus Net features an 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen on which the viewing can be great at 320*480 pixel resolution. It has a 800 MHz processor clocking inside bettering the 600 MHz offered by Optimus One. Even the Qualcomm 7227M chipset is a betterment leading to better Android experience. 512 MB of RAM should be sufficient to run any application without any lag.What is more exciting is that you will get the phone with Gingerbread 2.3.3 installed on it. Again, P500 phone has received Gingerbread upgrade in many countries around the world. So, there’s nothing much different from Optimus One except for the faster processor.

Camera:
It has a 3.15 MP camera which can take very good pictures and videos are recorded in VGA mode at 24 fps and the quality of the videos are also good.
Media:
The default Android player can play mp3,wav files. Coming to the videos section, it can play mp4 files. DivX and Xvid support is missing here which you get through the OPtimus One P500.
Battery Life:
Battery Life will be nothing short of good compared to other Android phones. Android phones, being power hungry, need a higher mAh battery. LG responded to this by including a 1500 mAh battery as it did in P500.
Price:
LG Optimus Net ‘s price in india is expected to be around 10-12K. In America, it would be around $250-$300.
Alternatives:
With so much said, we can now look at alternatives to this phone.
You can look at the LG Optimus One itself as it comes with almost the same specifications saving for a slower processor. The Gingerbread update for P500 is already out.
Samsung galaxy S5570 can be a good option at cheaper price of 8000 bucks. But you would only get a 1200 mAh battery , slower processor at 600 Mhz and 384 Mb of RAM.
Take a look at HTC Wildfire S. At a premium price of about 13k, you would get Gorilla Glass Display and a 5 MP camera with LED flash.But the battery powering Wildfire S is lower at 1230 mAh.
For Indians, Micromax Andro A70 can be a cheaper option. With the price at 7.5k , you are getting just 256 Mb of RAM ,slower processor and a really bad 5MP camera. There is also a front-facing camera in this case.