LG Optimus 3D is the World's First 3D Smartphone | Metal Gadget Review

MetalGadget – LG is set to launch the world’s first 3D smartphone at Februarys Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. While 3D technology has been experiencing a revolution in the world of cinema with box office hits such as Alice in Wonderland and Avatar making use of it, there has been a big drive to push the technology into home TVs and other technologies. At present companies have not quite managed to make it work on a large TV screen but it has been possible to see its implementation on a smaller smartphone display. The first phone to make its way to the shelves with this 3D technology will be LG’s Optimus 3D, with mobile phone deals expected to be available by the summer at the latest.

Unlike 3D technology in the cinema, the new smartphone oriented 3D technology will not require the use of 3D glasses. This is good news for anyone who had been looking forward to owning a 3D phone as it will mean you won’t have to look completely ridiculous in the process. The LG Optimus 3D will not only come with a 3D display for the rendering of a 3D interface and the playback of 3D videos, but will also come with dual camera lenses allowing users to record their own 3D videos.

Like many of the new phones set for release in 2011, the Optimus 3D will be powered by a Tegra 2 dual core processor making it twice as fast as the current top end smartphones. This will be a slightly modified Tegra 2 3D chip making it even more powerful than the processor found in the illustrious Optimus 2X. The Optimus 3D will also come with HDMI and DLNA allowing 3D content stored on the phone to easily be transferred to other devices such as TVs.

Like the Optimus 2X and Optimus Black, the new LG Optimus 3D is expected to run on Google Android, although there is yet to be any confirmation as to which version. No doubt LG have had to develop their own 3D interface to work alongside Android and it will be interesting to see how this turns out. Will it be a 3D version of one of their pre-existing interfaces or will it be a completely new design?

The LG Optimus 3D is expected to have a screen in the region of 4 to 4.3 inches, placing it at the larger end of the touchscreen smartphone market. In other news, it seems likely that one of LG’s new touchscreen tablet devices will also make use of 3D technology. LG accidently leaked information suggesting that the LG Optimus Pad, which is also due to be unveiled at February’s MWC, will feature an 8.9″ glasses-free 3D display and 3D camera.

It remains to be seen how effective this 3D technology is and whether it will really take off as expected by LG, as much of the reaction from users so far seems to be lukewarm, viewing the groundbreaking technology as little more than a gimmick. But considering that the idea of including a camera or web access on a phone were once considered nothing more than gimmicks, this could truly mark a revolution in the world of smartphones with 3D displays and 3D cameras becoming the norm in the next few years.

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