optimus 2x

My latest handset purchase is the LG Optimus 2X, dubbed as the world's first dual-core Android smartphone which made it to the Guinness Book of World Records. Check out our full review of the Optimus 2X after the jump and see if it lives up to expectations and hype. The Optimus 2X is the 2nd handset we've reviewed that sports a dual-core processor so we've had a good idea on what to expect. With a respectable 4 inches display, the Optimus 2X is large enough although not as huge as the other 4.3-inch smartphones we've been seeing since late last year. LG also added the Optimus UI as a skin on top of Android. The Optimus UI isn't the best UI we've seen skinned on top of Android (and it's very similar to the TouchWiz UI of Samsung) but that should not stop users to be able to load their own custom Home theme or Launcher. You should be able to see the difference in the UI on the video below where the Optimus UI is shown from 0:17 to 0:57 while the LauncherPro is shown from 1:51 to 2:15. Notice that the apparent lag in the Optimus UI is not present in the LauncherPro skin which is snappy and very fluid. Read more in our articles including "LG Optimus 2X P990 Review" and "LG Optimus 2X: The LG Star is Official".