The LG Cosmos is a slider mobile phone

Mobile phone

A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...

 made by LG Electronics

LG Electronics

LG Electronics is a global electronics and telecommunications company headquartered in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. The company operates its business through five divisions: mobile communications, home entertainment, home appliance, air conditioning and business solution...

, the phone is available in both a touch screen and non-touch screen model. It became available on Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....

 between 2009 and 2010, and it was replaced by the LG Cosmos 2 in July 2011. The phone has the following features:

• 1.3 megapixel camera
• VZ Navigator
  VZ Navigator
  VZ Navigator is a GPS navigation software for Verizon Wireless phones that turns the phone into a GPS navigation device. It is a white label product based on Networks in Motion's AtlasBook mobile navigation platform. It is compatible with many recent Verizon GPS Phones, and available through Get It...
  
  
• Voicemail
• Media Center
• QWERTY keyboard
• SMS
  SMS
  SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
  
   and MMS
  Multimedia Messaging Service
  Multimedia Messaging Service, or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS capability that allowed exchange of text messages only up to 160 characters in length.The most popular use is to send photographs from...
  
   messaging

Hardware

The front side of the phone has a keypad for quick and easy dialing. It also has a keyboard for sending SMS

SMS

SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...

. Its frequency is 1.9 GHz CDMA

Code division multiple access

Code division multiple access is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. It should not be confused with the mobile phone standards called cdmaOne, CDMA2000 and WCDMA , which are often referred to as simply CDMA, and use CDMA as an underlying channel access...

 PCS

Personal Communications Service

At the most basic level Personal Communications Service or PCS describes a set of wireless communications capabilities that allows some combination of terminal mobility, personal mobility, and service profile management...

, 800 MHz CDMA (Digital Dual–Band). The phone's dimensions are 112mm (H) x 52mm (W) x 17mm (D) (4.41" (H) x 2.05" (W) x 0.67" (D)), with a weight of 125g (4.4 oz).
The Cosmos has a 2 inch, 240x320-pixel, 262K-color QVGA TFT

TFT LCD

Thin film transistor liquid crystal display is a variant of liquid crystal display which uses thin-film transistor technology to improve image quality . TFT LCD is one type of Active matrix LCD, though all LCD-screens are based on TFT active matrix addressing...

 LCD

Liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal display is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, or video display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals . LCs do not emit light directly....

 screen. It supports Bluetooth

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...

, low speed CDMA2000

CDMA2000

CDMA2000 is a family of 3G mobile technology standards, which use CDMA channel access, to send voice, data, and signaling data between mobile phones and cell sites. The set of standards includes: CDMA2000 1X, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A, and CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B...

 1xRTT data, but not 802.11

IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802.11 is a set of standards for implementing wireless local area network computer communication in the 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz frequency bands. They are created and maintained by the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee . The base version of the standard IEEE 802.11-2007 has had subsequent...

 networking.
The phone features a sliding 4-row QWERTY keyboard, front numeric dial pad with navigation d-pad. Input support for a single microSD/TransFlash/microSDHC memory card slot is present (support for up to 16 GB cards), and the phone also sports a microUSB (USB 2.0) data port for charging and data transfer. Memory on the phone is limited to 19 MB.
The camera in the Cosmos is a 1.3 megapixel CCD. The Cosmos also contains a full duplex speakerphone

Speakerphone

A speakerphone is a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker provided separately from those in the handset. This device allows multiple persons to participate in a conversation...

 with external volume controls. The phone is M3/T4 rated for hearing aid compliance, and supports digital TTY/TTD

Telecommunications device for the deaf

A telecommunications device for the deaf is a teleprinter, an electronic device for text communication over a telephone line, that is designed for use by persons with hearing or speech difficulties...

 for the hearing impaired.

Software

The Cosmoss OS (Operating System) is almost the same as the Env2, Env3 and the LG VX5500

LG VX5500

The LG VX55350 is a mobile phone used by Verizon Wireless. The phone was released on October 31, 2008 by LG. It is also used on Virgin Mobile. The phone contains the following features: * VGA camera* Bluetooth* TYY capable...

. It also has Media Center for game downloads. No music player software is included with the Cosmos, however if navigated to, full mp3 songs can be played through the My Sounds section of tunes and tones.

Phonebook

The phone book within the phone OS is limited to 1000 contacts and has a dedicated ICE

In case of emergency

In case of emergency is a programme that enables first responders, such as paramedics, firefighters, police officers, and Hospital personnel, to contact the phone owner's next of kin to obtain important medical/support information...

 contact section. Each contact can store:

• 5 phone numbers (2 mobile, 1 home, 1 business, 1 fax)
• 2 email addresses (1 personal and 1 business)
• 1 physical address (street, city, state, zipcode, country)
• 1 IM screen name
• 1 associated picture ID (for pictures stored within the phone)
• 1 associated ringtone (for ringtones stored within the phone)
• 1 group association
• a notes section (30 characters only).

Speed dial

Speed dial on the Cosmos is limited to 999 entries (not including 1 as the voicemail default).

Bluetooth

The Cosmos contains Bluetooth version 2.1 (with A2DP and EDR support). Current versions of the phone OS support up to 20 Bluetooth pairings, however the software does not support Bluetooth OBEX profiles. Calendar events and contacts can be transferred via Bluetooth to a computer, and pictures stored on the phone can be printed via Bluetooth directly to a printer.

Camera and photo

The Cosmos has a 1.3 megapixel camera with default resolution of 1280x960. The camera software also supports 640x480 and 320x240. While the camera does have a 2x digital zoom, this zoom is not supported at the default 1280x960 pixel resolution. The camera software supports night mode, white balance, and several visual effects. The Phone has no video capture capability. Photo manipulation software in the phone allows zoom, rotate, and crop as well as noise reduction of images. The current phone OS also allows direct upload of photos to facebook and other online album services.

Browser support

The Cosmos relies on the Infraware Polaris 6.1 browser software for internet browsing. The browser software supports HTML, CSS, ECMA Script, AJAX, RSS, and Java

Java

Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...

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Messaging

The Cosmos software support both text and picture messaging. Messages are threaded by default, although this feature can be turned off.

This Phone has 2 Ways of Messaging:

1. Regular Keypad Messaging

2. QWERTY Keypad Messaging (Slide Up)

Online Contact Sync

The LG Cosmos can integrate with Verizon's Backup Assistant to update and manage contacts on the phone. The Cosmos can be set to wirelessly sync the address book in the phone with the address book online in Backup Assistant (manually or automatically).

Each contact entry in Backup Assistant can contain information which is not sent to the phone (e.g. birthdays, middle names, etc.). Extra information stored online in Backup Assistant will not be transferred to the phone.
Certain information on the phone will not be stored in Backup Assistant:

• Groups/Category
• Ringer, SMS Ringer
• Picture ID
• Secret
• Speed Dial
• Primary Phone
• Voice Dial

When a sync is performed this information may be removed from the entry in the phone. Additionally, if an entry marked as ICE

In case of emergency

In case of emergency is a programme that enables first responders, such as paramedics, firefighters, police officers, and Hospital personnel, to contact the phone owner's next of kin to obtain important medical/support information...

undergoes significant changes, the ICE status may be removed from the entry upon sync.