LG Announces 3D and medium-sized Tablet Smartphone

LG fired two shots are important in the Tablet PC and smartphone wars here at Mobile World Congress, announcing Optimus 3D smartphone and the LG Optimus Pad, an Android-based Tablet PC honeycomb.

LG Optimus says that 3D is the first dual-core processor, dual, 3D phone. The dual-core processor Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 in phone, LG says, helps your shoot and display 3D HD video while going easy on battery life. Upload Web pages and navigate through the tasks faster, the processor helps even the phone, the company says.

3D without glasses Dorky

The phone has a VGA 3D Optimus 4.3-inch display for 3D video playback. And best of all, you don't need to wear a dorky 3D glasses to view the video. LG showed videos of people using 3D video to keep important family events (baby taking first steps), by watching the video training and to make presentations.

Click to ZoomThe new phone has two 5-megapixel camera on the back to shoot the multiple dimensions of HD video. Shoots 720 p video in 1080p video and 3D in 2D. The video can be viewed on TV using a HDMI output, or wirelessly to DLNA-enabled home entertainment components. LG says it has a new deal with YouTube 3D video being uploaded to permitting easy and with special features.

The phone will be sold by carriers in may, but no u.s. carrier was announced, and there is no information available on prices.

"Everything is going to change this year. Smartphones are set for skipping in 2011, "said Dr. CEO of LG Jong-seok Park. "2011 will be the year that LG becomes a key competitor for smartphones".

LG Optimus PAD

LG is predicting a "real war of Tablet PC" starting in 2011, and so is launching a serious competitor in the fray--LG Optimus PAD.

The Tablet is a dual core processor and Nvidia runs Android 3.0, which adds support for Google Books and Google navigation for the Google operating system.

The PAD has a 8.9-inch display; the Tablet is bigger than a Galaxy Samsung and smaller than an Apple iPad. LG believes Tablet PC hits the sweet spot between portability and optimal screen space. Weighing 630 grams compared to 730 grams of iPad.

The PAD, like 3D, the smartphone has two separate cameras for shooting video on the back. A 2 megapixel camera on the front of the Tablet-PC can be used for conferences.