LG phones are well designed to do several of the functions that are needed for daily life and some are designed on an entertainment standpoint. This is true for several of the new lines of phones that they have recently released. The LG enV Touch, and the LG Chocolate Touch are some examples of what a customer friendly touch screen phone should feel like. They are more designed and aimed towards the average consumer who simply wants something that works. They do not try and make them into application libraries that are simply too expensive to grow and keep or make the phone simply a phone. The capabilities of the LG phones available now and those that are in the design process are simply amazing.

With contract based phones that are only available through certain service providers and carriers, LG has made it possible to gain the largest possible audience and user base for their phones. By making the technologies very similar with all of their phones, they make it possible for those who are bound to a contract with a less than optimum carrier to still enjoy the service. Most of the newer models that are available also have the capability to access the 3G network and makes lightning fast data transactions which means faster downloads and better uploads. This helps to keep their customers connected to social networks and more of the things they want to be a part of while still having a fully functional phone.

It is a well designed handset that fits perfectly into your hand. It’s clean and sleek and with a simple flip, the 2.8 inch TFT* touch screen slides to reveal a practical and well designed qwerty keyboard.

Not only is it well thought out it’s also user friendly, the perfect handset for people who want to easily access their social networks. It offers a HSDPA connection which can give speeds of up to 7.2Mbps, allowing users to surf the internet at high speeds. Whether you are checking your email or watching a YouTube video, this handset will offer you seamless access.

The video recording and camera functionality offers a 3.15 Megapixel camera and an astonishing 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution. As if that wasn’t enough the GW520 also comes with an Mp3 player and a stereo FM radio.

I am really excited about this phone and can’t wait to test it out this afternoon. I will post my findings in a couple days, so watch this space.

Specifications of LG GС900 Viewty Smart
Networks: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 1900/2100 MHz, GPRS/EDGE, HSDPA
Screen: 3- inches touch-screen TFT, capacitive technology, resolution 480 х 800 pixels, 16 millions of colures
Camera: 8 Mp (the resolution of the photo 3264 х 2448), optics Schneider-Kreuznach, video record D1 (720 x 480 @ 30 fps), no protective shutter.
Memory: 1,5 Gb build-in memory+ slot microSD HC (to 16 Gb)
Services: Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, A-GPS, FM-tuner с RDS
Other: 3D-interface, S-Class, accelerometer, illumination sensor, Dolby Mobile, ТВ-out
Accumulator: changeable, lithium-ion, 1000 mAh
The claimed time of off-line operation (GSM): till 330 hours in the waiting mode, till 5.5 hours in talking mode
Gabarites: 108.9 x 56.1 x 12.4 mm
Weight: 102 g
Sell start: end of July 2009

The Design and Ergonomics
LG Viewty Smart is a compact and light mono block with a big touch screen. Basically it is a typical combination, but not for a powerful camera phone. At present time it is the thinnest (12.4 mm) and the lightest (102g) 8 Mp mobile phone. As a result it is a real pleasure to use the novelty. Viewty Smart perfectly lies in the hand, it doesn’t bother in the pocket and it is simply ergonomic in every possible way. On the other hand it is a loss of a style. If Arena can boast of glass and metal, our hero is simpler in that sense, its case is completely of plastic. Therefore it is less durable. Two colors of Viewty Smart are accessible – black and grey, both look good.
In comparison with LG Arena the set of management elements has changed, it turned out in the style of iPhone – one mechanical button to return to the screen of “fast” start. The admirers of the Apple brainchild will obviously be happy. The rest of the elements are standard (the on-off button of the camera, swing of volume etc.). There are some changes on the end surfaces, too, the biggest one is the refusal from 3.5 mm of an audio socket which was decided to be left only for multimedia Arena. From the point of view of marketing it is an absolutely right position, however, it adds no usability. The biggest loss is, certainly, on a level of metal and glass in the case in comparison with Arena.

Services
The services are presented by version 2.1 Bluetooth module with EDR, and also Wi-Fi 802.11. Profile A2DP is supported and it allows to use stereo to Bluetooth-set with the phone (the quality is usual, nothing special here), and the speed of data transmission reaches 800 kb/ps. In the options of Bluetooth there is a mode of invisibility, a restriction of time detection, a list of profiles. There is TV-exit with standard options (as it was marked, the cable is not included in the package), demonstration of the image takeout to TV can be watched in our video. It was the program realization of Wi-Fi that one would not like. For example, if you do not have the established connection yet, the browser will not offer to activate the module; the absence of the connection will be simply verified –similarly to “children’s” diseases of Nokia and others. There are restrictions on Wi-Fi while SIM-card is absent (for example, the functionality of the E-mail). We do hope, the future insertions will correct the similar small troubles.
Against the iPhone background the screen of LG Viewty Smart looks small, but 3 inches is an objective norm for today. Elements are well optimized for a finger, they are quite small (for example, the reproduction line in the player) they are redoubled with separate buttons, no problems occur. In the model GC900 a capacitive TFT-display is used with high resolution 800х480 points which makes the image maximally accurate for the average diagonal, the granularity is imperceptible (unlike in the same iPhone). 16M colors are displayed, the quality of picture is not bad (the color rendition gives way to iPhone; the image seems rather turbid in the comparison). The corners of review are excellent, according to this parameter LG Viewty Smart is one of the best touch phones in the market. But in the sun the display behaves not the best way, under direct beams it is difficult to make out anything. It’s a perfect analogy to Arena.
In LG Viewty Smart 1.5 Gb of memory is set –according to the measures of modern phones it is not much, but it is not little either. For more demanding users an expansion with a microSD to 32 Gb is provided with support to “hot” replacement. The memory cards aren’t included in the Arena package, 1.5 Gb are supposed to be enough for base needs, and it is true.

Interface S-Class 3D
Even the debut PRADA (model KE850) from LG had a very pleasant interface with a striking animation. After some years, the LG program platform in touchphones has strongly changed, and together with decoration, the functionality in Viewty was pleasing too. At last, in the last edition from KC910, KP500, KS660 and other touch novelties of LG it turned out to be ideal with interesting discoveries including the ergonomics. Undoubtedly among the abovementioned is for example the possibility to order widgets at the expense of the movement sensor — it is simply enough to shake the case. The similar trifles make the interface of the LG touchphones the best in the market of phones, closely approaching the manufacturer to the smart phones (Symbian, Windows Mobile and, of course, ubiquitous iPhone). In the new GC900 the company LG has surpassed itself, as the software-platform here comes to be almost the most important advantage.

The program stuffing
During the first load or change of the SIM-card, the phone suggests adjusting the time, date and also informs on some features of their management. It is possible to refuse phone adjustment during the first load, but to do it later is possible only manually as the launch of the auxiliary mode from the menu is impossible. In a sleeping mode, the information isn’t displayable, but by pressing any of the keys, the information on time and date is highlighted. To remove blocking it is necessary to press the virtual key; there is not a separate button on the end surface. In an expectation mode, in the bottom of the display there are four icons to access the main menu, a telephone number dialing, the menu of messages and a phonebook. The top part of the display is traditionally taken for the status information and displays the following icons: multitask mode, level of battery charge, current profile, alarm clock if it is established, a background mode of a player, Bluetooth (depending on an operating mode of the module and the connected sets the icon changes) and the level of the network charge, and also Wi-Fi. By pressing these pictograms it is possible to cause the full list with the status information about the necessary functions, appendices. If the musical player works in the background mode, then а running line appears under the status line with the information on a current composition.

The organizer looks as follows. There are standard applications – the calculator, the converter of currencies, dictaphone without a limit for the period of record. There can be several alarm clocks, the operation time, the days of repetition and signal type are adjusted for each one. The calendar has two types of display, for a month, week and day. There is a system of removal of the old events; new events can be of three categories: a meeting, anniversary and birthday. For them the theme, the beginning and termination period are also fixed, the signal with repetition possibility is established. For a meeting it is possible to establish the date and beginning and termination time, to add the description (138 signs), the place, and also to specify time of operation for a signal: concrete, for 15, 30, 60 minutes or 1, 3, 7 seven days. Signal repetition can be fixed on disposable operation, daily, weekly, monthly, annual or by will of the user – daily, weekly, type of month 1 or 2, type of year 1 or 2. For each of personal options are also provided the separate ones where it is possible to specify that it will be every other Tuesday of the month, or every 77th day of year, for example, etc. Last field allows choosing the date of the end of the event. For an anniversary, similar possibilities are accessible as to meetings. The only thing that they differ from each other is the badges which are marked while viewing the calendar. Unlike the previous two types of events, birthday has only time and a date of start, description, time of operation of a signal and repetition – once or every year, and also fixing of the end of the event.
The player is completely processed. A lot of effective animations present, everything turns, runs… The Vertical list is automatically packed from the found compositions. Sorting is possible according to the performer, the album, the genre, and also the choice of the selected or all the compositions. Here it is possible to make your own playlists. To add a folder or to lose a folder is impossible – as in iPhone. It is an unpleasant nuance for the multimedia device against the same SE surface at which all is ideal with a player. In the basic lists sorting alphabetically or by date is accessible. There is a search.

Visualization in LG Viewty Smart concerns only to the allocated composition, its five types are available. Moving in a composition by pressing with a finger it a proper place does not work, it is required to rewind. Mode Dolby Mobile is activated by pressing the specially taken out element is similar to video. As it was marked, the mode makes the sound louder and full, it works similarly to an equalizer. Except it, 22 equalizers are also accessible. Standard options of an order of reproduction are not lost, and neither the Bluetooth-set.
The calculator allows making not only elementary calculations, but also calculation of cos, sin, tan, ln and other mathematical values. Probably, the presence of the given possibilities for someone will be a useful addition to the general functionality of the device. Realization of world time does not have anything new in itself except visual registration. Here it is possible to choose current time zone, and to establish simultaneously display for no more than six cities. The converter of sizes includes a possibility to transfer from one to another, for such popular sizes, as: currency, the area, length, weight, temperature, volume and speed. The stop watch is absolutely standard.

Camera
If in brief, for available dimensions and weight of 8 Mp the chamber is unique that is why it is inappropriate to demand the maximum quality, it is prerogative of Renoir. There is no protective barn door, a flash is light-emitting diode. The module almost does not act over the case. Ready photos and video turn out to be good, but not more that. It is not necessary to demand from Viewty Smart best 8 Mp results, and it will not disappoint. We will especially note the interface; it has turned out the best way without discounts for mobility. We liked mode Intelligent Shot: there is an analysis of a subject, a background and illumination conditions thanks to what shooting will be made in the most suitable mode from seven presented. There is nothing special in it, it is simply auto tune of parameters of shooting, but LG has displayed the indicator of real time which lets know what occurs and supervises the process – it is a very pleasant counter. For other details and shooting examples it is recommended to address to our separate materials on chamber Viewty Smart.

LG KS660: Design and Features

LG KS660 has the most common type of touch phones’ cases – a mono block unit. Its dimensions are 104.9 x55×14.95mm. It is thin enough for carrying it comfortably in the pocket of jeans or trousers. It could be carried in the pocket of a shirt, if not its weight (110 grams), which is justified by the presence of two radio modules.

The front side of KS660 is almost entirely occupied by the main element of a touch phone – a huge display. It is entirely focused on the management of your fingers. It will take some time to get used to the sensitivity of the sensor, and in general to this type of management.

The screen resolution is 240×400 pixels, with the diagonal of 3 inches. The proportions are ideal for watching videos. The image on the display is bright and rich. Since your phone screen is at the same time the control management unit, it collects fingerprints with an enviable speed. This is practically not noticeable when the display is on, but when it is turned off, all your touches are seen very clearly.
The logo is located directly below the display. By the way some people who like this mobile often say that they would not have bought it only because the phone is LG. And the question is what else do you need from this manufacturer?

In addition to the display, there are normal keys located on the front. Besides being a dialling key, a quick access to the management of two SIM cards, and a Task Manager key, it is also responsible for finding selected applications, and finally, it is a ring-off key.
The facets on the perimeter of the phone are framed by chrome plastic insert. At the right end there is the volume and slot for micro SD memory cards up to 8GB, which is covered with a plastic plug. On the left there is the camera starting key, the lock, the firm connector for all at once (for charging, headphones and soft-cable). For many people the connector may be a negative fact when choosing the phone, because there is not either mini-USB, or support of conventional headphones. I remember how long ago many people were puzzled by the absence of standard connectors in the same Samsung i900. Well there is nothing to be done, these are our Korean manufacturers.
The phone has a Lithium-polymer battery at 950 mA / h. It is simply unrealistic to remove it without any improvised means. I think that even if it is dropped from high altitude the phone battery will remain in place. When you finally remove the battery, you will see, two signed slots for SIM cards that have the same form. Problems with installing and removing the SIM card will not arise.

LG KS660: User Interface
A notable feature of the interface of LG KS660 is the availability of more than one desktop. Switching between them can be conducted across the screen from left to right or right to left. On the speed dial screen, you can place labels of up to 10 contacts. But to be more precise, labels of only 9 contacts can be placed, because one of them, as in push-button phones, will be reserved for voice mail.
The second desktop can accommodate up to 10 preset widgets. You may set yourself the order and arrangement on the two tables, but you can also trust it to the phone, by shaking it a bit.

All items can be secured so that they are not accidentally moved when switching between desktops.
The service information (the level of the network signal for both SIM cards, active mode, maps availability, Bluetooth, battery and time) is displayed on the main screen, not depending which of the desktops you are on. By clicking on the center of this area, you will get a quick setup menu.
Below are the names of the operators, with the selected labels. And at the bottom there are four icons that have access to dialling, phone book, messages, and the main menu. I would like to note that the images or animations for each of the desktops can be different.
The main menu can be presented in two versions, which fundamentally do not differ from each other. This is either a scrolling list or scrolling tabs. Only the effect of appearance is changing: on top or on a side. It looks really good.

LG KS660: Call service

Phone Maps are divided according to two principles: primary and secondary. When dialling a number, unless you choose another one, the call goes from the first SIM card. Naturally, the default settings can be changed, but this phone will ask you to reboot.
You can receive calls and voice calls, have an Internet access from both cards. The phone book can hold 1000 contacts. Do not forget that in addition, you can save another 500 records on both SIM cards. This should satisfy the vast majority of users.

LG KS660: Communications
Bluetooth supports: Basic printing, Serial Port, Dial up, Hands free, Headset, File transfer, Object push. Of course, there are A2DP and AVRCP profiles, which were verified using the headset of Motorola S9. The only disadvantage was that when pairing with the headphones, you can only adjust the volume on the headphones themselves.

LG KS660: Multimedia
The phone is not positioned as a multimedia device by the manufacturer, however, everything is on a decent level.
Music can be rated, in order to sort them subsequently according to that ground. You can listen to music files of following formats: MP3, AAC, AAC +, AAC ++ and WMA. The playback information is displayed on the desktop, or directly on the preset widget.
Radio can boast of saving up to 50 radio stations. Search can be performed automatically or manually using the touch wheel, like in old radios.

LG KS660: Camera
There is a 5-megapixels camera with a maximum resolution of 2560×1920. The quality of pictures is bearable. There will be no need to bring along a digital soap-dish. The size of images with good coverage can reach up to 1.5 MB. And in low-light environment the flash can somehow fix the situation.
The image can be immediately edited. You draw by hand, add a picture, remove red eye, change the background, etc.

Recording is possible with a maximum resolution of 720 x 480 pixels. But the main point is not the resolution, we should not forget about the bit rate and speed of recording. Any handy video converter will show that the image is recorded at a speed of 25 frames with a bit rate of about 700-1000 kb / s, but when viewing the file the perception is not greater than that of 15 fps. And the cubes are very striking. Viewing a picture can be in a horizontal or vertical orientation.

The LG KF300 (be it Wine or not) is obviously targeted at the more… mature part of the population much like the original LG SV300. The name “Wine” comes from the “Wine Generation” (remember last time you set the alarm clock for your parents?). Its buttons, characters and speakers are twice the size of conventional phones making pressing, looking and hearing especially easy. It has even been awarded at the Ergonomic Design Awards event held annually by the Ergonomics Society of Korea.

Inside the KF300 is 10 MB memory expandable through microSD cards. Do not miss the media player, FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity and EDGE. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.
The clamshell LG KF300 is on the outside with an external display 256 colors display. You can read this time and incoming calls or messages on the external display. LG spends lot of attention to the design of its mobile phones, this is also the LG KF300 the case.

The unique external surface hides a secondary 1.3-inch TFT display with a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels. The LG KF300 is also equipped with a 2 megapixel camera, a microSD memory card slot, FM radio and will run under a proprietary LG Flash-based user interface.

Description and characteristics of LG KF300
General characteristics of LG KF300

Standard connection: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
Dimensions: 98.8×49.5×16.2 mm
Talk time: Up to 3 hours
Standby time: Up to 240 hours
Antenna: Integrated
Battery: Li-Ion 800 mAh

Display

Display Type: TFT, 262144 colors, 240×320, 2.2 “
Lights:
Optional: External – TFT, 262144 colors, 128×160, 1.3 “

Sound
Polyphony: +
Vibrocall: +
Loudspeaker: +
Coding of Speech: +

Call Management
Call Hold: +
Automatic redial: +
Call Forwarding: +
Identification numbers: +

Keyboard

Joystick: +
Lights: +
Blocking: +
T9: +
Russian letters Input:

User Interface

Adjustable profiles: +
Volume: +

Organizer
Hours: +
Alarm clock: +
Calculator: +
Stopwatch: +
Timer: +
Notebook: +
Currency converter: +
Recorder: +
Synchronization with PC:

Security

Time control conversation: +
Barring a challenge: +

Data
SMS: +
EMS: +
MMS: +
WAP: 2.0/xHTML
Bluetooth: 2.0
Communication with PC: microUSB interface 2.0
E-Mail: IMAP4/POP3/SMTP

Memory
Memory: 10 MB

Additional features
Games: +
Java applications: MIDP 2.0
MP3 Player: MP3/AAC/AAC + / AAC + + / WMA
Flash Memory: MicroSD
Digital Camera: 2 MP CMOS-matrix (up to 1600×1200 pixels), 4-times digital zoom
Video: MPEG4/H.263
Extras: Colors – pink and black

LG KE850 Prada is a stylish phone, designed for beauty lovers in all its manifestations. Italian fashion brand Prada in collaboration with LG specialists worked on the design of the device wizard. That’s why it is not surprising that this device is a real work of art, a product of high fashion. LG KE850 Prada has received the award last year at the IF Product Design Award in the field of design. The concept of the model can be described in two words – nothing superfluous, perfect minimalism. Thin monoblock represents a large touch screen in a black gloss border.

The touch screen is built on a classical keyboard layout. Specifications of LG KE850 Prada display are great it recognizes up to 262 144 tones, contrast, clear picture, vivid colors, pixels are not visible. There are three classical buttons – to answer an incoming call, lifting and reset, they are located below the screen in the form of tri-metal plates. Mild side backlight key is made in a red tone; this color choice looks refreshingly in combination with a black case. Multimedia features of LG KE850 Prada are: Bluetooth, 2 megapixel camera (available photos and video filming), voice recorder, mp3-player and radio, as well as four pre-toy (Halloween Fever and Pipe – Puzzle, Photo Puzzle, Virus). A nice appearance, decent features and reasonable price make the LG KE850 Prada a very tempting offer from mobile gadgets.

General characteristics

Standard connection: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
Weight: 85g
Dimensions: 98.8 x54×12mm
Antenna: Built
Battery: Li-Ion 800 mAh
Display LG KE850 Prada
Display Type: TFT, 262K colors, 240h400
Lights: +

Sound
Polyphony: +
Vibrocall: +
Programming of ringing: +
Loudspeaker: +

Call Management
Voice dialing: +
Call Hold: +
Automatic redial: +
Call Forwarding: +
Identification numbers: +

Keyboard
Joystick: +
Lights: +
Blocking: +
Sound indication: +
T9: +
Russian letters Input: +

User Interface
Voice management: +
Adjustable profiles: +
Volume: +

Organizer
Hours: +
Alarm clock: +
Calculator: +
Stopwatch: +
Timer: +
Calendar: +
Notebook: +
Currency converter: +
Recorder: +
Synchronization with PC: +

Security
Time control conversation: +

Data

SMS: +
EMS: +
MMS: +
GPRS: Class B, Multi-slot class 10
WAP: 2.0
Bluetooth: 2.0
Built in modem: +
Communication with PC: +
E-Mail: +

Additional features

Games: +
Java applications: MIDP 2.0
MP3 player: +
Flash Memory: microSD
Digital Camera: 1.3 MP, up to 1280 x 1024
Video: +

LG Smart has the intellectual photos and video regime, is analyzing images in different conditions, background and lighting, and selects the most appropriate treatment. In the  advanced mode (Advanced) survey the formation about what data is available. The camera has ISO settings, so users can make high-quality photos in the darkness. LG GC900 is equipped with a LED flash (LED) and a system of recognition of several individuals. Video recording is of high quality. 

3-inch WVGA display provides high resolution of 800 x 480 pixels; images on the screen LG Smart look dynamic. The device supports high-speed Internet connection is HSDPA 3G and WiFi for connecting to wireless network. A built in aGPS chip will help you find your way. LG Smart is equipped with 1.5 GB internal memory and supports additional MicroSD cards. 

LG Viewty Smart GC900 will be available in May in the UK with mobile operator Orange. Prices were not announced. 

Its sheen black face and matte gray and silver finish with discreet external music keys and a well-sized external screen give the VX8360 a more modern and professional finish than similar models that came before it.

The phone lasts longer without a charge, too — about 90 minutes longer while in use and more than 400 hours longer on standby.

The old VX8350 only uses Mobile Web 2.0, which constricts where users can gain access to the Web to service areas in the United States. The new VX8360 connects to the Internet through any nearby Wi-Fi network, which makes it easier — and cheaper — to access the Internet all over the world.

It has a bold set of Internet features for a lightweight clamshell and maintains a reputation as a noteworthy music downloading and playing device. But a lack of memory storage and a corresponding need to buy a memory card in order to take the phone’s entertainment features to their full potential could steer some shoppers to a different phone.