LG has made announcement about the official launch of its most versatile mobile phone, named ‘KF700’ at GSMA 2008, which will hit the worldwide markets soon.

Housed in a slim and stylish metallic case, the LG-KF700 comes loaded with a variety of astonishing features. It is a multimedia mobile phone with several control-and-navigation methods.

The sleek KF700 brings a three-way control with an alphanumeric keypad, 3-inch touchscreen and a shortcut dial, which makes it more comprehensible.

The LG-KF700’s 3-inch touchscreen provides easy access to features and its wide aspect ratio that makes it the ideal for watching movies or browsing the internet. The shortcut dial placed at the back of the phone lets users to scroll through six user-selected functions easily and quickly. The users can also this function to zoom into web pages, scroll thru emails or adjust volume, without using the drop-down menus. The third input method is of course an alphanumeric keypad, which makes the process of making phone calls and typing text messages more elementary.

Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Mobile Communications said, “We looked beyond just touch when designing the LG-KF700 and studied how people actually use their phones. The LG-KF700’s three separate input methods provide unmatched convenience and mean that users don’t have to give up anything to gain a touchscreen.”

The LG-KF700 features a full-featured web browser that enables users to access Google search, Blogs, Gmail, Maps and YouTube together with sophisticated user interface and multiple navigation paths.

Besides, the mobile phone comes with some additional elements including HSDPA 3G networks support, an MP3 player, MPEG4 video player, 3.0-megapixel camera and Bluetooth as well as USB connectivity.

The external memory of the phone is supported through microSD cards.

Currently the handset available is available in black and silver versions, as well as an all-black job with chrome accents. Presently, it is available in the European markets, and there is no doubt it will make its way to the Indian markets soon.