The 2X in the name represents the extra processing power as the LG smartphone was one of the first dual-core smartphone.

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A NVIDIA Tegra 2 chip along with an ARM Cortex A9 CPU and NVIDIA GeForce-class GPU delivers a speedy browsing and video streaming performance via DLNA, and should deal with your day-to-day tasks.

Running on Android 2.2, the LG compliments the Google OS with its own brightly coloured skin all of which you can enjoy on a 4-inch 400x800 capacitive touchscreen.

Taking care of your need to social network on the go, Social Feeds aggregates your Facebook and Twitter news feeds, while My Status lets you update your status on either. LG App Adviser will also recommend the apps you need to have in your 2X life.

With an 8-megapixel camera and excellent 1080p HD recording, the 2X impressively combines the extra power with an array of strong multimedia features.

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