LG Optimus 2X is an Android mobile crowned as World’s first dual-core smartphone by LG, before its launch, world only ever dreamt about multi core mobile architectures. Its presence on the market signals LG’s first sincere foray into the Android high end phones segment.
LG Optimus 2X boasts of an Android Foryo v2.2 soon be upgraded to v2.3 and a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen display offers up a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, entirely typical amongst high-end Android phones. It is a great quality display however, offering deep blacks and nice vibrant colors, with the brightness to cope outdoors without any problems.
This smartphone is powered by Nvidia Tegra 2 Processor and faster 3G/HSPA connectivity. On the back of this phone is its 8-megapixal camera, supported by a single LED flash, that offers another first Full HD video capture, so now there is no need of being very careful about taking the handy cam with us while going out on a trip, as its magnificent camera would surely do the job perfectly, it also features a front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera should be thought of strictly as a video calling facilitator.
LG Optimus 2X features basic music controllers, meaning you can start/stop/skip music without needing a widget or returning to the player itself. This music control also extends to the standby screen, where you will be able to pause or skip tracks without unlocking the screen.
Media support from the Tegra 2 chipset is good and we found it handled many common formats, although not all but still the common formats like H.264, MPEG2, MPEG4, DivX, XviD, WMV are all listed as supported. Not only will it play Full HD content on the device, but it will output it through the HDMI cable supplied in the box. Plugging in to your HDTV will mirror the phone display on the TV, so you can easily navigate and play back anything you like.
It also has customised versions of the Facebook and Twitter apps which feed into these widgets. Unfortunately we found that LG’s take on these apps was less useful than the default, so there was a need to download the regular apps, meaning we could no longer integrate with their supplied widgets. It was also found that refreshing the regular Twitter for Android app would cause music playback to stumble. Optimus 2X is powered by a 1500mAh Battery.
LG Optimus 2X Specifications:
- Android Foryo v2.2 soon be upgraded to v2.3
- Dual-Core
- 3G/HSPA/HSDPA
- 1GHz Nvidia Processor for smoother web browsing, media playback
- HDMI mirroring and exceptional graphics performance
- Instantaneous touch response and seamless multitasking between applications
- Full HD 1080p HD video playback and recording
- Can connect wirelessly to any DLNA compatible digital device such as Gaming Console, HDTV
- Quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE
- 4 inch Capacitive Multitouch WVGA Display Screen
- 8 Megapixel Camera with 1080p VIdeo Recording
- 1.3 Megapixel Front Camera for Video Calling
- 8GB Internal Memory
- Expandable up to 32GB Micro SD Card Slot
- Wi-Fi 802.11n
- A-GPS with Google Navigation Maps
- Bluetooth
- Micro USB Connector
- 1500mAh Battery
LG Optimus 2X is priced at Rs 30000 in India.
