LG Renoir KC910 mobile phone review

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• Great that youi already reviewed this top of the bill performance of LG. Good review too.
  In fact we now see a similar phone by Samsung (3,2 " screen, but lacking Wifi) and the HTC HD (3.8"screen, but "only" 5 MP camera).
  It would be an ultimate test to ctest/compare these 3. ,maybe beside the example for all iPhone (3G). Posted by Toon, NL
• Thanks for the review. The Renoir looks pretty good, but as Toon has said, there seem to be quite a number of good competitors. I would personally be most concerned with the camera performance. I have owned the LG ViewTY for more than half a year now, and whilst I am happy with the phone in almost every other way, the camera has disappointed me ... a lot, especially after the hype at the time.
  
  Previous to this I had a Sony Ericsson (was nicked alas) and I had high expectations of the ViewTY camera (5.0?) after getting good pictures from the 2.0 mp SE phone; but it hasn't been quite the case.
  
  I am no photography buff, but the colours are just not as vibrant, especially in auto-mode, but some improvement can be made if you select the right lighting/mode. But seriously, sometimes you really don't have time to fiddle for 'fluorescent lighting'! I've read somewhere this could be to do with firmware, but I'm a bit doubtful of this particular theory. I also hope that LG have improved the picture-taking time, since compared to other phones I've tested (like the Nokia 9xxx series, smart phone one) it takes significantly longer to capture a photo on the ViewTY, so it would be interesting to see if any changes have been made there.
  
  Other than that, I'm pretty happy with the phone. I hardly use the stylus (except to play Bejeweled) and it's great for texting/phoning, although it can be hard to seen the screen in bright light (as usual) I would also have been happier if the camera lens (supposed to be branded) had a cover too. It is also pretty robust as I've accidentally dropped it a few times and it's still going strong. Video/audio is great too, although it can be a pain having to look for the adapter and trail wire everywhere, so it's disappointing to find that they still haven't included a 3.5mm headphone jack with Renoir.
  
  I was just wondering: is the stylus again separate from the phone?
  
  Thanks! Posted by Flick, UK
• question: I was just wondering: is the stylus again separate from the phone?
  
  Answer: yes, the stylus comes with the LG Renoir. i do not have one yet but i had a look at one new out of a newly sealed box in a shop and there was also a stylus in packaging inside the box, however when the advisor got the stylus out of the box, i had a quick go of the phone and i noticed that after dragging something on the phone with the stylus, there was a mark on the screen, i dont know if that was just the way i used it, but i doubt it, it looked like a very feint scratch, as i couldnt feel it but i could definately see it, thank god it wasnt MY phone lol. beware that the stylus that comes with the phone may scratch your screen. Posted by Luigi_1911, england
• Can you tell me how I can download a pre-record divx movies on to my phone, so I can watch them anytime. Posted by Keith Jons, United Kingdom
• the phone comes fitted with a screen protector and includes a second one in the box. Therefore the stylus will not scratch the screen, only the protector. Posted by sjr, uk
• i have got this phone nd my screan has stoped working on the left hand side bt sometimes it does work nd when it does i press the left hand side nd it shouts over to the right pressing the right buttons even if im pressinmg the left. ive tryed resetting the phone bt i cnt find the reset button nd i cant switch the phone on no more cos i have a pin on it. wt do i do ??? Posted by ellen, england
• Learn to type correctly. Posted by Ben, Australia
• I'm Going to get one soon, I wasn't convinced whether I was going to get the Renoir or not, But this review convinced me to go out and buy one straight away :)
  Can't wait to get it, AND to Ben above me, Learn some manners bitch. : )
  Thanks. Posted by Lucy, England