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CES 2010: LG Lotus Elite (photos)

The LG Lotus Elite is the sexier successor to the LG Lotus messaging phone.

Nicole Lee
Nicole Lee is a senior associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also a fan of comic books, video games, and of course, shiny gadgets.
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LG Lotus Elite

The LG Lotus Elite has a unique square design. Still, it looks much sleeker than its boxier predecessor.
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Touch me

The LG Lotus Elite's biggest design upgrade lies with the external 2.4-inch QVGA resistive touch screen. You can customize what you want to access on the touch screen -- messages, emails, voicemails, pictures, and more.
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Pictures

You can swipe through your pictures on the external touch screen.
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Messages

You can view your messages via the touch screen as well.
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Red

The LG Lotus Elite debuts in this stunning red color with a decorative tattoo. A 2.0-megapixel camera sits on the hinge and peeks out of an opening on the upper left side of the rear, as seen here.
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Portable

The LG Lotus Elite is slim enough to be highly pocketable.
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Another display

The LG Lotus Elite has another 2.4-inch QVGA display on the inside as well. As you can see, the 2.0-megapixel camera is visible on the hinge so you can easily take self-portraits.
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Sprint OneClick

The LG Lotus Elite uses Sprint's OneClick interface to quickly scroll through different functions and applications.
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Facebook

You can quickly view your Facebook feed.
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Twitter

There's a Twitter app as well.
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Keyboard

The LG Lotus Elite has a pretty roomy keyboard plus dedicates keys for Social, Email, and Text. The Social key can be mapped to either Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter.

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