Engadget has posted new pics of the upcoming LG ‘Star’ smartphone, the new flagship in the company’s Android Optimus line.
The device will run at least Android 2.2 out of the gate, and be the first smartphone to run on a powerful Nvidia Tegra 2 processor.
Additionally it will feature an 8MP camera with 1080p video recording, and a front-facing camera.
With a January release date planned, the smartphone will be the first to use a dual-core processor.
Furthermore, the site says it hears the Android will be “vanilla,” with no extra interface layers.
Earlier in the day, LG said they sold 1 million Optimus smartphones around the world in just 40 days.
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itrans has posted a supposed leaked picture of Samsung’s upcoming (but still unconfirmed) Galaxy S2 smartphone, along side a spec sheet that should impress everyone.
Please note that the picture may just be a mock up and the specs are all speculation so take this as rumor for now.
The new Galaxy smartphone has a tentative release date of the Q1 2011.
Spec sheet:
4.3” 1280×720 resolution Super AMOLED 2 display
Android 2.3 (at least)
2GHz CPU, 1GB RAM/4GB ROM
32GB of built-in flash memory, 32GB expandable microSD card slot
8MP camera with FullHD video recording
A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n
3.5mm audio jack
Accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and ambient light sensors
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Sony Ericsson launched the high end smartphone Xperia X10 earlier this year which disappointed would-be buyers when it came with the outdated Android firmware version 1.6.
In May, the company noted that it would possibly update the smartphone to Android 2.1 in the Q4, and today they have confirmed the update.
Posting via Twitter, SE UK has said it will begin rolling out the 2.1 update in September, earlier than expected.
Coming with 2.1 for the X10 are HD video recording, Wireless home connectivity via DLNA and improvements to signature applications Timescape and Mediascape to make them even smarter and richer.
The X10 has a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and a 4-inch 854×480 touchscreen which until now, did not have official multi-touch support.
