Since the release of HTC’s HD2, it seems that most manufacturers have been putting out phones with only minor design changes to this model’s tried-and-true basis. A large display, minimal edges, a few buttons beneath and a logical layout of the side buttons; all this, combined with a high-quality casing, seems to be the perfect smartphone formula, and if you think we’re overreacting, have a look at HTC’s phone gamma since the appearance of HD2 and try to find a significant design change. A year ago, around the time when Samsung Galaxy S was about to appear on the market, LG started their own project, now embodied in the P990 model, or Optimus 2X. The idea was to match the aforementioned Samsung model, but it was late enough on the market to enable Samsung to release the second generation of its flagship product - Galaxy S2. In the meantime, let’s have a look at what’s been cooking in LG’s kitchen for the past year or so…



Link: InsideHW