Though it already broke cover at IFA out in Germany a few days ago, LG’s just sealed the deal on its very first Android phone the GW620 landscape QWERTY slider. Interestingly, the “Etna” name seen at IFA is missing from the official press release, but otherwise, the 3-inch touchscreen mentioned lines up nicely with what we’d previously known.

Camera specs aren’t mentioned here, but as far as we know, it’s going to clock in at 5 megapixels and the phone looks to be loaded with a very bone-stock Android build sans LG-specific enhancements like an S-Class port.

Interestingly, the GW620 flies in the face of LG’s super-cozy relationship with Microsoft and its commitment to concentrate on WinMo in its smartphone line, but you can tell that the company’s wording in the release is very carefully-chosen: the phone is geared at “making the smartphone experience more accessible for typical users” and “young professionals who demand a full QWERTY keypad,” which we guess makes WinMo a more business-savvy platform in LG’s eyes. We think we’re comfortable with that characterization — for now, anyway. Look for the GW620 to start showing up in “select European markets” in the fourth quarter of the year.

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