Brand PRADA/LG Series Prada Phone By LG Related | Manufacturer LG Predecessor LG Prada II | |
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Compatible networks 2G: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G: 900/1900/2100 MHz (international LG-P940)
CDMA 800 Mhz (global/CDMA)
Korean PCS CDMA 1.8 Ghz (LG U+) | ||
LG Prada 3.0 (also branded as Prada phone by LG 3.0) is the third phone in the LG Prada phone series. It is the successor to the LG Prada II and the LG Prada.
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The device was marketed as a premium high-spec limited-production luxury phone on the weight of its Prada branding. LG and Prada featured a number of celebrities in their marketing campaign for the phone.
Launch and availability
At its UK launch near 27 January 2012, the phone's no-contract retail price was approximatey £430. Shortly before late May 2012, it was £400; after May 31, the price was reduced to £239.99; and in September 2012, the price was further reduced to £149.
In India, the initial price was ₹110,000 (US$1,600).
Europe
Model numbers LG-KU5400, LG-LU540, LG-SU540, LG-P940, LG-P940h
Hardware
LG Prada 3.0 runs on a dual-core 1 GHz ARM Cortex A-9 (TI OMAP4430) CPU and a PowerVR SGX540 GPU.
This phone has a RAM capacity of 1 GB and 6.2 GB of ROM.
The device has an 8-megapixel primary camera with LED flash, and support for 1080p video recording. The phone also carries a 1.3-megapixel front camera for video calls.
Software
Prada 3.0 comes with Android 2.3 pre-installed. In 2012, LG scheduled a release of Android ICS to several of its smartphone models, including Prada 3.0.
In early July 2012, LG rolled out Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 to unlocked P940 models in Germany and Italy. To perform the upgrade, LG's Windows-only support tool and drivers are required to be installed. At the same time, LG also released the upgrade in the UK.