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