The LG VS740 (LG Ally, LG Apex, LG Axis) is a mid-range

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manufactured by

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. The Ally features a 480x800 LCD

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display and a 3.2-megapixel camera with flash. It runs Android 2.2, with LG customizations, including a Themes application allowing the Ally to run LG's own launcher, similar to

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, and

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, although it is optional by default; and LG widgets including the Socialite application, which aggregates Facebook and Twitter. It also features a four-row slider

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with a

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. It has a hearing-aid compatibility (HAC) rating of M4/T3.

Variants

US740

The ''LG Apex'' (US740) is a modified version of the LG Ally for

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. It is identical to the Ally, except for a redesigned front.

AS740

The ''LG Axis'' (LGAS740) is an identical

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version of the LG Apex that is available through various regional carriers in the United States including Cellular South, Cox Wireless, and Bluegrass Wireless.

LG Shine Plus

The ''LG Shine Plus'' is a modified version of the Aloha rebranded for the

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carrier in Canada. While visually similar, its model number is LG C710 and is internally known as the Aloha Global board, or alohag. The most significant change from the Ally, this phone uses the MSM 7227 cpu, and is quad band GSM/HSDPA. The phone features a 5.0 MP camera and increased memory compared to the Ally. It was originally released with Android 2.1, but has received an official update to 2.3.3.

Updates

On Verizon US, the following updates have been issued (dates may vary based on when the over-the-air update was received): * 23 September 2010: a firmware upgrade (to 2.1-update1) and a software upgrade (to VS740ZV8) * 24 November 2010: a software upgrade (to VS740ZVC) * 20 January 2011: a firmware upgrade to 2.2 (to VS740ZVD) * 28 April 2011: a firmware upgrade to 2.2.2* (to VS740ZVE) (This upgrade required Ally owners to install an application called Update Utility for Ally from the

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. Ally owners received a TXT message notification about a week before the upgrade was officially available). This is a modified Android version and not the full FroYo (no Adobe Flash, but does allow APPS2SD).

References

External links

* *https://www.lgflash.com/ {{LG phones LG Electronics smartphones Android (operating system) devices VS740 Mobile phones introduced in 2010