Next year will be the year where smartphones and tablets shine and go amazing. Why? That’s because we’ll be getting blistering fast processors, and Dual Cores! That’s the main point! And we shall start with LG. the Korean electronics giant has yet again pulled off a ‘first’ for their title. Yes, this is the LG Optimus 2X, aka the LG Star. This phone will literally put all current smartphone to shame. All thanks to the Nvidia Tegra 2 chip in this phone, because Tegra 2 will give anything your current phone’s running an inferiority complex.

The Optimus 2X runs on the Android 2.2 aka Froyo, and will be shown to public in the upcoming CES. By then, probably the retail product will have Gingerbread. The phone is powered by a Tegra 2 chip, featuring a 1GHz dual-core processor under its cover.

The phone is huge, as most Android phones tend to be. It has a 4-inch capacitive screen with multitouch and 800 x 480 resolution. All thanks to the dual-core processor, the Optimus 2X is able to playback 1080p contents with no lag, and supply visuals to larger displays thanks to the HDMI mirroring, though I still think 1080p content on a 4-inch screen is overkill. The HDMI connection also allows you to play Android games on a larger screen while using the phone as a controller.

Internal memory reaches 8GB, and there’s the 8-Megapixel camera at the back a 1.3-Megapixel camera in the front for video calling, and cam-whoring if you want.

The Optimus 2X is slated for a 2011 release in Asia and Europe after its launch in CES 2011, and will ship with Android 2.2 (Froyo), but of course, a 2.3 (Gingerbread) update will follow. LG may even have Gingerbread coming with the retail unit, but there’s no guarantee. There’s been no announcement about a U.S. release yet. Specs below:

• 1Ghz Dual-core Processor (NVIDIA Tegra 2)
• 4-inch WVGA screen
• 8GB memory (up to 32GB via microSD)
• 1,500 mAh battery
• 8 megapixel rear camera and 1.3 megapixel front camera
• HDMI mirroring
• 1080p MPEG-4/H.264 playback and recording

SOURCE via Engadget