The LG G2x is T-Mobile's version of the very first dual-core mobile phone, the LG Optimus 2X. Like many high-end Android phones, it's a black slab with a 4-inch, 800-by-480 screen and, in this case, an 8-megapixel camera on the back. It has a few interesting, subtle things going for it. For one thing, it's a relatively clean build of Android. It's only Froyo, not Gingerbread, because LG and Nvidia have to work to get Gingerbread running on the dual-core chip, but this phone will get updated quite soon, according to T-Mobile. That's nice.
Notice I say "relatively clean." There's some preloaded software here, whether it's to spotlight T-Mobile services (like the carrier's app packs) or to spotlight the Nvidia Tegra 2 processor (like some games). T-Mobile said it wants to work closely with Android developers, though, which I took as code to say that this phone will be hackable enough to put it in a pure state.
The G2x also actually mirrors its interface out its HDMI port, which could be very exciting. Most phones with TV out ports restrict them to only a few apps, either out of lazy programming or because content owners are terrified about letting you play Netflix from your phone onto your TV. The G2x doesn't play Netflix - no Android phone does - but T-Mobile told me it will stream games, Web pages, and its full UI over onto a TV. Tragically, content-owner restrictions are still possible here - T-Mobile's streaming "T-Mobile TV" service is forbidden from showing on TVs.
The LG G-Slate is an 8.9-inch tablet that runs Google Android Honeycomb, with an Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor. On the back, it has two 5-megapixel cameras to record 720p HD 3D video.
I'm still skeptical of this whole 3D thing. Yes, I know saying something like that will make me sound like Dvorak in 10 years, but the technology in general doesn't feel quite there yet. The G-Slate records 3D video, sure, but to play it back on the tablet you need red-and-blue glasses, the most headachey possible form of 3D.
Fortunately, the 3D devices I've seen so far have been pretty good in 2D. The G-Slate is no exception; like Samsung's Galaxy Tab 8.9, it has a certain thinness and elegance that feels like a second-generation unit as opposed to the clearly first-generation Motorola Xoom.
I tried a few apps, and the G-Slate is a terrific gaming machine. I'd expect no less from an Nvidia Tegra 2-based unit, but I wasn't quite prepared for the combination of a terrific graphics chip and a larger screen in things like an airplane-battle game.
Sadly, neither device is 4G. Both are HSPA+ 14.4, a sort of intermediate level between 3G and 4G. Confusingly, T-Mobile calls both devices 4G, but they've also said that networks slower than HSPA+ 21 aren't 4G. I'm going to stick on the "not 4G" side of this debate and say that I got download speeds around 3-4Mbps in quick speed tests of the two devices.
The G-Slate will cost $549 with a two-year contract, or $749 prepaid. The G2x doesn't have a price yet but I suspect it'll cost $199 with a two-year contract. Both devices are coming soon.
T-Mobile LG G2X Specs:
- Network Quad Band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and UMTS (2100/900MHz) + HSPA 7.2/5.7
- Display: 4-inch LED-backlit IPS-LCD,capacitive touch screen, 16M, 800×480 pixel
- Camera: 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash – Second Camera: 1.3 MP
- OS: Android 2.2 Froyo ,upgradeable to Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- CPU 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 AP20H Dual Core processor, ULP GeForce 8 core GPU, Tegra 2 chipset
- Memory: 512 RAM, MicroSD up to 32GB storage
- Storage 8GB storage
- Connectivity3.5mm headset jack, Bluetooth v2.1
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ & MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV
- Battery 1500 mAh
- Talk Time: 10 hours, Standby Time: 480 hours
- Dimensions 123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm
- Weight 140 gram
- Other features: Charger, USB cable, HDMI port, Guide book
- Release Date: April 20th, 2011
- Price: not yet available
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