14 DAY TRIAL // Later during this summer, mobile phone users in Canada will be able to purchase two new highly appealing smartphones on the airwaves of wireless carrier Rogers, namely the HTC EVO 3D
and the LG Optimus 3D.
These are the first Android-based smartphones in the world to offer support for recording and playback of 3D content, and are both set to exclusively land on shelves at Rogers in the coming weeks.
The wireless carrier did not offer a specific release date for these handsets, but it seems that they might be released sometime in mid-August, or in the second half of that month.
Starting with the next week, users will be able to pre-order one of the two handsets, and will also enter a competition that offers them the chance to win a 55”LG Cinema 3D HDTV when pre-ordering the Optimus 3D, or a $2,500 MasterCard gift card when reserving the EVO 3D.
The contest will end on August 15th, and chances are that the pre-order period for the two handsets will end on that day as well, which means that the release might follow the very next day.
Rogers will put in place a microsite for the two handsets, and those who would like to reserve one of them will be able to do so there.
“With the HTC EVO 3D you can film your adventures in 3D with the dual 5MP camera and watch them jump right off the crisp 4.3”QHD touchscreen without the use of glasses,” the carrier notes.
The handset is powered by Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and packs a fast 1.2GHz dual-core application processor, with the HTC Sense UI loaded on it as well.
“The LG Optimus 3D goes beyond dual-core processing with its unique tri-dual architecture which includes dual-core, dual-memory and dual-channel. This means you enjoy powerful features, such as games, apps and web browsing at faster speeds,” Rogers notes.
The LG Optimus 3D sports a large 4.3” touchscreen display too, as well as 5MP dual-cameras on the back, and 8GB of internal memory. Unfortunately, it runs under Android 2.2 Froyo, though it should be upgraded to Gingerbread in the near future.
