Google’s Android is getting a lot of momentum recently as more and more manufacturers are willing to make phones that are powered by Android. The latest carrier that joins the Android bandwagon is LG, the world’s 3rd largest cell phone maker. LG today announced the LG GW620, a full touch screen phone with a slide-out keyboard, pretty much just look likes HTC’s G1 or MyTouch.

The release of GW620 doesn’t mean that LG is betting that Android will be the mainstream OS in the future. In fact, LG, just like Samsung, is having two-tier smartphone strategy, which means they will release a couple of phones for different mobile OS, and see which one picks up.

“The LG-GW620 will appeal to first-time smartphone customers by offering a new and different kind of user experience,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “Our objective is to provide a wide selection of smartphones to satisfy the diverse preferences of today’s consumers. This Android phone is just one of many smartphone models we plan to introduce worldwide in the years ahead.”