With its solid design and great features, the LG Ally is an affordable and welcome addition to the Android family.
Nicole Lee
I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola Razrs were all the rage. Since then, I've written about everything from consumer electronics to internet culture for outlets like CNET, Engadget and Yahoo. Outside of work, I'm a big fan of baseball, board games, tabletop RPGs and improv comedy.
The LG Ally is an Android phone with a full QWERTY keyboard and a touch screen.
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Touch screen
The LG Ally has a 3.2-inch capacitive display.
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Side
The LG Ally is 0.62 inch thick.
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Back
The LG Ally has a soft-touch matte-black backplate.
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3.2-megapixel
The LG Ally has a 3.2-megapixel camera on the back.
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QWERTY keyboard
The LG Ally has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, which has a navigation toggle on the side.
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LG Ally and Motorola Droid
The LG Ally next to the other Verizon Android phone with a QWERTY keyboard, the Motorola Droid.
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Tactile keys
The LG Ally has a great keyboard--the keys are raised and slanted a certain way that facilitates easy and quick typing. They have a great feel when pressed as well.