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Verizon's LG Lancet runs Windows Phone 8.1, has 4.5-inch display and 8-megapixel camera

Verizon's newest Windows Phone handset, the LG Lancet, has an 8-megapixel camera, a 4.5-inch display and a quad-core processor.

Lynn La Senior Editor / Reviews - Phones
Lynn La covers mobile reviews and news. She previously wrote for The Sacramento Bee, Macworld and The Global Post.
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The Lancet for Verizon runs Windows Phone 8.1. Microsoft

It certainly has been a while. The latest phone from LG is the newly announced Lancet for Verizon Wireless -- a 4.5-inch device that runs Microsoft's mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8.1.

The phone is Verizon's first Windows Phone (WP) handset of the year, and one of three WP phones in its lineup altogether, next to the Samsung Ativ SE and the HTC One M8 (for Windows).

As for LG, it hasn't launched an WP phone for several years (we reviewed the LG Optimus 7, for example, back in 2010). Two years ago, the company wasn't exactly enthusiastic about releasing a WP 8 device, though a company representative did say that it will be on board, "When there's a significant market for it."

For all its implications, however, the device is rather midrange. It has a 4.5-inch LCD display and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor. It's equipped with an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 2,100mAh battery, and 8GB of internal storage with the option to expand up to 128GB via a microSD card.

According to Microsoft, it's also the first Windows smartphone on the Big Red to have HD voice calling with Advance Calling 1.0 capabilities. That means instead of having a carrier network connection, you can patch calls through a Wi-Fi or data connection.

The handset is currently available online for $19.99 with a carrier agreement, and $120 without. It will launch in stores on May 21.