Viewty LG KU990 - Better Than The iPhone?
Author: Steven Balfour
Author: Steven Balfour
With all the hype of the current release of the Apple iPhone
you would be forgiven for not being familiar with LG's latest
offering, the LG KU990 Viewty. As with the iPhone handset the
Viewty allows you to navigate its menus and features with the
touch of a finger. But LG have added a few features to the
Viewty that the iPhone is sorely missing. Could this touch
screen technology underdog really be better than the iPhone?
The LG KU990 Viewty is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera
including a xenon flash and auto focus which puts Apple iPhone's
2-megapixal offering to shame. The camera can also be switched
to capture high speed motion footage and includes a unique
feature that allows you to watch the video replay in slow
motion. Combine this with the option to automatically upload to
YouTube and you can plainly see why the Viewty is genuine
competition for the iPhone.
The Viewty allows you to browse the Internet through a fast
GPRS or 3G Internet connection with an innovative web browser
that allows you to zoom in on areas of web pages and then use
your finger to drag the page across the screen. This function is
useful as the handset screen is small and trying to read a full
webpage without the zoom would be almost impossible.
Surprisingly the Viewty is missing a Wi-Fi option, a feature
which has become very popular and almost a `must have' on new
mobile phones as Internet browsing becomes more popular.
The onboard 170MB memory is generous but the microSD memory can
only be expanded to 2GB which is really poor when you consider
that the Viewty is going to be used for capturing high quality
photographs and video. In comparison with the iPhone's standard
8GB the Viewty falls short by a long way.
The onscreen buttons and menus are easy to navigate and the
photo gallery neatly allows you to drag and drop photos as if
you were shuffling through a bunch of photographs laid out on a
table. As with the iPhone there are some traditional buttons
located under the screen that allow you to quickly answer calls
or direct you to the main menu. There is also a selection of
buttons on the side of the handset which allow easy use of the
camera options.
At 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm the Viewty handset is smaller than
the iPhone but slightly thicker. The battery life is good for a
regular phone but with the other technologies included it will
be necessary to regularly recharge especially if you have set
the phone to vibrate each time you select a button on the touch
screen.
In conclusion the Viewty is not just a clone of the iPhone. Yes
the iPhone will be a lot more popular and will sell many more
units due to a frantic advertising campaign and brand awareness.
Yes the iPhone does look beautiful and operate a lot slicker
than the Viewty. Yes the Viewty is missing Wi-Fi, but there are
a few features that will help the Viewty compete with the
iPhone. It has a far superior camera which includes video
capture, the Viewty is open to networks other than O2 and the
handset costs are likely to be significantly less than the Apple
iPhone. The Viewty is kind of like the footballer playing for a
small team who scores a spectacular goal but is overshadowed in
the media by the big team player's strike.
About The Author: Steven Balfour is the owner of the
http://www.tvmobileshop.co.uk/ a website where you can compare
mobile phone prices from several retailers.
you would be forgiven for not being familiar with LG's latest
offering, the LG KU990 Viewty. As with the iPhone handset the
Viewty allows you to navigate its menus and features with the
touch of a finger. But LG have added a few features to the
Viewty that the iPhone is sorely missing. Could this touch
screen technology underdog really be better than the iPhone?
The LG KU990 Viewty is equipped with a 5-megapixel camera
including a xenon flash and auto focus which puts Apple iPhone's
2-megapixal offering to shame. The camera can also be switched
to capture high speed motion footage and includes a unique
feature that allows you to watch the video replay in slow
motion. Combine this with the option to automatically upload to
YouTube and you can plainly see why the Viewty is genuine
competition for the iPhone.
The Viewty allows you to browse the Internet through a fast
GPRS or 3G Internet connection with an innovative web browser
that allows you to zoom in on areas of web pages and then use
your finger to drag the page across the screen. This function is
useful as the handset screen is small and trying to read a full
webpage without the zoom would be almost impossible.
Surprisingly the Viewty is missing a Wi-Fi option, a feature
which has become very popular and almost a `must have' on new
mobile phones as Internet browsing becomes more popular.
The onboard 170MB memory is generous but the microSD memory can
only be expanded to 2GB which is really poor when you consider
that the Viewty is going to be used for capturing high quality
photographs and video. In comparison with the iPhone's standard
8GB the Viewty falls short by a long way.
The onscreen buttons and menus are easy to navigate and the
photo gallery neatly allows you to drag and drop photos as if
you were shuffling through a bunch of photographs laid out on a
table. As with the iPhone there are some traditional buttons
located under the screen that allow you to quickly answer calls
or direct you to the main menu. There is also a selection of
buttons on the side of the handset which allow easy use of the
camera options.
At 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm the Viewty handset is smaller than
the iPhone but slightly thicker. The battery life is good for a
regular phone but with the other technologies included it will
be necessary to regularly recharge especially if you have set
the phone to vibrate each time you select a button on the touch
screen.
In conclusion the Viewty is not just a clone of the iPhone. Yes
the iPhone will be a lot more popular and will sell many more
units due to a frantic advertising campaign and brand awareness.
Yes the iPhone does look beautiful and operate a lot slicker
than the Viewty. Yes the Viewty is missing Wi-Fi, but there are
a few features that will help the Viewty compete with the
iPhone. It has a far superior camera which includes video
capture, the Viewty is open to networks other than O2 and the
handset costs are likely to be significantly less than the Apple
iPhone. The Viewty is kind of like the footballer playing for a
small team who scores a spectacular goal but is overshadowed in
the media by the big team player's strike.
About The Author: Steven Balfour is the owner of the
http://www.tvmobileshop.co.uk/ a website where you can compare
mobile phone prices from several retailers.
