... In the end I chose the LG KC910 Renoir.
Who are LG?
LG is a South Korean electronics company, specialising in mobile phones and petrochemical products - i.e. products made from plastics.
LG is an abbreviation for LuckyGoldstar, and their logo comprises the letters L and G arranged ... Read review
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thickness without impairing screen brightness or clarity. Each kit contains a screen cleaning cloth and an application card to make perfect-fitting quick and easy.
The LG KC910 is a slim yet feature-packed full touchscreen 8 megapixel multimedia phone. more
This artistic new handset, known as Renoir has a large palate of features like Wi-Fi, Dolby® Mobile, and camera capabilities that even surpass those found on standalone digital cameras. LG KC910 - Key Features: Network Tri Band GSM 900/1800/1900 + EDGE 3G Yes (2100) + HSDPA 7.2 Memory Slot MicroSD (up to 8GB) Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Camera Yes, 8 mega-pixel Size 107.8 x 55.4 x 14.5 mm Weight 114g Battery Talk Time: 570 mins; Standby Time: 360 hrs Focus on Touch-Enhanced High Quality Camera Renoir takes super-sharp 8 megapixel pictures that can be edited in camera and are instantly ready for sharing online or printing. The phones list of features includes some that are usually only found on extremely high-end standalone cameras, a Xenon flash, auto and manual focus, sensitivity up to ISO 1600 and geo-tagging. Renoir takes the full advantage capabilities as a full touchscreen 8 megapixel phone, with unique touch-enhanced features. One feature, Touch Shot, makes it easy to get the right shot every time by allowing photographers to focus on any object by touching it on screen. The shutter fires automatically when the users finger is removed from the screen. Touch Shot, a first for a mobile phone, also reduces camera shake and eliminates the need to search for the shutter release button. One major advantage Renoir has over standalone digital cameras is its ability to connect to the latest 3G HSDPA networks and Wi-Fi. This eliminates the need to wait to share pictures with the world. They can be instantly and effortlessly uploaded and shared with the world from almost anywhere. Geo-tagging, enabled by Renoirs A-GPS capabilities, makes it easy to keep track of where pictures were taken and plot them using online mapping websites. Special shot modes gi
The LG KC910 is a slim yet feature-packed full touchscreen 8 megapixel multimedia phone. more
This artistic new handset, known as Renoir has a large palate of features like Wi-Fi, Dolby® Mobile, and camera capabilities that even surpass those found on standalone digital cameras. LG KC910 - Key Features: Network Tri Band GSM 900/1800/1900 + EDGE 3G Yes (2100) + HSDPA 7.2 Memory Slot MicroSD (up to 8GB) Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Camera Yes, 8 mega-pixel Size 107.8 x 55.4 x 14.5 mm Weight 114g Battery Talk Time: 570 mins; Standby Time: 360 hrs Focus on Touch-Enhanced High Quality Camera Renoir takes super-sharp 8 megapixel pictures that can be edited in camera and are instantly ready for sharing online or printing. The phones list of features includes some that are usually only found on extremely high-end standalone cameras, a Xenon flash, auto and manual focus, sensitivity up to ISO 1600 and geo-tagging. Renoir takes the full advantage capabilities as a full touchscreen 8 megapixel phone, with unique touch-enhanced features. One feature, Touch Shot, makes it easy to get the right shot every time by allowing photographers to focus on any object by touching it on screen. The shutter fires automatically when the users finger is removed from the screen. Touch Shot, a first for a mobile phone, also reduces camera shake and eliminates the need to search for the shutter release button. One major advantage Renoir has over standalone digital cameras is its ability to connect to the latest 3G HSDPA networks and Wi-Fi. This eliminates the need to wait to share pictures with the world. They can be instantly and effortlessly uploaded and shared with the world from almost anywhere. Geo-tagging, enabled by Renoirs A-GPS capabilities, makes it easy to keep track of where pictures were taken and plot them using online mapping websites. Special shot modes gi
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Advantages: 8 Mega-Pixel Camera Disadvantages: Battery life often criticised
...the end I chose the LG KC910 Renoir.
== Who are LG? ==
LG is a South Korean electronics company, specialising in mobile phones and petrochemical products - i.e. products made from plastics.
LG is an abbreviation for LuckyGoldstar, and their logo comprises the letters L and G arranged into a face.
== The LG Renoir Itself ==
The Renoir was released in the fourth quarter of 2008, ... ...you first turn on your LG Renoir, you will be greeted by your "home screen" where you can place widgets just like the iPhone. Along the bottom of the screen, there is a menu bar featuring "dialling", "contacts", "messaging" and "communicate". I'd imagine the first three options are fairly self-explanatory, but all communicate means is a wider menu of phone features.
I recently upgraded my phone as I was nearing the end of my contract with Orange, and my old phone was falling to pieces. In the end I chose the LG KC910 Renoir.
Who are LG?
LG is a South Korean electronics company, specialising in mobile phones and petrochemical products - i.e. products made from plastics.
LG is an abbreviation for LuckyGoldstar, and their logo comprises the letters L and G arranged into a face.
The LG Renoir Itself
The Renoir was released in the fourth quarter of 2008, and therefore is still a relatively new piece of kit.
It boasts an 8 Mega Pixel camera with autofocus and xenon flash, a secondary inner camera to be used in video calls, and is a smartphone in a candybar form. It is a touch screen, with an accelorometer - as made famous by the iPhone and iPod Touch models.
Comprehensive List of Features
If you are not a techie, look away now!
Form factor - Candybar
2G/GSM frequencies - 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G/HSDPA frequencies - HSDPA 900 / 2100 (850 / 1900 - American version), connections up to 7.2 Mbit/s
Camera features - 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, xenon flash, ISO sensitivity up to 1600, stabilization, auto-focus, manual focus, Face Tracking, Smile Shot, blink detection, geotagging, creative shot modes
Camera Lens Cover - Yes
Video recording - VGA 30fps, QVGA 5fps up to 120fps
Video call - Yes, secondary VGA videocall camera
Messaging - SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Java support - MIDP 2.0
Memory card slot - microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB
Call Records - 40 dialed, 40 received, 40 missed calls
GPS - Embedded GPS receiver
Bluetooth - Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
WLAN - Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Infrared port - No
USB - Yes, v2.0
Browser - WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Email - Yes
Push e-mail - No
Vibration - Yes
Ringtones - Polyphonic, MP3
Music player - MP3/MPEG4/AAC/DivX/Xvid
Radio - FM Radio
TV out - Yes
Battery - Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Weight - 114 g / 0.25 lbs
Dimensions - 107.8 x 55.9 x 14 mm / 4.24" x 2.2" x 0.55"
(Information courtesy of Wikipedia)
A Breakdown For Those Baffled By The Above List
When you first turn on your LG Renoir, you will be greeted by your "home screen" where you can place widgets just like the iPhone. Along the bottom of the screen, there is a menu bar featuring "dialling", "contacts", "messaging" and "communicate". I'd imagine the first three options are fairly self-explanatory, but all communicate means is a wider menu of phone features.
Within the Communicate menu, there is a menu bar along the right-hand side of the screen featuring "communicate", "entertainment", "utities" and "settings".
The communicate menu holds access to dialling, speed dials, address book, call history, new message, new email, messaging and Orange messenger (on my particular handset obviously).
The entertainment menu holds access to mobile TV, media album, camera, Orange music (on my particular handset), FM radio and games and apps.
The utilities menu holds access to Orange world, Orange maps, Orange Plus (on my particular handset), organiser, alarms, voice recorder, and a more button, which takes you to calculator, converter, world clock, stopwatch and jogging buddy.
The settings menu holds access to profiles, screen, phone settings, call settings, touch settings, connectivity, bluetooth and wifi.
Camera Features
There are two modes, camera and video. In camera mode there is a zoom function along the bottom of the screen, and a preview settings menu where you can address size, scene mode, colour effect, blink detection, white balance, macro, self-timer, ISO, quality, back-light compensation and inner camera. The others menu addresses memory, geo-tagging, zoom, image stabilization, focus, shutter sound, grid screen and reset settings.
Back on the main screen you can go to the gallery, adjust flash, shot mode and exposure.
In the video menu, the preview menu is pretty much the same, as is the others menu. On the main menu you can adjust recording speed for slow motion and fast motion recording.
What Comes In The Box
The LG Renoir's box comes with the handset (obviously), earphones, a charger, a data cable, a PC Suite CD-rom, a screen protector, a stylus and wallet that can be attached the phone the same way you would attach a phone charm, and a manual.
My Opinion
Having only had the phone for a few days, I'm not really qualified to speak about any well-known issues or problems with the handset.
But what I can say is that I am overall pretty happy with my handset. The only niggles I do have is that the qwerty keyboard for texting is a little awkward to use if you are not using the stylus, and also the scrolling can be a little bit of a pain again if you are using your finger as a control, but other than that it is a great little phone.
Price
The LG KC910 Renoir handset costs for Pay As You Go customers range from £250 - £410. I'm sure you'll agree the top end of this range is pretty extortionate, but remember it has only just been released. it is also new technology in terms of the smartphone/touch screen and the 8 Mega-Pixel camera.
My Price Through Orange Retention
As I mentioned earlier, I got the phone as part of a retention deal with Orange Pay Monthly. My previous contract for my Nokia N73 was £30 on Dolphin 30, with various loyalty discounts and magic numbers here and there.
When I looked on the internet, Orange were offering me the phone on the same contract, under the same conditions for the same price, only they wanted me to pay £195 for the handset (apparently this was with a £50 discount). As you might imagine, I had no intentions of paying such a ludicrous amount, so I went in-store to see what they had to say.
When I went to my local Orange branch, the sales assistant was very helpful, even getting out the phone for me to have a play around with, even though he knew I intended to go through Orange retentions to get a good deal. He said that I was unlikely to get a deal any better than the one I had been given online, but I still didn't want to give up.
When it got a little closer to the end of my contract, my boyfriend called up the retention line, telling the advisor that I intended to leave Orange if a better deal was not a viable option. They then asked him what phone I wanted, and what sort of deal I was looking at. He told them I wanted the LG Renoir, and they offered me the handset for free on the £30 contract.
We decided to push them further, and eventually got them down to £22 with 400 minutes, unlimited texts and all my magic numbers intact.
Advantages: Fantastic Camera, Good Touch Screen, Nice Design, Brilliant DivX Player! Disadvantages: Widgets could be better,
Lets get one thing straight, LG is huge, and in S Korea, they are one of the most influencial companies, and have a plethora of ground-breaking technologies under their belt. However, in the UK, we seem to very much enjoy the brands we trust, Sony, for example. However, with LGs new range of black label phones, they have really pushed the bounderies of what is possible from a mobile.
I am very technical with phones, but instead of writing about ... ...ever need to know, I will give you a round up of the parts of this phone that will interest you as a consumer.
Aesthetics and design:
The phone is a neat size, however, women may find it a little large for their smaller handbags. Its large 3" full touch screen can be views at both a landscape and portrait angle due to its handy accelermotor, which i will discuss later. Its three buttons at the bottom are responsive, and feel well built and sturdy. ...
feralspecies 19.01.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of LG KC910
Advantages: Camera, Feel of Phone, Texting, USB Charge Disadvantages: Slight problem with MP3 player software
...simple update (look on the lg uk website because the manual doesn't really tell you what to do) the phone is quicker to respond and far better overall to use. The User Interface on this phone is simple to use and a pleasure to use either with your finger (which is what I do) or other reviews have suggested that the stylus is good as well. The reason I don't use the stylus and the reason I won't use the stylus is the fact that the phone has no in ... ...very simple and I'm sure LG will release a software update to sort this problem out. I'm often asked whether this is a iPhone beater. Simple really, they aren't the same kind of phone. The iPhone has the best touch screen going, but the camera is poor, and there are plenty of other problems. The LG renoir has less applications , but the camera is amazing. What I'm saying is thats it all about you, and what you want. If you want an amazing camera ...
loggerheads 02.03.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of LG KC910
Advantages: Front and back camera lenses, excellent video quality, great gadget Disadvantages: Battery is a bit short-life and touchscreen sometimes does not respond quickly
...similar specs and stumbled with LG Renoir instead. Originally, the phone came with Vodaphone contract but my husband found it a little complicated to operate so he sticked to his old phone and gave me the Renoir which was a real treat. Good thing it is not locked to Vodaphone sim because I got a Tesco sim which works just as good. So why did husband give it to me? Because when he was calling on the phone and he had to dial a few more numbers the ... ...for exercise fanatics. Phone Guide shows an animation of the basic features of your phone without having to read the manual. ===Conclusion=== Overall, I am very satisfied with my LG Renoir as it's a great multimedia handset that meets many of my needs in one single device. ...
nessun0 27.02.2009
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...one bug bear about the lg phones, is the stylus, or to be more specific, the lack of anywhere to put it. If there was a wee slot or something for the stylus that would make this phone for me. Instead, like the viewty before it. You either have to go without or have it dangling about off the side in a daft wee pouch. I've opted to go without, and, to be honest, there haven't be a huge amount of occasions where I've found myself thinking, "Oh no, if ...
slt576 20.07.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of LG KC910
Advantages: Great camera, good quality screen all the phone accessories you could need Disadvantages: easily scratched screen, poor battery life
The LG kc910 is a good phone, the touch screen is hard to get used to but when you do get used to it you can use the screen keypad just as well as a normal keypad. The programs can be a bit slow, and the phone cannot handle it if you try to do more than one thing at once. The sound in the headphones is really good, and the ring tones can be loud so there is no problem missing phone calls, but whilst on the phone sometimes against your face can unlock ... ...recommend buying a cover for the screen as it gets scratched quite easily. The camera is of great quality and the picture on screen is of a good quality as well. The battery last a long time if you have the phone in standby, but if any programs are used the battery drains.
Some of the features include:
music player,(as good as an mp3)
8.0 mega pixel camera,(a really clear photo)
micro SD Card slot ,(a great expansion in memory)
Blue tooth,(allows ...
Cilestielx 02.02.2009
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Advantages: It works as a phone - just about Disadvantages: Everything.....
If, like me, you are a scrooge and fancy saving a few pennies on a contract phone per month and have always been spoilt by Nokia handsets that work first time every time then the Renoir will be a HUGE let down.,
It is the worst most badly thought out gimmick of a phone I have ever had the misery to own.
Mind drainingly slow interface that works sometimes and sometimes goes into "random launch any app" mode. It is soooooo sllllllllllllllooooooooooooowwwwww.
Crap widgets that can't be modified or added to... what's the point of those, then?
Locked to Three in the UK this phone is about as interesting as a stale pile of dog poo. You can't change anything, LG don't support Three in the UK so the crappy buggy firmware you get when you buy is yours .... FOR LIFE, no possibility of an update this side of hell freezing over.
Google maps is ...
Advantages: internet usage and connection is very efficient, as is the recieving and sending of messages Disadvantages: Very short battery life, and product life in general, along with dissapointing pixelation
After starting a contracted telephone service with a british provider, i had the difficult choice of which mobile phone to purchase with my contract, and after seeing unnumerable adverts on the television about the LGKC910 RENOIR i thought that i would choose that specific mobile phone.
Upon recieving the mobile phone, i was very impressed by the packaging and the added extras that came with it, such as a tablet pencil, memory card and extra screen protection equiptment, and to be completely honest the mobile was a fantastic piece of technology for the first 3 months.
After taking a trip to Austria over christmas, i found that the phone doesnt allow international calls, and furthermore had issues with syncing to the computer for music and photos etc.
Upon getting back into the United Kingdom the phone continued to be ...
dannybowman 05.08.2009
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Advantages: 8 mega pixel camera free 8 gig memory card Disadvantages: Looks like a toy, Internet is sloow, Nothing different from any other Lg
If your like me and like buying phones from the same brand this is nothing special from other Lgs such as the Cookie or Viewty
Why did i buy this phone
It had built in wifi
8 mega pixel camera
Face detection
Divx videos
To be honest with myself if you have another Lg this isnt much different thats all i can say. Besides the wonderful camera i have to start 10. The internet wifi was so laggy and slow you just gave up and decided to use the computer. No its not my wireless internet it the silly phone. Using the 3g internet was even worst such a night mare. This phone was 300+. You better off buying the Lg Cookie or Viewty soo much cheaper but does what is says on the box.
Not to mention it comes with a free 8gb memory card. But when you finally start putting music on it becomes slow and responsive.
Also very bulky
Touch screen was ...
Hand strap, stylus, software kit, hands-free headset
Power
Type
Power adapter
Battery
Audible Battery Alert
Yes
Standby Time
Up to 350h
Talk Time
Up to 220 min
Capacity
1000 mAh
Technology
Rechargeable - Lithium Ion
Organiser
Calculator
Basic
Reminder
Yes
Calendar / Event Reminder
Yes
Alarm Clock
Yes
Digital camera
Camera Light Source
Flash
Focus Adjustment
Automatic, manual
Optical Sensor Type
CMOS
Sensor Resolution
8 Megapixel
Multimedia features
Downloadable Content
Audio files, video files, games, ring tones, screensavers, wallpapers
Playback Digital Video Formats
MPEG-4, H.263 video and AMR audio
Ring tones
Polyphonic Ring Tone Voice Qty
64
Messaging & data services
Messaging / Data Features
PDF support, Microsoft Word support, Microsoft Excel support, Microsoft PowerPoint support
WAP Protocol Supported
WAP 2.0
Internet Browser
Yes
EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution)
Yes - Class 10
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
Yes - Class 12
Data/Fax Capability
Yes
Mobile Email
Yes
Messaging Services
MMS, EMS
Short Messaging Service (SMS)
Yes
Phone memory
Phone Book Capacity
1000 names & numbers
Communicator features
User Memory
70 MB
Cellular
Aerial
Internal
Additional Features
Intelligent Typing (T9), aGPS
Computer Link
Yes
Wireless Interface
IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0
Speakerphone
Yes
Ringer Control
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Caller ID
Yes
Voice Mail Capability
Yes
Voice Recorder
Yes
Conference Call Capability
Yes
Call Waiting
Yes
Call Timer
Yes
Call Hold
Yes
Call Barring
Yes
Call Transfer
Yes
Automatic Redial
Yes
Polyphonic Ringer
Built-in
Vibrating Alert
Yes
Phone Design
Candy bar
Band
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Technology
WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
General
Height
108 mm
Depth
14 mm
Width
56 mm
Body Colour
Black
Weight
114 g
Product Type
Cellular phone with two digital cameras / digital player / FM radio
MPN
KC910
Manufacturer's product description
The KC910 is an all-in-one multimedia phone, sporting 8-megapixel camera, Dolby sound for music, and DivX and XviD support for video playback. At 14mm thickness, LG announces the KC910 as the slimmest 8MP phone on the market. It has Xenon flash, Schneider-Kreuznach lens, ISO up to 1600 and can capture video in VGA resolution at 30fps and in QVGA at up to 120fps for slow motion effect. Thanks to a built-in GPS, the photos can be geo tagged with the coordinates of the place they are taken at.
