LG Pulls Wraps off Optimus 3D Cube and 3D Max Phones

Ahead the Mobile World Congress (News - Alert), Korean technology manufacturer LG has unveiled two new phones, the Optimus 3D Cube and 3D Max.

The highly anticipated Optimus 3D Max was announced on Tuesday night and is the official successor to the original Optimus 3D. Thinner than the Optimus 3D, the Optimus 3D Max is equipped with a dual-core TI OMAP 4430 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, a 4.3-inch 3D display with a Corning (News - Alert) Gorilla Glass 2 panel, 8GB of internal storage, 1GB of RAM, a 5-megapixel camera capable of snapping 3D photos, a 1,520mAh battery and support for HSPA+ 21Mbps networks. The 3D Max runs Android (News - Alert) 2.3 (Gingerbread) and also supports HDMI-out, NFC and LG’s Tag+ application for interacting with LG’s special NFC-activated stickers. The company has also promised an upgrade to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) “shortly after launch.”

“The Optimus 3D Max was born from LG’s constant efforts to bring user entertainment experience to a higher level,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Electronics (News - Alert) Mobile Communications Company in a release. “The introduction of the Optimus 3D last year ushered in a new era for smartphones and Optimus 3D Max is real proof of LG’s commitment to portable 3D entertainment.”

LG also unveiled the Optimus 3D Cube.

The Cube will sport the same 4.3-inch, glassless 3D IPS display. The phone will be a lot slimmer and lighter than before and measures just 9.6mm in depth, a bit lesser compared to 11.9mm of the Optimus 3D. It will also have a slightly larger battery, and 16GB of onboard storage instead of 8GB.

LG says the Optimus Cube will first launch in South Korea on SK Telecom (News - Alert) in March.

The device will be running on Android 2.3 at launch with no word of an ICS upgrade, but rumors speculate LG is planning to introduce the Ice Cream Sandwich update very soon. A global release of the Cube is expected shortly after its Korean release, according to LG.