LG unveils the Optimus 3D Max

LG unveils the Optimus 3D Max

It's not even been a year since LG launched its first 3D smartphone, the Optimus 3D, back in July and already the firm is using MWC 2012 as a platform to introduce us to its latest incarnation, the LG Optimus 3D Max.

This bleeding-edge 3D device features a new brightened display, along with the new Gorilla Glass 2.0 for protection and superior visuals. Most importantly the device has been slimmed down significantly from the 12mm thickness and 170g weight of the original to 9.6mm and 148g respectively, with the design looking a little more aesthetically pleasing.

In the 3D, performance and general specification department, little has changed, with the devices featuring the same glasses-free 3D display technology as its predecessor, with the same 800 x 480 4.3 inch display, the same 5MP camera configuration, the same TI OMAP4430 CPU, the same 8GB of internal storage and even the same Android 2.3.

RAM has been doubled taking the device up to 1GB and the CPU has seen a 200MHz increase to 1.2GHz, perhaps to support LG's new 3D conversion feature, which will enable 3D viewing of 2D OpenGL games and apps, along with Google Earth and Maps. NFC has also been added and 3G performance has been bumped up to 21Mbps HSPA+.

As with the original Optimus 3D, Android 4.0 is expected to land in Q3 this year, more details to come over the course of MWC 2012.