In my entire life,I have across almost 70% of smart phones that are released but 3D smartphones have never been part of preference in one or the other.Many who have been fanatics of movies knows very well that 3D is taking root in the industry and sometimes back last year,I realized it was inevitable that 3D displays would eventually trickle down to our mobile phones.This is because there has been a pattern that has been taking shape over the last one year or so where TV makers are also producing Android phones.As a result,when a friend showed me his LG 3D phone called LG Optimus 3D, which is currently one of the 3D capable smartphones available in the mainstream market I was not surprised.
I was able to see the display in 3D without wearing glasses when I turned the phone sideways in landscape mode and look at it straight on.This is a phone that is pretty generously sized, thanks to the 4.3in screen and itself is pretty large but the resolution is only 480 x 800-pixels that dominates the front of the device.In terms of buttons, the phone is pretty minimalist and on the right side there's a volume rocker switch and a tiny button which launches the 3D applications.One thing realized was the left side houses the ports for HDMI and micro USB and on the top I got the standard 3.5mm stereo port and the power button.
On the back, I got a speaker grille, and the twin lenses with a single LED flash to snap photos and videos in 3D.The entire interface is not in 3D ,it's a standard 2D display which was awful.As I tried 3D functionality,I launched it by pressing the shortcut key on the side or via a shortcut in the menus and only worked in landscape orientation after launching 3D and viewing it in any other orientation that gave me a blurry of 2D view.Optimus 3D is currently only running on Android Froyo which is outdated as compared to the current Android 2.3.LG Optimus 3D has tri-dual technology, which essentially means that the device is running on a dual-channel, dual-core processor and dual memory.Optimus 3D is supposed to be fast and in use,but while testing it the performance was snappy, and there was very little slowdown even when running multiple applications.
I feel that this is a phone which with a few customizations from LG such as a slightly different custom keyboard as well as an unlock screen similar to Windows Phone 7 devices where you swipe upwards from bottom to top to unlock the device.The phone screen is bright and the colors are very punchy although it would have been nice to have a much higher resolution screen to take advantage of such a large screen.Battery life is not particularly outstanding. Even with moderate use, you're going to have to plug it in to power before the day is over according to my friend and even more likely even before that, if you are a heavy user.
Using the 3D mode to watch videos and play games will, of course, suck up power even faster. He told me that video playback in 3D mode deplete the battery in about three hours. Although LG says that the Optimus 3D will be upgradeable to Android 2.3 sometime in October when LG has finished customizing it for the phone,I feel this phone is not better than other 3D phones available in the market.The Optimus 3D allows one to shoot photos in 3D, capturing the images using the twin lens array on the back of the device.Videos are also possible, and when shooting in 3D, the smartphone shoots at 720p, and when shooting in 2D mode, it's capable of recording in full HD 1080p which is outstanding.LG also has a number of 3D games available for download for free and includes the excellent NOVA first person shooter as well as 3D books.
It doesn't really add anything to the smartphone and there is no need of buying it if your're looking for something different because even core Android features aren't in 3D.However, if you are interested in shooting videos in 3D and have the means to display it on, say, a 3D-capable HDTV and can also convert 2D photos into 3D as well just like modern 3D HDTVs .Apart from a useless large screen which is bright and the responsive display there is nothing much worth the investment coupled with embarrassing short battery life of a 1500mAh lithium-ion battery .
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