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We compare the LG Optimus 2X and the LG Optimus Black to see which Optimus is truely prime
Infighting from LG this time as we compare the Optimus Black to the Optimus 2X.
Form:
LG Optimus Black - 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm, 109 g
LG Optimus 2X - 123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm, 139 g
Being from the same manufacturer and indeed the same range there’s not a huge difference between these handsets and clearly they were both inspired by the same design ethos for sleek, black, slab-like smartphones.
The Optimus 2X is the higher-end device but it is in fact a little thicker and considerably heavier than the lower spec Optimus Black, which lends the Black a slightly nicer profile similar to the Samsung Galaxy II or iPhone 4. The 2X is a bit more angular and seems to have been designed to look more premium with the screen more closely hugging the edges of the bodywork than it does on the Optimus Black.
Both phones look equally nice in our view.
Winner - Draw
Display:
LG has fitted both handsets with the same screen, a 4-inch IPS LCD capacitive Nova touchscreen at a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. These handsets keep things basic on the display features side of things, the Black has the Optimus 2.0 user interface (UI) and the Gesture 2.0 touchscreen interface installed, while the 2X has a little more with a reinforced Gorilla Glass display and multi-touch, as well as accelerometer and gyro sensors.
The Optimus 2X’s extra display features make it the preferable model here.
Winner – LG Optimus 2X
Storage:
The Optimus Black has 2 GB of internal storage against the 2X’s 8 GB, but apart from this significant difference the two handsets are similarly equipped with 512 MB of RAM and identical card support up to 32 GB on Micro SD format. Of course the deciding factor here is the internal storage space and the 2X is leaps and bounds ahead of the Black making it a clear winner this round.
Winner – LG Optimus 2X
Processor:
The Black uses a single core 1 GHz TI OMAP 3630 processor which offers great performance but isn’t quite in the same league as the 2X’s dual core 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor. The Optimus 2X’s power plant runs on Nvidia technology with both the Tegra 2 chipset and a ULP GeForce graphics processing unit (GPU).
Once again the difference between mid-range and premium becomes apparent with the 2X’s dual core muscle putting the Optimus Black’s otherwise impressive processing power to shame.
Winner - LG Optimus 2X
Operating System:
Both handsets use Android 2.2 Froyo – although a Gingerbread update is expected very soon. In this sense, there's nothing to really separate the handsets.
Winner – Draw
Camera:
The Optimus 2 X comes with an 8-megapixel primary at 3264x2448 pixels resolution while video capture quality is 1080p. Features include autofocus, touch focus, LED flash, geo-tagging, image stabilisation and face and smile detection. A 1.3-megapixel secondary camera completes the package.
The Optimus Black falls behind a bit but is still a very nice setup with a 5-megapixel primary camera at 2592 x 1944 pixels. Video capture is 720p and strangely the secondary camera is better than its more expensive cousin at 2-megapixels. For camera features it has autofocus, LED flash and geo-tagging as well as face and smile detection. Not bad at all, but aside from the secondary the 2X still does better here.
Winner – LG Optimus 2X
Final Thoughts:
Both handsets are very well equipped but with the 2X clearly set up as the premium, high-end (non-3D) model of the Optimus range it comes out significantly better than its mid-range cousin.
There are a lot of similarities between the two here with the basic display, RAM, card support and operating system, but in one or two key areas the 2X really excels with a much, much faster dual core processor which leaves the Optimus Black’s single core in the dust. On top of this the 2X also has four times the internal storage of the Optimus Black and a much better camera too.
We compare the LG Optimus 2X and the LG Optimus Black to see which Optimus is truely prime
Infighting from LG this time as we compare the Optimus Black to the Optimus 2X.
Form:
LG Optimus Black - 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm, 109 g
LG Optimus 2X - 123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm, 139 g
Being from the same manufacturer and indeed the same range there’s not a huge difference between these handsets and clearly they were both inspired by the same design ethos for sleek, black, slab-like smartphones.
The Optimus 2X is the higher-end device but it is in fact a little thicker and considerably heavier than the lower spec Optimus Black, which lends the Black a slightly nicer profile similar to the Samsung Galaxy II or iPhone 4. The 2X is a bit more angular and seems to have been designed to look more premium with the screen more closely hugging the edges of the bodywork than it does on the Optimus Black.
Both phones look equally nice in our view.
Winner - Draw
Display:
LG has fitted both handsets with the same screen, a 4-inch IPS LCD capacitive Nova touchscreen at a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. These handsets keep things basic on the display features side of things, the Black has the Optimus 2.0 user interface (UI) and the Gesture 2.0 touchscreen interface installed, while the 2X has a little more with a reinforced Gorilla Glass display and multi-touch, as well as accelerometer and gyro sensors.
The Optimus 2X’s extra display features make it the preferable model here.
Winner – LG Optimus 2X
Storage:
The Optimus Black has 2 GB of internal storage against the 2X’s 8 GB, but apart from this significant difference the two handsets are similarly equipped with 512 MB of RAM and identical card support up to 32 GB on Micro SD format. Of course the deciding factor here is the internal storage space and the 2X is leaps and bounds ahead of the Black making it a clear winner this round.
Winner – LG Optimus 2X
Processor:
The Black uses a single core 1 GHz TI OMAP 3630 processor which offers great performance but isn’t quite in the same league as the 2X’s dual core 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor. The Optimus 2X’s power plant runs on Nvidia technology with both the Tegra 2 chipset and a ULP GeForce graphics processing unit (GPU).
Once again the difference between mid-range and premium becomes apparent with the 2X’s dual core muscle putting the Optimus Black’s otherwise impressive processing power to shame.
Winner - LG Optimus 2X
Operating System:
Both handsets use Android 2.2 Froyo – although a Gingerbread update is expected very soon. In this sense, there's nothing to really separate the handsets.
Winner – Draw
Camera:
The Optimus 2 X comes with an 8-megapixel primary at 3264x2448 pixels resolution while video capture quality is 1080p. Features include autofocus, touch focus, LED flash, geo-tagging, image stabilisation and face and smile detection. A 1.3-megapixel secondary camera completes the package.
The Optimus Black falls behind a bit but is still a very nice setup with a 5-megapixel primary camera at 2592 x 1944 pixels. Video capture is 720p and strangely the secondary camera is better than its more expensive cousin at 2-megapixels. For camera features it has autofocus, LED flash and geo-tagging as well as face and smile detection. Not bad at all, but aside from the secondary the 2X still does better here.
Winner – LG Optimus 2X
Final Thoughts:
Both handsets are very well equipped but with the 2X clearly set up as the premium, high-end (non-3D) model of the Optimus range it comes out significantly better than its mid-range cousin.
There are a lot of similarities between the two here with the basic display, RAM, card support and operating system, but in one or two key areas the 2X really excels with a much, much faster dual core processor which leaves the Optimus Black’s single core in the dust. On top of this the 2X also has four times the internal storage of the Optimus Black and a much better camera too.
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