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LG KC910 Renoir Review

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In a nutshell: The LG Renoir is the first 8 megapixel touchscreen phone. Added benefits include 3G video calling, a high quality video camera with slow motion effects, an MP3 player, an FM radio, Dolby Mobile, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps for broadband internet speeds, Assisted-GPS and an 8GB memory card. This is one of the most powerful multimedia devices ever created.
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The LG KC910, released at the end of October 2008, is the replacement for the LG Viewty. We loved the Viewty, and we love the KC910 too! The KC910 is nicknamed the "Renoir". Renoir was a famous impressionist painter (you knew that, didn't you?) and so the name gives us a clue that the KC910 is a pioneering imaging device. It's LG's first phone to have an 8 megapixel camera, and it pushes the highly capable photographic capabilities of the Viewty to new heights.

The Renoir looks very similar to the Viewty. It's a flat touchscreen phone that's slightly larger than the Viewty, but more compact than the iPhone 3G. Weighing 110g, it's a fairly weighty phone, but feels about right for its size. Remember that heavier phones are better for taking photos, as you can hold them steadier. The size of the phone also gives space for a large LCD display - an important factor in a camera phone, and a fact that also makes the touchscreen user interface easier to use. The screen is exactly the same size as the Viewty in fact - a monster 3 inches across, with an ultra-high resolution of 240 x 400 pixels. We like the touchscreen user interface very much. It uses haptic (vibration) feedback to confirm that you've pressed a "button" on the virtual screen. New users may take a little while to get up to speed, but after some practice you should be able to text just as quickly as using a numeric keypad. Some things may be slightly trickier, but the sheer pleasure of using a virtual on-screen QWERTY keyboard and buttons more than compensates for this. The phone also supports T9 predictive text via a virtual keypad, and you can use handwriting recognition if you prefer. There are real buttons below the touchscreen, so you should have no problem turning the phone on and answering calls!

The Renoir launches one full year after the Viewty, and LG haven't been lazing about these past 12 months - far from it. There are many improvements and new features in the Renoir. Headlining these is the upgrade of the camera to 8 megapixels. This makes the Renoir into a superb camera phone, with a high quality Schneider-Kreuznach lens, autofocus, xenon flash and new features such as face tracking and beauty shot. The xenon flash is a much more powerful flash than conventional LED flashes, and gives substantially improved after-dark shots, especially when used with the camera sensitivity at its maximum setting of ISO 1600 . Beauty Shot is a very innovative feature that automatically detects faces, brightens them and removes spots and other imperfections. Now all your friends can be as beautiful as you already are! Another camera feature makes imaginative use of the touchscreen UI. Called Touch Shot, it enables you to focus on an object by touching it on screen. The shutter fires when you remove your finger from the screen. The result of all this new technology and gadgets is that the Renoir can easily take pictures that are good enough to print. It may not beat a dedicated digital camera, but with photos this good, will anyone care? The Renoir also features an outstanding video camera too. With the ability to capture video at 120 frames per second, you can then playback in slow motion for fun or special effects. 3G video calling is also supported.

But there's much more to the KC910 than just its camera. This is the first mobile to feature Dolby Mobile. This brand new technology from Dolby processes sound to enhance music, in particular by boosting bass output. The music player can play virtually all popular digital music formats including MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC++ & WMA. It can also play back video in DivX and Xvid formats so that you can watch movies on your phone. An FM radio is built in too, so you have a very wide range of music and video options available.

We're delighted to see that the Renoir has even more memory than the Viewty, which was already pretty well endowed. The Renoir has 100 MB of built-in memory, and comes supplied with an 8GB microSD memory card too. This is capable of storing around 2,000 MP3 tracks, or even more if you use a compressed format such as WMA. The maximum phonebook capacity has been increased too, up to 1,000 entries.

The connectivity options of the Renoir are unbeatable as well. It's one of the few phone to offer full speed HSDPA, giving download speeds up to 7.2 Mbps. In addition to the standard USB and Bluetooth connections, it's also WiFi-enabled, so you can connect wirelessly to a home or office network, or access a WiFi hotspot in your local cafe or pub. The combination of fast internet access and the super-large LCD screen makes the Renoir a formidable platform for mobile internet access. Whether you're web browsing or accessing email, the Renoir is a good device to be using. The email application supports attachments, and you can view TXT, PDF, DOC, PPT & XLS documents on the phone. It may not beat a BlackBerry if you're a corporate emailer, but for many users it will be an excellent choice. The Renoir makes web information available using so-called Widgets. Widgets can be used to display live content such as the local weather forecast.

If all this was not enough, the Renoir also comes with Assisted GPS. This puts it on a par with the very highest spec phones out there - the Nokia N96, The Samsung Omnia and the Sony Ericsson X1. Unlike its competitors, the LG isn't a smartphone, and this is both its strength and a weakness. It means that the user interface is fast and responsive, and that the operating system is a lot more stable. It also means that the number of applications that you can download is limited. But with a phone that already does so much out of the box, we think that most users will be happy. Just one thing: the quoted battery life of the KC910 is significantly shorter than the Viewty, and when you consider how many things the phone does, it isn't really surprising. Just bear this in mind when you choose your phone.

We are super-impressed with the KC910 Renoir. It's definitely a candidate for phone of the year 2008, and we think it'll be one of the biggest sellers in the 2008/2009 winter season.

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Features of the LG Renoir KC910 include:

  • 8 megapixel camera with Schneider-Kreuznach lens, autofocus and xenon flash
  • Video recording (MPEG4, 320 x 240 pixels, 120 frames/second)
  • 3G video calling (VGA camera, 30 frames/second)
  • Touch sensitive screen: TFT LCD, 262k colours, 240 x 400 pixels (3 inches)
  • Music player (MP3/AAC/AAC+/AAC++/WMA formats) with Dolby Mobile
  • FM radio
  • Assisted GPS with geo-tagging of photos
  • Speakerphone
  • Voice recording
  • Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
  • T9 predictive text
  • Document viewer (TXT, PDF, DOC, PPT, XLS)
  • Ringtones: 72 voice polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
  • Wallpaper
  • Java 2.0 games
  • Phonebook (1000 names)
  • Memory: 100 Mbytes plus 8 Gbyte microSD memory card
  • Connectivity: USB 2.0, Bluetooth 1.2, WiFi
  • Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 12, EDGE, 3G HSDPA (7.2 Mb/s)
  • Vibration alert
  • Triband (GSM 900/1800/1900) plus 3G HSDPA
  • Size: 108 x 55 x 14.5 mm
  • Weight: 110g
  • Talktime: 3 hours
  • Battery standby: 264 hours

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LG KC910 Renoir Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by Liz from UK on 4th Jan 2009
Great phone. Love It
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Reviewed by Phil from UK on 4th Jan 2009
Well the phone is pretty cool to be honest the touch screen is responsive enough i can even say more respncive than the omnia and it dont lag as much as the omnia and it has a better quolity pictures so just for that i have to rate it 5 star and i prefer it alot better than the pixon or any other phone on the mrket at the moment!
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Reviewed by lee liverpool from u.k on 1st Jan 2009
great phone nice features but terrible for texting. viewty buttons were easier to text with. problems with downloading updates (orange) great camera and sound
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Reviewed by abdul teronia from uzbecistan on 28th Dec 2008
thiz fone iz da bomb buy it any day.
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Reviewed by §UkHÍ № WĄИ‼ яfc¹ from glasgow!! no.1 on 28th Dec 2008
a bought this phone from orange and worked for about 2 weeks then the camera started having problems like when i started it, would start jamming then not odng something and when i inserted the memory stick it would not read it soo i absoulutly not recommened this phone... look people theres people on this site saying this is the phone ever but i bet you that they are having problems aswell!!!! BUT JUST NOT ADMITTING IT!!!! $%^&* CHICKENS
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Reviewed by Sophia Azamika from Bradford on 28th Dec 2008
DONT BUY this phone. It has fantastic features but the touchsreen is awful...really hard to use... buy the pixon...much better
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Reviewed by curly from uk on 27th Dec 2008
this is the best phone i have ever owned and i have owned a lot
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Reviewed by Sabha Ul Haq from Newcastle upon Tyne on 26th Dec 2008
This is an excellent phone. I love. Itr is much better than the tocco and pixon. Camera Quality......fantastic. Video quality.....outstanding. Love it.
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Reviewed by Lawrence from England on 25th Dec 2008
I just got this phone for Christmas!....and its superb the sound quality is awesome due to the Dolby sound system, the eight mega pixel camera is even better with its Schneider Kreuznach optics. It could quite possibly be the best phone in the world.
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Reviewed by ben from england on 24th Dec 2008
got this phone after having a bad two weeks with the samsung innov8 and it is so much better the touch screen is great, and the internet access is the quickest i have ever seen, Not to mention the fantastic camera. p.s BUY IT
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Reviewed by skinner from ENGLAND on 22nd Dec 2008
what can i say this phone is by far one of the best phones i have ever had the camera is magic the touch screen is very responsive wifi is very fast i upgraded from n95 8gb and i am very pleased and i will be quite happy to keep this phone for more than my contract lenth i would say buy this phone well worth it 5 stars
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Reviewed by Maria from UK on 21st Dec 2008
This phone is a little technological marvel. The camera is amazing and is way better than my normal digital camera. I'm very happy with this phone, texting is much easier than I expected, the qwerty keyboard is good, but I don't find it makes it much quicker than using the normal phone layout keyboard. This is my first LG phone and I'm very pleased with my first impression.
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Reviewed by Cleave from UK on 19th Dec 2008
Little tip for anyone struggling with wifi. Make sure you dont use a key thats more than 27 characters long, thats providing you are connecting to a home router.
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Reviewed by Padraig from Ireland on 19th Dec 2008
This is an absulute magic phone i love the fantastic 8 mp camera and the slow motion effects on the video camera the touch screen is extremely impressive and very responsive although scrolling up and down can be a bit hit and miss. The gps is fantastic and the wifi is lightning speed although the bluetooth can be a bit slow at times but this doesn't put me off it and i do not know why some people can say bad things about the best phone currently on the market
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Reviewed by Pete from UK on 13th Dec 2008
This is my first touch-screen phone. I've previously owned an LG phone (U8110, a few years back and I was fairly impressed with that phone - even tho it too had PC-connection problems as have been mentioned with the Renoir). Have to say, I've only had the phone 3 days now, and my initial impression is generally good. It would be unfair of me to comment on a lot of the features of the phone that I haven't used, so I won't. I haven't even used the camera yet! So no review of that. I'll re-post after I've had a play with it. For the most part I've been transferring contacts, sending texts and using the internet connectivity. Got Windows Live Messenger working no problem. Same with Google Mail. Wifi and Bluetooth work great. Call clarity is very good. Menu's can sometimes slow down. This is a minor annoyance when it happens - which is rare - but maybe I'll experience this more as I get used to the phone and where everything is. Can't fault the phone on calls/texts. Internet browsing is "useful" to have, and it's good to be able to check my e-mail/MSN/Facebook on the move. The speed is great WHEN you have sufficient signal strength to achieve full speed on the 3G HSDPA. My advice would be to use a wifi connection (if available) - it seems to be more stable - although I suspect it will probably reduce battery charge quicker than normal (not had a chance to confirm this though). Navigating around the internet in a 3" display takes a bit of getting used to ... mainly because of the software's "zoom" facility which can be cumbersome to use at times. Sometimes it just doesn't seem to zoom when you want it to, and other times it will zoom when you don't want it to. This may be more to do with the touch-screen though. I'm using it with the original LCD protective film cover and you do have to apply a little pressure. My biggest "gripe" so far has to be about trying to position the cursor when editing a word. It is virtually impossible to achieve (I haven't tried the stylus to do this), but using a finger, or even a finger-nail it is VERY "hit-n-miss". And unless I'm missing a trick, there doesn't even seem to be anyway to MOVE the cursor to a different position without having to constantly tap on the screen in the proximity of where you want the cursor ... and then when it DOES decide to move the cursor for you, it usually puts it anywhere BUT where you actually wanted it, and where you actually clicked (and my touch-screen calibration was pretty good!!). Overall, the Renoir appears to be a very stylish and quite accomplished PHONE. So far so good then :) I'll give it 4 stars for now, as some things on the phone could be better, and some things I've not had a chance to check out. Finally just a rather general observation although this applies to most of the latest mobile phones - not just the Renoir. Battery life, and people who complain that they have to charge their new touch-screen, camera-phone EVERY DAY (or even every other day!). Considering that you are watching videos, taking pictures, surfing the internet, making/taking phone calls, sending/receiving text messages, using bluetooth and wifi (possibly) and lighting the screen EVERY time you do ANYTHING on the phone, then I don't think having to charge it every day is necessarily a bad thing ... look at it this way ... you can do most of these things with a suitable laptop computer and how long do those things last? a couple of HOURS if you're lucky! Yeah we ALL wish batteries would last longer, but they don't ... accept it and plug it in ;-)
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Reviewed by Cleave from UK on 11th Dec 2008
This phone is my first LG but i am picking through the menus fine. I can also say that i have found no problems to date. As to any negative views, i have yet to find a phone that is totally bug free there again nothing is built to last . Overall this phone is highly recommended & comes as the ideal all rounder
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Reviewed by Moke from uk on 11th Dec 2008
my first LG after a long association with sony so found the user interfacew very strange at first, but once used to it its quite ok Reception is excellent, though i have changed networks - no lost signals yet travelling about Scotland!! music quality ok, have had difficulty loading music using supplied sorftware so bought a micro sd card reader for 2.99 and it syncronises wit hthe pc really well. WiFi - i havent been able to get this to work yet, bluetooth seems to have difficulti recognising new devices but once paired this has been fine. Havent had any proble,s ith the touch screen - this is my first touch screen phone. Camers i have founfd this to be very good and easy to use, flash is fine for indoors. The stylus is usefull for some of the menus, my fingers are pretty big though the stylus holder of a bit of a faff though after a while i dont really notice it. Overall i can recommend the phone
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Reviewed by Scratchy from England on 10th Dec 2008
The renoir is a very good phone, but mine got sent back before 14 days.... there was too many little niggles that i couldnt get on with. Everyone complained that they couldnt hear me properly. May have just been a fault out of the factory but it was there from day 1. The texting 'board' has too many junk buttons around it (dedicated key for language, T9 on/off etc?), meaning the actual keypad is just that little smaller. Compare it to the Tocco/Pixon keypad and you will see what i mean. Makes texting just a bit harder. The landscape keyboard is only useful with the gaybar stylus, which looks wrong hanging off the phone. The alarm has a STUPID glitch that if you set an MP3 to wake you up... it sometimes wont stop until it has played the WHOLE song! Not fun at 5am, good way to wake the whole house up. i think most poeple will love this phone, and it was so close to being perfect... but i decided the bugs were too many to live with for the next 18 months.
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Reviewed by rhonda from united kingdom on 9th Dec 2008
i think this phone is great! my mate has got one and it is very easy to use. it has a big memory and its touch screen!The only thing wrong is that it is a big phone.this is a pretty good phone for this size and great for people who have big hands, well what do you expect ?if it has all of those features it wont be very tiny! overall this is the best phone yet from LG and it beats the iPhone by a long shot!
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Reviewed by Tahir K from Kenya on 9th Dec 2008
got this phones as an upgrade from my viewty and i love it its awsome!!!!!!!! the cameras great love the pics the internet is really fast and i love the large screen display plus im used to using the on screen QWERTY keypad and i love it on the down side when ever i try to wipe the finger prints of my screen it creeks and everytime i put it on the table it rings (vibrates in a funny way)
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Reviewed by lee from u.k on 26th Nov 2008
had this phone for over 2 weeks now its been brilliant so far battery life is excellent although i do turn my phone off late at night. sound quality is excellent, photography is brilliant and no delays like my old smart phone (n73) i would recommend this phone due to ease of use and how all round nice it is. only slight gripe is updating the software (orange) seems to not work and texting isnt the easiest task. i tend to use the stylus for that as i got fat fingers
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Reviewed by Col from England on 26th Nov 2008
Well i've had this phone for 5 days now and already its in need of repair, the loudspeaker seems to have blown even though ive hardly used it for music. But on the plus side i found this phone to be very good, touch screen is very accurate and responsive. Camera and video recording is excellent, best ive seen yet. The only drawback is when playing back an album it will play the songs in alphabetical order instead of numerical, maybe LG will fix this if they release a new update
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Reviewed by Paul from England on 24th Nov 2008
I can't understand the bad comments. This is the best phone on the market and I've not experienced any of the problems that feature in the negative reviews. the camera works great in low light and I tested it by snapping a picture in a completely dark room with excellent results. I too have upgraded from a Viewty and LG (not known for customer service) have really listened to the users' comments. Every annoying Viewty problem has been fixed and I highly recommend it. buy it now.
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Reviewed by Branavan Sivakumar from Sri Lanka on 24th Nov 2008
Phone not good. It have the poor interfaces. WI_PHI is not in the league of the my 52 kps broadbands. And i have diffulyts about the camera zenon flashing. it is not brite enouf. i ulso don like the screen it is not responsing to my touches and i don like the recepsion i have 1 and half bar of recepsion. In concludision i think the pohne can has many improvemens. thanks for yur time.
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Reviewed by scooper from UK on 22nd Nov 2008
Great phone especially after the Viewty I really like this phone it's easy to use and the 8gb memory card is great for storing all those mp3's and the playback with Dolby is good through the phone or headphones Camera is miles better than the Viewty- no horrible delay My only gripe is the horrible plastic cover for the power/headphone slot which will easily come off in time
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Reviewed by michelle c from uk on 20th Nov 2008
Had this phone for 5 days. On first impression its great. Camera is great. Touch screen is easy to use. finding your way around it is pretty much common sense. Only problem ive had is it wont synchronise with my pc. Lg have not been too helpfull becuase the phone is a new release and they don't even have a handset yet????. Have given up, if you set the phone to mass storage then you can just download pics and videos via usb, or get a micr st card converter and pop it straight into the reader.. Have not tried putting any music on yet though. Apart from the software issues im really pleased with this phone.
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Reviewed by Chrissy from UK on 19th Nov 2008
I got this phone as an upgrade and loved it. Touch screen great, no problems messaging and camera is Excellent. However, here comes a warning. If you have a Mac and not a PC then this phone, great as it is, may not be for you as LG, like samsung, do not do software for Macs. Therefore the only way to connect is bluetooth, so if you like using PC suite etc you can't on a Mac. Apparently both companies think Macs are not a big enough market and have no plans to do any softwre, and I didn't find any on the www. Found a problem because of this - can only transfer music via bluetooth and the phone did not always play the track afterwards - said file was corrupted, but if turned phone off then on again it found and played the music. Also cannot sync calender/contacts so would end up inputting twice - once to phone and to mac. I got the phone paired with my car's HFT no problem. Because of the mac issue, I am returning the phone, which is a shame as it looks and feels great. I am going back to my nokia E65 smartphone while I find another upgrade - either C905 or N96 - at least Sony E & Nokia do some Mac software!!
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Reviewed by Dominic Pianolica from Wales on 19th Nov 2008
This phone is not that good! It has terrible UI and the camera flash is perfectly inadequate!! wi-fi okay, but the rest is just not up to scratch!! I will be taking this phone back for sure!!
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Reviewed by Paul S from UK on 19th Nov 2008
T-mobile, branded. Have been waiting to replace a first edition K800i. iPhone 3G didn't get a better camera so here I am. As a summary, if I keep it then I'll use the Renoir for camera and phone duties but sticking with my iPod Touch for everything else. Sound in video is often out of sync. As others have mentioned, autofocus is slowwww but it does work. The fast and slow motion is fun. When email client crashes (which is often) it causes the phone to reset. I've *never* been able to get the client to sync with an Exchange server - locks up as soon as it tries to get a folder list. (I'm an IT Manager - I know what I'm doing!) Browser is poor - often will not follow links or download images. TMobile bookmarks can't be removed and make using the bookmark menu tedious. Click a bookmark and it still asks you if you want to go online... well, duh. Just loaded Operamini instead. Assisted GPS is nice and fast - T-Mobile have put Google Maps on but nothing with tracking/waypoints/routefinding. The camera is supposed to geotag but, as is the same with most of the other settings, it's got to be turned back on every time you turn on the camera AND you can't tell if you've got a GPS fix so often there isn't anything in the EXIF. Also, photos aren't saved to a DCIM folder so when you plug the phone into PC/Mac Adobe Photoloader or iPhoto won't find your images and you have to manually drag them over. Not a biggy but an added annoyance. The WiFi works - hooray! - BUT (you knew that was coming) it doesn't automatically reconnect to known networks. Bluetooth... no problems so far. Dolby Mobile. Nope. I can't work out what it's supposed to do either. I've got a few more days before I can no longer return it. I'm still deciding. May go to the SE C905. It's probably no better.
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Reviewed by rik halton from england on 19th Nov 2008
been uming and arring which phone to get, had the sony e c905 for a week, even though it is a good phone, it was the size, look and buttons that put me off. i swopped it for the lgkc910 and had it 2 days now. must say totally diff to wat i have had before, im still finding pages and contents, things that i not found,lol does take a good sense of touch for the touch screen and will get easier to use. no probs and everything working fine, looks good, feels good and is good. i do recommend this phone to anyone.
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Reviewed by Theodoric from England on 14th Nov 2008
Never done a review before but I'll give it a bash, Im approaching 40 so don't expect too much. After nearly 15 years of Nokia's and refusing to "buy" an upgrade from Orange (N95) I thought I'd try this, it's getting easier to understand the more I use it but some things are still beyond me for now. The camera is very good and Ive even got the hang of texting on a touchscreen, drag and dropping my Mp3's and connecting via WiFi. If I have one gripe it's the volume, both the ring tone and conversation doesn't seem very loud, but then I am from the era of "classic rock" (Saxon Motorhead ACDC) so my hearing may be to blame. All told it's a good phone, if a 40 something can use it anyone can.
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Reviewed by Rob from United Kingdom on 12th Nov 2008
Currently have this phone on orange and I will definately be taking it back. I hate the phone! Sound Quality Through Decent Headphones: Dolby Mobile is a complete waste of time it makes music sound like your listening to it in another room with a thick curtain rapped around your ears. Turning off Dolby Mobile helps things allot and only then does it sound acceptable ish (But still not loud enough). Touch Screen: Inconsistent and buggy it took me 5 minutes to move the slider and press buttons when trying to set the alarm. Camera: Ok its 8 megapixel but actually the N95 produces better pictures. Bugs: If you have auto phone lock on and decide to connect your PC via bluebooth to the phone you will notice if the lock is on and phone displays an allow request then the phone will lock up and the only way to get it working again is to take the battery out... Good Ey? However I have to praise the browser, wifi and Video features. The LG Renoir is probably the fastest phone I have seen with the Internet and Wifi is brilliant on this phone not to mention the class leading video recording
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Reviewed by Jack from UK on 12th Nov 2008
Good, but with major flaws. I really, really wanted to like this phone. I usually do a lot of research before buying a phone, and will happily wait until the right phone becomes available. So I waited for the Renoir. I've had it a weeek and a bit now... Mostly, I have loved the phone, but it isn't excellent by a long shot -especially for usability. The major problems I have are twofold. 1) The phone will not sync with the PC- even though it sets it up for outlook, when I try to connect it says not supported (when it isn't saying other stuff about idle screens and it being failed to connect. I need to get my outlook appointments onto my phone, and I cannot. LG support don't even have a handset, so cannot possibly help. 2) The camera. Yep, I know it is 8mp. My last phone was 5mp (N95) and it took better pictures. Autofocus makes it auto blur, and manual focus- while excellent eventually, takes far too long, and the touch screen is far too unsphisticated to make it work properly. I have had two handsets already, and it was the same in both. I am now sadly considering taking it back and getting a SE 905.
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Reviewed by Hundred Legs from England on 10th Nov 2008
This phone is an outstanding phone thats full of great features and it looks the biz too. Its weight for me is just perfect. This is my first touch screen and my first LG and im hooked on touch screens now, the only gripe i have is the battery life. I'm getting just over 36 hours out of it and i haven't started to watch any vids or play music yet. I've ran the battery down several times and fully charged it again but its had no effect. I swapped my n95 for this same reaon so i'm swapping the renior to the X1 but it took along time to decide wether to or not. I will miss the 8 meg cam for sure. If you can live with the short battery life than this would be a great phone for anyone.
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Reviewed by TiM from UK on 8th Nov 2008
Upgraded from the Viewty to the Renoir... Love this phone.. Its perfect!.. BUY IT!! ;)
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Reviewed by gerard from glasgow on 8th Nov 2008
as someone who only liked motorola's i gave this phone a go as my contract was up i'm glad i did top phone excellent camera and it also works as a phone
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Reviewed by Mark from England on 8th Nov 2008
I got the LG Renoir as a free upgrade on Orange. The guy at Phones 4 was quite honest with his opinion on the latest phones - which was good, which was not so good; so when he recommended the LG Renoir I thought "why not?" I've had the phone three days now and have a good old play of it - I am very impressed. The main use of any mobile phone is obviously to make calls on it and the Renoirs clarity is very good. The 8mp pixel camera does everything an 8mp should, except take good pictures in very low light. Night shots leave a lot to be desired but photos I've taken in daylight are very good. The touchscreen is very responsive with just a very short delay between touching an application and the application opening. The scrolling effect is very smooth and the fact the display changes from "portrait" to "Landscape" when you turn the phone round appeals to me a lot. Texting is made simple by the activation of a qwerty keyboard when the phone is turned to its side although the hand writing recognition is something I haven't been able to master yet - doesn't mean to say it's bad though. All the connectivity stuff, i.e, bluetooth, wi-fi, etc works as it should and connecting to the internet is very easy and quick. Out of all this amazing stuff this phone can do, the thing that made me go "wow!" is a game that came with mine. It's a dice game and to shake the dice, you simply shake the phone side to side; to throw the dice, simply flick the phone forward - brilliant! I would recommend this phone to my friends and since I like my friends a lot, take this as a good indication this is a phone you should own.
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Reviewed by Johnny from UK on 6th Nov 2008
Only ever had Sony's before but decided I'd give this a go due to it's spec, had it a couple of days now and am slowly getting used to it and quite impressed, the slow motion video is brilliant altho I'm not sure it has any real world use. Slightly disappointed with the camera though, not as good as I expected it to be, I'm sure my Sony k810 produced clearer pics..maybe I haven't given it enough chance yet.
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Reviewed by lizzie hart from new york on 6th Nov 2008
this phone feels, hold the part it is so nice i love it and i am going to buy the phone for my it sister and my 2 little brothers so yeh it runs in our blood we love good looking phones thanks bring some new good phones out PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Nick from England on 5th Nov 2008
I h8 it. I hav had this fone since it came out nd i am very unhappy with it.It freezes and it also has an over sensetive screen. My previous fones hav been gr8. My dolce and gabanna v3 razr was brill. My lg prada was brill. As was my samsung armarni. Ted baker was rubbish tho. Im goin bk 2 desighner fones.
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Reviewed by jonesdude from england on 1st Nov 2008
Had it 4 days, mixed opinions. Texting tricky on screen but getting better with practice. Had 10 years practice on "button" phones, 4 days on touch screen. Video problems. Plays some divx files, rejects some. Same with xvid. Don't know why yet. Should really play any divx/xvid as it says it supports them. Video camera, audio and video out of sync. Makes it useless for any decent movie shots. Orange have changed appearance of home screen and logos. Removed GPS Maps in favour of their, chargeable and not operational yet, "Orange Maps" They too have added 5 non deletable bookmarks. The built in browser i found very difficult to click on any link, repeatedly poking at the screen with nothing happening. And the press-hold to zoom percentage seems completely random, unless i haven't figured it out. I've installed Opera Mini instead. Camera seems good, though does not save straight to memory card, despite setting it to do so in Memory Manager and Camera Settings. PC suite software is terrible. Best to change usb settings to Mass storage mode and add files by drag & drop. On the whole it's a pretty cool phone, just the niggling details, i'm going to stick with it. Maybe there will be updates to help the lack of full divx/xvid support. Anyone else tried changing their divx files to suit it, i.e. audio codecs or bit rates/video resoulutions?
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Reviewed by paul from uk on 31st Oct 2008
after reviewing many fones when my contract renewal came along i was uming and areing what fone to get and finally plumped for this over the SE c905. I have to say it is one of the best decisions I have made about phones. the interface is easy to use and the touchscreen is brilliant and very responsive. although txting is a chore at first arter a few messanges it becomes easy and you feel that it is even easier than an actual keypad. the camera is also outstanding with smile and blink detection and beauty shot all taken with an amazing 8mp camera. this fone although not a full smartphone is the closest your going to come to being one without actually being one. i would recommend anyone to get this phone as in my opinion it is currently the best phone on the market at the minute.
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Reviewed by MI from UK on 30th Oct 2008
I just got my phone today for 3G on contract, its brilliant so far, right now Im copying films on my phone, love it, and I love the texting, qwerty keybard is awesme.
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Reviewed by SK from England on 28th Oct 2008
Got this phone monday and have mixed opinions on it. If you like texting alot and quickly think again about getting this phone. It's a bit of a chore to tx! The camera is great though and probably its best feature. The touch sceen is also less responsive than the iphone & Samsung Omnia.
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Reviewed by GER DAVIES from UK on 27th Oct 2008
ONLY HAD PHONE SINCE SATURDAY- SO FAR ITS OUTSTANDING - CAME FROM THE NOKIA N95, THIS NEW LG IS EASIER TO USE AND FAR MORE FLEXIBLE. IT IS LIGHTER AND THINNER, THE CAMERA IS FAB AND THE BATTERY SO FAR IS WAY OUT BETTER - CHARGED IT SAT NIGHT STILL OVER HALF FULL AND BEEN USED A LOT TO FIND MY WAY AROUND THE PHONE. SO FAR 5 STAR
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Reviewed by STEVEN MURRAY from SCOTLAND on 22nd Oct 2008
THIS FONE ROKS MAN ITS DA BOMB
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Reviewed by mrs small from usa on 21st Oct 2008
this phone rocks man!!!!! You must get it
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Reviewed by sam thoma from england on 14th Oct 2008
i have previously owned an lg kc910 renoir and it is an amazing piece of kit with an 8 megapixel camera and touch screen capabilities. truly AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by mr big from usa on 14th Oct 2008
its great what more can i say
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