LG adopts Tegra 2, dual-core smartphones on the way

LG announced it"s preparing a new lineup of smartphones based on the NVIDIA Tegra 2 platform. Dual core 1GHz processor, low-power NVIDIA graphics and seamless fullHD playback will be the key features of the refreshed Optimus brand.

LG will present NVIDIA Tegra 2 based smartphones within the last quarter of this year. The first devices utilizing Tegra 2 will be from the Optimus brand.

NVIDIA Tegra 2 includes 1GHz dual-core processor and powerful but energy-efficient G-Force GPU. Tegra 2 will guarantee excellent browsing and gaming performance plus 1080p video playback.

There is no word on the OS yet, but we guess both Android and Windows Phone 7 are likely candidates.