The LG Optimus 4X HD will soon be arriving in UK stores, bringing with it a 4.7-inch screen, quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor and a bunch of software extras.
We first saw the 4X back in February for Barcelona's Mobile World Congress but since then it seems to have disappeared off the radar. It's reared its face again today though as LG has confirmed that it will be hitting our shelves very soon. It's going to be launching "in Western Europe" in June although exactly when it's going to be in good old Blighty hasn't been confirmed yet.
The 4X HD was one of my favourite phones from MWC, packing a 4.7-inch screen with a 720p resolution that was both bright and vivid -- as you'd expect from a company that's famous for its TVs. It's running on a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 chip that I've found to be extremely competent on tablets like the Asus Transformer Pad TF300 for not only general processing tasks but also for handling 3D games too.
The Tegra 3 also makes use of a fifth core that it can switch to when in standby mode, thereby preserving power by not using all four main cores at once. We didn't find this produced particularly impressive results on the HTC One X, but LG's Eco software might be able to squeeze some extra juice out of it by letting you throttle the power output of the processor when you're doing less demanding tasks.
The phone also comes with a bunch of media software that apparently gives you finer control over your video watching and Quick Memo that lets you write a note whilst you're in any app or game.
There's no word on pricing yet for the new phone but it's likely that the various networks will be announcing their plans nearer to the launch so stay tuned for more info.
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anonymous 15 May, 2012 11:22
The design is a bit ordinary and boring. But it has a Quad Core which is very good. I do like the media software, which helps give you finer control over your video watching.
anonymous 15 May, 2012 12:14
Would Jayce buy this...NO BIATCHHH!!!!!
anonymous 15 May, 2012 16:39
looks like how i would have expected the s3 to look like! :D like the galaxy 1&2 this could be the one no one saw coming, well not me anyway :P
robby0_16 16 May, 2012 03:27
Oh great - and will they release the phone six months before the software is ready like they did with Optimus 2x. Buying that phone was the worst consumer purchase I have made ever. Dodgy wifi connectivity, battery dying for no reason, dumb apps I never use draining battery that couldn't be removed or swiched off. What a completely unusable and expensive phone that was until the Gingerbread update (by then I had given up on it). . Sorry, I will never buy an LG again.
Junaid 18 May, 2012 10:06
Its fair to say that they did really mess up with the Optimus 2X. One of my mates at work had the Optimus 2X and LG were terribly slow on updates. Fortunes for that phone only changed with the Gingerbread update. In a recent press release LG admitted there mistakes and said they that they were ready to rectify the mistakes they made in the past and now have a better understanding of how to compete the top giants like HTC and Samsung.
I guess the outcome is now obvious in the form of Optimus 4X HD. LG's first Ice Cream Sandwich device with top specs. I dont see much going wrong with ICS installed on a Tegra 3 device. I have used HTC ONE X and it wasnt too bad. Benchmarks are showing that LG has implemented ICS better on Tegra 3 then HTC on there ONE X. I think i am more then ready to give LG a chance to see what they have in Optimus 4X HD. Wont be buying it straightaway and will keep a close eye on early reviews before i make up my mind. With the likes of Galaxy S3 , Huawei Ascend D Quad and many more it wont easy to pick up a Quad Core phone this year.