LG's Optimus lineup hands-on - 4X HD, Vu, 3D Max, L7, L3, and LTE

LG will officially hit the MWC 2012 floor on February 26 - that's Sunday but we already have a pretty good idea what devices the Korean manufacturer will showcase. The Optimus L series was announced just a couple of days ago - the L7, L5 and L3. The 5" Optimus Vu was announced last week.

The LG Optimus 4X HD, successor to LG's first dual-core device - Optimus 2X, was announced yesterday. While the 3D Max went official two days ago.

So the cat is pretty much out of the bag prior to the Mobile World Congress and there should be no surprises. Now thanks to Italian website Telefonino.net there are a bunch of hands-on pictures and videos of the new LG Optimus smartphones, which we plan to organize for you guys to enjoy.

The LG Optimus 4X HD is LG's first quad-core device. On the front there's a 4.7" 720 x 1280 HD-IPS LCD touchscreen that offers around 312 pixels per inch. It runs on the latest Android version - 4.0.3 with a heavily customized skin over it.

Here's the video of the 4X HD in action.

Here's Telefonino.net original article.

The Optimus Vu is a direct competitor to Samsung's Galaxy Note. It has a 4:3 768 x 1024 display ranging 5 inches in diagonal. A dual-core 1.5 GHz processor does the heavy lifting and Android Gingerbread 2.3.5 runs on the front end.

LG Optimus Vu

It also offers a hardware pen interface just like the Note so you can draw on it.

LG Optimus Vu

Here's the Optimus Vu in action.

Here's Telefonino.net original article.

Successor to the Optimus 3D, the Optimus 3D Max comes with Android Gingerbread 2.3.6, a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and dual 5 MP cameras on the back.

LG Optimus 3D Max

It's thinner than the Optimus 3D but really doesn't come as a huge improvement to its predecessor.

LG Optimus 3D Max

Here's the Optimus 3D Max in action.

Here's Telefonino.net original article.

The Optimus L7 got pictured too. The full specs are still a mystery, we know it's a dual-core device, runs Android 4.0 ICS and has a 4.3" "floating mass display", meaning its closer to the surface of the device.

LG Optimus L7

There's a 5 MP camera on the back complete with a single LED flash.

LG Optimus L7

There's also NFC aboard. We're eager to get our hands on the L7 at the MWC and we will bring you more information.

Here's Telefonino.net original article.

The Optimus L3 is a small device with a 3.2" display up front.

LG Optimus L3

It runs on Gingerbread and should be reasonably priced.

LG Optimus L3

Here's Telefonino.net original article.

The LG Optimus LTE isn't exactly new. It's almost identical to the Nitro HD, which we've already reviewed.

It too go a video preview. It's running on Android Gingerbread, has an 8 MP snapper, a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor and an HD 720 x 1280 4.5" display.

The MWC 2012 is ready to begin and we've got our foot in the door, ready to bring you the full coverage. We'll see these devices soon enough so stay tuned.

Here's Telefonino.net original article.

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HTC MWC lineup detailed - meet the One E, S and X

Three days before the HTC MWC press conference the curtain was lifted a little bit higher and we got to learn a bit more about their upcoming Android smartphones. As we know the Taiwanese company will unveil the HTC One X, HTC One E and HTC One S (yes, they do spell that).

The high-flying HTC One X leaked numerous times before and is by far the most interesting of the bunch. It features a quad-core (okay, okay - 4-PLUS-1) Tegra 3 chipset and a 720p LCD, plus an 8 megapixel camera on the back.

HTC set up a teaser on its Facebook page for the One X. The smartphone sketch with the number 5 in the middle is said to refer to the number of processing cores in the Tegra 3 chipset (counting the companion core). Alternatively, HTC might have a couple of surprises for us and announce 5 smartphones at the MWC. They unveiled just as many last year so it's not unimaginable we'll see a replay.

The HTC One E will sit in the middle of the pecking order. The previously known as HTC Ville smartphone will feature a 4.3" qHD screen, which might even be a Super AMOLED. We just got the first benchmark of the device and thinks are looking quite promising for its dual-core chipset.

The HTC One S managed to score 60.6 fps at NenaMark2, which is quite an impressive score. To put things in perspective, the most powerful of the current HTC smartphones, the Sensation XE, scored just under 27fps on the same benchmark.

Finally we come to the HTC One S (previously Primo), which will be the entry level offering and will come to succeed the extremely popular Widlfire S. It will reportedly run on a 1GHz single-core CPU and feature a 3.7" Super AMOLED.

Rumors have it we won't see a tablet announcement from HTC this year. But don't worry - the Taiwanese haven't abandoned the tablet market, they just need some more time to prepare their next slate and it should come out by the end of the year. Also, they might be waiting for the 4G networks to gain a larger market share as the next HTC tablet is said to feature LTE connectivity.

Finally, we also understood that HTC has big plans about integrating NFC in its smartphones, and it will be available on every one of their smartphones from Q3. Hopefully, the One X and One E will have it a few months in advance.

Special thanks to our kind tipsters!

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Two new additions to the ever expanding Samsung Galaxy line-up

Mobile World Congress or MWC 2012 is just round the corner and Samsung has already announced two Android hand-sets. The Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2 will take over Samsung’s successful Galaxy Ace and Galaxy Mini devices with a spruced up display, processor and a camera. 

Both devices will be running Andriod 2.3 OS with TouchWiz UI 4.0. Here is a snapshot of the most crucial features on both the devices.

The Galaxy Ace 2 will launch in UK in April whereas the Galaxy Mini 2 will go on sale in France in March.

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Samsung to reveal its mobile line-up for 2012 on March 15

We got a little disappointed when Samsung announced that they won't be holding a press conference at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this month. Rumors, however, turned out to be true, and Samsung will indeed hold a separate press event on March 15 in Amsterdam.

The image above represents the invitation Samsung is sending out for the event in question. As usual, the image doesn't reveal much, but the "Samsung Line-up 2012" sign at the top and bottom are enough to get our wish-wheel spinning.

Could Samsung be announcing the eagerly-awaited by every Android fan Galaxy S III or will this be sort of a warm-up event to show off some of the mid-range products Sammy has prepared for this year?

At this point all that we could do is just guess, although an early spring announcement of the S III will give the Koreans plenty of time for, say, a summer launch.

We'll have to wait and see. In the meantime, you may want to stick around for our in-depth MWC 2012 coverage starting this Sunday.

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