Virgin Mobile has announced the entry-level Android LG Optimus Slider in USA today. It will be available starting October 17 at http://www.virginmobileusa.com for $199.99 and in Best Buy and RadioShack stores from Oct. 31.

“With the new LG Optimus Slider we’re bringing our customers an updated operating system and slide-out keyboard,” said Mark Lederman, Business Line director, Virgin Mobile USA.

LG Optimus Slider features:

  • 3.2-inch touchscreen with a slide out QWERTY keyboard
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • MicroSD support
  • 3.2MP camera
  • Bluetooth 3.0
  • Preloaded with Virgin Mobile Live 2.0

Gaurav Shukla is a journalist with over 12 years of experience covering the consumer technology space. He started his career with a self-published Android blog and has since worked with Microsoft's MSN.com,...

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