LG has made announcement about the launching of its very first dual SIM smartphone, named as LG KS660, which is expected to hit Chinese as well as Russian markets by first quarter of 2009.

The tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE KS660, which weighs just 15 grams, is specifically designed for business users who need multiple handsets.

Measuring 105x55x10.4mm, the newly launched LG smartphone boasts a 3-inch QWGA touch screen display with feedback and 3D turn capabilities, 50 MB of built-in memory and a microSDHC memory card slot, which is expandable up to 4GB.

The other features of the dual-SIM mobile phone includes an integrated accelerometer, FM radio, built-in multimedia player, Bluetooth 2.0, USB connectivity and a 5 megapixel video recording camera with autofocus and flash.

Moreover, the KS660 phone can also play videos with high resolution and supports formats including MPEG4, WMV and H.263.

Accessorized by a stylus, LG KS660 does not back up Wi-Fi or 3G connectivity (third generation networks).

However, the company has maintained silence on the pricing of the LG KS660. There are no details on a North American or European release up till now.