• LG announces Optimus LTE2, 2150mAh battery, wireless charging and more.
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[QUOTE][QUOTE][IMG]http://i.cubeupload.com/X3P5BQ.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Unlike today's other [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-preview-hands-on/"]phone announcement[/URL], we can't say we were expecting to see LG come out with something of its own -- and it's a bit of a doozy, at that. Samsung's [URL="http://www.engadget.com/tag/lg"]Korean rival [/URL]decided not to let the Galaxy S III have the full spotlight for long, officially unleashing the Optimus LTE2. The mind-blowing portion of the spec sheet is its inclusion of 2GB RAM, a milestone we haven't yet seen in a smartphone. Additionally, the LTE2 will feature the company's "[URL="http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/13/lg-renames-optimus-lte-to-optimus-true-hd-lte-disses-samsungs/"]True HD IPS[/URL]" display, WPC-backed wireless charging capabilities, Android 4.0 and a 2,150mAh battery that LG claims will increase the battery life by an astounding 40 percent. We haven't received word on which CPU will be used, though we're hopeful that a quad-core beast (or Krait, perhaps?) will complement the astounding amount of RAM. The LTE2 is due to land on at least three carriers in Korea sometime in mid-May, but we haven't heard any pricing or additional country availability at this time. We'll keep you posted as we learn more. In the meantime, check out LG's Flickr page down below for more images, and start thinking of ways to take advantage of the extra horsepower. [QUOTE][tab]Source: [/tab][B][URL="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/lg-optimus-lte2-2gb-ram-true-hd/"]Engadget[/URL][/B][/QUOTE][/QUOTE] I think I'll be going for this thing instead of the new ugly Samsung flagship.
god damn at this rate, in a few years a $400 smartphone will be better in every way than my current $1200 desktop PC, including the screen
oh god it has sharp corners and edges my pants are moist
better than the GS3
Samsung, I will let you finish, I am happy for you and SGS3 is nice and all that but you should know LG just announced something that rips it a new one
Sharp Corners, Back off apple
2GB?! Well hell that is much.
I honestly can't think of any reason why you would need 2 gigs of ram on a phone
The design, though not bad, looks really boring.
[QUOTE=CrumbleShake;35826497]The design, though not bad, looks really boring.[/QUOTE] better than GS3, the pebble phone
I have an LG Optimus Chat. But I feel I might upgrade to this. Not sure why though. Maybe big numbers caught my attention.
looks like an S2
totally looks like an iphone
oh shit 1 button control only apple can have that oh nooo
And I just got my Galaxy Nexus ...
[QUOTE=Bassplaya7;35826615]And I just got my Galaxy Nexus ...[/QUOTE] That is still an amazing phone. Don't fret. Also I hope LG's advertising is as good as Samsung's [video=youtube;KfENaIV7rK4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfENaIV7rK4[/video]
I'm loving this square design. Wish the button was a bit more square but it's not bad.
LG android phones have been terrible to okay in the past, so it will be interesting to see how far this comes. 2GB of RAM is a waste though, I regretfully went for a Galaxy S II because of its specs.
Just pissed off that i would have to buy a contract phone in order to afford one. I don't really get why they ramp up phones prices so much. For a flip phone just from verizon, It was free with contract, 300 dollars without? Seriously? And then the bill is 90 dollars? the hell they thinking?
[QUOTE=TheDestroyerOfall;35827111]Just pissed off that i would have to buy a contract phone in order to afford one. I don't really get why they ramp up phones prices so much. For a flip phone just from verizon, It was free with contract, 300 dollars without? Seriously? And then the bill is 90 dollars? the hell they thinking?[/QUOTE] 1. Contracts in the long run are more profitable 2. I'd imagine phones with such specs aren't too cheap to produce Just like everything else, if it's new it's expensive.
[QUOTE=BLOODGA$M;35826269]god damn at this rate, in a few years a $400 smartphone will be better in every way than my current $1200 desktop PC, including the screen[/QUOTE] Not really - CISC architecture vs RISC (basically PC standard vs mobile phone on CPUs) The difference is really staggering. It's a different in the instruction set. The RISC one is really limited and basically designed for all the things a phone has to do well. Whereas the PC one is broader and good for more things. Imagine you have two operations. One is 3+5=8 On both Cpus this would only take one job. But now imagine something slightly more complex like 3^3. While a CISC chip might have instruction for this natively a RISC might not. So while the CISC chip does this in one single operation 3^3=27 a RISC chip will not. It will instead do 3*3=9*3=27. So it will take more operations to do the same task than the CISC chip. Making it massively slower. Mega and giga hertz only tells you how many operations can be completed in a given timeframe. Not what operations [QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35827130]1. Contracts in the long run are more profitable 2. I'd imagine phones with such specs aren't too cheap to produce Just like everything else, if it's new it's expensive.[/QUOTE] With assembly and all parts somewhere between 220 and 250 USD probably. For comparison an Iphone4s has an associated cost of roughly 186USD a lumia 800 goes for something like 220 and most high end androids went for something like 230 USD. That's for high end phones mind you. Which sell for between 450 and 600+ USD.
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35827130]1. Contracts in the long run are more profitable 2. I'd imagine phones with such specs aren't too cheap to produce Just like everything else, if it's new it's expensive.[/QUOTE] Still, A old flip phone with only a keypad is 300 dollars? That's ridiculous. It's the main companies jacking up the price. I got an samsung attain today for 200 dollars. it's a midrange one and i get unlimited everything.
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