Phone Addicts’ Favourite LG Optimus 2X
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Jun/11
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The LG Optimus 2x has honestly earned its name. This Android smart phone is freakishly fast. It is well ahead of other dual core phones. Users seem amazed with the speed and the great quality display with the brightness to cope outdoors. This android has amazed so many people what with it being the first dual core phone with a Tegra 2 chipset. The features in this phone are fun and too many, some of which are completely useless, like the app advisor. It is only useful if you do not know how to use an Android.
It comes in a 4 inch capacitative touch screen display, with an internal memory of 8 GB. The screen allows direct access to features like sound, WI-FI, Bluetooth, GPS and screen rotation. The screen allows for a stand by screen, which is useful when maybe using a music player. You do not have to unlock the screen to pause or skip when listening to music, which is always a welcome choice.
This amazing phone comes with an option of up to seven home pages. The LG Optimus 2x has at its back an 8 megapixel camera and conveniently, at the front, a 1.3 mega pixel camera. Browsing using this phone is fast and pages load very fast with options of zooming and dragging.
LG Optimus 2X Features
MULTIMEDIA
• Dual-core Processor
• 4-inch WVGA screen
• 8GB memory
• 8 megapixel rear camera and 1.3 megapixel front camera
• HDMI mirroring
• MPEG-4
MESSAGING
• SMS
• MMS
• Email
CONNECTIVITY
• WI-FI
• Blue tooth
• Micro SD port
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
• GPS
• Accelerometer sensor
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE LG OPTIMUS 2X
ADVANTAGES
First of all as we’ve already established, it is very fast especially on the applications, web pages and Emails. It has a full HD video capture, and the streamline feature streams HD content to the TV. It has a smooth scrolling and zooming. The WI-FI feature helps up load the HD content to You Tube and other social networks like Facebook. It has an LED flash can be deployed and comes in handy when the lighting is not so good. This Android phone has other features like focus and ISO controls. The LG Optimus phone has Google connected to it. It gives easy access to Gmail, Google maps and Google Market. This Android phone has a variety of games and applications that allow for the download of many more.
DISADVANTAGES
The WI-FI feature is quite weak in some parts of Europe. Some complaints have been made about the Android rejecting some SIM cards. This Android has many features and because of that, it does not retain battery charge for very long. There has also been a problem with the browser connections. One has to restart the phone for the connection to be better. It has games that one can only play if downloaded. A feature that is called, ‘pre loaded applications’, is quite useless, in that it is blank. The keyboard has keys that are single purpose and one has to press ‘shift’ for special features.
CONCLUSION
The LG Optimus 2x, is quite fast and has many features which are quite handy. However, it seems to have problems with its network and browser connections. All in all, if you have to have this phone, wait till it is upgraded, then you can have it.
RATING
3.5 out of 5
by
Rushikesh Kamreja
LG Optimus 2X: The First Dual-Core Smartphone Is A Must Have
24
Dec/10
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It is needless to say that the new LG Optimus 2X is very real. This great Smartphone morphs from a prototype into the overpowered reality. The LG Optimus 2X phone’s heart is the dual-core Tegra 2 processor which runs at 1GHz. It is the first time when a Smartphone manufacturer announces this configuration type.
The LG Optimus 2X device was especially created to impress with its great characteristics such as video capture through an 8-megapixel primary camera that comes along with its pair of 1.3-megapixel camera up front for face-to-face calling and a full 1080p TV-out via HDMI.
LG Optimus 2X is launched with Android 2.2 and LG already promises that it will release system’s updates very soon. Along with the LG Optimus 2X’s highly developed Tegra 2, the Smartphone also presents some very powerful multimedia features. This combination makes the applications much faster, being enhanced by a smooth web browsing. The LG Optimus 2X device lets its users to virtually multitask with no screen delay.
LG Optimus 2X Features and Specifications
LG Optimus 2X with Tegra 2 provides top multimedia features which enhance any user’s experiences.
Key Specifications
• 1080p MPEG-4/H.264 recording and playback
• HDMI mirroring
• 8 megapixel rear camera
• 1.3 megapixel front camera
• 1500 mAh battery
• 8GB memory (it can be enhanced up to 32GB via microSD)
• 4-inch WVGA screen
• 1GHz Dual-Core processor (NVIDIA Tegra 2)
Display
• TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches
• Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
• Gyro sensor
• Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
• Touch-sensitive controls
Sound
• Vibration, MP3 ringtones
• Speakerphone
• 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory
• Call records: Unlimited
• Phonebook: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
• Internal memory: 8 GB storage
• Card slot: MicroSD which can be increased up to 32GB
Data
• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, DLNA
• 3G: HSUPA, HSDPA
• Bluetooth: v2.1 with A2DP
• USB: Micro USB v2.0
Additional Features
• Camera: Autofocus, LED flash, 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
• Video: 1080p
• CPU: ARM Cortex A9 1GHz dual-core processor
• OS: Android, v2.2 Froyo, upgradable to v2.3
• Messaging: IM, Push Email, Email, MMS, SMS (threaded view)
• Browser: HTML
• BPS with a-GPS support
• Social networking integration
• TV out via HDMI port
• GTalk, YouTube
• Google search, Gmail, Maps
• Document viewer, organizer, voice memo/dial/commands
• Digital compass
• MP3 player (WAV / WMA / eAAC)
• MP4 player (H.264 / H.263 / WMV)
• Predictive text input
Here are some pros and cons of LG Optimus 2X:
Pros
The dual camera of LG Optimus 2X is a great ad on as it can be used in various applications such as recording, photography and video chat / calling.
As the Dual Core Tegra 2 processor runs at 1GHZ LG Optimus 2X provides the possibility of storing and handling a lot of data.
MicroSD Card Slot is useful for those who want to extend device’s memory up to 32GB.
Cons
The main drawback in LG Optimus 2X is the Android 2.2 system as it has been already outdated by Gingerbread, being found on Google Nexus S.
Conclusion
We can definitely consider that LG has created a great device which seems to be more than a simple functional Smartphone. It is definitely useful for those people who are always on the go and love to have access to media, messaging, email and any other computer applications. We can definitely say that LG Optimum 2X presents a winning combination.
Our RATING on LG Optimus 2X
3.5 out of 5
by
Rushikesh Kamreja
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Camera
- 8.00 Mega Pixel
- Video Recording
Battery
- Type Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
- Standby
- Talk Time
- Music Play
Misc.
- Accelerometer
- Touch Screen
Others
- Bar Design
- 3G Phone
- Android OS
- QuadBand