LG KC910 Renoir

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LG KC910 Renoir Dimensions (w/h/d): 56 x 108 x 14 Weight: 114g Talk Time: 3 hours Stand By: 300 hours Camera: Camera Resolution: 8.0MP Handset Type: Standard Coverage (Band): Quad Video: Bluetooth: Mp3 Player: Mp3 Ringtones: MMS: Java Games: Radio: GPRS: Email: Internet Browsing: 3G: Flash Memory: WiFi:

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Our Review of the LG KC910 Renoir

But, as you would assume from its Impressionist painter namesake, the main focus of the LG Renoir is imaging – its 8 Megapixel camera comes bolstered with a Schneider-Kreuznach lens, powerful Xenon flash, face tracking and blink detection, and the ability to record video at near-DVD quality.The KC910 Renoir marks LG's entry into the 8 Megapixel cameraphone arms race, squaring up against both the Samsung M8800 Pixon and the i850 Innov8 as well as Sony Ericsson's CyberShot C905.

Like the best of its competitors, the Renoir comes with full support for the latest connectivity technology such as HSDPA, and Wi-Fi and comes with a GPS receiver installed for sat-nav action on the move.

But, as you would assume from its Impressionist painter namesake, the main focus of the LG Renoir is imaging – its 8 Megapixel camera comes bolstered with a Schneider-Kreuznach lens, powerful Xenon flash, face tracking and blink detection capabilities, as well as a range of focussing options such as the now almost obligatory autofocus, and a manual focus options which allows you to adjust the focus yourself by using a virtual slider on the touchscreen display. According to the stats we've seen, the camera is capable of recording video at 30fps at VGA resolution and at 120fps in QVGA. The Renoir also comes with widescreen video recording (640 x 384 pixels at 30fps), can record high speed and slo-mo in QVGA, and shoots video clips in the AVI file format utilizing the DivX 5 codec, meaning instant YouTube uploadage thanks to HSDPA and Wi-Fi. TV-Out functionality allows you to view your recordings on a TV screen at near-DVD quality.

It's clear that LG intend for the Renoir to replicate the impact of last year's Viewty. The Renoir is more or less the same size and weight as its predecessor (Renoir: 108 x 56 x 14mm, 114g, Viewty: 104 x 54 x 15mm, 112g), and boasts almost exactly the same design layout (large 3" touchscreen on the front with the same reflective finish, same integrated camera lens on the rear).

Below the main display, there are three dedicated keys, green and red ones for call and cancel, plus a key which launches the main menu/task manager. The Renoir also features a pair of dedicated keys which are used exclusively for the camera operations; these are sensibly located on the right hand side of the Renoir.

The layout of the user interface is also near identical to the one on the Viewty, although it has been given a new coat of paint and fresh strings; there are more menu animations, which, although superfluous, are a nice touch, and scrolling through the menus comes with a smoothness to rival that of the Apple iPhone. A haptic feedback buzz accompanies almost every fingertip touch, and scrolling through lists and menus comes with a reactive bounce to it. You can also drag and drop icons on menus, rearranging shortcuts to suit you. Having said it's best not to push the Renoir too hard; the phone can get sluggish if you pester the interface too much, and every command comes with a slight delay.

The 8 Megapixel camera is protected by a lens cover which is opened by sliding the ring cover open manually – LG have sensibly avoiding installing an active lens cover, which has historically always been a source of battery issues with smartphones such as Nokia's N95.

 Pros

8 Megapixel camera.
HSDPA and Wi-Fi support.

 Cons

The touchscreen interface has a slight delay.

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With its 8 Megapixel camera, Xenon flash, 3" touchscreen interface, HSDPA and Wi-Fi support, the Renoir looks set to follow in the footsteps of the Viewty, and see LG retain their prominent spot in the mobile market.

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LG KC910 Renoir Review

Review by: anon5182 from , 19th December 2008

Everything about the Renoir is great with one small exception. I bought this phone for all of its features only to find that the internal GPS is not suitable for sat nav. There is no sat nav software on the phone, nor are they looking to release any. The internal GPS is simply there for geo tagging pictures. A waste of a really great funtion if you ask me. I sent mine back and bought the Sony Ericsson C905 which isnt as fun to use and lacks the DIVX features. Good phone though. View Full Review

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Review by: anon6100 from , 7th December 2008

Great looking mobile but when you set the alarm it freezes and you have to take the battery out. Also the phone book is awkward to navigate through. View Full Review

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