The wait has finally ended! LG has announced the launch of the Optimus 2X here in India. The Optimus 2X is powered by a dual core Tegra 2 chipset and holds the claim for being the world’s first phone with a dual core processor. Powered by Android, the device was first heard of back in December and was launched in Korea back in January. The European launch happened in March. The Optimus 2x currently runs Android 2.2 but would soon be updated to Gingerbread. Here’s a quick round up of the features of the Optimus 2X.
- 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 AP20H Dual Core processor
- A 4-inch 480 x 800 pixels display
- 8 GB storage – expandable to 32GB
- 8 Megapixel camera with support for full HD (1080p) video recording at 24fps. 720p at 30 fps.
- Front 1.3 megapixel camera
- Android 2.2 – (Android 2.3 ready)
- Dolby Mobile Sound
You might want to check out our hands on Video of the Optimus 2X back at the CES I January
The Optimus 2x has been priced at Rs.30,000 although we expect the street prices to be slightly lower.
LG has also said that it would be launching the Optimus Black in India. That phone is expected to be priced at Rs.27,000 when it lands here in May. The Optimus Black claims to have the worlds brightest screen on a phone claiming 700 nits of brightness.
LG seems to have hit the sweet spot with the pricing of the Optimus 2X it seems. In terms of pure specs, currently there is nothing like the Optimus 2X here in India. It would get some competition when Samsung’s Galaxy S II arrives soon.
