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LG GW990 review: 2010 cancelled Moorestown Atom phone.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2010·$0
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Concept
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

LG GW990.

LG's 2010 CES darling with first Intel Atom phone chip + 21:9 cinema screen — cancelled before launch.

01Display

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for concept phones of 2010.

TypeTFT
Size4.8"
Resolution1024 x 480 (21:9)

02Performance

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for concept phones of 2010.

ChipsetIntel Atom Z6xx Moorestown
RAM512 MB

03Camera

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for concept phones of 2010.

Main5.0 MP
FrontVGA

04Battery

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for concept phones of 2010.

CapacityUnknown

05Software

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for concept phones of 2010.

What works
  • First Intel Atom phone concept.
  • 4.8" 21:9 cinema ratio.
  • Moblin Linux.
  • CES 2010 darling.
What doesn't
  • Cancelled — never shipped.
  • Atom too power-hungry.
  • No commercial release.
  • Vaporware.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of concept devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .