Why hello there. Shortly after our sneak peek at the CTIA show floor, T-Mobile lifted its virtual curtain and announced the G2x, aka LG Optimus 2X elsewhere all over the world. Despite the shortage of LG’s custom UI (so that it will certainly be welcomed by Android purists), this 4G stock Froyo device will come preloaded with goodies like Qik, Need for Speed Shift HD, T-Mobile TV, and DTS Ultra Mobile sound enhancer. Specific prices and dates haven’t begun to be revealed, but now we have confirmation that the G2x could be “available nationwide later this spring,” so the previously rumored April 20th launch might still be on target. Full press release after the break.
Show full PR textT-Mobile and LG Cellphones Introduce T-Mobile G2x with Google, an impressive Gaming and Entertainment 4G Smartphone
T-Mobile’s first smartphone to add a dual core processor, the G2x is the newest smartphone to enroll in T-Mobile’s G-series lineup on America’s Largest 4G NetworkT-Mobile USA, Inc. and LG Cellphones (LG) today announced the impending availability of the T-Mobile® G2x™ with Google™ by LG. The most recent 4G smartphone to affix T-Mobile’s exclusive line of G-series devices, the G2x is made for speed and mobile entertainment, with built-in support for 4G speeds on America’s Largest 4G Network™, an NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processor with dual-core CPU, brilliant 4-inch capacitive touch screen display and preloaded content, which includes Need For Speed™ SHIFT HD.
“More consumers than ever are turning to their smartphones to remain entertained wherever they’re with access to their favorite games, TV programs and more,” said Andrew Sherrard, senior vice chairman, marketing, T-Mobile USA. “By combining the most recent innovative hardware and pre-loaded content with our 4G network and the ability of the twin core processor, the G2x offers the mobile gaming and entertainment experience our customers crave.”
“The move into dual core technology is the following big breakthrough in mobile technology making a new superphone segment,” said Tim O’Brien, vp of selling, LG Cell phones. “These super-powered processors will allow both developers and users to make use of the unequalled speed and gear in multitasking, multimedia and functionality never before realized in a mobile handset.”
The G2x will keep customers entertained with access to preloaded games and applications, including the next:
* Need for Speed™ SHIFT HD, developed by Electronic Arts (EA), is an award-winning, authentic racing game that mixes the actual driver’s experience with real-world physics, pixel-perfect car models, and quite a lot of authentic race tracks.
* DTS Ultra Mobile™, together with two innovative audio technologies – DTS Envelo™ and DTS Boost™ – for a premium surround sound experience. When paying attention to music or playing games at the T-Mobile G2x, customers will enjoy rich, enhanced sound that adds depth, dimension and volume levels which are robust without distortion.
* A demo of Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance – N.O.V.A., developed by Gameloft, is a quick-paced sci-fi action game within which players operate as Kal Wardin, an elite soldier established to guard humanity from alien threats.
* T-Mobile TV, offering live and on-demand TV including news, sports and entire-length entertainment, plus full episodes of your favorite shows.
* Zinio eReader, the biggest online newsstand, enabling customers to buy, search inside, read, share and save digital content in new ways with greater than 75,000 digital magazines from 26 countries.
* T-Mobile Video Chat powered by Qik™, enabling video conversations with family and friends through T-Mobile’s network and Wi-Fi.Developed by graphics powerhouse NVIDIA, each CPU within the Tegra 2 processor runs at a speed of 1GHz and boasts low power consumption and high performance for enjoying video and audio. Combined with T-Mobile’s lightning-fast 4G network, the G2x delivers a quick Web browsing experience, smooth game play, instantaneous touch response and seamless multitasking between applications for a compelling mobile entertainment experience.
Moreover, the G2x will include NVIDIA’s Tegra Zone application, which gives easy accessibility to games optimized for the Tegra 2′s dual-core architecture, that is built to handlethe performance requirements of mobile games that use PC and console quality graphics features.
The G2x comes equipped with an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash and autofocus, and a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera paired with the preloaded T-Mobile Video Chat application powered by Qik for staying involved with friends and family. With the telephone’s 1080p high-definition (HD) video recorder and DLNA compatibility, G2x customers can capture video and wirelessly connect with a compatible HD TV or other DLNA device for streaming full HD video content or enjoying a console-like gaming experience through HDMI mirroring, benefiting from the telephone’s accelerometer and gyro sensor.
Powered by a stock version of the Android™ 2.2 operating system, the G2x offers access to greater than 150,000 applications available on Android Market™ and integration with Google services corresponding to Google Voice™, Voice Actions™ from Google, Google Goggles™, Google Search™, Gmail™, Google Maps™ with Places and Navigation, YouTube™, Google Talk™, Google Earth™ and more.
The G2x features smartphone essentials which includes easy accessibility to non-public and work e-mail, including support for Microsoft® Exchange e-mail, contacts and calendar, social networking, and instant messaging. The G2x also includes Swype® for simple text input, 8GB of internal memory with a microSD card slot with support for expandable memory as much as 32GB, Stereo Bluetooth® 2.1, built-in 3.5mm headphone jack, Adobe® Flash® Player support and a music player.
The T-Mobile G2x with Google is predicted to be available nationwide later this spring at T-Mobile retail stores and online at http://www.t-mobile.com.
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