In November of last year, when my contract was nearing its end, I began looking for a new cell phone. There wasn't a great deal of choice, with the only phone worth having looking like the LG Ku990 Viewty. Over the past 7 months there hasn't been a decision I regret more. Why?
OK, so we'll start on appearance. It's not exactly an ugly phone, its just not exactly pretty either, and in fact, I feel its rather bulky. The front features a large touchscreen, with the only buttons being the Call, Cancel and End Call buttons. There's a small front-facing camera in the top right for all your video calls, and on the back lies the phones 5.0mp (Mega-Pixel) camera.
Ease of use. Well due to the phones quite basic interface, the phone is fairly simple to use, and I believe most people could use it with little to no support needed. Everything in the menu is very clear and well labelled, making navigation a breeze, and everything easy to find. The camera is very easy to use, simply point and click, with many more advanced features for those who like to tweak their settings.
So about that 5.0mp camera. I have mixed feelings about it. I've seen some very nice photos taken with the LG Ku990, I however myself, have never been able to take a decent photo without the flooding the scene with light first, even thought the camera boasts an ISO (How a camera's imagery sensitive sensor is measured) of 800. Most of the images come out dark with a lot of noise present. If your after a cell phone with a good camera, I'd recommend something else like a Sony Ericsson.
The LG Viewty has the features we expect from a phone these days, with a few extras. It has the usual email, camera, web browser, FM Radio, Organiser, Notepad as well a Muvee Studio for editing all your videos recorded, it can record at 120FPS(Frames-Per-Second) for those Super Slow-Motion shots everyone loves.
Reception on the phone has been very good with me only ever losing reception in a large concrete mall. I do however believe the reception could vary depending on your service provider and location.
OK, So lastly, the Touchscreen. Where, oh where did LG go wrong? The LG Prada touchscreen was much better than this, it was a lot more sensitive, and un-responsive. With the Viewty I may as well be pressing buttons with how hard I have to touch, and at times it can be incredibly responsive, making me wonder what went wrong in the short time between both of the phone's releases. If touchscreen is a must to you, forget the Viewty, go with the LG Prada, or the Apple iPhone 3G.
Well to finish off, steer clear of this phone, its not worth the cost, and you don't want to end up like me, stuck with it for 18months.
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