LG Optimus 2X Review

Here is the FoneArena LG Optimus 2X review. And guess what ? It’s the first time we have reviewed a Dual-Core phone. Until recently LG was loosing ground in the smartphone race but they surprised the world when they announced the world’s first smartphone powered by a Nvidia Tegra2 processor. At CES 2011 , several handset makers announced products based on the Tegra2 but this is the first smartphone or super-smart phone to hit the market. LG needs a nice pat on the back for making the first move. Lets see how the device meets our expectations.

Interesting Features of LG Optimus 2X

GSM Quad Band , HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
World’s first Dual Core phone powered by Nvidia Tegra2
Dual Core 1Ghz CPU with Geforce GPU
World’s first camera phone to offer 1080p (1920x1080px) video recording
480×800 Capacitive IPS Display
8 MP Camera with LED Flash
1.3 MP video calling camera
1920x1080px Video playback , HDMI mirroring, DLNA
Android 2.2.1 with update to 2.3 promised
8GB memory , supports upto 32 GB microSD cards
Bluetooth 3.0 , WiFi b/g/n , aGPS
Browser with Adobe Flash Player 10.1
Stereo speakers
FM Radio
1500 mAh 3.7 V battery
Accelerometer , Gyro sensor

Audio
The audio quality on the Optimus 2X is average or above average at best. The audio quality through the 3.5mm Audio Jack is quite good and even the volume levels are enough for even loud environments. The music player is actually one of the sweetest implementations we have seen in Android

Video
Viewing videos is a pleasure on the LG Optimus 2x. The phone sports a 4″ LCD screen with 800×480 pixels (WVGA) Resolution. The display is definitely good but still falls short of the Samsung Galaxy S and the Wave in terms of contrast and visibility under sunlight. The video player supports a wide variety of formats including mp4, 3gp, DivX, XviD etc.

Playback is supported even for Full HD (1920×1080 pixel) files especially since it can playback its own recorded video files. There is no lag while playing even big files and seeking through them is fine as well. However files larger than 4GB will be an issue if the phone is still in FAT 32 format. To add individual videos of over 4GB you have to convert it into NTFS file storage format. Subtitles are supported as well. However languages other than english might not be supported sometimes.

The loudness of some videos were higher than the others. We are not sure whether Optimus 2X is at fault or whether the audio bit rate is to be blamed. The skipping or changing from one video to the other was instant. There is also the option of resuming the videos from the point of last playback or to start from the beginning.