LG Optimus 2X Brings a New Era of Speed and Power to Phones

The LG Optimus 2X was the first dual core smartphone to be released to European and Asian markets although in the United States this honour was given to the Motorola Atrix 4G. Dual core processing is the next big thing in the world of smartphones and allows these devices a great deal more power and speed for intensive features like games and video.

The Optimus 2X runs on Android Froyo and can be updated to the latest Android Gingerbread in the near future. This Gingerbread OS is combined with LG's interface that comes with great support for social networking and access to Android Market where you can obtain thousands of apps and games to put this new processing power to good use. Many of the apps on offer from Android Market can also make use of the new gyro sensor that makes an appearance on this phone, and allows for fully 3 dimensional controls by tilting the phone.

The 2X features a 4" WVGA LCD screen that is ideal for games and apps as well as video entertainment. There is plenty of this to be had on this phone thanks to the media player which comes with good video playback support as well as support for most music formats. You can also entertain yourself with online video content thanks to the YouTube support and support for Adobe Flash provided by the Android OS.

The 2X comes with good connectivity options including 3G and Wi-Fi with DLNA support. DLNA allows you to connect the phone to compatible devices such as home televisions so that you can enjoy any visual content from the phone through a larger screen. These connectivity options also make the 2X an excellent device for just browsing the web and the larger screen is ideal for displaying web pages in all their glory.

The 2X comes with a very nice 8 megapixel camera that includes an LED flash and features such as touch focus and geo-tagging. The camera also supports the recording of 720p videos and 1080p videos, being one of the first phone cameras to support such a high quality of video recording. Photos and videos can also be easily shared with friends through online websites like Facebook and Picasa.

This was the first dual core smartphone to hit the market and the dual core processor combined with the excellent graphical acceleration make this phone capable of handling virtually all tasks thrown at it. Other dual core smartphones have since been released but the Optimus 2X was the first phone to kick start this revolution.

The Optimus 2X offers all of the benefits of the Android operating system including excellent entertainment and apps from Android Market, fantastic messaging including threaded SMS, email and social networking support. It also comes with one of the best cameras found on a modern smartphone with the inclusion of full HD video recording being of great benefit to amateur movie directors the world over, as well as being welcomed for general everyday recording of memories.