They say when it rains, it pours. And today seems to be the day for nice (and relatively clear) in-the-wild style images of Windows Phone 7 smartphones. Just a few moments ago we were treated with a few images of the Samsung i917 Cetus and now we have the LG C900.
Looking at these images we can of course see the Windows Phone splash screen, and we can also see the soft keys for back and search. But also noticed was a rather nice (and centered) shiny sliver Windows button on the bottom. And that one is a physical button as opposed to the other soft touch keys.
LG, like its Korean competitor Samsung, has been an enthusiastic adopter of touchscreen technology for its smartphones. As well as manufacturing touchscreen handsets based around its own OS it has also snuggled up to Microsoft on quite a few occasions to kit its gadgets out with Redmond’s 
All very nice; but I also found it fairly annoying. The worst thing about the phone is the scrolling. You go to a web site, and start reading. You reach the bottom of the screen and need to scroll. A sweep of the finger, and the page flashes past way beyond where you want to be. A little mini-sweep and it does not move at all. Maybe with enough practice you can do it; but I found it easier to slide out the keyboard and use the arrow keys – missing the point of having a touch phone.
LG Wink Series, a collection of vibrant colored full-touch phones designed to match the unique lifestyles of young “Generation Z” mobile consumers looking for great style and great connectivity. The LG Wink Series consists of three full-touch handsets: Wink, Wink Style and Wink 3G, all suitable for younger users or first-time touch phone users. Tailored for the distinctive needs of today’s youth market, the LG Wink Series provides more versatile texting functionality, enhanced music options, wider social networking support, and a customizable, user-friendly interface and design.
