Despite lukewarm response to the first smartphones with 3D features last year, LG has stuck to its guns by coming up with the Optimus Max which shows off 3D images without requiring a set of special glasses.

The new phone will sport a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 4.3-inch screen protected by Gorilla glass, as well as two 5-meg cameras. Yet, despite its name, this is not the Korean phone maker’s top-end phone. That honour belongs to the Optimus 4x, which has a quad-core CPU and a 4.7-inch screen. …

Another day, another 3D phone being launched in Singapore.

Right after HTC touted its Evo 3D phone yesterday, Korean handset maker LG today showed off its Optimus 3D to reporters here, confident that its S$938 phone will make people start taking pictures and videos in 3D and view them on the screen without using any special glasses. …

Here’s a treat for those interested in shooting 3D pictures or videos – a phone that doubles up as a 3D camera as well as a player that shows the stereoscopic 3D images without having you wear those dorky glasses.

The Evo 3D from HTC is essentially a fully spec-d out smartphone (think the HTC Sensation), plus two 5-meg cameras stacked on its back to take 3D images. There’s also a 3D screen that lets you view what you have shot, along with support for 3D movies and games like Green Hornet 3D and Spider-Man: Total Mayhem HD that HTC has pre-packed on the phone. …