The LG Optimus Zip is a full slide-out keyboard smartphone that comes with a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 320x480 pixels. From within, the phone is powered by an 800MHz processor. It has a built-in memory of 150MB, with an option to expand this by up to 32GB using a microSD card. To take pictures from the phone, there is a 3.2MP rear-facing camera included. The back camera is able to record VGA quality videos. With its 1540mAh battery, the phone gets up to 6 hours of talk time and 35 days in standby mode. The phone runs Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread upon unboxing.