Cricket Wireless has announced a new smartphone in the US – the LG Spree. The entry-level device from LG has features such as the Quick Memo, Knock On, Knock Code and Easy Home. It is available online and from authorised Cricket retailers for a price tag of $89.99 starting March 11th.
Running Android 5.1 Lollipop OS with no word on any possible update to Marshmallow, the LG Spree sports a 4.5-inch display with 854 x 480 pixels (FWVGA) screen resolution and is backed by a 1940mAh battery that provides up to 234 hours of standby time and up to 13 hours of talk time.
Under the hood, the device relies on a quad-core Qualcomm MSM8909 processor clocked at 1.1GHz with 1GB of RAM, 8GB built-in storage space and a microSD card slot for additional storage space up to 32GB. It measures 131.8 x 66.8 x 8.89 mm in dimensions and weighs 120 grams.
For photography, there is a front facing 2-megapixel camera with selfie light, Gesture Shot and a rear facing 5-megapixel AutoFocus camera with LED flash. The LG Spree supports 2G, 3G and 4G LTE networks as well as micro USB, Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity options.
Source: Cricket Wireless
