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Virgin Mobile Confirms February 1st Launch of Optimus V

By on January 28, 2011

LG Optimus VFollowing up on our extensive coverage of the LG Optimus V the past few days, Virgin Mobile has officially confirmed the launch of the Android smartphone for February 1st.

As previously reported, the Optimus V will undercut the cost of the Samsung Intercept and ships with Android 2.2. The phone is currently available at Target locations, with many selling out of stock as more people call and ask for them ahead of its official launch, considering the pricepoint is the lowest price for a prepaid Android smartphone in the US.

The Optimus V is identical to the Sprint version, save for the omission of built-in mobile hotspot support with a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera with video recorder, 512MB RAM/256MB ROM underpinned by the Qualcomm MSM7627 at 600MHz, Wi-Fi radio, GPS and microSDHC card slot.

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11 responses to “Virgin Mobile Confirms February 1st Launch of Optimus V”

  1. VicMatson
    VicMatson January 28, 2011 at 3:41 pm |

    Whats up with the visual voicemail?

  2. HMOrgan
    HMOrgan January 28, 2011 at 3:53 pm |

    feb 1st? Y soo far awayy??.. ughh. i want this phoneee noww!!!!. ive been calling every target store around as far as 20 miles from where i live. i cant find it anywhere!!!. ughhhh..

  3. muddy46
    muddy46 January 28, 2011 at 4:52 pm |

    I just got one at Target in Allentown, Pa (the one on Cedar Crest Blvd, the other a-town target at the airport is sold out).

  4. ??
    ?? January 28, 2011 at 7:26 pm |

    feb 1st is FOUR days away. really? you’re that impatient?

  5. Levi
    Levi January 28, 2011 at 8:36 pm |

    Just got mine at Radio Shack…just call around, someone will have it.

  6. andy
    andy January 29, 2011 at 12:13 pm |

    ….i got it at a local target store in los angeles by santa monica fwy highway, call target by this number 310 -895 -1131, plus the item number DPCI (internal stock SKU) number for the Virgin Mobile Optimus V
    080-02-0724

  7. andy
    andy January 29, 2011 at 12:15 pm |

    this target have it right now in stock… i got it yesterday the guy pull up with two phone. i only got one. so happy ….
    hey people aross the america this have hotspot , i am using on my laptop , now ……

  8. shawn
    shawn January 30, 2011 at 7:17 am |

    @andy is mobile hotspot free? if not how much is it?…. or do u have it rooted?

  9. thai
    thai January 31, 2011 at 7:40 am |

    does anybody know if Android 2.3 can be installed on that phone?

  10. Levi
    Levi January 31, 2011 at 7:52 am |

    It comes with Android 2.2, Android 2.3 hasn’t even been released yet…

  11. Christopher Price
    Christopher Price January 31, 2011 at 11:39 am |

    Mobile Hotspot has been yanked from the device menus, however, there may be a workaround. We haven’t tested it yet so don’t get your hopes up.