LG Announces Optimus 2X Smartphone With Tegra 2 And Froyo

Caught on Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FE4qLLXj68

This is the phone I was talking about from LG, who supposedly also has another one with the same processor. The "B" model also has extended capabilities above this one if they are to be believed. With this as a precursor device to the CES conference the only reason I would think for this to be introduced early would be to beat competition to the punch. So I will be looking for smart devices particularly of the phone variance to be all over CES, and hope I am right. I did not upgrade on Verizon when I decided to drop Sprint because I knew it was not worth the two months until new unit's would be released, and therefore drop prices on there top of the line (now being a Droid X), but it will also add those choices as well. Let us hope I am correct. From what there saying Verizon will also get the iPhone, but I don't really want an iPhone anyway, and that will most likely not be announced till June/July anyway!

Hey rapid, there are hoards of dual core phones that have been leaked in the last couple of months. So I'm pretty sure your right that the next 2~3 months will see dual core phones with far more powerful graphics begin leaking out like crazy.

One thing I'm really interested in is Android 3. Even the new 2.3 does not naively support higher than 854x480 resolution. OEMs can hack it to get higher resolution for tablets, but it is a hack. A3 will have native support of higher resolutions along with most (all?) of the interface being GPU accelerated. Look at how much smoother 2.3 is with only a few things GPU accelerated in the interface.

So, phones I think your best bet is to wait till March~May next year unless you got a dog. Tablets I think your best bet is to wait till the ones native built for A3 come out.

Just grab a nexus 2 and you can get any version of the os they drop. The real problem for me is I am using an Env2 phone now on Verizon. First I was going to wait to see what hit in may-July of last year, then I was going to get an EVO, but I heard about the Epic so I waited for that, then after I got it Sprint has no service in my house at all, where we only use cell phones. Following me figuring out Sprint had no service in my house I took the Epic back, and got my money, at that time I turned my ENV2 back on to wait for CES. I don't want a tablet anyway I want a GOOD smart phone. Plus my ENV2 is kind of not at it's best any more I have had it for years. So the decision is kind of hard, not to mention in my area I have been able to get Verizon LTE for a little bit now. I personally don't really care much about 4G because I will do my downloads one my wireless N network at home. My mobile net usage will be mainly for maintaining and maybe a little email. So the speed is not a major factor for me on this smart phone as 3G will probably be enough. Having 4G available though also takes some of the load off of the network as most of the hard core mobile users will be 4G pretty quickly. SO they will be hoggin that part of the network. I would not kick it if the phone had both, but it is not a necessity.