LG Viewty KU990 Review
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In a nutshell: We still love the Viewty! Combining a touchscreen
user interface with plenty of technology, the Viewty ticks nearly all
the boxes: 5 megapixel camera, 3G video calling, MP3 player, FM radio
and HSDPA for broadband internet speeds and bags of memory. Available
in black, silver, purple & pink.
Review: November 2007. Last updated June 2011.
The LG Viewty was one of the first touchscreen phones to be released. At the
time of launch it stood head and shoulders above most other phones, and has
remained a favourite ever since. Originally a very expensive handset, the Viewty
is now priced as an entry-level phone and is excellent value for money. We originally
awarded the Viewty 5 stars, but three years is a long time in the mobile world.
Having said that, the Viewty still offers a lot, which is why it's remained
in the shops such a long time.
Apart from its touchscreen user interface, the Viewty has several pleasures
waiting to be discovered. The camera is rated at 5 megapixels with a high quality
Schneider-Kreuznach lens, autofocus and a SmartLight feature that makes after-dark
photographs considerably clearer. You can also vary the ISO setting to ISO 800
for improved brightness in low light. In common with many digital cameras, the
Viewty's camera incorporates an Image Stabiliser function for minimising camera
shake. The Viewty can't match the very best camera phones from Nokia or Sony
Ericsson, but it definitely ranks as a good camera phone. As well as a top notch
still camera, the Viewty's video camera is also something special. It films
at very high frame rates - up to 120 frames per second, which enables special
effects such as slow motion filming. There are built-in picture-editing and
video-editing tools to make the most of these cameras. In addition, a second
front-facing camera enables 3G video calls.
The Viewty's music player is nice and easy to use and can handle virtually
every music format: MP3/AAC/AAC+/AAC++/WMA. There's also an FM radio built in.
Stereo headphones are supplied in the box, and you can use optional mono or
stereo Bluetooth headphones
if you prefer. The Viewty's memory is quite generous, with 90 Mbytes of internal
memory and up to 2 Gbytes of additional memory (microSD
memory card).
We've already mentioned that the Viewty is a 3G phone. In fact it's 3.5G, i.e.
it supports extra fast 3G connections using HSDPA which enables download speeds
of up to 3.6 Mbps. Bluetooth and USB connectivity are available, and a USB cable
is supplied in the box. The Viewty supports web browsing and email, and there's
a useful document viewer that can handle all common file formats (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, PDF).
We still love the Viewty. The fact that it's still in the shops today shows
what a high-end product it was at launch. Still, it's looking dated now with
a relatively primitive user interface, and missing features like GPS and Wi-Fi.
You might consider the HTC Wildfire or Samsung
Galaxy Mini as more modern alternatives.
Features of the LG Viewty KU990 include:
- 5 megapixel camera with Schneider-Kreuznach lens, autofocus and SmartLight
- Video recording (MPEG4, 320 x 240 pixels, 120 frames/second)
- 3G video calling (VGA camera, 30 frames/second)
- Touch sensitive screen: TFT LCD, 262k colours, 240 x 400 pixels (3 inches)
- Music player (MP3/AAC/AAC+/AAC++/WMA formats)
- FM radio
- Speakerphone
- Voice recording
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
- T9 predictive text
- Document viewer (TXT, PDF, DOC, PPT, XLS)
- Ringtones: 72 voice polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
- Wallpaper
- Java 2.0 games
- Phonebook (500 names)
- Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 12, EDGE, 3G HSDPA (3.6 Mb/s)
- Google Package
- Connectivity: USB 2.0, Bluetooth 1.2
- Memory: 90 Mbytes plus 2 Gbyte microSD memory card
- Vibration alert
- Quadband (GSM 900/1800/1900/2100) plus 3G
- Size: 104 x 54 x 15 mm
- Weight: 112g
- Talktime: 3.8 - 5.9 hours
- Battery standby: 430 - 450 hours
LG Viewty KU990 User Reviews
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Average rating from 110 reviews: 
Reviewed by Andy from UK on 12th Sep 2012
I've still got this phone sat next to me on my desk, right now as I
type (although the battery's dead and I can't find the charger). I haven't
used it in a couple of years but I'm so glad I kept hold of it, and
I'll explain why in a second.
I remember when I first got hold of the phone, feeling impressed with
the quality and feel of it in my hand. It's nice and weighty, and doesn't
feel like a small breeze would break it in half. Love the fact that
it looks like a small camera on the back, and a phone on the front -
obviously LG's selling point at the time, given that it was billed as
a pure camera phone. Connectivity to my computer was something I rarely
bothered with as I never used it as an mp3 player (I had an ipod for
that), but whenever I wanted to dump some pictures onto my computer
to free up space on the phone, it seemed to do it with minimal fuss
(If I remember rightly, as this was a couple of years ago now, the software
CD that came with the phone was a bit cumbersome to install, but did
the trick once up and running).
Microphone and speaker quality are good, the touch-screen, whilst now
completely outdated by the iPhone 4 standard, works perfectly well,
internet connectivity is a bit of a pain but can be done (someone recommended
downloading opera mini - haven't tried it myself but may give it a go).....
All in all, it's still a cracking little phone even by today's standards.
It blitzes the frankly awful LG Arena I upgraded to (and I still massively
regret even thinking about using that phone - it's still sat next to
me now, and hasn't been touched in over a year), and still makes some
mid-range and virtually all low-range phones of today look clunky and
useless.
Now for the best bit - I thought my little viewty would be dead forever
as the battery died on it, but I've just had a little play around and
discovered that although I thought differently way back, the battery
from the Arena (that still works) fits into the viewty perfectly! Now
I can use the viewty as a mobile camera as well as a back-up phone!
Happy days!
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Reviewed by Mark from England on 5th Jul 2012
I have had the LG Viewty since it came out in 2007. I still like it
but it is becoming more and more obvious that it just doesn't compete
with the modern smart-phones out there. However, the camera is still
very good, and the call quality and speakers are excellent as well.
The touchscreen is good for a phone that old, and the all metal chassis
gives it a premium feel, that the Galaxy S2 doesn't have.
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Reviewed by Benjy from England on 30th Apr 2012
I had a purple Viewty in Jan 2009 (18-month contract on Orange), mate
had a silver one. Loved the solid and heavy feel of the all-metal chassis,
vibrant colours on the screen. Camera was good for a phone (5MP) but
I still used my 10MP compact as my main camera. Good mature version
of Symbian OS, supporting application downloads, installed easily. It
was a shame that Symbian got overshadowed by Android and iOS in the
end. Predecessor to my Viewty was Sony-Ericsson P990i. Successor was
Samsung Galaxy Apollo.
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Reviewed by Baljit balli mander from India on
1st Mar 2012
Its very nice phone,..but theems are not instal easely
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Reviewed by ed2000 from indonesia on 31st Jan
2012
still using it (5 yrs)and will never sell it (i'm collector of gr8 product)
my series is ku990r (the revision series w/ lens cover) this phone also
was called the "iphone killer"(the 2g version) only one minus in this
phone: while recording video without mic/headset jack is attached, the
sound of video will be heared windy sound, but will be fixed if attached
mic/headset jack to the phone. Also DivX certified phone. final words
this phone performs best in capturing images, it's bad for recording
movies (but for playing movies in the phone is gr8)
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Reviewed by jay Monalarty from UK on 13th Jan
2012
I just bought one with a broken screen on ebay for under £12, a screen
cost me £2 and its fantastic....What a bargain 5/5
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Reviewed by harchoune from maroc on 11th Jan 2012
it's a very good mobile
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Reviewed by Samantha from England on 6th Jan 2012
Ive had my phone for 4 days now and I quite like it. It is pretty basic,
i like the large touch screen, the camera seems pretty good for the
money I paid, it seems good value. I would have liked to have wi-fi
and the phone is a little slow going from different apps but you get
what you pay for! overall I'm happy :)
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Reviewed by Lisa from UK on 25th Dec 2011
I think everything about the phone is great except one major flaw. That
is it is a great camera great Mp3 player but when it comes to text messages
you can only send very very very short messages even my old Nokia 1100
messages are more than twice the length, however there is a solution
but it cost you money, send it in two or MMS. The other major major
major problem is that if you receive more than about six message the
phone suddenly becomes unable to send or receive messages and the only
way round is to do a factory reset (dial 3845#*990# then select option
8). However this delete any thing in the phone memory including any
music or messages you may need to reply to so you need a pen and paper
to make a note of them. Its hard to comprehend that the manufacturer
thought this acceptable technology. If you ever send text messages......
"DON'T BUY THIS PHONE!". 5 Stars for the camera and MP3 ....."1" star
for the phone.. I'm feeling generous.
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Reviewed by Daniel oduro from Ghana on 20th Nov
2011
i love the phone but,anytime i want to browse the phone get off and
i have change my bartrey two times so i need help
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Reviewed by kev from Midlands, UK on 30th Dec
2007
Well I have had the Viewty for just on 2 weeks and before i bought the
viewty as normal I read ALL the reviews below and deceided after great
thought to go for it. so now after messing about with it I can answer
some things people have said below. Firstly if your going to buy a phone
like this, Dont just turn it on and expect great miracles, Reading the
manual does help. In one week I had full length dvd's on the phone.
Mp3's had no problem there either. sound quality = no problem very good.
bluetooth works perfect. internet = no problems there either. now everyone
says about the scrolling on the screen but i have not found this either
to be a problem and with little practice this becomes second nature.
sending messages has not proved difficult either, i read reports below
saying it was slow to type messages and this did worry me but once i
got into the phone i find this very quick and really speaking sometimes
faster than the use of the hand using the attached stylus. people complained
of the stylus hanging from the phone like a charm, well the stylus is
a little charm alright and looks neat and does the job nicely. the menus
are precise and easy to follow. the phone has not frozen once the battery
lasts three days with loads of usage on it so people who say it lasts
one day if that must be on it overtime. the camera is really easy to
use and must be set up correctly to get the best out of it. you dont
just click camera and shoot and think the camera does all the work for
you. I can only come to one end to this and that is if you don't own
a computer or are not computer literate or minded then dont buy this
phone. if you dont like the thought of touchscreen again steer clear.
if you don't read manuals, have a very short fuse, dont like gadgets,
stay away. now if you have the time to explore and learn new technology
then go and get this phone. What made me more mad was the fact that
people rubbish this phone after playing with it for one or two days
and dont apprieciate what has gone into making a work of art, and that
simply is what it is. A WORK OF ART. so do i have any gripes about it
? well one yes the lens could be doing with a cover, but it comes with
a plastic protection on it and you can buy these and protect it forever
yourself doing away with the need for a cover over the lens. or does
everyone throw there phone in pockets/handbags with the keys rubbing
against them. for these people i have little sympathy. this phone boasts
5mp camera, hdspa internet with 3g connectivity, an optical zoom lens,
flash, video camera and then the ability to do everything the iphone
will do on top. so ask yourself if your considering buying the iphone
do you really want a phone that has no 3g connectivity, no flash, no
zoom, a 2mp camera, and no video camera. I rest my case the future has
been bought to light with the LG Viewty, apple stayed in the dark times
of 5 years ago The Viewty is a fantastic phone and if you see a review
saying different do as i did ignore it.
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Reply by Rhemanuel Del from Ghana on
10th Apr 2012
I really pity those who condemn this phone as though it was a cheap
an useless phone. I bought this phone for just three days, and bless
me, I have had the best of experiences. To think this phone is a flop,
I will call it a breakthrough in technology. I have had the opportunity
to use different types of Sony Ericson and Nokia phones and know a good
phone when i see one. Infact the viewty is one of the best phones I
ever bought with cash. I wish it ha wi fi, yet this subtracts no marks
from the phones quality
Reviewed by Alex from UK on 30th Dec 2007
Absolute rubbish? Thats an absolutely unfair comment of a phone that
i consider to be amongst the best ever made! The battery life is awesome
and its got all the features you want without the complications of a
smart phones! The touch screen is amongst the best i have tried and
is very responsive. Also, i was told by three that the first batch did
have slight software problems but all is working excellent now inc Skype
and YouTube. An overall excellent phone and fully recommended.
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Reviewed by Debbie from England on 29th Dec 2007
I have had this phone for a week and a half on upgrade from Orange,
having previously owned a Sony Ericsson K800i. In all I do think it
is a really good phone in many respects but I do have a few gripes with
it too. I don't think I will ever find a phone that is 100% perfect
though so I'm still trying to get to grips with this! My biggest priority
was a 5 mega pixel phone. I would have upgraded to the new Sony Ericsson
but it's ugly, & the Nokia & Samsung 5 mega pixel phones are bricks.
So I thought I would go for this as it looks really good, as good as
the iPhone looks and I have heard that the camera and internet connectivity
on that are pants! I am disappointed though that the quality of the
photos doesn't seem as good as my 3.2 mega pixel K800i. Maybe this could
be because it has more advanced features & I just haven't got to grips
with it properly yet. But unfortunately it switches back to the default
settings as soon as you have finished taking pics & therefore there
is no taking advantage of photo opportunities at the drop of a hat without
each time fiddling with the settings first. It is also disappointing
that there is no lens cover & the lens gets covered in fingerprints
when using the jog wheel! The video camera seems really good though.
I have noticed other comments from earlier reviews stating that when
they have uploaded photos on the computer & compared them with photos
from their previous phone they have found them to not be as high in
quality. I haven't been able to check this out for myself as my Adobe
Photoshop won't find photos from this new phone for some reason! However,
the software supplied with the phone seems more user friendly than the
Sony Ericsson software. As a serial texter, my biggest issues are that
once you enter a recipient, there seems to be no option to edit or delete
the recipeint if you have entered the wrong one. Instead you have to
delete your message and start again! Also there is no option to copy
text & paste into a new message. You can copy & paste but only within
the same message. Also there are no emoticons which I find really strange!
On the positive side the phone looks fab. Contrary to other reports
I have found the battery life to be excellent. I also think that the
sound quality from the music player is excellent & I have had no trouble
importing MP3 files from my PC. I haven't managed to tune any radio
stations in though! I notice some people have complained about the touch
screen control but it comes easy once you have got to grips with it.
The internet speed is really good. I don't care that there is no sat
nav as I have a separate sat nav devise & quite frankly would struggle
to view maps on a mobile screen. It would have been a bonus to have
WiFi connectivity though. In all I think this is a really good phone.
It looks really stylish and has a lot of features that were missing
on my previous phone, though I do wish it had the capability to edit
& delete text recipients, copy & paste text & display emoticons. This
wouldn't put me off buying it though. I am never fully satisfied with
a new phone at first! I have tried every other brand of handset previously
& this is my first LG. In comparison I'm not disappointed. There are
lots of things that are different that will take me longer to get used
to but that just means I won't get bored with it too quickly which is
a good thing! I've not been able to find a case for the phone though
despite the LG website stating that they are available. If you are thinking
of getting this phone, I would recommend giving it a go. I'm sure that
people who do have trouble with it crashing, etc, are in the minority
as I have had no such problems.
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Reviewed by Martin from Blackpool on 29th Dec
2007
Very Impressive, better than the iPhone for sure!
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Reviewed by Lucii from England on 29th Dec 2007
Mr Benge, No disrespect but i have gone through evry phone you can think
of & this is the best by miles. the touch screen is reallli good :)
Before i had the lg chocolate at first it was good but after 1 month
it broke got it repaired & broke again (after that should of just got
a new phone) got it repaired and broke, so i got this fone for christmas,
& its the best!:) the only thing is im slightly worried about the bit
you put the charger in beacuse its the same as the Lg chocolate & thats
wat made my phone break but so far soo good :)
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Reviewed by Mr Benge from UK on 28th Dec 2007
I seriously would stay away from this phone - absolute rubbish. The
touch screen went dead on my wifes phone and my Service Provider (o2)
kindly offered a replacement - however, I cannot wipe the phone clean
before the swap - so no master/factory reset can be done without the
touch screen. Also, Windows Mobile users stay away from this rubbish
- it will actually make you love your windows mobile phone! (and that's
saying something!) LG = Rubbish phones as per usual, try Sony, Apple,
Nokia and stay far from this one.
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Reviewed by JIMMY C> from ENGLAND on 27th Dec
2007
Simply the best phone to come out in the last 5 years, LG are the new
leaders in the mobile phone evolution.....
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Reviewed by Jesser from UK on 27th Dec 2007
Got my Viewty for free from O2, and they reduced my monthly contract
cost as well! So, already onto a winner even if I never opened the box.
Previously I had a heavyweight O2 XDA Exec. Still, gave Viewty a go
and I loved it straight away. Its not perfect but its cool enough that
you'll learn to live with the quirks. Awaiting a call-back from LG UK
to explain how to create EMS messages (with animations) which I can
receive OK from my wife's SE K800i. Viewty has animations in it somewhere,
but no menu option to insert them into an SMS. Complaints: LG need to
add a lens cover, add an integral stylus, make other LG accessories
like TV cable available in UK. More games would be nice. "Ryan in UK"
said no voice dialing - pls add it, LG! How about SatNav software too?
With that, I could ditch my XDA Exec!
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Reviewed by abdi from uk on 23rd Dec 2007
i love this phone i think it better then the iphone
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Reviewed by Karan from UK on 22nd Dec 2007
Rubbish!! I wouldn't recommend this mobile for anyone to have fun with
such as MP3s, games, pitures. etc... I bought this one and retured it
as it provides rubbish piture quality and sound from mp3s!! Most of
the icons play around with internet which is very costly as you know.
Not very inside and out!! Rubbish touch screen tech and it's very hard
to scroll. Therefore this mobile is utter waste tech. I bought a new
Samsung G800 which 1000% better than LG Viewty
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Reviewed by Ryan from UK on 22nd Dec 2007
I admit this is the best phone out there right now, rather than jump
on the bandwagon and rave on like everybody else is doing the only problems
i have with the LG Viewty is mainly a couple of cosmetic issues firstly
id prefer when i recieve a text for the phone to show me the little
image of who it is that has text me like all other phones does rather
than a "message recieved" notification and also texting can be a pain
as you have to basically type a letter a second, fast texters beware
your message would look real weird going hell for leather !!! The main
problem i have and the only reason i am using my W850i again over this
phone is the fact it does not have voice dialling which is an absolute
must on a phone being a hgv driver i cant be looking down at who to
ring, 9/10 for phone just a few features need adding or tarting up.
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Reviewed by sleek aka money da bad guy from london east
8 on 21st Dec 2007
this phone is live to the max.makes u feel expensive around people.since
i had this phone girls are easy to drop and chat.lg viewty(beauty,pengty,nicety)top
phone of the year. but is get old new techno camin soon
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Reviewed by Maz from UK on 21st Dec 2007
Cant say any thing bad about it because its amazing not a thing wrong
with it xx
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Reviewed by John from UK on 21st Dec 2007
Love the phone, takes a little getting used to after over three years
of using Sony Ericsson but shouldn't take too long. Hate the scroll
wheel around the lens and why oh why do O2 have to spoil the great big
screen by putting their stupid logo in a little touch sensitive box
on the right hand side (if i want to goto O2 active, i'll go to the
menu and find it for myself, i don't need a shortcut on the main screen
!!!)
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Reviewed by Danny from UK on 20th Dec 2007
Great phone, easy to use. misses a few features here and there but no
phone has everything you want exactly as you want it. Major gripe is
no Tv out function in the UK! advertised as having TV out but LG have
told me that they do not support it, thats useful!!
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Reviewed by Mart from UK on 20th Dec 2007
To avoid the 'novelty factor' I've waited until I've had the phone for
a few weeks before writing my review but can honestly say I am still
delighted with this phone. I had no trouble adapting to the touch screen
operation, camera and video are both excellent. Web browsing (using
Opera Mini downloaded for free) is easy and quick. Downloading music
is simple, FM radio quality very good. I have found the battery life
to be similar to my previous phone (SE W880i). The only slight drawback
with the Viewty (apart from the name!) is the lack of games available
at the moment but I'm sure they will come. All in all I am very pleased
with this phone - only problem now is the missus wants one too!
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Reviewed by jhodgski from UK on 19th Dec 2007
This phone arrived yesterday and, on opening it, was sure I would keep
it. But just a fews minutes later I discovered... It is not easy to
navigate, inputting text is frustrating, it isn't set up to (or capable
of?) receiving wap push messages, the rotary control on the back of
the phone (to scroll up and down) is a pain and you end up with finger
prints on the lens, couldn't connect to my PC with bluetooth, couldn't
zoom in to examine a pic I'd taken, only one game installed (which was
only a demo!). The phone signal strength is poor compared to my k800i.
The novelty of the touch screen wore off after 5 minutes. Apart from
that, I loved it.
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Reviewed by Les R from UK on 19th Dec 2007
This is an update to my initial 24 hour appraisal further down he reviews
here. Firstly, to get a bug off my chest, why are the worst reviews
so often written by the less literate amongst us...? To the phone: Now
that I've had it for over a month I both love and hate it. I just got
back from a 12,000 mile trip during which the phone served most admirably
as camera and video camera but that zoom located around the lens...
WHY...???? A simple scroll wheel on the side of the phone would work
so much better and could also serve as a volume control or menu scroll
button, come on LG, it isn't rocket science. That said, texting is now
a breeze, for the more impetuous out there, any phone takes some getting
used to, finger size vary as does digit dexterity, there is no such
thing as a perfect phone, each to their own, that doesn't make the viewty
a one star phone, technologically it's brilliant. The screen is bright
and crisp, the speaker may lack any bass but the music player serves
perfectly adequately, I love the picture/video selection screen and
watching movies is perfectly do-able too, the battery life has proven
just dandy and it's taken its fair share of knocks over the last three
weeks with ne'er a complaint heard. The bottom line is it's a phone,
an organiser, a music and video player and a web browser, all of which
it does most adequately. I admit the iPhone touch screen is 100% more
responsive and intuitive but if you want up to date technology over
your shortfall in dexterity then this is the phone for you. I hate that
scroll wheel and the speaker but I still love the phone.
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Reviewed by nalin uduwawala from UK on 18th Dec
2007
HI I was one of those who picked this phone up within a week of release.
PURE RUBBISH DON'T BUY IF YOU WANT A PHONE YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE. iF
IT'S THE LOOKS AND GIMICKS YOU WANT AND NOT A PHONE YES THIS MAY BE
AN OPTION. I am disappointed. The camera is clunky to use. The phone
can't be configured to your taste espcially the icons you see at startup.
You dont know if there are any voice messages waiting for you unless
your operator sends a text. No tape symbold to indcate voice mail. In
a very good signal area on two separate Viewty phones I kept losing
the signal. The bettary life is hopeless. the talk time maybe as low
as 60 minutes. Three have offered me a third replacement Viewty. I am
not accepting the offer. I am returning to nokia. The touchpad is quite
good but not functional. The camera locks up the the touch screen quite
often and god only knows how to adjust this setting. At the time I bought
this phone the LG mobile website didn't list this as LG model. They
do now but don't list any manuals or software revisions. In the 120
fps mode the video camera requires huge amounts of light to operate.
I would buy seprate gadgets for GPS, camera and music. Not a minimally
tested piece of softeare inside a camera phone.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 17th Dec 2007
Just got this phone after reading such a good review here. Nice phone,
seems odd that such a good camera doesn't have any zoom option. The
touch screen is ok, not a patch on the iPhone but it over 18 months
its likely to be around £500 cheaper. Videos I've downloaded from the
DivX site, stage6.com play really well. Tried to convert a large .avi
file but I'll need to get a Micro SD card which can be found very cheaply
on Amazon (less than £10 for 2GB)
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Reviewed by Shane from UK on 15th Dec 2007
Got the iphone but was far too expensive and isnt practical enough for
everyday use. The viewty may not have the wow factor of the iphone but
has soo much more to offer and the camera is .. WOW !! Ive returned
iphone, now using Viewty...
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Reviewed by andy from gb. on 14th Dec 2007
Took a gamble and replaced my Se k800i with the viewty. 2 weeks later,
great video record/playback even on full screen tv. no tv out cable
available anywhere?? the camera is not as good as the k800i. the rest
of it is great. Very loud ringing and voice record. the only gripes
is stylus should have a slot in phone for it,memory card should be easier
to get out.Camera should have a lens cover which turns on camera and
settings should not go back to default every time camera/video is turned
off. the touch screen is great for navigation.
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Reviewed by joel from England on 14th Dec 2007
It also supports DIVX format !! Great phone.
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Reviewed by paul from uk on 13th Dec 2007
great phone much better then my old samsung but the battery life is
not good at all. the design is the best i have seen on a phone yet,
it takes a bit of getting use to the phone but after you go u will love
it. dont go for the iphone because the lg has so much more to offer
you forget the samsung g600 it `s not that good as lg
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Reviewed by Hugh from England, UK on 13th Dec
2007
OK. Got this as an upgrade from an Nokia N73 on Orange (due to lack
of iPhone!). On 3rd N73 so looking for quality. Out of the box seemed
really solid. Touch screen not a patch on iPhone though. On a par with
HTC Touch. Lack of storage for stylus is bizarre. Anyhow sending it
back as (A) Absolutely no ability to sync with Apple Mac through iSync
and (B) Bluetooth does not even provide browse capability. Why don't
the manufacturers work harder on PC and Mac sync. It's so important
given the time we invest in putting information into these things? Shame.
Expected a lot. Disappointed.
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Reviewed by Derek Blanchfield from UK on 13th
Dec 2007
Love the phone but wont work with sat nav
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Reviewed by Karina from England on 13th Dec 2007
Thought I should add a review as I found all the other reviews useful
in making my decision to buy the viewty..... I have had the phone 4
days now and I love it. It's so different from any other phone I've
had and so it's taken a bit of getting used to, but I think it's pretty
easy to use now and it's getting easier day by day as I get used to
the touchscreen and scrolling. I am now finding it as easy to use as
any standard keypad phone that I have ever had for most things. Navigating
is very easy and the menus are simple and logical. The only thing I
am not sure I could do is to text accurately if I was busy (e.g. walking
along the street) but it is early days and I like the QWERTY keyboard
option for texting which I think is quicker but you really have to use
the stylus on this as the fingers can hit the wrong letters. The battery
life has been pretty amazing as I have only charged it once and have
been playing with the phone loads over the 4 days I've had it. I put
some tunes on today from my computer which was easy enough. I have accessed
google, facebook and hotmail easily online, but this was not quite as
quick as I'd hoped (ie not broadband speed - more like broadband on
a very bad day) but then I have nothing to compare it with, but certainly
great for times when there is no computer nearby. I also downloaded
a brain trainer game for £5 which is not bad and utilises the touchscreen.
The camera takes fab pics too, possibly even better than my very nice
5MP digital camera. I didn't notice any blurring and the flash was good
in dim light (have not tested it in the dark yet). Took a little video
which was clear too with good sound. I bought a fab case and screen
protector from a little mobile stand in an indoor shopping centre too
(as none of the mobile shops seemed to stock them). The negative points:
the sound during calls is a little quiet, I have struggled to hear the
conversation where there has been a lot of background noise (e.g. traffic)
but ok in normal circumstances. The touchscreen needs practice to be
able to scroll easily but now I'm ok after a few days. I didn't get
any games free (with T-mobile). There isn't a 'delete all' option in
messages and you can only send a msg to 10 people at a time. Oh and
it took me ages to work out how to delete a mistake when writing a text
msg as you have to use one of the buttons off the screen - just feels
a bit wrong. What else is there to say? I'm glad I got a viewty and
have no regrets.
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Reviewed by samy from cyprus on 13th Dec 2007
hello everyone, i love this phone..it has everything that i want.. but
i need some help.. can we have privacy for our photos, messages etc?
like a code number..i tried hard but could not find a way..help me guys...please
:)
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Reviewed by Gary from UK on 12th Dec 2007
LG are useless, they have no idea when the TV cable is coming out, they
do not supply it. So where are we meant to get it?! they are full of
it,
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Reviewed by Massimo from UK on 12th Dec 2007
I am very disappointed with the camera's quality of the Viewty, I found
awfull that my old sony ericsson K800 with 3.2 Mpixels it's by miles
better then the LG. Print out coupple of pictures with the 2 hand sets
and you will realize that there is not comparising between them. Shame!
All the rest is fine
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Reviewed by jon from england on 11th Dec 2007
the ku990 is the finest phone i have had the plesure of owning. Stunning
good looks and enough features to satisfie a gadget fix for anyone.
Its very easy to use (you have to be realy realy stupid if you cant
nav your way around this phone)although the scrolling functions can
somtimes be a little anoying, but useable .I havent seen or found phone
that is perfect and the ku990 is very nearly perfect. the 120fps video
recording is amazing you cant even get this function on any camcorder.
The divx playback is supurb and very watchable. The mp3 player is fantastic
and the battery life isnt bad considering. Web browsing is good to and
with 3.5G is a lot faster than the iphone. The constuction of this phone
is supurb with a thin but very tough alloy battery cover and general
feel of quality. the operating system is very solid and i havent had
a single crash or freeze up in the 8 weeks i have had the phone. As
a gadget addict myself i love this phone it looks as good as the iphone
but does a lot more, and your not tied into i this and i that and is
a lot cheaper
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Reviewed by Bradbury from England on 11th Dec
2007
Had the phone about a week now ,and I have never had so much fun playing
with a new phone.It is impossible to put down.Had the S.E k800i prior
to this, which was hugely capable,(and still has the better camera),but
the large touch screen interface and editing options on the viewty make
it a far more rewarding phone to own. Yes the scrolling is a pain.The
trick is to not let the stylus leave the screen untill you have found
the page section you want, then it will scroll up and down quite nicely.
Slow motion video playback is a real hoot.Spent all sunday filming my
son recreating all the greatest sporting moments of the last decade
in super slow-mo. Great phone!
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Reviewed by Wolfgang from England on 10th Dec
2007
I've had my LG Viewty for a week now. I have changed phones started
from Nokia's to Sony ericsson's and now to the LG Viewty through orange
upgrades. I love this phone. I've had no problems with battery life
(it is on always 24/7). My charging days is like any other type of phone
between 3/4 days.(just use a standby screensaver eg the time). I disagree
with people when they say the screen and can be scratched (doh- any
phone screen with camera without a cover can be scratched). For mp3's
or Mp4's music use any media program to transfer it using a USB lead
(the lead is the same if you have a PS3 controller or just a digital
camera eg Cybershot), but make sure the sound level is correct before
the transfer. Some Mp3's or Mp4's sound good on a Laptop or Computer,
but the sound level could be half what it should be. Anyway I recommend
this phone, it might be wierd to someone new to use this or to someone
who is that stubborn but it's worth having.
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Reviewed by Jake from england on 9th Dec 2007
i've had this phone for 2 weeks now. great apart from the low quality
pictures, crystal clear up until the final image is diplayed, then it
changes to blurred. shame because u can see how much detail it has picked
up, & yes i do know how to use the settings. video capture is amazing.
handset looks great & sounds great. interface could be slicker. oh yeah,
maybe just my handset, but the image stability button...when it reads
on, it's infact off! mmm, maybe if i set the cam to a lower megapixel
it will actually be the 5mp setting...
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Reviewed by k from uk on 9th Dec 2007
FIND IT HARD TO PRESS KEYS TOUCH SCREEN IS RUBBISH COMPARED TO OTHERS
AND THE SPEAKERS ARE TERRIBLE AVOID LIKE THE PLAUGE
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Reviewed by Ben from Belfast on 9th Dec 2007
pure rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Woweee from Uk on 8th Dec 2007
I purchased this phone today, and what a phone it is! Found the Lg CD
poor though and transferring music is easier through Windows Media Player
(reffer to manual as you need to alter USB settings). The camera is
amazing and the video is great. Editing pictures is quite simple and
slideshows look good. The FM radio is better than i thought and the
phone has some good memory. Love the qwerty keyboard for texting, Great
soud quality from music player and easy to master scroll wheel. Take
time to learn how to use the phone and you'll love it !!
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Reviewed by Steve from England on 8th Dec 2007
I was very reluctant to buy this phone after buying the Shine and the
Prada.Both of which were very poor on volume, user interface and camera.However,I
convinced myself that I would give L.G. one more try after reading many
tech specs and forums about the 'Viewty' To be honest,I was amazed with
its vast improvements,including the volume level and of course,the camera
which is far better than most new 5 megapixel camera phones on the market.I
was somewhat confused when the battery only lasted for less than 24
hours.Back to the 02 shop,and a new Viewty was back at home on a 12
hour charge.The results were almost the same with minimal usage and
all power/brightness settings to low.The battry still would not get
me through a full 24 hours without going completly flat.If L.G. could
fix this battery consumption problem,or at least offer a higher capacity
battery,then maybe,just maybe,I might buy another.
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Reviewed by YAW DIS IS ASGA BILLIN from LESTA on
6th Dec 2007
FLIP U DIS FONE THE BEST
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Reviewed by IanG from UK on 6th Dec 2007
Previous phone I had was the Samsung D600, Fantastic phone!. I thought
i'd have an upgrade and get this phone on Contract. (Unfortunatly Vodaphone,
they are complete rubbish compaired to Orange). The LG Viewty is awesome
phone, very nice and slick. Scrolling on the phone is actually very,
very simple (Move UP to go down and DOWN to up. Very easy to get to
grips with) and I've had no troubles with the phone apart from looking
around on the phone and accidently calling 118888 costing me 60p extra.
Also using the Keypad for texts is usefull but damn annoying if you
dont press a letter because it asks you if you want to save to drafts
or not, what ever you press it logs you back to the menu and you have
to find it or start again. Also....Where the heck is the volume control
for Ring tones and Messages?!.
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Reviewed by DEREN from SCOTLAND on 5th Dec 2007
ITS OK I GUESS BUT NOT THE BEST MOB I EVER HAD. THE SOUNDS RUBBISH THE
MENUS CONFUSING AND I REALLY BIG. PERSONNALY I DONT LIKE IT. BUT YOU
MAY BE DIFEERENT! DEREN
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Reviewed by Ravi from India on 5th Dec 2007
I liked it very much
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Reviewed by sanjay from uk on 4th Dec 2007
just picked up the viewty over the weekend after reading all the wonderful
reviews. i'm sorry, but i beg to differ. i have always been a sony ericsson
fan ( i just love the logical & rational layout of the menu, the ease
of use, excellent sound, better camera & loads of apps). yes, the viewty
is a beauty. slick & shiny BUT that's about it. the phones don't come
preloaded with google apps & u can't install them even after downloading
them. scrolling down the menu gave me a blistered & hypersensitive finger
tip trying to use the scroll wheel at the back on the lens. actually
i found that more easier than sliding my finger along the side of the
scroll bar on the touch screen as i kept opening the highlighted option
rather than scrolling numerous times. very, very frustating. the camera
is good but hey, if i want one there are other phones equally good if
not better. u can't expect to be intuitive as you navigate the menu
system & some options need you to click more than twice to confirm or
revert back a step. thankfully, i got the CPW guy to write down on my
contract that i could return the phone if i wasn't satisfied. finally,
even the catalogue is not detailed enough with very few diagrams/pictures.
sony ericsson here i come, please forgive me for not having faith in
you;-)
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Reviewed by Eric Shawn from Northen Ireland on
4th Dec 2007
Got upgrade a few days ago and LV it, had a problem ploading music via
pc but using bluetooth instead, only other nip is my pens burst already
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Reviewed by Matty from SS on 4th Dec 2007
I think that this phone is not really that good! The music is not really
that loud on the phone and its quite hard to send a text whch id really
annoying because i am a text freak haha! The camera is really good i
think that is the best quality to the phone, Most people that i know
love the phone who have it and i think that if you want the phone then
you should just go and get it!!! Answerin a call has nver been so easy
either lol! But like i say thats just my view on the phone so if you
want to get it then go and get it every1 will have a diff view on each
phone that ever comes out hh1 Anyway am goin so al catch up with you
all later on !
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Reviewed by James Lenton from England on 4th Dec
2007
How rubbish is this phone? It wouldn't charge and I couldn't make or
recive any calls I couldn't press any bottons either
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Reviewed by dance queen roxi from rome on 3rd
Dec 2007
this fone is ace !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Camilla from UK on 3rd Dec 2007
I've had this phone for about 5 days now and I lovi, just cant stop
playing with it!! Love the sleek look of it, have found the touch screen
very easy to get used to, scrolling up and down took a bit of getting
used to but after a few days its fine! One of the best features is the
big screen, great for viewing photos and the internet. The only thing
i'm finding difficult is how to get music on to the phone using the
PC Suite, any ideas?? Absolutely love it though and also the reaction
it gets!!
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Reviewed by DJ Smudge from US on 2nd Dec 2007
Best phone ever made
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Reviewed by Ian from uk on 2nd Dec 2007
WOW what a phone just cant think of anything bad to say about it. so
easy to use within a day it felt like i had had it for months, but still
cant stop playing with the camera and video. The video plays back on
the TV is not like a phone its more like a video camcorder, and have
printed some photos out turned out same as my normal camera. sometimes
forget its a phone. In a word best phone i have ever had + camera +
video
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Reviewed by Damien from Scotland on 2nd Dec 2007
I love this phone - my previous phones were a motorola brick, an LG
U8120 (lovely if flimsy clam and the 1st good looking 3 fone IMHO),
a Nokia N70 and a Nokia N73. The Viewty is easily my favourite - I had
gone for the N73 because I liked the N70 so much, but it felt plasticy
- much less metal on it than the N70, and it kept dieing while sending
txts - in the end I had to download a software update for it. Firstly,
the Viewty is a beauty - the pics online and on the ad don't do it justice
- the screen side is slick and stylish, the cam side looks like a dedicated
camera, and the chrome trim is lovely. The Viewty is well built. It
feels solid but not heavy or clunky in your hand. I had feared it would
be flimsy like my LG U8120, but hats off to LG, this feels every bit
the top end phone it is. Calling is a joy - I don't think I'll ever
tire of using the on screen number pad to dial - it looks so cool and
futuristic, and the vibration feedback is for letting you know you haven't
mis-hit the pad. Call quailty is fine, and surprisingly, the Viewty
doesn't get hot after a few minutes, unlike the U8120 which used to
overheat and switch off. Again, texing is great - you can use predictive
texting, regular texting, a landscape QWERTY keyboard, or, my fave,
handwriting. The viewty will recognise letters you write on the screen
with your finger or the stylus - and the times it gets this wrong are
very few (I have found you need to use lower case for it to be more
accurate). The camera is awesome - 5 megapixels, a great flash, panoramic
pictures, and the ability to write on the pictures... and the video
cam has 120 FPS - 120 frames per second. This is a real luxury - you
can make slo-mo movies and the quality is still good. No more apologising
when you upload something to You Tube because the vid is grainy as it
was taken on a camfone. There is also a TV Out function, so if you get
the optional cable, you can view pics and videos on your telly. Niiice!
The music player is good - at first I thought the volume was very poor.
I had just cranked up the volume on the earfones - but there is another
volume control on the player, and I used the jog-wheel on the cam lens
to increase this and the volume is more than adequate now. I had been
waiting for a Viewty for a fortnight - the 3 store were sold out all
the time. I went in yesterday and they had none. The slaesperson tried
to push the Sony Eriksson K850i on me, saying LG is a bad make, 'worse
than Goodmans' . I didn't like the K859i - it felt heavy and the buttins
were tiny - I wouldn't fancy texting on it. Also I have heard the touch
screen gets unintentionally used when you are on a call. Also, none
of the workers in the store seemed to own a K850i - two had the Viewty
and the other had an N95. I got the feeling they just wanted to push
the K850i on me rather than have me get a Viewty elsewhere... I had
also considered the i-phone, but felt that going back to a 2 megapixel
camera after the 3.2 of my Nokia N73 was a step too far. Also, my mate
works in a mobile store and said they have had a lot of faulty i-phones
returned, and that the web browser isn't great either. The phone looks
nice, but as with Apple, you seem to pay a lot more for much lower spec
(compare Macs to PCs and you will see what I mean). The last phone I
considered was the Nokia N95. It looked a bit dull to me, and felt plasticy
- I don't know why, maybe it's cost cutting, but since my N70, the N
series seem to have worse and worse build quality. Also the dual slide
feature on the N95 is a bit gimmicky - the media slide controls are
also elsehwere on the phone - so a bit unnecessary IMHO. Also, the N95
is a smartfone - great if you use a lot of office applications, but
not a great entertainment mobile in my opinion. In conclusion, I love
my Viewty - and my mates can't stop fiddlin with it when we're in the
pub. Especially the slo-mo vids and the screensaver with the goldfish
that swims towards where ever you touch on the screen! If you appreciate
style and a nice feeling handset, with the latest technology, this is
for you. Despite the shops constantly running out, nobody I know has
one yet...which is nice! If you purely want a music player on a phone,
maybe the i-phone is worth the £269. Or even a Sony walkman phone. Or
if you want an alternative to a blackberry, maybe the N95 is what you
might like to try. But, if, like me, all round performance, style, and
that 'wow' factor is important, the Viewty is top dog. LG are often
associated with budget electronics (like 20 quid DVD players), but this
is really a top notch piece of equipment. I can't fault it (yet!). I'm
just wondering if I will be able to outdo myself when I am due another
upgrade - because for me this is my favourite phone EVER.
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Reviewed by DYLAN from UK on 1st Dec 2007
The missus and i have had this phone for a week as an upgrade and ive
sent hers back today,she just could'nt get on with it,hated the touch
screen interface,I on the other hand love it!Scrolling is easy once
you have a bit of practice,camera and video is ace! Only niggle is the
sound from the speaker is really tinny and not very loud compared to
the se w850 ive had for last 12 months,altough it has a music player,it
is in no way a music phone.Invest in a new pair of earphones as the
ones boxed with it are rubbish,otherwise recommended.
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Reviewed by Ethan from Wales on 1st Dec 2007
Sorry, but this phone is absolutely awful. The touch doesn't respond
when you touch it half the time. The layout is awful. The phone is far
too big. Actually the only upside for this phone is the camera - thats
awesome! I would highly NOT recommend this phone, but if you want it,
GET IT
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Reviewed by Paul Foyston from UK on 30th Nov 2007
I BOUGHT THE VIEWTY ON THE REBOUND FROM AN IPHONE, WHICH I HAVE TO SAY
IS A GREAT DEVICE..I SUPPOSE COMPARING THE TWO IS A WRONG THING TO DO
AS THEY ARE SIMILAR IN SOME WAYS, BUT WORLDS APART IN OTHERS - I WOULD
SAY THAT IF MUSIC TAKES PRIORITY OVER EVERYTHING ELSE .. THEN GET AN
IPHONE...OTHERWISE THE VIEWTY IS TOP DOG. I HAVE HAD LG PHONES IN THE
PAST AND HAVE NEVER BEEN BOWLED OVER. BUT THIS HAS CHANGED MY MIND IN
A BIG WAY. THE INTERFACE IS EXCELLENT, AS IS THE CAMERA, MUSIC PLAYER,
TOUCH SCREEN AND EVEN BATTERY LIFE...AND THE LOOKS, WELL PERFECTION
IS THE ONLY WORD I CAN USE TO DESCRIBE THE EXTERIOR...THE ONLY NEGATIVE
IS THE MEMORY CARD SLOT UNDER THE BATTERY AND THE LACK OF LENS COVER....(JUST
NIT PICKING REALLY)...FOR THE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SCROLLING
UP N DOWN JUST TAKE THE TIME TO MASTER IT...ITS EASY IF YOU GIVE IT
A TRY!!....I PREFER THIS TO THE IPHONE IN EVERY RESPECT (ALTHOUGH THE
IPHONE INTERFACE IS SPECIAL) AND WOULD RECOMMEND TO EVERYONE (APART
FROM THE IMPATIENT) ... WELL DONE LG.
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Reviewed by Robert from UK on 30th Nov 2007
I have had this phone for a week now and i am delighted with it. Having
ditched my Nokia N80 due to problems i decided that i would never buy
another Nokia again and in looking at the SE w910i. i thought the casing
was a bit flimsy so i decided on the viewty. I have tried an i -phone
and the lg interface is just as smooth. Well done LG - a great product.
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Reviewed by Travis from UK on 30th Nov 2007
Got this phone after i sold my N95, havent looked back, amazing phone
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 29th Nov 2007
I have had this phone for just over a week now and Absolutely hate it!
Only joking. This without a doubt is the best phone I have ever owned.
I love everything from the touchscreen to the camera and video camera
love the slow motion don't think I will ever tire of playing with that.
The music player could do with a bit of a update so it continues to
play from the last song you played when you exit the music player(that
is about the only thing Nokia got right with their phones)Just got rid
of a nokia 6280 and have had nothing but problems from day one so basically
after owning this phone I will never go back to a Nokia. I cannot recommend
this phone enough..... Don't think about it just go out and get it
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Reviewed by Josh from England on 29th Nov 2007
If you're having trouble scrolling on this phone then you're an idiot.
Don't bother getting the clearly overrated iPhone, just save yourself
lots of cash and get the Viewty, better camera, better interface and
the touchscreen isn't far off either.
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Reviewed by Alex Tew from UK on 28th Nov 2007
Jess-May ( on 21st Nov ) wrote her bad experience on Viewty by saying
she bought this phone 2 months ago. But as far as I know, this phone
is only 3weeks old since its launch. I now have this phone and I really
love its design and functionality. Simply it is perfect match of design
and the latest technology. I think it is the best phone I ever had.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 28th Nov 2007
This phone is excellent, from the touch screen down to the camera right
down to the basic function of texting this phone does every with quality.
had it 2 wks now and i am still finding out new things about it, this
phone has every i need, this is also my first LG phone, and i would'nt
consider going back to nokia who have become quite predictable.
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Reviewed by Lee from England on 28th Nov 2007
I've had this phone 12hr's and already had to take it back, the camera
didn't work. phones for u told me it was the first time they had seen
this problem, so they have replaced it for me. i have just uploaded
some tracks to the phone and am unhappy with the volume of the music,
its even lower volume than the ipod. on the plus side, it's a lovely
looking phone, easy to use, it takes no time to get use to the touch
screen, the camera is 100 times better than my old sony ericsson. so
appart from the 2 negotives i'm mentioned, i love this phone and would
reccomend it.
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Reviewed by Lee from UK on 27th Nov 2007
Ive had this phone for a month now and have to say it is probably the
best one Ive ever had and Ive had alot! I change my phone on average
2-3 times a year and sometimes have up to 3-4 contracts on the go at
the same time. Yes the battery life can be quite poor but Ive got used
to that and to save it I turn off 3G when not needing it and try not
to use the internet too much its a phone after all not a computer! A
friends husband also has one and he recorded fireworks using slow motion
and the playback is amazing! I tried the Sony Ericsson K850i but hated
the fact that the small touch screen area could not be locked during
a call, this phone locks immediately during a call so there are no problems
with interupting calls. Ive had NO problems texting or scrolling, it
takes practice people shouldnt expect to be used to the phone straight
away, be patient and give it time dont give up on it after a couple
of days, I usually get bored very quickly with phones and all of my
friends are amazed that Im still loving it and have no intention of
giving it up! I believe it is better as a phone than the iphone, ok
the iphone is the best for music but what phone these days doesn't offer
MMS?! Also I would expect Apple to offer more than 2mp on its camera.
Belive me, give the Viewty a try its worth it.
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Reviewed by Dunny from england on 26th Nov 2007
1 word - amazing!
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Reviewed by tom hanks from usa on 26th Nov 2007
i have just bought this phone and am very plz with it. however, if you
go onto the menu and go to settings and back quickly, it breaks down.
i am not lying because it has happen 5 times in a row (i tried it 5
times just to make sure. but apart from that an amazing phone
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Reviewed by Rosie from England on 26th Nov 2007
Good phone although it has its problems... - very hard to scroll - hard
to see in bright daylight - mine keeps switching off so i have to take
the battery out and put it in again for it to work - poor memory - poor
battery life however, it's a good looking phone which has made all of
my friends jealous,but to be honest i can't wait for my contract to
end so i can buy something different
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Reviewed by Mephisto from England on 26th Nov
2007
I can understand some not finding the phone to their taste. Horses for
courses and all that. Some may go wrong. I can understand the frustration
of that. But some of the comment are just plain stupid! doesnt scroll?
cant press the dial buttons. Oh come on! read the instructions!!! music,
films, internet, email, memo, voice recorder, damn good camera, will
read work documents, games, blue tooth, 3g a great touch screen. 2 gb
memory............i guess you got the picture by now!!! Yes, this is
a good phone and is the shape of things to come five stars? I'd give
it more if I could!
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Reviewed by Jenni from UK on 25th Nov 2007
LG VIEWTY.... This is the best ever! I am totally infatuated with this
phone, I have had it for 3 days now and I have played with it constantly
- its so hard to put down. it's so easy to navigate through the menus
and has everything you could possibly need in the form of a phone. I
love the qwerty keyboard function for texting it makes it so much easier
and the way it buzzes as you touch is great to stop you making a mistake.
I love evrything about this phone.... its functions and its looks. Its
truly a work of technical art. If you are considering this phone I would
tell you to "JUST DO IT NOW!"
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Reviewed by Kat from UK on 25th Nov 2007
Right, if you're like i was roughly 2 weeks ago; scrolling down these
reveiws looking for a phone that people don't advise you not to buy
for various reasons, here's a tip it's impossible. I got the LG Viewty
and i have to say i couldn't ask for a better phone. That doesn't mean,
however that you will like it but my advise to you is stop sitting at
your computer wasteing time and take a gamble on this phone; if you
regret it... so what try again for a better phone next time. Good Luck
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Reply by Mobile Phones UK from UK on
25th Nov 2007
Good advice, Kat. However good a phone is, someone will have a bad experience
or just not like it. It's extremely rare for any phone to get voted
5 stars by our users (after 100 user reviews per phone). In fact, in
7 years only 7 phones have been awarded 5 stars! For the record they
are: Nokia 6300, Samsung
D500, Samsung E350, Sharp
GX20, SE K500i, SE
W700i, SE W810i.
Reviewed by Maddy Preedy from Enland , London on
25th Nov 2007
The lg Viewty is on of the best phones i have ever had .It's five mega
pixel camera is excellant but it has poor memory . overall it is a very
good phone but a bit pricey !!! O well !!!!
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Reviewed by pete from england on 24th Nov 2007
LG Viewty = simply the coolest phone ever. i have read some of the bad
reports and seems to me that theses people are incapable of using it
properly. This phone is truly amazing, easy to use excellent photos
(only let down by the screen resolution). I looked at the i-phone &
samsung G800 in the US, they cant compete with this masterpiece. It
is simple to use with a fantastic response on the touch screen. LG your
a winner its a biewty !!!!!!!!!!!!!! (i wanted to lie and say it was
rubbish to stop everyone getting it)
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Reviewed by TiM from N.Ireland on 23rd Nov 2007
Had a few doubts about the touch screen before I ordered this phone.
That it might be hard to write texts etc.. But its one of the easiest
phones to text on that ive had. Vibrating feature when you touch the
screen is handy. I went for this phone after I watched the Gadget Shows
review of the iPhone. Basically they said the iPhone was rubbish, and
I agree. The Viewty is a real iPhone beater. Loads of camera features
that are cool. The one thing that excited me was the 120fps recording
function. I have recorded some cool vids with it, which I have posted
on YouTube. lol The battery life has amazed me this week. I charged
on Monday evening, and here I am on Friday evening with 3 out of 4 bars
still showing. Anyone that has had a glance at it, has asked me did
I get an iPhone.. lol Just buy it, its cool... :)
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Reviewed by Mart from uk on 23rd Nov 2007
Oh dear, it looks the nuts and the camera is amazing! Alas four days
in and the first problem is a line through the inside of the screen!
Getting the phone to go on loudspeaker seems to be an issue? Texting
is so hard as you cant scroll easily through. Battery is poor, address
book needs some display options as all mine wants to do is display second
name first. Can't find a delete all text button and the stupid jog dial
feels cheap and fragile. It's off to o2 and I need to sort out what's
next. Maybe a k850 as at the end of the day it's got to be a phone primary
then a camera, rather than a camera trying to be a phone as the LG is.
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Reviewed by G1 from Scotland on 22nd Nov 2007
Great Phone had it about 7 weeks and loving it ! Features are great
- Good Camera,mp3 great and to top it off has a radio! The touch screen
works well, 3G and web browsing are very fast. Have always used Samsungs
so making the change to the LG was a gamble but came up a winner. Cannot
fault this phone has to be the best looking and best feature packed
phone on the market! Battery well i have not found it an issue average
i get from it is 3 days and i use mine a lot ! So should you buy this
phone ? Yes its Great !
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Reviewed by Linda from uk on 21st Nov 2007
I'm a grandma and I think the phone is great, love it. Touch screen
and recognition vibration is very helpful. It took a bit of practice
to get the handwriting recognition perfected but no problems now.Scrolling
facility makes finding contacts so easy. Only problem I have is the
headphone connector, instruction to use charger connection but the connectors
are a different shape. I'll go back to retailer. Husband has just bought
a Nokia N95 black, the Veiwty is much easier to use and not half as
frustrating.
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Reviewed by Jonathan from England on 21st Nov
2007
love the phone but guess what the camera keeps freezing on me after
i take a picture and i have to wait till the weekend till i can replace
till the weekend this sucks
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Reviewed by Monica from Scotland on 21st Nov 2007
I bought it on Friday and all week i was having fun showing off and
writiting reviews al oever saying it was great. Shortly after, it stoped
topping up automatcially and decided to switch off during calls. Seriously
not worth it,. I dont no why people bother. My last phone was a good
Nokia 6230i and i dont know why i bothered switching that one was a
star for three years seriously if your thinking of buying it, reconsider...:o(
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Reviewed by Jess-May from United Kingdom-London on
21st Nov 2007
well i hav just bought this phone and i think this phone is the worst
i've ever had. the last phone i had was pretty awful but this is the
worst ever. the camera is seriously bad. The paint keeps peeling. The
screen switches off. Where are my music folders? I've had this phone
2 months. If it gets any worse i'm complaining to the company. I swaer
I've never had such a bad phone. dont buy it it isnt worth the fuss
its been made of. I have never cried after one hour with my phone and
yet today I nearly smashed it off of the wall. If you want my advise
this phone is the worst i've ever had and dont waste your time and money
on it. :( totally disappointed
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Reviewed by Rhiannon from Scotland on 21st Nov
2007
This phone is pretty good, although it has some bad points, as said
before, when on a call the phone locks, so if you have to enter any
numbers while on a call you have the hassle of unlocking it first, some
might think that's a minor thing, but it kind of annoyed me. Another
thing, is because the 'key' buttons come up on the screen when writing
a text, the space where you're message is actually typed, is quite small,
only showing 3 lines before it disappears off the top. I found it difficult
to scroll back up to re-check a text before sending, and even harder
if you are texting while doing something else, like walking or something.
I'm used to being able to text without really looking at the screen
and being able to move from button to button, and as this is a touchscreen,
this is impossible! Also the camera is nothing near a 5MP, I took photos
of my friend dancing at the weekend, in a bright atmosphere and they
were blurry and pale. My old K800i takes much better photos and it's
a 3.2MP. There are some nice features, the touchscreen is nice to use,
better than the 3 touchscreen buttons on the K850i and the slight vibrating
feedback you get when you press a button is good. Texting is good, other
than the earlier issue with the space. As I wasn't sure if I was going
to keep it, I had to carry it around in a sock! It could potentially
get really scratched. It could do with a cover to keep it in. The big
screen is really cool, took abit of time getting used to the small screen
on the K800i when I packaged the viewty up. So overall, this is a pretty
good phone, but as I have said if you are a quick texter then this phone
isn't for you. And the camera isn't near what I thought it would be.
I've sent it back to 02 and might wait and see what the Samsung G800
is like when it comes out! Until then I'll stick with my reliable K800i,
it's the best so far!
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Reviewed by RampantRabbiter from UK on 21st Nov
2007
I have to agree with Elle from Scotland. I got this phone as an upgrade
yesterday...it's now for sale on eBay. If I was to rate this phone based
primarily on its features, it would easily be six stars...yet a phone
also needs to be user-friendly. This phone just isn't. LG made a serious
mistake in having the jog-wheel on the back to be used for scrolling
through menus. It is so temperamental and you have to give it a good
push before the menus will scroll. Also, it is not a smooth scroll.
This is where Apple got it right with the iPhone...about the only thing
they got right, I'll hasten to add! If LG had made it possible to scroll
with your finger on this phone, I would definitely be keeping this phone.
But I played with it for about an hour, and in that time along, the
scroll function frustrated the hell out of me. I cannot imagine what
it would be like on a busy day out shopping or something and you need
to bang out a quick text to someone! Nightmare! Not to mention it's
virtually impossible to scroll with the jog-wheel using only one hand.
Another thing I wasn't took keen on is the size...coming from a neat
little Nokia 6300, the Viewty is chunky, to say the least. Not quite
on the same level as the iPhone, but not far off. I know it's got a
5mp camera stored in there, along with plenty of other juicy features...but
when I've got a dedicated Cybershot digital camera, it's just not that
important to me. What I will say for this phone is that I was very impressed
with the touchscreen and the vibration feedback you get. Also, texting
was a lot easier than I imagined...it was the navigating through menus
that was a nightmare, which unfortunately, is very important. This phone
is technically fantastic, but it's too much like hard work for me, I'm
afraid. I want a phone I can make a quick call on, send a few texts
and take a few snapshots...while looking stylish at the same time. I
had hoped the Viewty would be just that, only with a touchscreen instead.
I now intend to use the profits from my Viewty to buy a Nokia 6500 Classic.
I'm a Nokia girl at heart!
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Reviewed by danny d from england on 20th Nov 2007
totlay pie(pie=good) one of the best phones i havw and probably will
have
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Reviewed by kate from liverpool on 19th Nov 2007
just got my phone today and i think its fab, looks good and a lot easier
to use than i thought it would be, no way i could go back to normal
phone now.
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Reviewed by Elle from Scotland on 19th Nov 2007
You know i bought this phone and i couldn't wait to get using it!!!
but after a day i was in tears because i hated the phone so much it
was impossible to use and you just cant scroll down !!!!!!!! it is impossible
to to type numbers in with !!!!! i kept acidentially calling people
which drained all my credit!!! If you really want this phone get it
but you will hate it honestly , i'm being serious !!!! you'll totally
regret it !!!
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Reviewed by Les R from UK on 19th Nov 2007
I write with only having had my Viewty for 24 hours but I am thinking
initial fisrst impressions here. The phone itself is very stylish and
attractive, the beeps that accompanied every press of the virtual buttons
were soon got rid of in the settings, I find the simple vibrations to
be reassurance enough of any key pressing. Look deep enough and you
will find a way to adjust the phone to your own preferneces. The camera
is fine, don't forget you have to adjust the ISO and mode settings for
the best results and, contrary to popular belief, the lens has a small
clear plastic cover in front of it though goodness knows how long that
will remain unscratched.. Video facility is about the best out there,
if the audio sounds tinny, invest in some decent earphones..! That is
why they provided the extension to take a regular earphone jack. The
scroll function isn't a touch on the iPhone which is MUCH more user
friendly but that is a minor niggle, the up to date technology more
than mak es up for that. Overall, I think a lot of minor initial issues
would soon be overcome with more regular usage as with all mobile phones,
you'll never find one that suits everyone instantly. I persuded my girlfriend
to get one free on contract just so I could swap it with my nearly new
SE K810i and truth be told I have no regrets at all, I am looking forward
to a long and meaningful relationship with both her and my Viewty, they
both have their flaws but at the end of the day I wouldn't swap either
of them. Five stars.
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 19th Nov 2007
Bought this phone in preference to K850i, think it is a great phone
but have one big niggle, maybe it is just the one i got but would like
to know if anyone experienceing same thing, nearly every time i use
camera or go to my pics/Vid's from stand bye mode the phone freezes
and reboots which is now getting very annoying so hoping it is just
a bad one off phone that i have.
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Reviewed by Mikke from AberdEen on 18th Nov 2007
fantastic... everything perfect... only reason peeple are ratin it down
is because they are too useless to use it.... including "ui from england!"
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Reviewed by Dhamani from Pakistan on 18th Nov
2007
Excellent Phone.....
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Reviewed by chels from england on 17th Nov 2007
Well how do you put this phone into words. Em!!!!! You can't all i can
say is brilliant love it loads better than Prada. Great to txts Great
Pictures Great sound love the lipstick pen very girly. Went from sony
ericson who can only make two types of phone music or picture this phone
has both and i aint evn bothered about the size because actually its
not that big. one problem no case easily scratched so BE CAREFULL!!
love it buy it now!!!!
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Reviewed by lmt from england on 17th Nov 2007
i wish people would stop moaning, a phones a phone! how lazy can u b
2 moan about the memory card being under the battery,is it 2 much hard
work 2 remove the battery 2 get to the memory card??? this phones awesome,
FACT!
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Reviewed by me again from south wales on 16th
Nov 2007
i have had so many mobile phones now and posted so many reviews for
all different phones on this site now its making me look a right saddo,but
anyway. what an amazing phone,eh!. i have always stayed away from lg
and motorola like the plague as they are known for unreliable and faulty
phones that normally don't last two minutes, but this phone has me bowled
over. I read all reviews available on this and the prada phone just
to see whether this would be a fluke and actually be a decent phone
and it seems lg are raising the standards and becoming as threatening
to sony ericsson and samsung. the camera is amazing with all the same
spec as se's k8 series like auto focus,xenon flash and image stabiliser
etc.beats the k850i hands down.loads of wicked features to play with.very
easy to use and sexy to look at.there is just so much i like about this
phone i could fill a whole page so i will give you the short story.
Buy this phone,its 100 per cent better than the iphone and se k850i.
you'll be glad you did. I PROMISE
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Reviewed by Garry from Manchester on 16th Nov
2007
AARRRGGHHH!!!! It is impossible to scroll down through some menu's.
Can't see too many other complaints about this so maybe it's just this
one particular mobile but it is infuriating!! Tried using the stylus
for greater accuracy but it just won't work. Shame cus other than that
this is great.
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