LG KU990 Viewty - Expert Reviews

Review summary: LG's Viewty is back. Despite its svelte look, the Viewty Smart packs an eight-megapixel camera and features to keep even the most avid snapper busy…

Pros: Eight-megapixel camera with  ; smart ; features that auto-adjust settings for huge range of light environments

Cons: Can't download third-party apps from dedicated market, unlike comparable handsets

Verdict: A bona fide camera phone, with impressive multimedia and internet features too

Verdict: The Viewty's 5MP camera is capable of shooting great videos and producing decent looking photographs.

Review summary: Despite its name, the LG Viewty Smart is not a smartphone. Forget any hope of adding apps galore or expanding its gaming abilities. What it does do is dish up quality cameraphone photos, thanks to seriously clever software inside.Around the back, ...

Pros: The LG Viewty Smart's camera software is far and away the most impressive on the market. Intelligent Shot mode lets the phone analyse the scene in front of it, balancing focus, aperture, shutter speed and white balance to give good results in almost ...

Cons: However, once you've torn yourself away from the LG Viewty Smart's camera function, the phone becomes less impressive. Sure, there's the latest S-Class interface, which makes customising home screens and whizzing between functions a breeze, but the ...

Verdict: The Viewty Smart feels slightly impotent. Its power is obvious, and the design is an absolute beauty. If it could be extended with new apps and software, we'd proclaim it a must-own. Without them, it's one strictly recommended for photo-obsessives...

Review summary: View, what a scorcher! The LG Viewty is undeniably a looker, measuring a slender 104×54x15mm, and boasting a three-inch touchscreen. But if there's anything that Naomi Campbell taught us, it's that not everything that looks beautiful is necessarily ...

Pros: Super-stylish. Takes great movies and photos

Cons: Disappointing flash lets it down somewhat

Verdict: Don't want an iPhone or Nokia N-Series? The LG Viewty is a bit high-maintenance, but takes great snaps and movies and looks the business.

Review summary: Could this be the next big camera phone?