For those of you eager to get hands on the new LG Optimus 2x featuring the Tegra 2 SoC, now is your chance to get one step closer to the superphone for just 499 pounds.

The UK retailer Expansys has put the Tegra 2-packing beast on their site ready to be preordered. It’s going to cost you £499.99 (about 602 euro) and is expected to come knocking on your door on February 21st.

The LG Optimus 2x superphone features the hyped 1Ghz dual-core Tegra 250 system-on-a-chip and runs Android 2.2, upgradable to 2.3 Gingerbread.