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LG Viewty KU990
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Features of the LG Viewty KU990 include:
- 3G: HSDPA (3.6 Mb/s), video calls
- Camera: 5 megapixel camera with Schneider-Kreuznach lens, autofocus and SmartLight
- Video Camera: Slow motion effects
- Display: TFT, 262,000 colours, 240 x 400 pixels (Touch-sensitive screen)
- Music Player: MP3/AAC/AAC+/AAC++/WMA file formats, FM radio
- Java Games
- Ringtones: AAC and AAC+ ringtones (72 voice polyphonic)
- Connectivity: USB, Bluetooth
- Memory: 90 Mbytes plus micro SD memory card slot
- Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
- Internet: WAP 2.0, EDGE, HSDPA (3.6 Mb/s)
- Standby: Up to 450 hours
- Operating Frequency: Quadband (GSM 900/1800/1900/2100) plus 3G
- Size: 104 x 54 x 15 mm
- Weight: 112g
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Reviewed by M Callaghan on 06/04/2008
Great phone, having problems with the software though once i connect my phone the lg pc suite it shows as connected but once i try and do anything it quickly disconnects. Anyone else had this problem?
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Reviewed by Mark on 05/04/2008
Can anyone email back to let me know if they have the same problem with this phone as I am having, For some wierd reason every no and again (approx twice a week) the phone just decodes to switch off and the only way to get it back on again is to remove the battery and then replace it.Its really bugging me.
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Reviewed by Sam on 05/04/2008
Dis fone is lyk gangster ny1 who has it m8 ur jus plain dan clever smart nd yet spohisticated !
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Reviewed by Bethh (L) on 05/04/2008
georgeous. i love it!
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Reviewed by James Cumming on 04/04/2008
well i no a boy who used to have it before i bought it of him for a bargain (£40)<---- no joke anyway i think this phone is the best one out and if anyone nos a better one please tell me don't keep it to yourself the quality of the pictures amazing im ball boy for Celtic and i took a picture with me n some of the players and i showed them it and they thought of buying one until i told them the price thats the only thing bad i can say about this phone well i think its outstanding ill have this for a long time
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Reviewed by sandman on 04/04/2008
I had this phone for fiew months and it keep switch off.. I have send it for a repair the first time and they told me that the problem was with the fault was with the software. I'm booking now for another repair . . Despite the bad luck this phone is ok , but it dosen't deserve the five stars .
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Reviewed by Asif on 03/04/2008
Well I bought my viewty after much thought (was going for the nokia 6500 first), its only my second day so still playing about with it but here are my initial thoughts: 1. The touchscreen design is really good and slick, however it will take sometime to get used to it fully if you have been using the normal keypad before. The design is great and looks cool, size wise its on the big side but then with the 3" screen that is to be expected. The thing I don't like about it is the back flap seems very fragile..so handel with care. 2. The viewty has great functions and multi-media stuff to explore. so its a winner there. 3. Now my two main compalints: it has a 5mgpx camera but based on the few pics that I taken since yesterday, its a big letdown...espexially after the pics are uploaded on the pc, they tend to be very blurry. However, I have not messed around with the settings so things could improve later. The other complaint is the LG suit, its not the most user friendly and is frustrating. I have ordered my 2GB sd card so hopefully i can use it in a mass storage mode and that should improve things. So after 48 hrs, I like the design and the presentation..have initial issues with pics and lg suit..but I like it so far so will give it a 4 for now!!
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Reviewed by emma on 02/04/2008
I have my phone 3 weeks now and think its the best buy ever. its my second lg phone the first was the chocolate, I use my phone a lot and have no problem with battery, I get 2 days without having to charge. I'll admit the touch screen takes a bit of getting used but its always frustrating when you switch from one style of phone to another. would recommend it to anyone.
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Reviewed by michelle on 29/03/2008
its ok but having difficulties calling and receiving calls
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Reviewed by Ellie on 27/03/2008
I've had this phone almost 2 months and think it's great - have had no problems with freezing when sending texts or air bubbles in the screen or plastic protector. The only issue i have is with the predictive text, every time i type the word 'it' it comes up as 'hu' so i have to keep changing it. Small issue but really really frustrating as 9 times out of 10 i forget to change it. Anyone know why it does this? After all it's not as if 'hu' is a popular word and i've never used it in place of 'who' so i really dont understand!
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Reviewed by LONELY DEBBIE..! on 27/03/2008
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 & therefo re 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 & d elete 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 Angelo =) on 27/03/2008
Lots of people i know have this mobile and it is very goood! Highly impressed KEPP IT UP LG!! GREAT mobilic phone!
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Reviewed by sam pallant on 26/03/2008
i have had the viewty for a month now and have had a few problems with it as the phone was new when i got it i expected a few teething problems first the network i ws with disconected me twice for no fault of me or the provider it was the phone! lately the phone has started to freze and the only way to resolve this problem is to remove the battery and put it back in and then turn the phone back on. the same thing has happend to my brothers phone his freinds one and when i went down to the shop i perchased it from the man behind me had the same problem. i love the phone but i have come the desicion that if it happens agen i will consider getting a different phone.
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Reviewed by Thomas on 26/03/2008
Love the Viewty, its gorgeous but again I've spotted a bug with it -> In the browser, you CANNOT use a qwerty keyboard for text entry. This makes browsing very slow and irritating; this NEEDS fixed. Other than that, yeah scrolling can sometimes be a pain but I think i have got used to it now. If you can't get the hang of it, the jog wheel helps. other than that the phone is absoloutely fabulous!
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Reviewed by Joe on 25/03/2008
I have had this phone for about 4 weeks now. Was a bit unsure weather to get it after reading all the mixed reviews. Now i have got it i love it. The only bad points are they scartch easy and i have a case and clear cover on mine. Another point is the battery life, i have used it to make one 5 min call this week and the batterys lasted about 3 days then just turns its self off with no warning. Other than that this is and exelent phone and i would recomend it to anyone. (i would recomend phone insureance about £60 a year, loss,fire and theft as well as water and acidental damage)
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Reviewed by mark sumner on 24/03/2008
if i could give it less i would. this phone is absolute cack, garbage, worst phone ever, even worse than n95.
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Reviewed by Jhey on 24/03/2008
First thing, the battery life is a joke, it used to last 2-3hours of playing music, had to charge it every 1-2 days with minimum use, Camera aint as good as my Sony k800i, the touchscreen is kinda unresponsive too...
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Reviewed by mikey on 24/03/2008
this phone was amazing best phone iv had by a long way, BUT I STUPIDLY DROPPED IT IN THE TOILET. NO INSURANCE HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO GET REPAID AND WILL IT DEFFINATLY WORK AGAIN PLEASE HELP. thankyou
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Reviewed by nerajs on 24/03/2008
go this phone as an upgarde on 3. a friend has it on O2 and i had tried hers first and liked it so went with the upgrade. overall the phone is great, the touch screen works well and is easy to use. the camera is pretty good, i'm not the best at taking photos but it seems to work well enough, the only thing i have is some strange yellowish shading in the corners, does anyone have any idea what this could be? texting is fine again i am not the worlds greatest texter and if you text a lot you really must have a go first to make sure you can get on with the phone. on 3 the phone comes with loads of stuff like google, yahoo and youtube, all works well and google maps is a great app to have on a phone like this, just make sure you have a package that gives you unlimited web access otherwise it could get expensive. overall a great phone and i have no regrets, just not sure about the yellowish corners on the photos, if yoy have any ideas please let me know, i guess i will have to read the manual fully about the camera. highly recommeded phone.
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Reviewed by Sophia on 22/03/2008
My boyfriend has the phone, its great!! but i was just wondering if anybody has had problems with the screen? i was sat on his lap and was accidently sat on the phone screen in his pocket. sometimes this air bubble thing comes up when hes had it in his back pocket n sat on it, its about an inch long inside the screen, it doesnt affect the performance of the touch screen but makes it look rubbishy...usually it goes away in a couple of minutes- this time it hasnt. we went back to the shop and they said it would cost 17 odd quid to send it to the manufacturer- and thats before theyve even said if they can fix it or how much it would cost. he could end up not having his phone for months...oh and he didnt get insurance on it.. just wondered if anybody else has had this problem with the screen. advice would be much appreciated. thanks.
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Reviewed by louise underhill on 21/03/2008
i think this is the best phone ive ever had without a doubt. Its easy to use and perfect pictures. i thought with the touch screen technology i would of had problems but i aint had 1 yet! A +++++++++++++++++++
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Reviewed by Hannah Carter on 21/03/2008
it is an easy phone to use as well as being stylish it can also hold all your music and with an amazing camera which can be with you for those times when you wish you had a camera i got mine on contract with orange and i cannot fault it i love my phone
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Reviewed by Paul W on 20/03/2008
What a superb phone. I had previously owned a string of Sony Ericsson phones, the last of which was the K800i, but when it was time to change I was won over by the Viewty. As has been said you MUST read the manual to get the best out of it and it's not perfect ( but show me a phone that is, especially with this level of technology ). I love the touch screen, which has worked perfectly for me. I don't use it as an MP3 player, I have an ipod for that but I have used the FM radio which was great. I have taken photographs and printed them out at A4 size and they look pretty good to me. I like the stylus, even hanging where it is ( what a brilliant design it is ) and I don't have a problem with battery life. It goes into my car cradle for the 45 minute drive to and from work and it's charged. It's better for txting than my K800i and way better than my wifes Samsung U600. I tried to send some txts from her phone and nearly threw it through the window. The only 2 gripes th at I had with it were that I couldn't change the themes from the 4 already installed and the lack of voice dialling. The first was solved by some searching on the internet, where I found that it was possible to install other themes, I'm currently using a nice Vista theme but I'm switching to the iphone theme when I get the time. The second was solved even more easily, I stopped making calls in the car. Some people have rubbished this phone because they have had faults with it, but a percentage of every phone or car or xbox 360 made has a fault, that's why they have warrantys. All in all it's the best phone that I've ever owned.
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Reviewed by mike on 18/03/2008
I ll keep it short and sour. Great features on phone . Looks and feels wonderful. Huge problems connecting to PC which LG do not appear able to resolve. Went on forum and saw many others have same problem. It's a pity, this was so close to being the best phone around.
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Reviewed by gurch on 16/03/2008
I got this phone today and it is fab i just luv the touchscreen. i also luv the stylus because u can actually hang it on ur phone so this way u wont lose the stylus. i would reccomend dis phone to any1.
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Reviewed by Jay Cox on 14/03/2008
I love this phone, fast, nice to look at. The camera is excellent, you can even do panarama shots very easy! its the best phone i have had without a doubt. but there are some issues that i havent sorted out yet... browsing on the phone is a bit clumsey sometimes, and the main prob is the bluetooth volume. I have a vmx-100 headset and it works perfecly with my other 2 phones, but with the veiwty its very quiet even if i have everything up full. I hope this is sorted in the next firmware or i hopes its something that im doing. apart from that, get this phone :)
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Reviewed by Oli on 12/03/2008
I've only ever had Sony Ericsson phones and decided to change to an LG when I had to upgrade. Best decision I ever made. The LG Viewty is probably the best phone I have ever owned!
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Reviewed by cathy from manchester on 10/03/2008
justb got phone , love it, but....when wanting to send video by msm..can only get 8 seconds, how do i make a longer video to send ???
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Reviewed by Gary on 09/03/2008
Not at all impressed. Yes, great camera, lots of additional features, easy to use interface but when it came to what I needed a phone for; not happy. Battery life awful for what I use it for. I travel on the train an hour each way to work and I use it for internet access a lot and a lot of texting. My SE800i needs charging every 24-36 hours with this use and that's an 18 month old battery; this needed charging every 12-16 hours. Reception also not good. My journey is pretty rural and I could use the 800i for about 90% of the journey; with the Viewty it was less than 50%. In general, I reckon it it constantly has less than 50% reception than my old one and they're both Vodafone e.g. 4 bars 3G on 800i, 1-2 bars 2G on Viewty. Screen froze several times too. As for texting; if you're able to text at more than two words a minute, forget it. It can't keep up. I took it back after 6 days and the guy in the shop said he wasn't surprised as the majority of Viewtys they sell are returned and exchanged. Definitely very technologically advanced in many ways but not good enough for what I needed it for.
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Reviewed by Gem on 08/03/2008
This is both a review and a question. I've had this phone now on pay monthly for a little over 24 hours i suppose and have no probelems with the phone, i think the only thing that i may have a problem with is the scrolling. Haven't quite got the hang on that yet, however i do like texting on this phone, its nice for a change. I'd say my only major problem with it is the locking keys. i could easily unlock it in my pocket which could be problematic. By the way, the rating below was really useful. Anyway the question is: I got my phone through an orange upgrade, now in the LG veiwty manual it says that you use a 2GB memory card, but through orange in the accessories section for this phone its offering a 4GB memory card. Also its the same on ebay to do with this phone.. Thanks if you can help. Does the phone accept 4GB?
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Reviewed by bob on 08/03/2008
fantastic
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Reviewed by anmous on 08/03/2008
My frien dused to have this fone its great quite easy to use but efo a nice looking fone i reckon it dont break for much ti,me but my friend had it in repair once because she dropped in down the toulet but obv if u do that u get what u deserve lol. overall quite a good fone i say. love ya xx
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Reviewed by Colin on 07/03/2008
Its not a dreadful phone - but it is very slow in terms of actually using it. Something as simple as sending a text can take far longer than on my old Sony Ericsson w810i. Also the MP3 player is terrible. Low sound quality with no bassboost or equaliser. bundled headphones terrible. No memory card bundled - though it is expandable to 8gb. The novelty of havinga touch phone is... nice... but once the novelty wares off you are left with a near unusuable phone : (
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Reviewed by Calum on 07/03/2008
I do really like this phone, but I personally can't say its much better than the LG Shine! Any suggestions?
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Reviewed by Tom on 06/03/2008
My best friend has this phone it looks ok ish lol well yeah i spose it has all the specs and everything but i mean, its touch screen!! it's really fiddly. personally i dont like it.
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Reviewed by paul on 05/03/2008
The phone is not that good as they say it would be.i had the phone for about 9 week, the battery last only 4 hours when i use it and when i dont only 9 hours.any1 thinking of buying this phone think agian go 4 the g600 much better.but if you want something new this is the phone 4 u
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Reviewed by Cammy on 02/03/2008
Right, I decided to wait a few months to write my review, as it really bugs me when people just get it out the box and don't spend the time to get used to the phone and adjust to it. It's new, everything new takes time to adjust to, and I picked up the viewty easy as pie, especially as I did the intelligent thing and READ THE MANUAL. First for my pluses: No one can deny it, it's a gorgeous phone. Nothing pleases me more than getting it out in public to show it off!I love the menu system, it's all really easy to use and get to. I find it really easy to text, and I'm an avid texter. It took me a while to get used to, but now I'm texting as if I would on a standard key phone, and its even easier when it's in qwerty mode. The screen is so big I am happy watching my dvds and episodes of family guy, and even my dad who has rubbish eyes can read everything clearly. The camera is fantastic, and it really annoys me when people say its not. If you want fantastic pictures, GET A CAMERA. They look really good when they get put on the computer, perfect for capturing my fave moments. The video camera is the best I've seen, and for a phone the quality is great. I find it easy to navigate with a simple 'swiping' motion, and although the scroller thing is in an awkward place, I find it really easy to use. My battery lasts forever when it needs to, but frankly I have no problem just plugging it in at night and letting it charge while i sleep! My gripes: It's not really for people who aren't going to work to understand. If you don't try to work it, then it wont work for you! The scroller is in an awkward place, but I dont really use it that much. It's easily scratchable, but nothing an ipod sock cant sort out! In my honest opinion, for me this phone is beautiful. I used to be an avid sony erricson user but now I wouldn't have anything else! I'm happy to say I'll have this phone for 18months. If you want a phone you can just pick up and go, dont get it. If you love to look good, and are happy to have a quick read of the manual (I opened it twice, just for quick questions) then go for it. I LOVE MY PHONE!!!
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Reviewed by Louise on 01/03/2008
This was my first experience with LG phones. While the Viewty is really snazzy looking, the software is horrendous (and it's doubtful that there'll be an upgrade any time soon), and the firmware has quite a few problems that ought to have been ironed out. It's not very customisable and there are hardly any downloadable games for it. The lens and screen protective films are quite shoddy, un-peeling themselves after a short while and full of air bubbles. But, the camera is magnificent and there's nothing wrong with the sound quality.
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Reviewed by Paul on 28/02/2008
I've had this phone for a month now and I'm really really impressed with it. I haven't had any problems with it shutting down on its own, nor does it reboot spontainiously? It took me a little while to find my preferred method of texting, tried the qwerty for a while but now reverted back to standard keypad layout and I'm texting almost as fast as I have on either S.E or Samsung phones. The camera is excellent, mp3 player works well and once you find where the options are on the menu then it's a doddle. The only niggly problem if I have to find one is that the web browser isn't as useable as I'd hoped, don't get me wrong, compared to my Samsung D900 it's the bee's knee's, but compared to the iPhone it's not so good. I like the iPhone as a unit, design/look etc, but the technology on the iPhone is poor in comparison and I can't see anything to justify paying £269 for??? Given the option, I'd plump for the LG over the iPhone which's just an overhyped fashion state ment anyday of the week. As for the alarm not working if you turn the phone off, thats just not true, it gets me up for work each day without fail.
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Reviewed by David on 28/02/2008
OK, where do I start? There are a few problems with this phone, but it's only some really small things which probably won't bother most of you. The calendar can only sync 100 entries, which is enough for me, but some of you may find that lacking. Contact information syncronised very quickly from Outlook, the only downside is that it doesn't copy over birthday information. Ok, so lets talk about the camera - it's not the best camera out there - I'm pretty sure my K800i took better pics, but I only use it for the odd pic here and there so is it really a problem? The touch keypad is fantastic, I don't know why you would use the focus ring on the other side of the phone to scroll when it's easy enough to do it with the stylus. The screen is superb, very clear with some easy to use menus. The vibrations you get to confirm the key has been pressed are a little annoying but they can be turned off in the profiles menu. The music player is pretty good and the image viewer is fantastic. Battery life is pretty good considering the size of the touch screen. I tend to charge it every other day. Surfing the net is fantastic on this phone, the best I've seen yet. So it's a great phone but with some room for improvements. Maybe I'm being mean not giving it five stars, but the truth is that it could be better - put that aside it still is a great bit of kit.
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Reviewed by Kay from York on 28/02/2008
This gadget serves as neither a good mobile phone or camera. I'm a camera whizz and just find the quality to be well below par. Any zoom and the picture quality is instantly lost. Also, the flash doesn't carry more than a few metres. And the lag speed is terrible. It takes around 2 seconds to take after the button has been pressed and at this time of digital camera development this is just not good enough. And if you've got a moving object in mind well just forget it. The video is good, however, even in artificial light. If the vid can be this good what's going on with the camera??! The menus are hard to negotiate, and using the scroll bar is a joke as is the scroller around the lens. Try balancing the phone in one hand whilst scrolling. For that matter, try to turn the phone on with the switch at the side......it's just too low down and the phone becomes unbalanced. The touch screen is slow. Granted, the wand makes touching the right buttons easier, but what good is this if you've only one hand available at the time?? Where's the quick call come in? You have to use the annoying indexed contacts list to find a number to call rather than typing maybe the first two letters of someones name. In any other normal phone I've used this has been so easy, especially when it keeps a list of the ten most recent calls you've made or recieved. Texting is hard and slow. If you're using predictive you can't accept a word and add another bit on, you have to leave a space then go back and delete it. The lens will get cratched as will the screen. it's no good saying you shouldn't have it in your handbag with your keys, but isn't that what we all have to do??! We all have keys and all have phones and one shouldn't damage the other. There should be a lens cover. I gave this phone a chance, but am going to have to let it go. If the camera was good I could put up with the rest of its faults. Likewise, if I could manage to make a call quickly or text easier, but no. It's bye bye time!
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Reviewed by - on 27/02/2008
its so boring to watch how people copy apple and miss the point . This is an unreliable awkward copy of an iPhone with higher specs that's all .Next ...
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Reviewed by Gordon on 24/02/2008
I've had this phone for about a week now on T-Mobile. It does get a bit of getting used to especially coming from a K800i and the stylus looks like I've got a lipstick attachment on my phone ;-). The touch screen works very well and texting using the keypad or the qwerty keyboard (which remembers previously entered words) is wicked. I'm not totally convinced about the battery life compared to the K800i but it may be due to the fact I've been going through the phones functionality & browsing using 3G continuously. The music player volume is a bit low, but it's nice having earphones that actually stay in your ear and the 3.5mm attachment is a nice touch so you can change earphones. The camera also takes a bit of getting used to but I've used the K850i and thinks this phone is a much better. It would've been a good idea if LG had put the volume control on the side of the handset rather than round the camera lens don't really understand that one. Pretty impressed overal l especially since I've only ever used Nokia or Sony Ericsson's (battery life on Nokia phones are very poor anyway). If you want a "normal" mobile don't go for this phone,but if you're looking for state of the art like I was it's a must have. My mate prefers the N95 to this but they are to bulky with a ridiculous battery life. Themes required though ;-). The phone looks well cris enjoy :-)
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Reviewed by soph on 24/02/2008
i've had this phone for 1month and already hate it, its slow, freezes to much, scrollin a pain, cant get no games for it, and the demo game u cant even buy if wanted to how gay, only reason not gettin sent back my partner , would be upset with me, theres nothin i would big up wid this phone , poor ,poor thats bout it
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Reviewed by Simon Ellis on 21/02/2008
I got my Viewty on Saturday 16/2/08 swtiching from my K800i on Vodafone to 02 as Vodafone do not offer this handset or any of the new designer models. This is a superb peice of kit easy to use with or without reading the manual, although I didn't realise the rotating dial on the back around the lense is the jog dial to scroll through the menus. I did flick through the manual and it's easy to work out the more complex functions. The camera is superb without adjusting anything, the pictures and viewer look superb, as good as any top end point and shoot camera. The phone last 3 days with minimal usuage, although the USB lead actually charges the phone unlike some so it's doesn't really matter having a the USB cable at work to charge and mains adapter at home. My only concern is that it may not be as durable as my k800 and the plastic screen cover needs to be placed on carefully as mine was slight dirty so looked pants! I'll need to get another one at some point. The Organiser / Calender is superb in conjunction with the touch screen for entering dates birthdays etc. Overall this is superbly outstanding phone! easy to use looks superb. I've ordered a 4GB Micro SD Card (Ebay £18.90 delivered) although the phone says it will only go to 2Gb we'll see. The only alternatives are the Nokia N95 8Gb that is good but older now, the Nokia N82 which is nice but chunky and has rubbish buttons simliar to the K850i, The Samsung Armani looks beautiful but navigation is not accurate and the whole phone is amazing slow for doing anything so right now this is the best phone out there!
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Reviewed by Viewty Hater on 20/02/2008
had a go of this phone as I was advised against my iPhone to buy one of these. In all honesty (and despite that there are some nice visual and design aspects to the phone) I would go as far as to say as this is the worse mobile phones I've ever used!!! The level of frustration I found from the poor design of the navigation and interface really bugged me and I couldn't wait to put the phone down. Everything is just a workaround for the touch screen. Its as if the designers wanted to create a touch screen phone but didn't think the whole thing through, which means that some of the phones features feel like a rushed after-thought. I advised a friend not to get one but he did so anyway as he wanted something similar to my iPhone I went on to purchase. The Internet on this phone is average, the 3G does pull on the battery, and there are some major issues migrating from cheaper phones to this whereby simple smiley's aren't obvious in text message modes. Within 2 weeks my friend had it listed on eBay and now agrees with me that its the worse mobile ever. The final straw for him was having to use the camera lock / wheek to scroll a text. As I said... some things are clearly an after thought! Design is about clever use of space, grid systems and layout which this phone does not have. Instead it has annoying things like the text scroll external because they couldn't fit in a decent scroller on the page / screen. I'm only writing this review as I hear so many people harp on about this phone when I really do think its bad - not all bad! but like hell would I have one. I can see why people would give it 5 stars - certainly has some good technology on it - but if you're not going to use that technology and simply want a nice phone then go for something else. This phone is a real pain in the but for me as I'm really quite confused by all the hype. Do yourself a favour and don't buy one. If you own one however, there are still alot of people out there who think this phone is actually worth getting - sell it to them on eBay. Seriously over rated at 5 stars, More like 1
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Reviewed by CEO on 20/02/2008
5mp camera..... Nice Touchscreen.... Nice Excellent phone, menu is easy to navigate, the only downside, can,t lock files and submenus like samsung. Other than that Brilliant!!!!!
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Reviewed by joshua nyarango on 19/02/2008
it is my best so far
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Reviewed by Anthony on 19/02/2008
I must say, I am very impressed with this phone ... but this only came after a period of time. When you first start using it with the stylus, it does seem like it's taking forever to text, and some things become annoying ... but after a few days all that disappeared; and I have found the almost perfect phone. Gone is the stylus, I use fingers to control everything without the need for the stylus (which for some reason, people seem to complain about something you can simply remove !!!) As many many people have said; do not judge this phone straight away, and if you do not like gadgets or touch screen; do not go for this and stick with more simple phones (Nokia, Sony Ericsson). Put simply, it is one of the best phones about, with almost everything you need (I had LAN networking on my Nokia N81 which I kinda miss) but everything else is perfect. Verdict - Only buy if you are willing to give it more than 2 days to decide you hate it(ie. can't work it!)
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Reviewed by nikki on 18/02/2008
I ordered this phone with great expectations, however I had nothing but problems with it from the start. The phone would not accept the O2 settings in order for me to send / receive picture messaging. There turned out to be some internal error. In addition to this, the screen began frezzing, the pen stopped working and if you pressed one button another one worked instead. I returned the phone and chose another as a replacement.
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Reviewed by Jess on 18/02/2008
I honesly would NOT reccomend this phone, it keeps switching itself off and not to the point where you can turn it back on, you have to take the battery out. If it does do this during the night it means teh alarm will not go off! which is another bad point as with the different profiles the alarm too is set on the profile status so if the phone is set to silent the alarm is silent etc plus if you turn the phone off the alarm does not go off. Touch screen is a nightmare hardly gets it right not to mention the writing feature for texting it gets about 1 in 15 of the letters right. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!! you will regret it.
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Reviewed by Rosy on 18/02/2008
Touch screen means that it takes FOREVER to text. Keeps turning itself off. I've had mine since it fist come out, worst phone i've ever had, don't waste your money buying it.
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Reviewed by Mathijs on 17/02/2008
Overall it's a great phone but, sudden reboots are quite often a problem in this phone. that the only down that i found ;) the 5.0 Mpix cam is quite good actually it takes quite some good pic's though you can't expect to much from such a small lens. i agree on the fact that the speaker has somewhat of a low maximum volume but hey it's a cameraphone! the FM radio doesn't seem able to get the sound through the speaker this is quite a negative thing. battery life, well with a 3" QVGA touch screen you can expect the battery to go down in no time but it's not that bad afterall. aprox= 6H standby, 355 speak 255 videocall.
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Reviewed by peter on 17/02/2008
very good day to day phone but cant get it to load from pc to phone ! does anyone out there no how its done please share info tanks
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Reviewed by James on 14/02/2008
I think if you used a Sony before this is not the phone for you. It has a lot of problems, mainly usability. Scroll wheel on back is not natural and difficult to turn. Qwerty keyboard doesn't even use capitals in T9. Battery life, it sometimes might be 75% full, I put the phone down and 2 hours later it's flat. It depends on the reception. So if you're in a bad area, your battery will not last. No easy way to send SMS to last person you sent one to, you have to go to an extra menu. Also big problem is text receipts that you receive as an additional message!? What's going on there, on the Sony, it just sets the sent message to be status 'received' and you get a flash on the screen to let you know. Means you have to delete all these receipt messages (I want receipts but not as a separate message). Loads of other niggling problems, like phone locking when it wants (in the middle of getting to answer phone). T9 qwerty doesn't capitalise automatically. Scrolling is fiddly, the phone should be natural. I can see why people might get annoyed about bad reviews on this phone since nowadays a phone is a fashion accessory and a bad review is like insulting someone.
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Reviewed by Andy on 06/02/2008
This is the best phone I have ever owned in my life. I just got the silver Viewty as my upgrade and the only change appears to be a slightly easier to use jog wheel, and the colour. I have never found a phone so easy to use. The people who cannot use it really need to get a grip and I wonder how they typed their reviews on an actual computer... This phone is fab, easy to text, loads of fun gadgets and works really well with scrabble which I downloaded from planet 3.
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Reviewed by vicky on 01/02/2008
I have had the LG Viewty for almost a week now. I think its an excellent phone. Looks good, Touch screen is fab, no problems. Only 2 negatives I have is the volume, its not very loud! speaker is very basic, and when listening on a bus or on other travel can be harder to hear. The FM radio hasnt been good either. This is all probably because the phone is a camera phone, not a walkman (sony ericsson are brilliant for mp3 and sound) and most money has been put into that. Battery does go quickly, but its a big screen, so no suprises. If you want a camera phone go for this one, if you want good mp3 player, I would go with sony ericsson walkman. Over all great phone.
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Reviewed by ??? on 01/02/2008
omg this is the best phone EVA!
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Reviewed by Jordan on 30/01/2008
i think this phone is brilliant i got one a week ago and it is far better than i thought it was going to be. the camera is excellent, better than my normal camera and the video quality is great. the touch screen is amazing it only needs a slight touch to get it operated and there are so many features it has got i still havent go through all of them. so this is a brilliant phone and if you are thinking about getting a iPhone you have to seriously consider one of these and if you are thinking about getting this phone i definately would.
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Reviewed by mi on 26-01-2008
amazing! x
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Reviewed by Hugh Janus on 26/01/2008
Terrible Phone, battery life is useless!!!!!!!!! Just an awful design, camera is poor for a 5 megapixel, I could go on
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Reviewed by Trish McMorran on 25/01/2008
to Aaron Thompson on 31/12/2007 Please can you explain how the text scroll works.....its driving mad that I have not figured this out!!!!!!! Other than that I love the phone esp. after trying the Samsung U600. Although there are some functions that I had on my Sony Ericsson K810i that would be good.
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Reviewed by paul calvey on 24/01/2008
Hi i got this phone as my upgrade and i was a little worried as i tried this phone about 3 months ago for day and hated it, however with my upgrade i was offered a brand new ipod nano 8gb Anyway i have had the viewty for a week now and its a top phone i was completely wrong last time i must have had a faulty phone as this one works a treat, very easy to use the touch screen i know this has been a problem for some but once you get use to it very easy indeed Its the best 3g touch screen phone out at the moment and i would recommend this to anybody who is looking for a 3g touch screen phone as its got everything you want a top notch camera for photos and video plus it plays divx files as well as mp4 files.
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Reviewed by g on 22/01/2008
ALL I CAN SAY IS OUTSANDING
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Reviewed by Adrien on 22/01/2008
Excellent apart from the lack of cover on the lens. I dont like the software on the CD and have taken it out of the computer. In my opinion it is the result of confused thinking in design. Anyway there is no need to use this as the phone can be used as a mass storage device. All that is necessary is to connect the phone to the computer via the USB cable. A message will appear " found new hardware" and it is plain sailing from there. All folders can be copies on to the computer and any editing done on better programs, probably already in ones computer. Any deletion necessary is best done in the phone.
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Reviewed by Dad on 21/01/2008
Is a amazing phone. Looks REALLY good and is very reliable and easy to use!!!
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Reviewed by Chica latina on 18/01/2008
Got the viewty last week and initally was impressed with its stylish looks and the envious looks given by colleagues but alas I am sending it back tomorrow to swap with a sony ericsson walkman phone! I cannot get used to the touchscreen pads, it feels like punching on a soft toothpaste tube that vibrates. Very strange. The earphones are massive and lets out some noise so ppl around me can hear the songs I am listening to. The battery life is not great either. I used to have sony ericsson phones and I'd listen to music all the time, texting, chattign to friends and I only needed to charge it every 3-4 days. Sony Ericsson headphones are tiny and silent to people around you. Sure the viewty looks so good but I want practicality and a phone that works well as an mp3 player (with mega bass etc etc), with 1 button as shortcut to play music and quick buttons to control volume/change tracks.
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Reviewed by Mirko on 11/01/2008
Camera is good, Touchscreen is good. You will not be able to use the phone together with MS Outlook and others. It will not work as a smart phone because you can only exchange 100 dates maximum. Every time you want to exchange with Outlook you have to delete manually all the meetings because it allows only 100 for exchange(KU990 will choose all meetings ever stored in outlook automatically and you can only change manuel). If you are looking for a smartphone forget LG. Mirko [Editor's comment: the Viewty never claimed to be a smartphone!]
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Reviewed by Tilly on 07/01/2008
Ive had it for about a month and i really enjoy using it, but ive tryed to tranfer my pictures onto the computer and it just seems impossibel,it just says it has failed to access all my files, its getting on my nerves.. i almost wish i had my LG chocolate back, atleast it was simple to use. I need some help and the manual doest help much. if any one knows please tell me?? x
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Reviewed by Dannii on 07/01/2008
LOVE IT. EASY TO USE. YOU NEED TO HAVE ONE TO SEE HOW GOOD THEY ARE x
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Reviewed by Aaron Thompson on 31/12/2007
After eagerly anticipating my long awaited upgrade, I finally received the Nokia N95 I had been looking forward to so much. Upon receipt however, I was bitterly disappointed by it. The design was bad (it was a fat, ugly phone), it wasn’t userfriendly, it had appalling battery life, and hardly any of the features worked how they should have done…what is the point!? I hated it within a few days and knew I had to get another one, because I could not see myself with it for 18 months! I researched as much as I could on this site and others to ensure I made the correct decision, and then (only just) opted for the LG viewty over of the newer Samsung G800. When I opened the box, I was pretty unimpressed. I wasn’t overly impressed with the graphics on the phone, and found the touch screen to be a complete nightmare. I found it impossible to text and navigate through the menu, and I just wanted to throw it away. However, after playing around with it almost constantly for a day or two, I began to fall in love with the thing! The actual design is the best in my opinion. Good quality metal finish, stunning looks with a definite touch of class. I would say the Nokia N95 is a builder’s or Corner shop owner’s phone- all substance and no style. This certainly is not the case for the LG Viewty! It’s the perfect size, not too big and not too small. It fits into my pocket like a hand fits in a glove, and it is the most eye catching handset out there by far. After you get used to the exact finger movements required for controlling the touch screen, you will find it a dream to use! It’s so simple and it is NOT inferior to the I-phone at all in this respect. For the people that still find it difficult to control the touch screen, I fear their intelligence isn’t up to the desired standard to own one of these super smart mobile phones of today. It’s so easy! I’ve had it for 5 days now and I can send a text in the same time it takes on a standard key pad, and I can browse the internet almost as efficiently as using my laptop. I have to admit I was always sceptical about buying an LG phone. The associations with washing machines and dishwashers were hard to erase from my head and I’ve only ever had Nokia’s and more recently Sony Ericsson’s which I thought were the most advanced and user-friendly. I have eaten my words, because this is by the far the best phone I have ever had, it’s just perfect and I can’t stop picking it up and using its features. Defining features: To set an alarm you simply touch the clock and the option is their immediately. You decide how long you snooze for when the alarm rings. The text message scrolling is a marvel (It’s better than the I-phone’s!) . The camera is amazing, it has many features that outdo my Sony Cybershot camera! I love the fact you can upload videos directly onto youtube (on t-mobile and three anyway). If the phone is in my pocket and the screen is off, the phone can sense when I’m removing it, and so instantly displays the time or any missed calls, messages etc I may have – lovely finishing touch. The most underrated feature is the ability to view divx and wmv format videos. This is not a common feature at all, and not much talked about. This means I can browse the web on the phone and view most videos on websites. To sum up, this phone does everything it says on the package, unlike its competitors, whilst looking stunning at the same time. A truly underrated phone!
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Reviewed by Dan on 29/12/2007
Excellent!!!!!! Love it. Cant stop playing with it. It looks, sounds and oozes cool. Really easy to use and got pretty much everything you need (except % on the caculator. Had it about a week and cant fault it. Glad I went for this and not the N95 like my girlfreinds that just feels like a brick.
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Reviewed by daniel.a on 12/12/2007
brilliant phone highly reccomend it and one of the best phones i have ever bought. the camera is amazing and it better than my digital camera which is amazing. overall highly reccomend and would always be my first choice.
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Reviewed by K BARNES on 04/12/2007
I have been really impressed with this phone. There are so many features and fun things to do with it. The pen that comes with it, isn't very good so its best just to use your finger. Not a good buy if you like having keys and arent very fast with texting as can be frustrating. But overall I would def recommend it.
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Reviewed by Countrymanet on 29/11/2007
After first purchasing the N95 and being very dissapointed with the battery life,i decided to look at what else was on the market that could fill that void.May i say when i first was introduced to the Viewty i fell instantly in love this phone does have the wow factor and bearing in mind everyone has jumped on the bandwagon of the IPhone i thought this to be a replacement for my N95. When scrolling through the menus there is always that had a nokia never like the way other phones menus are, so i kept an open mind, as i said not paticlually great but passable. The touch screen is very good and so easy to use can be fiddely but i think give yourself a few days and you will have cracked it. Most definately better battery life than my N95(So Pleased) but not a Gadget phone all in all somewhat impressed but still lacky that emmm 5 out 5 factor i believe if your one of those people that love texting taking photo's video's, music this is the phone for you, if you like scro lling through endless menus that you will probably never use stay clear. Just to round off The viewty has been put together well and does what it says it will do so how come i'm left feeling cheated? thats the problem with some of us never satisfied but what a good phone.(shhhhhh Well Done LG)
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Reviewed by Joseph on 28/11/2007
Great phone but not as good as I PHONE because the touch screens a bit rubbish
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Reviewed by Arius on 25/11/2007
It feels flimsy & the screen is easily broken just by bumping into something whilst it is in your pocket.
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Reviewed by Craig in Devon on 24/11/2007
Great phone and I love it, it's so easy to use...that is until I wanted to put my own ring tones on it by way of a fav cd! I can't get the software to do anything! It wont even sync with my phone so i can't put any tunes on it. IS this just me? Other than that I love it.
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