LG KU990 Viewty is it the iPhone beater by Steve Morris

The new LG KU990 Viewty is a small compact mobile handset packed full of features that make this a phone to consider when thinking of the likes of the new apple iPhone . I would go as far of saying that the iPhone had more hype then a batman movie but I feel it fails to deliver whereas the Viewty comes up with the goods you need in bucket loads. There is only one short fall and that is that it does not have built in Wi-Fi but other then that it should be a capable alternative to apples new phone.

Many good camera phones are disappointing aesthetically but the LG is far from disappointing on its looks and it comes with a very good 5-mega pixel camera

This handset in my opinion is one of the best if not the best phone from the LG stable; its design is of simple stylish functionality. It feels and looks stylish, light in the hand, but not cheap like we have seen in the past from LG.

The KU990 has a large touch screen with three function keys, call, end, and cancel positioned at the bottom. The screen looks great but is prone to fingerprints and scratches so I would suggest a clear sticky back plastic to protect it. Compared to most of the other touch screens available, the Viewty's screen is very quick to respond and has a setting to make it vibrate on contact, which is a great feedback device and makes you want to use it even more.


The Viewty comes with a great proprietary Web browser with very similar functionality to the IPhone's with the ability to view full sized web pages scaled down and to zoom in on areas of interest to view properly. It comes with HSDPA connectivity which in theory gives you download speeds of 1.8 bps, but alas as mentioned earlier no Wi-Fi but if you are on a good data plan this should not be a problem, but if you pay my the meg be careful those data charges go up like a rocket.

The camera can shoot video at 120 frames a second, which is great for capturing those fast moving moments and playing them back slowly. The camera in photo mode can take stunning photographs with its 5-megarpixels you can adjust the size and quality of the shots including the white balance and ISO speed.

The digital stabilisation cuts down the blur on photographs but is not at the same level as optical stabilisation. KU990 has a xenon flash, although not as bright as a standalone camera flash, it is better than an LED photo light. The Viewty also includes a basic photo editing application this will allow you to do some basic adjustment right on the phone.

With Divx becoming the norm for movie compression the Viewty supports playback of this format allowing you to store movies on a SD memory card. Included is a music player that supports MP3, AAC, WMA, WMV and AMR formats

All in all the LG is a good handset with great functionality is it an IPhone beater if you take away the hype and look at function then I would say that there's not a lot in it. If you’re the sort of person that has to have the latest fashion gear then your going to opt for the iPhone but if you are pragmatic in your approach to choosing a phone then you could do worse then look at the Viewty . There are some other options on the market that are worth a look, such as the Nokia N95 8GB