Today LG announced that they will ship the world’s first dual-core Android smartphone in Q4 of this year. The phone will be the first phone based on the NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processor. There have been hints earlier, but this is the first official announcement that there will be a Tegra 2 smartphone this year.
The new NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, the AP20, claims a lot of firsts including being the first mobile dual-core CPU, the first ultra low-power GeForce GPU, and the first 1080p mobile video decoding and encoding. Each core is clocked at 1 GHz and LG claims that this will allow for 2x faster web browsing and up to 5x faster gaming performance over single core CPUs running at 1 GHz.
LG and NVIDIA also claim that the Tegra 2 will allow for “console-quality gaming”. The only problem with this is that there have been no elite developers that have fully supported Android, though we can hope that NVIDIA is developing some games behind the scenes with some of these developers.
This phone could probably be headed to either T-Mobile or Verizon. T-Mobile’s roadmap lists two LG devices in late November. Verizon is the only U.S. carrier who has launched an Android device from LG and the LG enV Tough 2 is rumored to appear later in the holiday season. [LG]
You can see the press release below.
LG DEVELOPS POWERFUL SMARTPHONES WITH NVIDIA TEGRA 2 PROCESSOR
SEOUL, Sept. 7, 2010 – LG Electronics (LG) announced today that it will introduce a series of fast, powerful smartphones starting in the fourth quarter of 2010 utilizing the second generation NVIDIA® Tegra™ mobile processor, Tegra 2. Tegra 2 includes the world’s first dual-core CPU, which powers through complex tasks to achieve significant leaps in performance.
LG will integrate Tegra 2 into its smartphones, providing them with unprecedented power, speed and graphics capability. These smartphones will be part of LG’s Optimus Series, a new line of innovative mobile products.
LG selected NVIDIA Tegra because it enables a new mobile experience and content capabilities. Tegra 2 features a number of mobile “firsts”: the first mobile dual-core CPU, the only ultra low-power NVIDIA GeForce GPU and the first 1080p HD mobile video processor. Taking full advantage of the two speedy 1 GHz processors sharing the workload in Tegra 2, consumers can experience up to 2x faster web browsing and up to 5x faster gaming performance over single core processors running at 1 GHz. NVIDIA’s leadership in graphics also delivers flawless 1080p HD video playback, console-quality gaming and amazing 3D capabilities.
“LG is committed to making its Optimus Series smart devices the de facto standard in speed and graphics performance,” said Chang Ma, Vice President of Marketing Strategy Team, LG Mobile Communications Company. “We selected NVIDIA because it is the visual computing leader and has a long history of creating amazing consumer experiences.”
“The ultimate smartphones will be powered by Tegra, the world’s most advanced mobile processor,” said Phil Carmack, senior vice president of NVIDIA’s mobile business. “LG is one of the most popular consumer brands, and their Optimus Series of devices with Tegra is further validation of the processor’s ability to deliver an unrivaled, turbocharged media experience.”
LG’s Optimus Series smartphones featuring the NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processor will debut starting in the fourth quarter of the year.
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