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LG Optimus 2X review: Double the potential

Key features:

• Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G support
• 10.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
• 4.0" 16M-color capacitive IPS LCD touchscreen of WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels)
• Android OS v2.2 Froyo with LG Home launcher
• Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset
• 512 MB RAM
• 8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash, face detection and geotagging
• 1080p video recording @ 24fps, 720p@30fps
• 1.3 MP front-facing camera with videocalls
• Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
• GPS with A-GPS, digital compass
• 8GB internal storage and microSDslot for up to 32GB cards
• Accelerometer, gyroscope, and proximity sensor
• microHDMI port with HDMI mirroring
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
• Smart dialing, voice dialing
• DivX/XviD video support
• Innovative gesture controls
• Adobe Flash 10.2 support
• Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement

Main disadvantages

• Despite similar technology LCD isn’t quite as impressive as the iPhone4 screen
• No dedicated camera key and no lens cover
• Captured 1080p videos not big improvement over 720p, have low frame rate
• No Android 2.3 Gingerbread at launch
• Audio quality is only average
• Below average speaker loudness