LG Optimus 3D

We actually benchmarked LG's Optimus 3D back at Mobile World Congress last month. We were particularly excited about the Optimus 3D because, prior to the iPad 2, it was the first mobile platform we laid eyes on that had a dual-core Cortex A9 with a dual-channel memory controller. I am of course talking about TI's OMAP 4430 which is at the heart of the Optimus 3D. Back at MWC performance was good, but stability wasn't. Today at CTIA I played with the Optimus 3D a bit more and it looks like things have come along quite nicely since then.

The UI is considerably smoother, there are more features enabled on the phone and stability is far better. Granted we're still talking about a pre-release device so none of this is unexpected.

As the 3D in the name implies, the Optimus 3D will be able to capture and display 3D images/video thanks to two features: 1) a pair of 5MP camera lenses and sensors for capture and 2) a glasses-free (via parallax barrier) 3D display.

I've been hearing that Imagination Technologies' is particularly excited about the Optimus 3D as it is one of the first platforms to use the latest SGX drivers. As we saw in our performance preview from MWC last month, the result is pretty nice:

There's no word on exact availability however I'd expect the Optimus 3D to be at least some months away. Since our time at MWC AT&T has announced that it will be getting the Optimus 3D and calling it the Thrill 4G.

LG Optimus G2x on T-Mobile

Also at LG I ran into the Optimus G2x, the US-bound T-Mobile version of the Optimus 2X we reviewed earlier this year.

Brian already went through a pretty good explanation of the slight differences between the Optimus 2X and the G2x earlier today after the announcement.

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  • snakeInTheGrass - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link

    Not sure I agree with the Samsung comment - it doesn't really sound like Samsung had a contingency plan for thinner tablets ready, considering they're basically showing mockups that don't even work.

    While the 7" seems too small, and having both a 10.1" and 8.9" seems like overkill, the 8.9" specifically does sound most interesting in terms of just being a little bit smaller/lighter while not losing too much screen space.
  • worldbfree4me - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link

    Is using Gingerbread aka 2.3 ! Good morning :)

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