Sadly, LG is keeping quiet about when the western world might get to buy the phone, but we can expect it early next year.

The Optimus 2X utilizes a 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, which is based on ARM's Cortex-A9 with the addition of a mobile GeForce GPU, as part of its system-on-a-chip design. Various but the Optimus 2X is the first cellphone to utilize it.

It's because of the GPU that LG makes the extraordinary claim that the Optimus 2X can both play back and record 1080p video via MPEG-4 and H.264 codecs. You shouldn't expect cinematic quality, although the camera does feature an 8MP camera on the back for snapshots, with a 1.3MP camera on the front for video calls. 8GB of storage is included, which will probably be needed to contain any video captured.

HDMI mirroring is also possible, so you can watch what you record on a compatible TV. The phone also features , so it can wirelessly connect to compatible TVs.

Fans of Andoid will be pleased to hear the phone features 2.2 Froyo but will be upgraded to 2.3 Gingerbread when it becomes available, and presumably after LG has finished road-testing it.