Nokia N8 is the current best phone camcorder, but it has its title seriously contested by the Optimus 2X, which ups the game at Full HD 1080p. We gave you a sample video captured with the Optimus 2X not long ago, and now we have this mini shootout to show how good it really is. And there’s even a nice surprise for you if you stick with us after the jump.
It turns out that the Optimus 2X field of view is even wider than that of the Nokia N8, which has a 28mm lens. Its rather strange that LG did not brag about it when announcing the dual-core smartphone, because a wide angle lens like that is a nice thing to have.
Now to the first part of the promised video shootout. First we have both handsets compared at their best settings 1080p for the Optimus 2X and 720p for the Nokia N8. Don’t forget to switch to fullscreen!
To make the resolution advantage of the Optimus 2X easier to see, here is a couple of 100% crops, one from each video. We have upsized the Nokia sample to make them easier to compare. We can’t say the advantage is huge, but its definitely there.
On the other hand the Nokia N8 seems to have an advantage in terms of framerate here as its videos generally look smoother than the Optimus 2X output. We should bear in mind though that the Optimus 2x is a pre-production unit and it may do better when it officially hits the shelves.
