LG Optimus 3D and HTC EVO 3D Parallax Phones

April 22, 2011 - PRLog -- Hollywood has been keen to push 3D technology into cinemas in recent years partly in an attempt to combat internet piracy. Although the technology has been around for many decades it is only recent developments that have made it feasible to introduce 3D to other devices such as home TVs and handheld electronics. 3D has already made its way into the gaming industry with the release of the Nintendo 3DS, and 2011 will also be the year that 3D was introduced to smartphones with the first two 3D handsets being the LG Optimus 3D and the HTC EVO 3D.

The LG phone will be the device that will get to enjoy the status of being the first 3D smartphone, although as an all-round smartphone the HTC EVO probably outperforms its LG counterpart. Both employ the same 3D technology and to a similar effect, and also with the same limitations. The phones both operate on what is known as a parallax barrier display. This system is different to the one employed in cinemas and this is most evident with the fact that it does not require glasses to be worn.

This is an obvious benefit for a device like a smartphone, as few people would relish the thought of wearing glasses to operate their phone. This glasses free technology does produce one major setback however, that is not a problem for the glasses wearing movie watchers. Because the parallax barrier system works by partially blocking the viewing angles of certain pixels displayed on the screen (so that each eye sees a slightly different image, hence the resulting 3D effect), this means that the screen must be viewed at a particular angle or else the illusion of a third dimension disappears into the ether.

This will not be an issue for short term activities like watching short videos or playing some games, but for longer activities like 3D movies this limitation will probably prove to be very frustrating for many phone users. This is not to say that people wouldn't be able to adapt to the restricted viewing angles but that there will no doubt be many people who would rather wait for a more efficient technology to make an appearance before purchasing a 3D smartphone.

Both of these handsets come with dual cameras for 3D photography. This includes the capturing of stereoscopic images as well as 720p 3D videos. Also on offer is the ability to record standard 2D videos at a higher pixel quality of 1080p. There is no real difference between the two phones in terms of 3D features, although the HTC handset does come with a superior qHD Super LCD screen (compared to the LG's WVGA LCD screen).

Where the EVO really outperforms is in other areas. It ships with Android Gingerbread (the Froyo packing Optimus will be upgradable too), has a faster 1.2GHz dual core CPU and has twice the memory on offer at 1GB RAM. Otherwise the EVO and Optimus come with fairly equal 3G and Wi-Fi connections, messaging features and other entertainment faculties such as Android Market.

If you are looking for a 3D phone then both devices offer a comparable experience, although the EVO does possess a more impressive screen. The EVO also outperforms as a standard smartphone although the real issue here is whether you want to get either device or wait for a more sophisticated 3D screen technology to be developed.

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John writes on behalf of Best Mobile Contracts, the UK's leading mobile phone comparison website. John writes on behalf of Best Mobile Contracts, the UK's leading mobile phone comparison website.