The Tegra 2-powered LG Star has reappeared in a new spy photo shoot. The device runs Android 2.2 Froyo instead of the expected 2.3 Gingerbread but still managed to outperform the Nexus One.

The Star is running a customized UI on top of Android Froyo. Word is, however, that Gingerbread will take its place by the time the device launches. There is not much on the Tegra 2 specs, like CPU clock speed, but it did beat the Nexus One with Froyo at the Quadrant benchmark.

The 8MP camera on the back has an LED flash we wish we got some confirmation of the Full HD (1080p) video recording that it is supposed to be capable of. Anyway, there's an HDMI port on the top of the LG P990 Star, most likely of the mini variety.

The LG Star looks to be the latest member of the Optimus family and its packing some pretty serious heat.

The camera is an 8 MP affair and supports 1080p video recording with a dual core Tegra 2 processor (dual-core) to power it all. Interestingly the handset is said to be running an unmodified version of Android, in other words you will get it as Google intended, which should please the purists amongst you.

Speaking of Android the version on the handset that Engadget saw was not confirmed, but the final release version of the device should hopefully ship with either Gingerbread, or if we're very lucky Honeycomb.

Verizon Wireless version of the LG Optimus S, the LG Vortex, is coming soon! The phone will be FREE with a two-year agreement with Verizon Wireless. Although this Android device will come with Android 2.2 OS out of the box, it is still considered an entry-level device aka perfect for any beginner Android user!

Specs include:

• Android 2.2
• 600 MHz processor
• 3.2-inch touch screen
• Bing search

No official release date has been announced, but we will keep you posted as information about the LG Vortex continues to be released.