Saturday, May 2, 2009

LG Viewty (KU990)

LG-KU990 (LG Viewty) LG Viewty photos
Manufacturer LG Electronics
Available 2007
Screen 262K colour TFT touchscreen, 3", 240 x 400(WQVGA)
Camera 5.0 megapixel, video 30 frame/s or slow-motion video 120 frame/s, Strobe Flash
Second camera VGA Video call (Front)
Memory 100 MB
Memory card MicroSD
Networks HSDPA, GSM / GPRS / EDGE Tri-Band (900/1800/1900)
Connectivity Bluetooth 1.2, USB 2.0
Physical size 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm (L x W x D)
Weight 112 grams
Form factor Candybar

The LG-KU990 (known and marketed as the LG Viewty) is a mobile phone manufactured by LG Electronics. It was released in India on Thursday, October 11, 2007 (2007-10-11).. A successor, the Viewty Smart, is due to be released in June 2009.

Features

Camera

The phone's main selling point is its DivX Certified playback and 5 megapixel digital camera with Schneider Kreuznach optics, a strobe flash, auto focus and an image stabilizer, which can also act as a 120 frame/s (320x240) digital video camera. It has an ISO 800-equivalent High-Sensitivity mode for night scenery shots and "Smart Light" for bright and clear images in the dark. According to the manufacturer, the camera's frame rate is high enough to film a balloon bursting. The device also has a web browser, audio and video player (supporting DivX), YouTube video uploader, Google Maps application, and document viewer for MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and Adobe PDF files with a zoom function.

Limitations

The organiser in the phone can only store 100 calendar events and isn't listed on the compatible list with the popular GooSync, which helps sync phone calendars with Google Calendar.

Sales

LG have reported sales of 310,000 units in Europe in the first five weeks.A blog entry by UK mobile phone reseller Dial-A-Phone suggested that the Viewty may be outselling the Apple iPhone in the region, citing anecdotal reports of sluggish sales and Apple's reluctance to publish figures for the iPhone in the region as evidence. The pricing and featuresets of the two phones were used as an explanation. This story was picked up and widely reported by technology news sites and blogs, however without official sales figures for the iPhone, it cannot be confirmed or refuted at this time. There has yet to be an announcement on whether the phone will be released in the US.

Specification sheet

Feature Specification
Form factor Candy bar
Operating System LG Proprietary OS, with Adobe Flash UI
Network HSDPA, GPRS, EDGE, GSM 900/1800/1900, WCDMA 2100
Dimensions 103.5 x 54.4 x 14.8 mm
Weight 112 g
Display 262K colour TFT Touchscreen, 2.8", 240x400 pixels (Dot pitch: 0.1634mm) with Mobile XD Engine
Camera Frontal VGA video call and rear 5.1 Megapixels camera with Schneider Kreuznach optics, strobe flash, AF, MF, Image Stabilizer, ISO 100-800, Smart Light™
Video recording VGA (640x480) video capture of up to 30 frame/s, QVGA (320x240) up to 120 frame/s for slow motion playback.
Ringtone MP3, AAC, WMA files and AMR voice, 72-chord/voice polyphonic
Internal Memory 100 MB
CPU 140MHz ARM9
GPU Zoran APPROACH 5C
Memory card slot Support up to 2 GB microSD
Email SMTP, POP3, IMAP4 (SSL is not supported), and APOP
Bluetooth 1.2 + A2DP
Data cable support USB 2.0
Radio Stereo Philips stereo FM Radio with RDS
Audio Player AAC, eAAC, MP3, WMA, m4a
Video Player 3GP, MPEG4, DivX, WMV, AVI, H.263, H.264 playback at 30 frame/s
Battery LGIP-580A (1000 mAh)
Talk time up to 200 min (WCDMA), up to 160 min (GSM)
Standby time up to 330 hours (WCDMA), up to 270 hours (GSM)
Additional Google Services (includes YouTube, Google Map, Gmail, Blogger and Google Search), Handwriting Recognition/Handwriting Editing, DivX mobile profile, TV out, Document viewer

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