MWC 2012: LG unveils quad-core Android-powered Optimus 4X HD smartphone

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| Feb 27, 2012

Korean manufacturer LG has used this year's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona to unveil an all new quad-core Android-powered smartphone.

The LG Optimus 4X HD boasts Nvidia's latest 1.5GHz Tegra 3 processor, which is designed for "high-level" multimedia performance. This processor, which is the world's only 4-PLUS-1 quad-core mobile engine, utilises a fifth "battery-saver core" that handles less demanding tasks.

LG's forthcoming smartphone will run Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, and will arrive packing a True HD IPS display.

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Gaming-wise, the LG Optimus 4X HD features a 12-core GPU that's said to deliver a "visually rich experience and console-quality game playability".

Finally, you'll be able to take photographs using the device's eight-megapixel rear-facing camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. You can store your snaps using the phone's 16GB of internal memory.

The LG Optimus 4X HD will initially launch in Korea, and will hit the UK at a later date.

Image from CNET.

Anthony Usher

Anthony is a Liverpool, UK-based writer who fell in love with gaming while playing Super Mario World on his SNES back in the early '90s. When he isn't busy grooming his beard, you can find him replaying Resident Evil or Final Fantasy VII for the umpteenth time. Aside from gaming, Anthony likes hiking, MMA, and pretending he’s a Viking.

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