The Optimus 2X from LG, the first dual core Android phone, powered by Tegre 2 chip, is now on sale in Korea.  Yum yum, I wish I can be there to get one.  But I think I just have to wait for a while for it to come.

And according to the source, the white version of Optimus 2X is coming in February.

The phone will be loaded with 1Ghz Tegra 250 dual core CPU, 8Gb internal memory (expandable with up to 32Gb microSD), 1500mAh battery, 4 inch WVGA screen and capable of doing 1080p HDMI out.  It also comes with a 8MP camera and a front facing camera (1.3MP) for video calling.  And it is no larger than the current single core handsets in the market.

It will run Android 2.2 at launch but will be upgraded to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) “at due course”.  It hits first in LG’s home market of Korea next month, followed by Europe and other Asian locales in the coming weeks.

The full press release is after the break.

LG LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST AND FASTEST DUAL-CORE SMARTPHONE
LG Optimus 2X with Tegra 2 Offers Top Multimedia Features for a Better User Experience

SEOUL, Dec. 16, 2010 — LG Electronics (LG) today unveiled the LG Optimus 2X, the world’s first smartphone with a dual-core processor. Along with more powerful multimedia features, the LG Optimus 2X’s high-performance Tegra 2 processor makes for faster, smoother web browsing and applications and lets users multitask with virtually no screen lag.

“Dual-core technology is the next leap forward in mobile technology so this is no small achievement to be the first to offer a smartphone utilizing this technology,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, CEO and President of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “With unique features such as HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) mirroring and exceptional graphics performance, the LG Optimus 2X is proof of LG’s commitment to high-end smartphones in 2011.”

Developed by graphics processor powerhouse NVIDIA?, the dual-core Tegra 2 system-on-a-chip found in the LG Optimus 2X runs at a clock speed of 1GHz and boasts low power consumption and high performance for playing video and audio. Users will experience faster web browsing and smoother gameplay compared with single-core processors running at the same speed as well as instantaneous touch response and seamless multitasking between applications.

The LG Optimus 2X offers 1080p HD video playback and recording with HDMI mirroring that expands content on external displays to full HD quality. The LG Optimus 2X can connect wirelessly to any DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) compatible digital device such as HD TVs for a console-like gaming experience taking full advantage of the phone’s HDMI mirroring, accelerometer and gyro sensor. The smartphone also includes both rear- and front-facing cameras, microSD memory expandability, Micro-USB port and a hefty 1500mAh battery.

The LG Optimus 2X will be available in Korea next month with countries in Europe and Asia to follow. The phone will initially be released with Android 2.2 (Froyo) and will be upgradeable to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The upgrade schedule will be announced in local markets in due course.

Key specifications:

• 1Ghz Dual-core Processor (NVIDIA Tegra 2)
• 4-inch WVGA screen
• 8GB memory (up to 32GB via microSD)
• 1,500 mAh battery
• 8 megapixel rear camera and 1.3 megapixel front camera
• HDMI mirroring
•  1080p MPEG-4/H.264 playback and recording

The phone will ship with a 3.2-inch touchscreen, Android 2.1, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a backside camera and a microSD card slot.  From the phone’s micro site, there is link to the LG Ally community and we will be able to find out more of this phone from there.

The highlighted specs:

• Android 2.1
• 3.5inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
• 1GHz Snapdragon Processor
• 4 line landcape slide QWERTY keyboard
• DivX support
• Wi-Fi
• DMB Tuner
• 5 megapixel camera complete with geo-tagging

The word on the street also says that it has a commitment to Augmented Reality, with built in AR apps as standard.

It is due for release in Korea in April or May this year and wider release will come soon!

[via lg blog]

The device shown was running the early version of Windows Mobile 7.  And it has a side sliding QWERTY keyboard with back, home, search and camera dedicated buttons.  The camera is found to be 5MP.  And the device has an impressive thickness.  It is just slightly thicker than iPhone and Nexus One!

We will see more phones from manufacturers that are working with Microsoft to bring Windows Phone 7 series to the market and Microsoft is definitely pushing for a big launch.

[via engadget]

The device will carry a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor under the hood, a 3.5 inch touchscreen, Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi and a five megapixel camera.

We shall see more details being published during the MWC.

[via techdigest]

The GW990 will be coming with a 4.8-inch panoramic widescreen display (with a 1020 x 480 resolution), HD Video, 3D gaming, aGPS, WiFi, 1850mAh battery, digital compass, HSPA radio, 5 megapixel camera, 16Gb of built in flash memory and MicroSD expansion slot.

LG is layering their S-Class inteface on top of the Moblin so there is not much of excitement over here.  But because of its huge screen, it can show 3 panels in one screen without feeling too many things on the screen (see the image).

This is something to look forward to in the second half of the year.

[via engadget]

The LG Amundsen GW880 has a 3.5-inch touchscreen, 800 x 480 WVGA resolution, Mobile TV (CMMB, China standard), 5MP camera, GPS, Bluetooth and more. It also comes with China’s 3G connectivity known as TD-SCDMA.  This will be a device purely for China market as the standards it uses are of China standards and not found in anywhere else on the planet.  However, we will not rule out there might be a world version coming.

If you understand Korean, you might want to read the original announcement from LG’s web site here.

The phone was previously rumoured to come with Windows Mobile 7.  However, with the delay of WinMo 7, LG couldn’t wait and has to releease it with WinMO 6.5. Anyway, the Monaco customers can still enjoy the S-Class interface from LG.   The phone apperantly comes Snapdragon processor (WOW), WVGA display, 5 megapixel camera and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, according to the leaked specs.

Themobileninjas has quit a number of the pictures of it, view them here.

[via engadget]

What’s nice about the phone is it has a 5 row QWERTY keyboard which looks good.  And LG says it comes with a powerful social networking engine called SNS (Social Network Services) Manager which pulls together Twitter, Facebook and Bebo.  It is also equiped with a 5-megapixel autofocus camera and automatic face recognition. LG EVE also has a built-in accelerometer, Wi-Fi and GPS and it comes with built-in Google apps; Google Search, Google Maps and Google Latitude.

You can go to Roger’s site to find out more.

The phone also features the latest S-CLASS interface from LG, which comes with gesture shortcut support (launch application by drawing simple icon on screen), easy copy and paste from applications.

The BL40 will be available in Singapore from 14th of November, selling at SGD988 without contract.

[via techielobang]