LG Optimus 2X P990 smartphone

The LG Optimus 2X P990 is officially known as the first dual core smartphone. LG`s Optimus 2x needs to set the bar high and it does just that by introducing a high end hardware, large screen a great form factor and an impressive build quality. The Optimus 2X P990 has the standard large display and capacitive buttons.

The impressive casing is mostly plastic, the metallic surround and a nice strip of brushed aluminum at the back with an embossed Google logo adds to its appeal. There is a micro HDMI output and the standard micro USB and 3.5mm audio out. The good news is that LG also includes the micro HDMI to HDMI cable in the box. That is not all; there is a decent pair of earphones, a soft pouch, USB wall charger and micro USB data cable.

The key features of the LG Optimus 2X P990 are as follows:

• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
• TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Gyro sensor - Touch-sensitive controls
• 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 3G HSDPA,
• 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA,
• 5.76 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,
• DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Infrared port No USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
• CAMERA Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
• Autofocus, LED flash, check quality Features Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, touch focus, image stabilization Video Yes, 1080p@24fps, 720p@30fps, check quality Secondary Yes, 1.3 MP
• OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 CPU Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset

LG Optimus 2X incorporates the Ghz processor cores. This opens up LG Optimus 2X to a world of full HD (1080p) multimedia. The interesting news is that competition, can only mange lower 720p video. The recorded video clips on the LG Optimus 2X is so good, you'd be keen to tell they were recorded on a phone. Throw in 1080p HDMI out (for viewing movies on a HD TV) and DLNA support for wireless media streaming and the LG Optimus 2X has all the multimedia bases covered. The dual core processor makes the LG Optimus 2X amazing at multimedia. There is virtually no lag or slowdown when you are using the LG Optimus 2X, so much so that everything its fast, smooth and slick no matter how hard you push it.

The LG Optimus 2X P990 is a genuinely amazing handset that is ready to take on the competition and is actually a benchmark handset to beat.