LG Optimus 2X, the First Dual-core Smartphone: See Specs, Features, Price, and Availability

We have to admit. It’s not something that will twinkle in the sky, so the Korean company won’t call it as LG Star – instead they named it LG Optimus 2X.

Though it doesn’t exactly resembles its ancestor by name, the LG Optimus One P500, in terms of form factor – the LG Optimus 2X looks similar with Apple’s iPhone 4 at the first glance.

This newest gadget from LG is the first in the world to run a dual-core Tegra 2 processor at 1GHz clock speed. It initially runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo), but is upgradable to Android 2.3 or Gingerbread.

Check out the key specs below.



Android 2.2 OS

1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor

4-inch WVGA screen

8GB memory (up to 32GB via microSD)

8MP rear camera

1.3MP front camera

HDMI

1080p MPEG-4/H.264 playback and recording



Pricing and Availability



LG Optimus 2X will be available in Korea next year, January 2011 to be exact. Countries in Europe and Asia will follow, so perhaps the Philippines will get to see this smartphone as early as first quarter next year. As of the moment though, no official prices have been released yet –so just stay tuned as we are going to sneak around for the latest updates. [via]



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