LG Optimus 2X
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The LG Optimus 2X is a smartphone
designed and manufactured by LG Electronics
. The Optimus 2X is the world's first smartphone with a dual-core processor and third phone in the LG Optimus-Android series. LG debuted the Optimus 2X on December 16, 2010 and the device first became available to consumers in South Korea in January 2011. It was also launched in Singapore on March 3, 2011. The Optimus 2X runs the Android 2.3 software stack since an upgrade that rolled out November 2011.
Tegra 2, a dual-core processor clocked at 1 GHz. Has a 4 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours at 480×800 pixels. It is capable of recording 1080p HD video capture and playback, a micro HDMI port and an 8 megapixel camera.
has been developed for the Optimus 2X. Official CyanogenMod support was added in CyanogenMod 7.1.
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
designed and manufactured by LG Electronics
LG Electronics
LG Electronics is a global electronics and telecommunications company headquartered in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. The company operates its business through five divisions: mobile communications, home entertainment, home appliance, air conditioning and business solution...
. The Optimus 2X is the world's first smartphone with a dual-core processor and third phone in the LG Optimus-Android series. LG debuted the Optimus 2X on December 16, 2010 and the device first became available to consumers in South Korea in January 2011. It was also launched in Singapore on March 3, 2011. The Optimus 2X runs the Android 2.3 software stack since an upgrade that rolled out November 2011.
Hardware
The LG Optimus 2X holds the Guinness World Record for being the first mobile phone to use a dual-core processor. It's also the first smartphone to feature the NvidiaNVIDIA
Nvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia is best known for its graphics processors . Nvidia and chief rival AMD Graphics Techonologies have dominated the high performance GPU market, pushing other manufacturers to smaller, niche roles...
Tegra 2, a dual-core processor clocked at 1 GHz. Has a 4 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours at 480×800 pixels. It is capable of recording 1080p HD video capture and playback, a micro HDMI port and an 8 megapixel camera.
Modifications
The popular aftermarket Android firmware CyanogenmodCyanogenMod
CyanogenMod is an after-market replacement for the firmware of over sixty cell phones and Internet tablets. Based on the Android mobile computer operating system, it offers features and options not found in the official firmware distributed by vendors of these devices.Features supported by...
has been developed for the Optimus 2X. Official CyanogenMod support was added in CyanogenMod 7.1.
History
LG previewed the Optimus 2X under the device's internal development name, "LG Star", at CES 2011.Naming Variations
- LG Optimus Speed
- LG Optimus 2X
- LG O2X
- LG P990
- LG P999
- LG Star
- LG Star Dop
- T-Mobile G2x
See also
- LG OptimusLG OptimusLG Optimus is a series of smartphones manufactured by LG Electronics. The lineup currently consists of the following:* LG GT540 Optimus** LG Loop, an alternative name for this smartphone** LG Swift, another alternative name...
- List of LG mobile phones
- List of Android devices
- Comparison of smartphonesComparison of smartphones-Hardware and OS:-Networks and connectivity:...
- Comparison of Android devices
- Motorola Atrix 4GMotorola Atrix 4GThe Motorola Atrix 4G is a high-end Android-based smartphone by Motorola, introduced in CES 2011 on January 5, 2011. It was made available in the first quarter of 2011. It was introduced along with three other products, Motorola Xoom, Motorola Droid Bionic, and Motorola Cliq 2. It uses an NVIDIA...
- similar CPU and GPU - Samsung Galaxy S IISamsung Galaxy S IIThe Samsung Galaxy S II is a smartphone running under the Android operating system that was announced by Samsung on February 13, 2011 at the Mobile World Congress. It is the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S, with a different appearance and significantly improved hardware...
- similar CPU and GPU