Review: LG Optimus LTE Android smartphone

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

What LG has done by releasing the LG Optimus is set the Android smartphone bar really high. In some cases, the LG Optimus, is higher in specs and features  than Samsung's 'chosen' Galaxy Nexus which is the flagship Android device of the season sporting the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Visually unassuming, the LG Optimus is surprisingly thin and light for a smartphone of this pedigree. It brings a dual-core 1.5Ghz processor, 1GB of RAM and an HD display which is stunning to behold. The Optimus LG also features an 8 Megapixel camera as well as the ability to shoot 1080p HD videos. 

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Video: Samsung Galaxy S Glide coming to Rogers

Want Android Gingerbread? A dual core processor? A slide-out QWERTY keyboard? Then this is the smartphone to check out. The Samsung Galaxy S Glide is coming to Rogers and is likely to be a big hit with users who want the best of both worlds. We tried it out briefly and it is substantially light and respectably thin. Definitely a functional option.

Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

How small can you go? Well Sony Ericsson's Xperia Mini Pro, which Rogers is offering the  for $49.99 with a select 3 year plan, is the tiniest fully functioning  Android Gingerbread smartphone with a slide out QWERTY keyboard.

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HP TouchPad can now run Android OS...sort of

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

What's more awesome than $99 dual-core webOS tablets? Kick ass hackers who put in hours of work to enable Android on the now discontinued HP TouchPad. Team Touchdroid has managed to install Android 2.3 (yes, it is the smartphone version but you have to start somewhere) with multi-touch now enabled. These lads are hard at work to turn the abandoned tablet into something useful and fun to use.

I'd like to see if someone can figure out how to dual-boot Android and webOS on that sucker...oh, wait Team Touchdroid already did!  Hit up Team-Touchdroid to track their progress, encourage their efforts or donate your TouchPads and $$$ for the common good.

Update on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 12:25AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Seems like Cyanogenmod deserves credit as well for getting things started