Orange to range the ground-breaking LG Optimus 3D and LG Optimus Black

• Orange to retail the LG Optimus 3D and LG Optimus Black on selected plans in Q2, 2011
• The move reinforces Orange’s commitment to offering its customers the latest innovative handsets available

Orange today announced plans to launch the much anticipated LG Optimus 3D and LG Optimus Black in the second quarter of 2011.

Bringing the 3D revolution to mobile users, the LG Optimus 3D is a ground-breaking new device featuring a stunning 4.3” 3D LCD screen. With a dual 5 mega-pixel camera for recording 3D video, consumers can create, view and share 3D multimedia with family and friends with ease. Using Google’s Android operating system, the device features 8GB memory, advanced multimedia capabilities, HDMI output, alongside a host of applications and services.

The LG Optimus Black is the world’s slimmest mobile device at 9.2mm, sporting breakthrough technology with a brighter 4-inch NOVA display.  Ideal for daily use, it reduces power consumption by 50 percent indoors compared to a conventional LCD screen. The device also features the world’s first 2 mega-pixel front facing camera and the Optimus UI 2.0 offers an augmented Android experience, allowing users to directly access messages, emails and missed calls from the locked screen with just a single tap. It is the first phone to support Wi-Fi DirectTM2 for quick and high quality data transfer and sharing between mobile devices, and offers a seamless web browsing experience.

Nicola Shenton, Head of Device Portfolio, Everything Everywhere said: "The LG Optimus 3D and LG Optimus Black show LG is really driving the market in terms of 3D and screen display technology. We’re pleased to be working with them to bring this latest innovation to Orange customers, pushing the boundaries of what a smartphone can deliver.”

Both devices will be available from Orange shops and www.orange.co.uk/shop.

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About Orange
Orange is the key brand of the France Telecom Group, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators. With almost 131 million customers, the Orange brand now covers Internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the Group operates.

In the UK, Orange provides high quality GSM coverage to 99% of the UK population, and 3G coverage to more than 93%.

Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited.

On July 1 2010, the company became part of Everything Everywhere, one company that runs two of Britain's most famous brands - Orange UK and T-Mobile UK - with plans to transform the industry by giving customers instant access to everything, everywhere, offering them the best value, best choice and best network coverage in the country. Everything Everywhere Limited is the UK’s biggest communications company, with a combined customer base of almost 28 million people and more than 720 retail stores across the country. Everything Everywhere Limited is registered at Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9BW under the registered company number 02382161.

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