South Korean handset vendor LG surprised the world back in February of this year when they became the first company to release a dual core smartphone. Since then we’ve seen a slew of dual core handsets hit the market, all arguably better than the Optimus 2X that started it all, but that’s besides the point. Now LG is aiming to be the first to launch a smartphone with an HD screen. According to GSM Arena, residents of South Korea will soon be able to purchase a device known as the LG LU6200. Besides the 1.5 GHz dual core processor paired with 1 GB of RAM and 4G LTE connectivity, the thing that makes the LU6200 stand out is the 4.5 inch 1280 x 720 pixel screen. Said display will be the first to make use of brand spanking new AH-IPS technology; it was recently rated as being superior to Samsung’s Super AMOLED Plus technology, which can be seen in the Samsung Galaxy S II. Other LU6200 specs include an 8 megapixel rear facing camera, 1.3 megapixel forward facing camera, NFC, DMB support (used for watching over the air TV, sadly not in America), and a ridiculous 1830 mAh battery. It’s going to weigh just 123 grams and will be 10.5 mm thick.
The question on your minds now is of course when will we see it on American shores? We don’t have information to be able to provide you with a rough release date, but if we had to make a prediction … we’d say it’ll cross the pond at some point in early 2012. By that time the first HD resolution smartphone should already be on the market, the Samsung Nexus Prime. The Prime will be running the latest version of Android, codename Ice Cream Sandwich, so that’ll instantly make it more attractive than whatever version of Gingerbread will no doubt ship with the LU6200.
But anyway, you can expect to see plenty of 720p smartphones in 2012.