Of course, we’re also expecting that price to come down considerably when subsidized by carriers. More details in our hands-on.

[via Recombu]

There’s also an HDMI port and support for 1080p HD recording and playback. More on the Optimus 2X in our hands-on over at SlashGear.

LG Optimus 2X hands-on:

Your money gets you a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, HSDPA, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi b/g/n, all in a chassis that’s 11.2mm thick.  OS is Android 2.1 with some Acer tweaks, and there’s an HDMI output for sideloaded content or 720p HD video you’ve shot with the 5-megapixel camera.  Anybody tempted?

Press Release:

Acer Stream: THE PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT SMARTPHONE

London, 26th July 2010: Acer Stream is a high-end multimedia smartphone, optimized for watching movies, listening to music and enjoying web browsing – perfect for most demanding users who want the best in entertainment.

Elegant and minimalist in design, Acer Stream is made from highly resistant materials and offers truly outstanding technical features, all in just 11.2 mm, ensuring users a unique, unrepeatable experience, due to the following:

Superb display quality: the touch screen with AMOLED technology boasts 1.67 million exceptionally bright colors, through a generous 3.7” WVGA display. Furthermore, its incredible contrast (superior 2000:1) makes for clear images and perfect legibility in any environment and light condition. Moreover, this type of display consumes less energy to help increase battery life.

Ultrafast connectivity 3G+ for streaming: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps in download, Bluetooth and WiFi n, enabling faster transmission of multimedia contents than ever!

Power and performance: the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor, with its 512 MB RAM, makes Acer Stream one of the fastest and most reactive phones on the market. The operating system behind Stream is Android version 2.1, better known as Éclair.

Unique and high-quality multimedia features, enabling the recording of HD videos up to 720p. Listening to your favorite music or the radio with RDS has never been so pleasant; enjoy the Dolby Mobile quality, with powerful bass and crystal-clear clarity for an unparalleled purity of sound. UPnP technology enables sharing contents with other devices. Furthermore, a 5MP photocamera and integrated GPS system allow photos and videos to be geotagged. Last but not least, you can connect the Acer Stream to your home TV with HDMI port and watch a movie on a larger screen.

Extensive memory! 2GB of internal Flash memory are ideal for downloading a lot of applications and 3D games, while an 8GB memory card as free bundle and a micro-SD card slot support up to 32GB enable users to avail of their favorite multimedia contents at all times.

A completely brand new user interface focalized on what is essential to users and able to guarantee a simple and quick access to all the applications. The new Acer user interface will wrap the user up giving pure pleasure in using the phone and enjoying the discovery of all the stunning things he can do with his Acer Stream!

Main benefits:
_Read information straight from the lock screen’s widget;
_Quickly start favorite applications in one touch;
_Easily switch applications with the History panel;
_Customize the phone according to specific needs;
_Enjoy smooth animations and fine graphics.

Coupled with a three types of predictive keyboards, a smart dialer and a redesigned contacts list, the Acer user interface makes the use of smartphone an efficient and delightful experience.

Social and entertaining: All the most popular applications are pre-installed: Acer Spinlets free streaming service to browse and listen to songs from major music labels and instantly post what you find to your favorite Social Networking sites, nemo Player to enjoy multimedia content to the fullest, Acer urFooz to create your virtual “look-a-like”, add your profile and bookmarks and post it to your social networks, Facebook™ and Twidroid perfectly integrated in the phone address.

Acer Stream, a concentration of fun and entertainment! Open your eyes and start enjoying yourself with the best entertainment smartphone on the market.

The Acer Stream will be available as of the 9th August exclusively from online retailer eXpansys for an RRP of £399 Inc Vat.

There’s also the usual mixture of triband 900/1900/2100 HSDPA/HSUPA, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 and GPS, along with DLNA media sharing, 2GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot.  The Stream can record 720p HD video at 30fps, and is powered by Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon chipset.  OS is Android 2.1, and it’s available to preorder now.

[Thanks Tony!]

Like the brown and black Desire, this has Android 2.1. It is a Sense UI device with a 1GHZ Snapdragon processor. There have been rumors that the Desire will receive Android 2.2 at the end of this month. That may not happen but it’s pretty much been confirmed by HTC that it will get 2.2 sometime in the future.

It will cost you £449.99 and will ship free and unlocked. This will surely go fast and probably will not be made available again. And given HTC latest stock shortage problem, this is a strong possibility. So head over to Expansys and place your order. You wouldn’t want to be left out in the cold would you?

[via eurodroid]

Motorola XT720 is 10.9mm thick and features Android 2.1. It has an 8-megapixel autofocus camera with Xenon flash and 720p HD video recording, HDMI port, 3G/HSPA and a 3.7-inch capacitive touch screen. If you like the Droid but want an all touch device, this will fill that void all while offering a few upgrades.

If you remember, UK’s Expansys was the exclusive original launch partner for the first MILESTONE. This is a continuation of that relationship as no other site is currently accepting preorders of this new Android device. This is a great device and will give the Galaxy S a run for its money.

[via eurodroid]

The Legend, which has a 3.2-inch HVGA AMOLED touchscreen, milled aluminum body and 5-megapixel camera, is priced at £399.99 ($627), while the HTC Desire, which has a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen and is basically HTC’s own-brand version of the Google Nexus One, is priced at £449.99 ($706).

Both are sold unlocked and SIM-free; HTC told us at the launch event that just about all of the carriers in the target markets for the two devices were interested in offering both smartphones, so if you’re willing to sign up to a contract you can likely get one far cheaper upfront.

HTC Legend hands-on:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd3qY5k_mfw[/youtube]

HTC Desire hands-on:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cisk6qhd-bk[/youtube]

Don’t be misled by the seemingly more ambitious availability on Expansys’ listing, however.  While they say the Hero is expected to launch in eight days, that’s not including weekends; in fact, it tallies with Amazon’s July 15th ship date estimate.

Still, it’s a little cheaper (and Expansys throw in £30 of their own gift vouchers, for accessories and the like) so if you’re not interested in Orange or T-Mobile‘s offers then it may be the easiest way to pick up a new Hero.  More details about HTC’s latest Android smartphone in the video below.

[thanks Mario!]