LG KU990 Viewty review: Eyes wide open

25 September 2007
The LG KU990 Viewty is a true powerhouse packing a mass of high-tech goodies under its hood: the impressive 3" touchscreen display with 240 x 400 pixels resolution, the HSDPA 3.6 Mbps capability, the stereo Bluetooth and the highly intriguing...

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  • Bob Allen
  • pJv
  • 24 Jan 2008

Hi Laaki,

Get yourself a Martin Fields Overlay Plus Screen Protector from Mobile Fun.co.UK. 2 for £12.95. They are great, easy to use, do not take away any of the clarity and will protect your screen.

Enjoy the Viewty - it's a Beauty!

Bob

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    • laaki
    • mVi
    • 24 Jan 2008

    people, please help me...
    does VIEWTY's screen is scratchable or???

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      • queeniesmith
      • PW9
      • 19 Jan 2008

      i love the viewty its so nice and stylish and the qwerty is so good the thing that really made me sad and mad is the video,the sound wasnt good and the pixel wasnt all that so im going to swap it again back to my nokia n82...still the best fone in the market or maybe the sony ericsson 5megapixel....

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        • queenie smith
        • PW9
        • 18 Jan 2008

        i wanna ask if the viewty is better than the n82,i have n82 now but i really like the stylish design of viewty,im also keen on images cuz i love taking pictures and the mp3 is it loud enough?hows the clarity?i need the mp3 too cuz im a singer so i listen to the songs,the fastforward and rewind of the is it good?i need to know cuz im planing to swap my n82

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          • Anonymous
          • 4yC
          • 13 Jan 2008

          would t-mobile in the u.s. support the internet?

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            • Anonymous
            • mXm
            • 06 Jan 2008

            apparently some ppl havent gt the hang of scrolling, so basiclly u put ur finger/stylus on the last option n drag it up(ur speed depends how far down the page) simple as tht:D

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              • mXm
              • 06 Jan 2008

              ye u can put on repeat all or one, shuffle etc

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                • Anonymous
                • 4@7
                • 05 Jan 2008

                i need feedback! im having trouble deciding on the viewty or the prada. other than the touch feedback and the camera, is the viewty really worth $100 more? is the phone worth $500 period? (im getting it to use it in the US, so no rebates or anything).

                and also, how is the quality of the mp3 player? does it have continuous play? i had the lg shine and it would stop after it played one song and you had to manually press next button to play again.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • TR%
                  • 02 Jan 2008

                  Do you have the search tab that can access the alphabet tabs in the contacts? Mine is missing. Is it because of the firmware?

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                    • Kate
                    • ibX
                    • 02 Jan 2008

                    I just bought this phone. Not too good in using scrolling. Find it a bit difficult at times especially when trying to view full message during creating of new SMS message. Any tips from anyone on how about doing it properly. How do I adjust the time clock for camera function, currently the time of picture taken is totally out. The main clock of the phone is correct. Tks.

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                      • mks
                      • Tr}
                      • 01 Jan 2008

                      i have a samsung (e900)-2mp camera for about 2 years. now i'm thinking to buy the viewty but i want some help about it. what phone is better to buy? n82? n95? g600? or the viewty? is it better not to buy a new phone? pls help me to decide.
                      thanks!

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                        • Marat Levit
                        • 2CL
                        • 01 Jan 2008

                        I was just wondering the the Viewty owners, how is the scrolling through pictures? Is it fast or does it take far too long? I know the new SE and Nokia have images come up blurred and then render them making the scrolling time a lot faster, how does the Viewty compare?

                        Thanks

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                          • thaddeus
                          • FMY
                          • 31 Dec 2007

                          Hey seve!

                          go to My images and click (or should i say tap) on the picture you want to edit. Click on View (you can skip this by double tapping the pic you want to edit. Then click on the file icon on the lower left of the screen (white rectangle with 3 lines going across. You should see the following:

                          Send
                          Use as
                          delete
                          Rename
                          SMART LIGHT
                          Edit

                          If you scroll down, these will be visible:

                          Print
                          Slide show

                          Now just click on Smart Light and that should be what you're looking for.

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                            • thaddeus
                            • FMY
                            • 31 Dec 2007

                            Hey ECBOMB!

                            I had the same problem with the battery not lasting that long, but I had my unit replaced by LG themselves and my VIEWTY lasts for 2 to 3 days depending on your use. My phone is set up with haptic feedback, I text at least 20 times a day, make 5-7 calls a day, use my camera (still and video) at least once a day (considering that my daughter just started learning how to walk). If you can call LG directly they should handle whatever your problem is, I was just very firm and insisted that my unit to be replaced. =)

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 4Y%
                              • 28 Dec 2007

                              samsung F490 looks sexy...
                              http://mobile-notes.net/archives/286

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                                • Anonymous
                                • myt
                                • 24 Dec 2007

                                I am loving the phone but where do i find the % sign on he calculator.

                                Thanks to this review i found out a few things i didn't even know about. But you know what men are like. Instructions are for girls. :)

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                                  • SrJ
                                  • 23 Dec 2007

                                  They should have put Wi Fi in there, then it would be perfect phone.

                                  Now, why GSMarena does not work properly in IE7 but works perfect in firefox? For example, pages with many pictures do not load fully in IE, but they do in firefox. Isn't gsmarena optimised for use under IE?

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                                    • lostinusa
                                    • qZ4
                                    • 22 Dec 2007

                                    This would be the iphone killer if they would have included wifi.

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                                      • ECBomb
                                      • xIh
                                      • 11 Dec 2007

                                      kartik:

                                      im having the same problem. i cant seem to move the pictures around...it's a puzzler for sure...someone help!!