Comments on: LG Viewty – Class-leading Cameraphone

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LG KF600 Mobile Phone - Not A Chip Off The Old Block | Connected Internet — Mon, 26 May 2008 23:01:21 +0000

[...] before Christmas LG sent me a LG Viewty to review, which I thoroughly loved. So much in fact, that I decided to keep it in the family and [...]

By: Mosey

Mosey — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:48:36 +0000

Back again after a few months of using the phone. I really really like it, and I do think the menu design is much better/more intuitive than what Sony Ericsson offered before on my w810i (noting the fact that mine has been tweaked by ‘Orange’ on both occasions)

However, I am really disappointed by the camera. I’m not sure if it’s the settings I’m using (usually Auto with the occasional tweak) but the colours just don’t seem to be as ‘good’ as my previous 2MB SE w810i, and the detail isn’t great either when one puts it on the computer (aside from the fact it does seem to take longer for the photo to be captured) I’m no photo expert (even worse than a newbie) but I can see when a photo doesn’t look good at all.

Any tips there, Everton? One of the main reasons why I picked up this phone was for it’s camera+phone function, since it’s a lot more portable to carry around.

That said, I love the rest of the features. Like the music player, the phone itself, and all that, including the design of course. I love the touch-screen, and always wonder why pressing the screen of another phone doesn’t work :p

By: Everton

Everton — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:20:50 +0000

@Unknown

Anyone who reads my reviews will know I always give my full opinion, even if the review is paid for.

You are wrong that many manufacturers are heading towards converged phones. Yes, tech-heads like myself are interested in this phones, but the general market isn’t – just read Nokia’s annual reports and you’ll see that selling smartphones isn’t why they are the #1 manufacturer in terms of volumes.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:37:01 +0000

To say that this is a biased review is not much of an under-statement. The Viewty is a nice phone, provided that you don’t want any of the other features that a lot of devices now offer (easy-to-use email, sat nav, etc). The future of the phone is undoubtedly a convergent device that crams in as many electronics as possible (GPS, music, movies, tv, etc), and the fact that all the major manufacturers are heading that way only serves to back me up.

The Viewty is a great phone and if you don’t want GPS or email on your phone then it’s a great option. If, on the other hand, you think that having portable sat nav in any city in the world, or sending email on the move, is useful (which I most certainly do) then keep looking as this phone will leave you somewhat disappointed.

By: LG Viewty Review - Connected Internet — Phonepedia

LG Viewty Review - Connected Internet — Phonepedia — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:14:27 +0000

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By: mosey

mosey — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:20:53 +0000

Happy New Year! :D Thanks for the review of the ViewTY, I’ve had my eye on it for ages and am looking forward to getting it next week (Orange allowing :P) It’s great you’ve given the ViewTY a thumbs up – makes me feel like I’m definitely picking the right phone!

p/s: Love the new site design, the bigger text makes a huge difference! ++

By: Sergio

Sergio — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:09:07 +0000

i thought this phone was the arman one.

By: Marcus the Critic

Marcus the Critic — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:50:32 +0000

Hmm… I’d love Satnav. And constant access to internet so I have live RSS, stock quotes, currency exchange and the whole nine yards.

I think the future of phones is in net connectivity!

By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:19:38 +0000

Lovely phone especially the 5 mega pixel camera but I have to disagree the future of mobile phones is a media player & Sat Nav, & with such a big screen they have limited the saleability of this phone without a built in gps,

By: Joseph Plazo

Joseph Plazo — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:21:35 +0000

7MP….? That’s class leading!

What will they think of next? An SLR phone with antishake?

By: Chris at LG

Chris at LG — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:58:55 +0000

Hi Everton – thanks for the review. We’re really proud of the Viewty, especially the camera’s performance and capabilities, and we’re glad that you and other reviewers have found it so easy and nice to use.

By: Degree

Degree — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:49:47 +0000

on par with a 7MP camera? How about that! Wonder how it will perform as a convergence device. I’m itching to lessen the load in my pockets