Sprint offers $29.99 LG Optimus F3 for people with disabilities

LG Optimus F3 will be available for Sprint on the 14th of June. The carrier has officially announced the good news earlier today. And so, rumors that were circulating about Sprint offering this smartphone have become real. The price of the LG Optimus for Sprint is $29.99 if you get a 2-year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate.

The F3 is a line-up that LG chose to appeal to people who want phones in the mid-range category. So that consumers are able to afford a device which offers LTE network access on top of many nice features, options and such.

The Optimus F3 in particular has been announced as a smartphone that ships with features intended at making the life of a person with disabilities a whole lot easier. What you need to know about the specs of this smartphone is that it has a 4-inch WVGA IPS touchscreen with 1080p and Corning Gorilla Glass 2, a 2,460 battery, a 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU and Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The battery is presented as offering a full day’s worth of multitasking and so on. 4G LTE is also a great feature to keep in mind. A camera on the front and one on the back (sporting 5MP) are available, as well.

NFC, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are on-board the smartphone, too.

The design of the Optimus F3 looks good. Purple and silver are the two colors that this model comes in. You can find the smartphone by either calling 1-800-SPRINT1 or if you visit the official page of Sprint. Also, SPRINT’s retail channels are going to offer it in the upcoming months.

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And now for a quick look at what features the Optimus F3 has for persons who can’t see or have any other disability. You can, for example, download the latest Accessible Education ID pack which is aimed at K-12 students who have print disabilities. The latter can easily open educational material from the Internet on the Optimus F3. There is also something called . This is a text-to-speech application which uses voice guidance. This makes it possible for people who cannot see to easily use their smartphone.

The camera comes with a feature called Cheese Shot. This lets you snap a pic via your own voice that says “Cheese” into it. The Optimus F3 sports a LED indicator which comes in very handy for people who cannot hear that well. If you see the color red, you have a new SMS; should the indicator turn green, someone is calling you.

On top of the above, the LG Optimus F3 is ULE Platinum Certified, which means it respects the environment.