The Ultimate Preview For The Ultimate Camera Phone - The LG Kc910 Renoir

The Ultimate Preview For The Ultimate Camera Phone - The LG Kc910 Renoir was written by Matt Sharp

Recently announced, and due to be released in October, the LG KC910 Renoir promises to set the world alight, since... well... the world of camera-equipped mobile phones just got a new messiah!

A rich heritage - the LG Viewty

In 2007, a handset came out that shocked everyone involved with mobile phones. We all kind of knew it would do well, but we didn't expect it to do as well as it did. That phone was the LG Viewty, and it offered the most amazing camera, and the most wow-factor, of any mobile phones on the market at that time. Everyone predicted people would warm to it, because this beauty from LG was just so... well, different to other mobile phones on the market. A full touchscreen interface, a 5 megapixel camera (a rarity in them days), and masses upon masses of cool stuff. But what really made the public pick it up and run with it was its outright, sheer, unadulterated wow factor. It just OOZED cool, and people went for it in a big way. The thing that surprised (and is still surprising us), is that, believe it or not, if you look at the current list of top-ten mobile phones, the year-old Viewty is still in it!

But it won't last forever, and it's time for the LG Viewty to hand on the baton. It needs a special mobile phone to pass it on to, and that's what it gets in the LG KC910 Renoir.

Shattering the 8 megapixel barrier, with the LG KC910 Renoir.

You can clearly see the ancestry of the Viewty, when you look at the LG KC910 Renoir. The two mobile phones share similar sleek looks, and the Flash-based, touchscreen interface of the LG KC910 Renoir is a direct evolution of the Viewty's. Both mobile phones have loads of multimedia options, both have a system optimised for touch control, but the newer LG KC910 Renoir takes on a new camera. And, oh dear lord, what a camera it is, weighing in at an unbelievable 8 megapixels! So, it's going to sharper and crisper than anything you've ever see before, but the fun doesn't end there. As it is easily one of the highest spec mobile phones in the world, the LG KC910 Renoir also has more features than, for example, NASA and more power than a small South American country. Night modes, xenon flash, manual focus, and the piece de resistance, the slow-mo video from the Viewty, and the high-speed, time-lapse video from the LG Secret. The LG KC910 Renoir also has the features that are becoming commonplace among modern mobile phones: WiFi, HSDPA, GPS and so on.

Can the LG KC910 Renoir really live up to the legacy of the Viewty?

It's a lot to ask of it, really, isn't it... The Viewty is still a big seller even now, a year after its launch, and it's easily the most successful mobile phone LG have ever made. So, the LG KC910 Renoir really does have a lot to live up to. The crucial question is, can it do it? Well, it's certainly got the edge over all the other mobile phones that are due out before Christmas. ok, sure, there are some other 8 megapixel mobile phones due out, but none of them are as slim as the LG KC910 Renoir, and none of the others have a touchscreen. Or slow-motion video. Or those sleek looks. And knowing LG, they'll probably make sure the price of the LG KC910 Renoir isn't too over the top, as they did with the Viewty, to make it even more appealing. It remains to be seen whether it can grab the same success, and attract the same love, as that groundbreaker, but one thing's for sure: the LG KC910 Renoir has got the potential to kick its rivals in the world of mobile phones right out of the park!