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LG has suggested that it is about the delve back in to the 3D mobile phone market in 2012, creating a follow up to last year`s Optimus 3D which will ideally capture a greater proportion of the market thanks to its stereoscopic capabilities.
The original Optimus 3D was a bold, high end handset when it originally launched, making its mark as the first Android smartphone to have a 3D-ready display which had no need for the user to wear polarising or active shutter specs in order to see the effects.
It also featured a set of twin five megapixel cameras on the rear to help it capture the world in 3D with both still images and high definition video capabilities.
The LG CX2, which is the condename for its replacement, seems to expand upon the features of the original without completely revolutionising it.
First of all you get essentially the same 4.3 inch autostereoscopic 3D display with a WVGA resolution, which seems sensible given that there was nothing intrinsically wrong with the screen on the Optimus 3D and so the CX2 should still be able to benefit.
The processor clock speed has been upped to 1.2GHz and there will still be two physical cores available to handle all of the number crunching which is necessary with any 3D device. However, given that quad core smartphones will come to be the norm in 2012 it does seem that the CX2 is a little bit behind the times in this respect.
Another slightly limitation to the handset is the rumour that it will have just 8GB of storage space. Given that 3D content takes up much more room than 2D media, you would expect a bit more memory.
However, LG could be making a very clever series of moves if it launches the CX2 with this particular feature set. This will position the handset very much in the middle of the market, not at the top end where it could fail to attract attention.
If consumers are presented with the option of buying a fully-featured 3D handset, which will still have twin cameras for 3D capture, at a price point which is competitive with far less advanced 2D mobiles then the choice might be obvious. The LG CX2 could end up competing with BlackBerry Bold contracts, appealing to those who have invested in a 3D TV but who have subsequently found little use for it other than watching Avatar over and over again. The full details about the LG CX2 should become clear at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) event that is being held in Barcelona this February, so if you have a penchant for all things 3D and want to bring the technology to the palm of your hand then you will not have long to wait.