LG P990 Optimus 2X

Summary: LG P-990 comes with great looks and applications, howvever, falls down when it comes to battery backup.

• - Touchscreen, - Looks, - Audio Output, - Applications
• - Battery backup

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  9 out of 10

Summary: It's officially the world's first dual-core smartphone but more crucially, is it the best?

• Superb build quality, Packed with hardware features, Super fast dual-core processor
• Only runs Android 2.2, No camera shutter button, Button layout could be better

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  7 out of 10

Summary: The LG Optimus 2X is the fastest, smoothest Android smart phone yet, but you'll have to overlook its slightly clunky appearance.

Short extract: The LG Optimus 2X is the fastest, smoothest Android smart phone yet, but you'll have to overlook its slightly clunky appearance.

Conclusion: The LG Optimus 2X definitely has the power to please, thanks to its dual-core processor, which really revs up apps and user-interface transitions. We don't lust after it, though, because of its '80s appearance and haphazard widget and icon designs.

• Insanely fast, Flash runs very smoothly, Slick scrolling and zooming, Packed with Android features, Tonnes of available apps
• Chrome-trimmed case is a tad '80s, User interface could be more attractive, Some widgets are flaky

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  8 out of 10

Summary: Any big name player could have thrown these hardcore specs together. It just so happens LG did first.

Short extract: The LG Optimus 2X invites you to go twice as fast as any Android phone before it, thanks to its dual core 1GHz processor humming away inside. If only LG had read the memo about hardware not being the only metric that counts these days.

Conclusion: LG’s relying on the hardware alone with the LG Optimus 2X, and it does amount to an impressive phone, so long as you take the time to remove LG’s bloatware. But with equally ripped Android phones with an augmented Android experience out of the box just around the corner (Hello HTC Sensation ), it’s...

• Full HD camcorder, HDMI, dual core power
• Android 2.2 skin is behind the curve

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  10 out of 10

Short extract: A super star of a mobile phone is about the hit the market with a bang in the first quarter of 2011. It is LG Optimus 2X , which is touted as the first handset to include the dual core technology with the host of various attractive features.

Conclusion: Memory is one of the most vital features for any mobile phone, especially for the smart phones. Optimus 2X features enough internal memory to load practically unlimited entries and fields of phonebook and call records. However, the memory can be externally increased by using the microSD™ card.

• dual core processor, 8MP camera, 32GB memory support, Android
• No Super AMOLED touch screen