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LG Optimus Note Unveiled With A Dual-Core Processor

Effie Tjhai — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:12:39 +0000

LG has produced many dual-core smartphones starting from the LG G2x to the Optimus 3D. Now, they are coming with another android handset which will obtained a dual-core processor. It would packed with QWERTY keyboard and the NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor.

The device appears to have an upgraded 1.2GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. The Optimus Note received a codename LU-6500. It features a 800 x 480 pixel WVGA resolution, HDMI support, Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, Bluetooth 3.0, a full QWERTY keyboard, an 5-megapixel camera on the back, VGA camera on the front, 8GB ROM, and 1G DDR2 RAM.

[via SlashGear]

T-Mobile G2X Now On Sale

Effie Tjhai — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:12:57 +0000

T-Mobile G2X which also known LG Optimus 2X is now available for purchase via T-Mobile’s webstore. The device will cost you $199.99 (a $50 mail-in rebate) with a two-years commitment. As most of us might have know, the G2X packed with a dual-core processor.

It features a 4.3-inch WVGA touchscreen, 8-megapixel rear camera, 1.3-megapixel front camera and “4G” HSPA+ connectivity, along with WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and a microSD card slot. The G2X will be available in T-mobile’s stores on April 20th.

[via SlashGear]

LG Optimus 3D Gets Leak Before MWC 2011

Effie Tjhai — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:47:33 +0000

We have anticipating the LG Optimus 3D to be officially unveiled during MWC 2011. The device is not a secret anymore since LG’s “new dimension” teasing invite and pre-order listing by a Dutch cellphone retailer. But despite all that, we are now looking at the actually device. Phandroid‘s tipster has sent them a picture of an LG smartphone without a name. The best guess we got on our hand is the LG Optimus 3D.

Featuring a 4-inch/4.3-inch display, a nameless dual-core CPU, multi-channel memory, and a front-facing camera. Don’t be surprised to see NVIDIA’s chip inside the device. The folks from SlashGear will be at MWC to find more information on the LG Optimus 3D. We will keep in touch with them and give a further notice on it.

[via SlashGear]

A superphone was born!

Budi Putra — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:03:36 +0000

Okay. Since mobile phones have growing and growing now, so that it’s not easy to group them into a clear category, a tight segmentation. “The majority of mobile phones that have graced retail shelves in recent years fall into two distinct categories: featurephones and smartphones. Lately, however, a new category has begun to emerge, that of the superphone,” John Sangiovanni wrote in GigaOM.

So, how to categorize a phone – a superphone? Or an excellent phone – according to T3? Based on its specifications or user’s needs?

Seems Sangiovanni prefers seeing it from technical aspect. According to him, a superphone must have:

Hardware

Display with at least 320 pixels on the short axis

3G connectivity or greater (plus additional radios as appropriate… Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc.)

Location-sensing technology (GPS, high-resolution signal-strength-based location, or equivalent)

Hardware-accelerated graphics subsystem

Platform

Integrated web browser that supports current desktop development standards

Published native developer SDK that allows programmatic access to the specialized hardware/software features listed above.

Distribution

Integrated process for certification and searchable catalog distribution of 3rd-party applications.

Yeah, it’s an amazing defenition. But contrary to his own defenition, he categorizes iPhone as a superphone: “…it is difficult to dispute that the product that created and continues to define the superphone category is the iPhone,” Sangiovanni revealed. However, everybody knows that (the first) iPhone lacked 3G, GPS, etc… Or he means iPhone 3G? Is it really a superphone?

Whatever the answer, I think it’s interesting to discuss it more in-depth. According to you, our readers, are there any superphone today? Which ones? Why?