First of all, the X2 carries a 1GHz Tegra 2 dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 4-inch IPS-LCD screen (800 x 480) and 8-megapixel rear camera with a 1.3-megapixel front facing camera. As stated before, the Optimus 2X runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

On the other side of the spectrum we have the Galaxy S2 which sports a 1.2GHz Tegra 2 dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. The rear camera is 8-megapixels and the front facing camera is rated at 1.3 megapixels. The phone runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread as well.

Spec wise both phones are similar and except for the slight speed bump in the processor and the doubling of the RAM on the GS2 front, things would appear pretty even. However, performance tests tell a different story. We’re not exactly sure what Samsung did or more importantly what LG did not do, but the Galaxy S2 totally trumps the Optimus 2X in performance. Not only is the screen of a better quality, it has better viewing angles and from our tests it consumes less battery juice then the Optimus 2X. Android 2.3 on the Galaxy S2 totally shines. The Optimus 2X however can be laggy at times and we are not big fans of LG’s UI overlay.

When it came down to choosing a winner, it was a no contest. While the Optimus 2X is a good phone, it is clear that Samsung has the superior product here and they might as well take home the prize for best smartphone of the year as well. If you’re sold on the S II, you can pick one up here.

Thanks to some crafty person however, we have gotten an early taste of what to expect from the 3D boasting tablet. The device, which is also known as the Optimus Pad will feature dual camera’s for its 3D video shooting as well as a Tegra 2 SOC chip that is built by NVIDIA and can more than handle the 1080p video output that this bad boy can do.

The device is 8.9 inches and will feature a 3D display with a resolution of 1280 x 768. Not to mention Android 3.0 which is specifically built for tablets and the likes? Thanks to 32GB of onboard storage, the tablet will be more then able to handle the loads of 3D content that is bound to fill up its memory and we’re sure that more than a few folks will admire the ability to expand that memory via a microSD slot.

The tablet is set to hit US retailers next month for an undisclosed price and we’re really hoping that said price is well below the $800 price tag Motorola is currently asking for the Xoom tablet. In other regions of the world, the tablet will go by the name of the Optimus Pad so remember that when visiting your local electronic stores here in the UK.

LG is set to detail more information about said device at Mobile World Congress which is scheduled to kick off next week Monday. As usual we will bring you the latest news from the conference when it happens.

Source: Engadget

Online retailer eXpansys says that LG Optimus 2X will start shipping to customers on Monday 21st February, without commenting on the reasons for the delay. The original date was January 24th. Android fans that have been expectantly waiting for the phone will now have to wait one more month before thy can get the phone in their hands.

Optimus 2X is an Android smartphone that will have a SIM free price of about £499. With the hype surrounding the phone only increasing as its launch date nears, it is likely that one or more of the UK networks will pick up this phone to bundle their services with.

What distinguishes Optimus 2X from just about any smartphone, and even from other Android smartphones, is the fact that it was the worlds first dual-core Android smartphone when it was previewed at the last week’s Consumer Electronics Show. LG has packed this phone with 2GHz of pure clock horsepower, and onboard Froyo. The phone features a 4-inch capacitive display, two cameras including a 8 MP rear facing camera and a 1.3 MP webcam, support for 1080 pixel video capture, 3g and WiFi conenctivity, and up to 32GB of storage using MicroSD.

Currently, the phone can be pre-ordered from eXpansys for £499.99. Network subsidized deals, with lower phone prices, are expected to come next month. To keep yourself updated on the phone, and its release, check the blog later!

To take on the incredible competition, which features the likes of Samsung Omnia 7 and HTC 7 Pro, the LG Optimus 7Q comes with a 3.5 inch touch screen display having 480 x 800 resolution. Despite the size of the screen, the phone weighs less in comparison with its rivals. The phone overcomes most of its competition when it comes to power. The phone is powered by a 1GHz CPU and has 448MB of RAM, which most phones would even struggle to think of. The phone has a number of entertainment features like built-in music player and video player and to sustain this, the phone has a whopping 16 GB of storage.

The cameras in mobile phones are becoming very important these days and the LG Optimus 7Q does not disappoint in this regard. It comes with a 5 megapixel camera that comes with autofocus and LED flash. This is bound to make the camera very good even in low-light conditions. With regard to connectivity, the phone is equipped with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G and USB. However, the best feature that separates this from all of its competitors is the DLNA connectivity.

The LG Optimus 7Q is set to be launched in the United Kingdom very shortly, and Vodafone has been the first to reveal it’s pricing. The phone comes at £30 per month 24 month deal.

Korean phone maker LG has already announced the LG Panther early this year. Just a week after the WP7 OS has been revealed at the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona, Spain, the company was already able to show off a mock design of their upcoming Panther smart phone. The device was not only exciting for being the first WP7 device to be leaked in an image, but it is also the first (and currently only) WP7 handset that would actually be using a slide out QWERTY keyboard.

As anyone heavy text messaging user would tell you, not even the best haptic technology can come close to emulating the feel and more importantly, the performance of having a real physical keyboard to type on. And if that lone was not enough to draw in a solid chunk of WP7’s target market, LG is now going for a double whammy with a second device.

Of course, this would be assuming that either the LG E900 or LG C900 is referring to the already known LG Panther. But if the Panther is a completely different device, then it is quite possible that LG will be coming out with three new WP7 devices all in all.

At this point, one for each chassis type sounds like a pretty good plan for the phone maker to take.

Microsoft has already given out the basic tech specs for every WP7 handset. This means that the 1GHz CPU and WVGA touch screens are no longer anything of a surprise. The same goes for the 5 mega pixel camera, GPS and Bluetooth.

Now, 5 more devices are added to LG’s 2010 lineup of mobile phones.

First up is the LG Jaguar 5, which, despite sharing a similar naming convention to the Panther (wild cats and all), this device is slated to be a standard candy bar mobile phone. Very few details have been released regarding the Jaguar 5, but it is known that it will come with a VGA camera.

The KS365 is an updated version of the KS360 slide phone. Once again, the device will have that cute looking slide out physical keyboard (yes the one with rounded keys). The phone will have an FM radio, a 2 mega pixel snapper and a 2.4 inch QVGA touch screen display.

The LG Pure is a mid range HSDPA smart phone that will come equipped with a 5 mega pixel camera but apparently, no touch screen display. A modified S-Class user interface has been confirmed for the Pure. A second device in the mid-level smart phone range is the GT405 which will come with another modified s-class user interface, this time a 3D touch version. No word yet on the final specs for the GT405 but it will have a 5 mega pixel camera and an FM radio. The last device in the list is the much talked about LG Cookie Music KM750 smart phone.

Get to know more about LG’s brand new smart phones at Mobile Choice UK.

The new OS shown onstage was so incredible and so revolutionary that it made us glance at our Androids and iPhones while thinking “these are so yesterday’s platforms”. The detail and sheer volume of dynamic elements in the demonstration showed off how great WP7’s UI is in terms of handling information and how to arrange it easily for users. The tiles system replaces widgets in terms of customizability and the addition of Zune, Bing and Xbox Live Games to the system certainly helps improve lots of things for the new OS.

Of course, Windows Phone 7 is still far from complete. At the Mobile World Congress, it was obvious that the Office functions still lacked plenty of major programs, no game demos were available and the Marketplace for WP7 was nowhere to be seen. For all purposes, MS succeeded in frustrating us with the possibility of a long wait.

Now, LG has come up with some very surprising news; they have been working on a device for WP7 and reports indicate a potential September release date.

The LG Panther follows the type-2 chassis with the slide out QWERTY keyboard and the traditional touch screen layout on top of the device. Aside from the 5 mega pixel camera with LED flash on the back, there are no other details revealed about the new phone. Speculations have popped out saying that the CPU will be a 1GHz Snapdragon –understandable considering that MS and Qualcomm are working together on the new OS.

In any case, if WP7 is finished early; this could be the very first Windows Phone 7 device to be available.

Read more about the LG Panther at Mobile Today UK.

The Mini GD880 retains the underlying principles of design as seen in previous LG devices such as the Pop GD510 and the standout feature is probably that there is practically no unemployed space between the left and right sides of the screen. This LG concept has been further developed and employed on the Mini and it is, according to LG at least, ‘the smallest phone to come equipped with a 3.2-inch screen.’

The Mini is fairly angular in appearance, certainly more so than the Pop, but it nestles smoothly and comfortably into the hand and has a stylish look with its plastic and metallic blend. The screen itself is capacitive and has a very good high resolution of 480×854 pixels, and whilst it negates to utilise the current craze for AMOLED screen technology the display and colours are still very easy on the eye nonetheless. Another pleasing design fact is that the MicroUSB port along with the MicroSD slot are hidden from view on the device and are concealed and protected by sliding protective flaps which hare very sturdy and fairly unbreakable look. There is also a 3.5 millimetre headphone jack which enables users to immediately plug in whichever pair of earphones they might like.

As far as performance and functionality are concerned the LG Mini GD880 runs an S-Class interface and does come with some advancements and new implementations that will run well alongside such models as the LG AREAN KM900. The homepage is comprised on three pages rather than four, although the user can choose to place whatever they like on any of the pages, and such things might include Web site shortcuts and widgets along with all of the phone’s functions. The Mini also affords the user ample opportunity to download additional widgets if desired.

The Mini’s main menu is category-divided, and this is fairly generic to LG’s newest devices that also feature touch-sensitive screen. The LG Air Sync Service makes its bow on the Mini as well, though it is still in the testing phase. The service will allow the user the ability to exchange data between their computer and their phone, and also to store files over the Web on remote servers.  Regardless the SNS function is fairly complete and will be of value to dedicated social networkers as it allows access to both Twitter and Facebook clients in addition to affording full integration of information about a user’s online contacts within social networking sites into the device’s integral phone book. This is great, as it negates any need for repeated manual updating of information.

The browser is also good, and it supports both multi-touch and double-tap controls. It also provides partial Flash support, and users will be able to watch YouTube videos – a nice addition for some who have been less-than-impressed with Apple’s iPhone incarnations.

The integral 5-megapixel camera is fairly standard and nothing particularly special, but it does have video capture (VGA resolution), and also comes equipped with a number of features and options. For example, pictures and clips can be edited after capture, which is a very nice touch indeed. The device seems set to become a hit, although there were a few glitches with the operating speed at the demo which may well be sorted by the time retail release comes around when it could see itself as the ARENA’s true successor.

The LG GW990 is additionally the earliest mobile device to utilize a 4.8-inch display with 1024×480 pixel resolution.  To persons that are not acquainted with what this fact means, consumers will have fun screening popular videos in HD Quality.  This specially-widescreen aspect ratio furthermore means customers can function in any case three applications with comfort without straining their eyes or feeling the need to shut down either one of them.

Makers of the LG GW990 declare that web searching on this mobile phone is nowhere near any other.  Its monstrous screen displays the mass of webpage’s at their detailed capability as soon as viewed in landscape pose.  It’s sleek and thin manner has seized the interest of all phone customers round the world.  Even if already starting a murmur overseas, the LG mobile phone will only be accessible in the United States.   Even though its asking price and publication date are however unclear, the media and users are creating chatter about this supersize intelligence.  By means of this long list of features along with commodities, the LG GW990 is obligated to be a standard, everywhere phones are employed.

This breath-taking smartphone hosts an atom motorized battery which lets it perform on a reduced amount of power.  The processor made use of, also involve record elevated transmit rates.  This innovation uses close to 10% of the previous similar smartphone.  The individuality of this mobile phone, on no account, ceases to astonish critics surrounding the globe.  Its multi-tasking makes it a most sought after device.  Visualize in your mind, viewing a trendy motion picture, sending a Picture message, and editing the proceedings on one’s calendar all at the same moment in time.  This device continues to stagger the globe, close to 6 months earlier than its release date, making it a must have for the year of 2010.

This LG mobile phone in addition plays 3D phone games with no predicament; with heaps of storeroom!  It also comes with a microSD card extension drop in that frees owners of the endless concern of lacking storage.  This gives the option to customers to save as many extras and games as they wish.  This also brings to an end the predicament of downloading information right on your mobile phone.  Its cargo space capacity is an inspiring 16 GB.  News from the engineers of this original smartphone desolately publicize that the product won’t be out until the succeeding half of this year. Since its release time is hitherto to come there is partial information with reference to the mobile phone.

Using a 5 megapixel camera the phone is designed to take photographs of a favorite moment with the family, or a romantic evening with a lover. Many digital cameras are 5 megapixels, so having such a good camera with your phone is a great bonus. The camera can also be used to take photos of real life writing. For instance, if you have many business cards and want to get rid of them because of the space they take up, you can take a picture of each one, and the phone will automatically place all the information onto your phone, including the address of the company, the telephone number, and email address and other factors.

At the bottom left of the keypad, there is a hot key button which will take you automatically to 4 pre-set applications which can be set by you. Typically people choose to have address book, camera, email and SMS inbox there as it saves you going through the menus to access them. This phone is stylish and looks fantastic as well as being a great performer, so if you are interested in getting one of these then take a look online for the best BL20 Chocolate deals.