Review: LG Optimus 2X first smartphone with dual-core processor

Introduction

The consumer electronic pendulum is swinging faster than any of us imagined say a year back. Today there are smartphones with numerous features still the world was aloof of a smartphone that ran a dual-core processor, this until LG Electronics unveiled Optimus 2X – the world’s first smartphone with a dual-core processor. The amazing Nvidia’s Tegra 2 processor brings faster and smoother web browsing to the LG Optimus 2X, besides adding multimedia features and multitasking ability without any virtual screen lags. The Optimus 2X will be trend setter in dual-core phones which with the amazing processing power will be a big leap over the single core processors and will create a rage in the coming year.

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What is it?

The LG Optimus 2X gears ready to be one hit smartphone in 2011, this not only because the smartphone boasts a dual-core processor but also because of the phone has an appealing 480x800 resolution 4-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen display, features an Android 2.2 froyo (upgradable to Gingerbread) operating system, has an 8 megapixel camera with 1080p video capture ability, HDMI and DLNA options for connectivity and supports up to 32GB storage via microSD. Further the LG Optimus 2X’s 3D touch interfaces get enhanced by built-in accelorometer, the gyro sensor and the Tegra 2 processor.

Key features

HDMI mirroring: The Optimus 2X featuring a 1GHz Nvidia's Tegra 2 processor has the ability to duplicate whatever’s on the smartphone’s screen on a an external screen in full HD resolution.

Web browsing: The dual-core processor will add wonders to the phones web browsing facilities. The smooth browsing will be facilitated by proficient multitasking that allows applications to change with virtually no screen lag.

Storage: The Optimus 2X has a built-in memory of 8GB which is extendable to an impressive

32GB courtesy of a microSD card.

Cameras: Besides an 8 megapixels camera on the rear with 1080p video capture ability, the Optimus 2X also features a front facing camera for making video calls.

Motion gaming: Like the iPhone 4, the Optimus 2X also has a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope to facilitate motion-controlled gaming. The phone can connect wirelessly to any DLNA compatible device such as gaming console, HDTV for a better gaming or video experience.

What’s innovative?

Unlike any other phone in the market, the new and fresh LG Optimus 2X has a 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, which makes the Optimus 2X the first smartphone to boast of a dual-core processor, though many more such phones are expected now. For all who’re sick of the screen lags while multitasking on their phones, the Optimus 2X is a solution, that not only guarantees best multitasking facility ever experienced but also offers full-HD 1080p view on a large screen via HDMI of the videos captured through the phone’s 8MP camera paired with a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera for face-to-face calling.

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Price and availability

Scheduled to be launched first in the Korea, according to CDON.se the dual-core LG Optimus 2X will cost about 4,999 KR (approx £470 or $730). It is reported that after Korea the Optimus 2X will be launched in Sweden followed by a UK launch on January 24 (tentative).

The up side

The LG Optimus 2X gets in itself a dual-core processor which enhances the smartphones capabilities to run multiple applications and programs more smoothly, which isn’t possible with single core processor phones that show screen lags in multitasking. The dual-core processor of the phone also lets the phone runs at a clock speed of 1GHz at minimum power, but still enhance performance, video and audio playing abilities, increase and provide better and faster web browsing and gaming experience.

The down side

The Optimus 2X’s dual-core processor isn’t all advantageous, it comes with some drawbacks that add to the phone’s downsides. There’s no word on the phone’s expected standby time from LG, thus we guess the dual-core processor will eat up on the battery life more rapidly. LG hasn’t been a great name in the mobile market, so big mobile phone player with the second dual-core processor may just out play the LG Optimus 2X.

The bottom line

It wouldn’t be wrong to say that we’d all been waiting for dual-core phones to hit the market, though LG was the least expected to break the barrier. Now that LG has, with the splendid LG Optimus Dual Core phone it is fitting for us to relish the lightening fast and the feature packed phone carrying the blessings of the Android OS. Though we have experienced the benefits of 1GHz processing power on a handful of single-core phones on the market, its complete potential remains hidden, which could be possibly explored to the limit with the dual-core smart phone.