LG has spent the week leading up to Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 drip feeding the press with information about its latest smartphones, with two of the most impressive being the Optimus 4X HD and the Optimus Vu. Now that the show has kicked off in Spain, the CNET team has enjoyed some hands-on time with these new devices.
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LG Optimus 4X HD
LG offered an early peek at its new smartphones the day before MWC began. Though each handset was impressive in its own right, the 4X HD is arguably the most noteworthy of the pack. Not only does it come with Android Ice Cream Sandwich, but it is also powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor.
The candy design is pretty standard, although you can't miss the sharp 4.7-inch HD display. It offered great colour resolution and slick graphics and animation.
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LG Optimus 4X HD
In the main menu, you get multiple home screens for your customisation needs.
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LG Optimus 4X HD
On the rear side, you'll find the 8-megapixel camera lens and flash.
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LG Optimus 4X HD
The 4X HD has a trim design with few physical controls to ruin the clean lines.
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LG Optimus 4X HD
The 4X HD has a virtual keyboard for your typing needs.
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LG Optimus Vu
If you needed any more proof that LG and Samsung have an intense rivalry, look no farther than LG's new Optimus Vu. Just over a month after Samsung brought its part-phone, part-tablet Galaxy Note to CES, LG decided to bring a similar device to MWC.
Like the Galaxy Note, the Optimus Vu has a 5-inch display that overshadows any other Android smartphone on the market. The 4:3 aspect ratio is ideal for reading ebooks and for browsing the web. Even when you start on the mobile version of a website (like CNET), there's plenty of room to view the full version.
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LG Optimus Vu
Like the Galaxy Note, you can use the Optimus Vu for taking notes. You can use a virtual keyboard or an optional stylus.
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LG Optimus Vu
The Optimus Vu's main 8-megapixel camera and a second 1.3-megapixel shooter above the display. With the larger screen, the photo gallery looked quite nice.
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LG Optimus Vu
Maps are another feature that benefit with a larger display. For some reason, though, all of the Optimus Vus on display thought that they were at CES.
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LG Optimus Vu
The main menu has a standard grid design with icons. While the Optimus Vu only runs Gingerbread, it has a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and it supports LTE networks.
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LG Optimus Vu
The keyboard is also what you'd expect from an Android device.
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LG Optimus Vu
You can make a call using the alphanumeric keypad. That is, if you want to walk around with a 5-inch device next to your head.
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LG Optimus Vu
Even with its large size, the Optimus Vu has a slim, 8.5mm profile. As long as your pocket is big enough, it slips right in.
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LG Optimus Vu
On the rear side of the Optimus Vu, you'll find the main camera lens and the LED flash.
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