LG finally primes its Optimus for the 3rd Dimension

Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Tuesday, 21 June 2011 12:47

Your IT - Mobility

Hot on the heels of the Transformers 3D movie, while having absolutely nothing to do with it, LG's Optimus is transforming itself into a new wonder of the third dimension.

If you want a close smartphone encounter of the 3D kind, there's currently only one contender: LG's new Optimus 3D, a 'high-performance handset offering the world's first 3D experience on a smartphone', an announcement that comes on the day of Nokia's "disrupting" mobile phone event, featuring its "N9" phone.

Set to cost AUD $799 outright, LG's Android-powered Optimus 3D nicely undercuts Apple's iPhone 4, although with Apple introducing unlocked iPhone 4 models at much cheaper pricing in the US, one can only wonder if Apple will also be making its future iPhones cheaper to compete with the flood of cheaper Androids.

Choosing Optus as its exclusive launch partner from 'early July', there'll also be plans available, with a $0 upfront plan on a two-year '$59 monthly cap' contract being the main plan that Optus will promote.  

So, what makes the LG Optimus 3D different? It is the 'first' to introduce a range of technologies, including what LG says is 'the world's first dual-core, dual-channel and dual-memory architecture as well as the first complete 3D platform enabling recording, viewing and sharing of 3D content' - a 'tri-dual' combo that we'll get to in a moment.

While 'firsts' always make tech companies happy, they can also cause some consumers to abide by the old adage that says it's always better to buy version 2.0 of any product, meaning if you're like that, you'll probably be waiting until LG releases its 'second dual-core, dual-channel and dual-memory architecture that offers LG's second complete 3D platform etc etc yadda yadda'.

However, those who are early adopters never follow this adage, taking pride in having the latest and greatest first, from version 1.0, leaving the more cautious and late-adopters to follow in their wake.

So, back to that 'tri-dual' configuration. Early adopters will likely rejoice, as they'll own a 3D smartphone that LG says showcases 'amazing speed and power made possible with [its] unique 'tri-dual' configuration - dual-core, dual-channel and dual-memory. This configuration enables significantly improved performance and run-time compared to other smartphones offering a current 1GHz dual-core processor.'

LG boasts that this means 'performance benefits as a result of the simultaneous - and faster - transfer of data between the dual-core and dual-memory. Users can multi-task between programs, play games at a higher frame rate and enjoy an immersive movie experience.'

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