In an unparalleled technological development and celebrating this year’s holy month of Ramadan, LG Electronics (LG), a global leader and technology innovator in mobile communications, has launched two unique handsets, LG-GD335 and LG-KP500N, exclusively equipped with integrated features that are tailor-made to meet the needs of fasting and praying Muslims in the region and around the world. Such a move comes as little surprise, considering the venerable company’s track-record and huge experience in technological innovation, that always anticipate customers’ needs and requirements.
"We've worked very hard to understand our customers, and to develop products based on their individual needs and have once again pushed the very limits of innovation with our Islamic feature phones," said Managing Director of LG Electronics Levant, Mr. Kevin Cha. "In an effort to offer a more personalized and upscale experience for our Muslim consumers, we developed and embedded these features in the GD335 and KP500N phones to provide a totally new concept in mobile telecommunications," he added.
The newly-launched LG-GD335 and LG-KP500N have a variety of Ramadan-geared features, including a Qiblah indicator that uses an in-built longitude and latitude orientation or city references that, when used in comparison to the magnetic north, indicates the direction of Qiblah. These phones can pinpoint Qiblah from any spot on earth in mere seconds.
The two phones also come complete with Adhan and Salah prayer time alarm functions, as well as Quran software, the Hijri calendar, and a Zakat calculator that allows users to calculate the sum total of Zakat based on income. This unique feature also allows users to periodically record Zakat calculations throughout the year.
From another angle, the innovative features on these LG phones allow Muslims around the world to find out exact and accurate times for prayers, Iftar, and Suhour. Users can also easily read verses from the Holy Quran and listen to them, which helps them to perfect their reading and to avoid mistakes.
LG's GD335 and KP500N were released in major Arab retail markets ahead of the Holy Month of Ramadan at competitive prices, to ensure their access to all Muslim consumers.
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