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While LG is currently is currently teasing us in the US with the next Chocolate, it is busy teasing those over in Warsaw with a fantastic-sounding concept phone.  The phone looks to combine the best features of some of the newer Samsung and Sony Ericsson, and even some cues from the iPhone 3GS.

The phone, dubbed the GC990, looks like an LG branded iPhone with a few extra buttons at first glance, which makes sense, only so many ways to make a touch screen phone.  From the back, however, it looks more similar to a point and shoot camera complete with a 12.1 MP camera.  The phone should be able to take photos as fast as any camera, with “zero” shutter lag, and can even geotag the photos once taken. 

If you’re in love with your iPhone 3GS for the touch focus capabilities, the GC990 has that as well.  It can even shoot video like the iPhone 3GS, except it’s more like the Samsung i8910 Omnia HD in that the video can be recorded in 720p at 30 fps, quite impressive for a phone.  There’s also the mundane Wi-Fi with DLNA, GPS, and TV-out to go with the 3.2” touch screen.

While the GC990 looks very nice, that’s about all it’ll do for us right now.  LG is very clear that the GC990 is strictly a concept unit showing off what it’s trying to bring to market.  Perhaps all these features will be coming, but not all in the same phone for right now.  The GC990, given the 12.1 MP camera, 720p and most likely included media application, will need a ton of storage space which would probably cause an issue for LG if all these features were to be in the same phone.  Although, the 32GB that the iPhone 3GS might suffice, with the option for added storage of course.  Maybe, just maybe, if we ask LG enough the GC990 will come to market as a prohibitively expensive, yet awesome flagship phone.

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