LG B is a maybe-official droid, with a Retina-beating display

17 December, 2010
LG is on a roll - just a day after the LG Optimus 2X powerhouse went official, LG officially confirmed the existence of LG B. It's a super-thin droid with a screen that might turn out better than both Retina and SuperAMOLED...

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  • Chocowii
  • vj1
  • 18 Dec 2010

Wow! Screen is clearer and brighter. Btw, is it safe to say "K48" now? Apple might got me sued.

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    • Anonymous
    • 3WM
    • 18 Dec 2010

    lol LG rulz those days :)

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      • Anonymous
      • PRW
      • 18 Dec 2010

      can symbian phone like this?

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        • TSH
        • vau
        • 18 Dec 2010

        Some guy from Greece, 17 Dec 2010Good job building a screen! Now all they have to do is buil... moreIndeed... what will the "next big thing" be?

        To be fair, Nokia has finally managed to create a phone with a better camera than a comparable P&S digicam. The software/UI could use some work, true, but the hardware is still better. But that's not really the same kind of evolution as the iPhone's reimagining of a touch-UI.

        With the rise of 3D in cinemas and in the home, d'you reckon we might see a dual-camera phone that can take 3D video? Nintendo obviously thinks there's some value to this, with the 3DS...

        ummm... maybe the PSPhone is the next step? Mobile gaming is a great market, and there have already been inroads for phones. Perhaps a phone that is truly equal to DS or PSP as a gaming device is the next big thing?

        ... tough to know, really! :--D

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          • Luis Michel
          • Lv8
          • 18 Dec 2010

          Image on the screen is the same that on the Galaxy S... same icons, same hour, same book... I think the image shown in the LG B and the Galaxy S is the same just photoshoped to dramatize the difference

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            • TSH
            • vau
            • 18 Dec 2010

            [deleted post]for starters, did you read the post? It's clear the user was having a go at Apple for double-counting Apps in a somewhat misleading fashion.

            second - statistically it's true that 50% of the population is below average intelligence. There's no way I can know for sure whether you are part of that 50%, but your inability to get the drift of that post doesn't bode well for you ... :--P

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              • Bruce
              • ITj
              • 18 Dec 2010

              let's give a clap for samsung and lg that make the best phone ever !!!!

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                • Bruce
                • ITj
                • 18 Dec 2010

                i am so proud and happy that LG can beat iphone4 !! cheer !!!!

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                  • Anonymous
                  • TqC
                  • 18 Dec 2010

                  Anonymous, 17 Dec 2010so all what Nokia needs now is MeeGo and the new generation... moreintel atom sucks battery lol!! nokia===big big big loser

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                    • Anonymous
                    • FJT
                    • 18 Dec 2010

                    Dojob, 18 Dec 2010Yeh!! I believe LG can make better screen than the Retina D... moreYes LG does provide for Apple their retina display. That is no rumor, but a fact. But Apple has the OS and the apps that supports the retina display's resolution. What good is this LG's resolution if the android market does not support it?

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                      • m5N
                      • 18 Dec 2010

                      something unbelievable LG! I can't believe it does LG... so well done, keep going and become best phone brand with a lot features, handset build quality and good camera and reasonable handset price!
                      Now I waiting more news from LG.

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                        • Vanquish
                        • pEg
                        • 18 Dec 2010

                        Its faked! LG's notification bar looks exactly like Samsungs hehe.

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                          • Dojob
                          • tVj
                          • 18 Dec 2010

                          leksa, 17 Dec 2010I really hope that Samsung and lg would pass nokia in marke... moreYes!!! Only in your dream if suddenlly Nokia realise their mistake and in a suddent they change their OS to the latest Android OS or latest IOS!!

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                            • Dojob
                            • tVj
                            • 18 Dec 2010

                            Yeh!! I believe LG can make better screen than the Retina Display on Iphone 4 coz there is the rumours said that LG is providing retina display to Apple.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • q2p
                              • 18 Dec 2010

                              Wow, impressive retina display on this LG device. But isn't this an android device? And how many android apps support this resolution? Lol. This is like having an awesome, top of the line snow mobile, but then you live in Hawaii, lol. Apple can boost the ip4's display resolution because they can easily make their apps compatible with the retina display's resolution. LG cannot pressure Samsung, Motorola, HTC, and the rest of other android adopters, and as well as google, to push android app developers to support this display resolution just because LG wants to impress. Good luck LG.

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                                • Adam
                                • vx4
                                • 18 Dec 2010

                                O my gawd that is so awesome!
                                I cant immagine how those guys did it?!
                                Humans are geniuos! Haha excluding me coz im not a ....hahaha!
                                Anyways i still probably choose the 3.5 inches size rather than 4.00
                                Too big too handle!

                                Thumbs up to lg! Keeping our life's good :)

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • up9
                                  • 18 Dec 2010

                                  I can say only three words for lg droid 2x wow,wow,wow.screen is better than super amoled amazing.full hd 1080p amazing+4.0tft 8mpcam+android os upgradable to 2.3 gingerbread amazing+great design.lg is leading in features wise.surely it will b my ist lg awesome phone after samsung wave

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                                    • brynn
                                    • nGE
                                    • 18 Dec 2010

                                    5ushi, 18 Dec 2010Which is what I thought to until this http://gizmodo.com/5... moreI agree to see black you have to have a light on which sounds absurd i know and i think gsm referred to having zero energy requirement is iffy.These displays are marvelous really ,the dead pixel nightmare is rare but to be expected when you see the intricacy and detail in such a miniscule space these displays pixels have..Its almost a miracle getting the whole display stable & robust.

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                                      • 5ushi
                                      • uBT
                                      • 18 Dec 2010

                                      luis, 17 Dec 2010a black screen on lcd display panel is posible. what is not... moreWhich is what I thought to until this
                                      http://gizmodo.com/5356411/local-dimmed-lcd-vs-normal-lcd

                                      Looks like new technology. And here's me whose worked with a (flexible) display production company in the past...

                                      But as you say, TODAY's LCDs require a backlight. And that backlight SOURCE is usually a slab of white layer around the same size as the display panel, which can either light up or off consistantly across its entire surface. That link above suggests that the panel can detect a BLACK signal, and even go as far as turning off the light for those BLACK areas as required.

                                      But people should know that's not the case today; for you to be able to see ANYTHING, a backlight is required.
                                      And YES, you get zero WATTs when an IPS panel displays black, but only if the screen is completely BLACK with the backlight turned off. And what's the point in that? You won't be able to see anything in such a state if the display panel is displaying other colours rather than just BLACK.

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                                        • luis
                                        • PwE
                                        • 17 Dec 2010

                                        Totoro, 17 Dec 2010Why shouldn't a black screen be possible on LCD? You just h... morea black screen on lcd display panel is posible. what is not posible is a full black in some area of the display cause if you turn off the backligth,you´d not be able of seeing the image on the full display because it´d be dark