The mobile phone LG Renoir is the logical continuation of the famous Viewty sold over 700,000 copies in France! This model is a genius in mobile multimedia as it boasts an 8 megapixel photo sensor and a full touch screen TFT of 7.6 cm and displaying a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels.
Equipped with an optical auto focus by Schneider-Kreuznach certified, the LG Renoir will satisfy all fans of photos with many features present: image stabilization, manual focus, smile detection and even beat detection of eyelids. The sensor also acts as a video camera (MPEG4) and allows you to record video from 5 to 120 frames per second. It can also play DivX and Xvid, without the need for encoding.
This phone has a screen autorotation (accelerometer) to display the photos and videos in landscape format. Revolution, it offers users the ability to access their favorite features via a set of widgets. The manufacturer has equipped this phone Egeler of the A-GPS, an enhanced version of GPS system that lets you quickly locate via the network operator.
Musically, the LG Renoir KC910 is equipped with a MP3 player with a great sound quality that supports all audio formats. This phone also features FM function and the Dolby Mobile, an integrated suite of sound processing technologies.
The mobile has a compatibility with the latest 3G HSDPA networks for connections up to 7.2 ensure Mbps Bluetooth 2.0 technology and Wi-Fi are also available. The LG KC910 Renoir offers a storage capacity of 100 MB and is equipped with a Micro-SD external port. An 8GB memory card is also included in the pack of the phone that also serves as USB 2.0 to easily transfer all its files via a PC sync.
After a year of faithful service, the LG Viewty is cleared to make way for his successor, the LG Renoir.
The end of last year was marked by the beginning of the wave touch. Among the figureheads of this trend, the LG Viewty has made a big hit. In all, it is up more than 400,000 in France alone since its release late 2007! All that to say that its successor, the KC910 Renoir was awaited for. The first thing that strikes you when you take a look at the technical details of the new star of LG Touch is its digital camera 8 megapixels. The Viewty has enchanted audiences with its functions related to imaging and LG had to raise the bar even higher.
The Korean manufacturer with one stone two birds since such a resolution also allows him to remain in contact with his brother and enemy of his Samsung Pixon. In addition to this orgy of megapixels that is breathtaking (on paper), the Renoir offers also shoot VGA, WVGA, that is to say, 640x384 pixels, and appears compatible with DivX and, for the first time , Dolby Mobile. Hardware side, it offers a large 3-inch touch screen with 256 000 colors and a viewable resolution of 240x400 pixels. We also find all the connections that we are entitled to expect in a mobile high-end features like Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi (b / g) and even a GPS chip (A-GPS). Finally, it is of course compatible with the HSDPA (3G +) to 7.2 Mbps.
Package Contents
The LG KC910 Renoir comes in a box quite complete, including:
• A charger
• Battery
• stereo headset
• A 3.5 mm jack adapter with a microphone
• A pen and a leather case that attaches to the side
• A CD with LG PC Suite
• A USB data cable
• The user manual
• A microSD memory card 8 GB
You will have noted the presence of the memory card 8 GB microSD comes with the mobile. This kind of practice is still rare enough to be highlighted and applauded. One regrets the absence cons of a cable TV output. This is particularly unfortunate given the video capabilities of Renoir.
Appearance and Design
The problem with moving large touch screen, they all look alike! And the Renoir is no exception to this observation. In defense of manufacturers, it becomes difficult to innovate when the screen occupies 70-80% of the front. LG still manages to shoot (a little) its game with the KC910 with a few well-chosen cosmetic tips. Starting with the gray color of the mobile. Although also sober black generally used by competitors for this type of device (iPhone, HTC Touch Diamond and Pro HD, Samsung Omnia, etc..), This color manages to stand out a bit through the phone touch of varnish that makes it a little brighter.
LG has also had the good idea to place clear plastic cubes instead of the 3 buttons located below the screen. It is through these small touches that the Korean manufacturer has been able to differentiate a little bit of its mobile competitors. And since we are talking about plastic, know that that was used for the hull of the phone is good and makes the camera comfortable to take charge.
Side space, the Renoir is revealed almost identical to the Viewty, although both longer and thinner. With 14 mm thick, it is part of the tactile thinner market, not to mention loads still an 8-megapixel camera. The squabble with Samsung took a while to see who will offer the thinnest 8-megapixel market. If Pixon wins this duel is only 0.2 mm! You really have chipoteur to notice the difference, so do not rely on this information if you want to choose between two phones.
The slices of the mobile are properly equipped with buttons to increase / decrease the volume, a key to lock / unlock the device, another to trigger the camera, a memory slot for microSD card connector and a charger / headset. This does not fail us because not only upset the Renoir offers no standard audio jack plug 3.5 mm, but in addition, you can not charge the phone and listen to music or talking through a hands- free at the same time. However, the phone is supplied with an adapter to 3.5mm jack which you can connect your own headphones or that, fair, supplied with mobile. Note that this adapter also serves as a microphone.
Finally, at the rear of the device, LG has thought to protect the optics of its mobile assets by a cache, which launches the camera function when open. Pity that the opening of this cache is completely manual.
OS & Ergonomics
Viewty owners will be familiar territory if he opts for Renoir. The menus are 2 mobile indeed many similarities. The evolution of the GUI is really minimal, especially in the menus where the arrangement is almost identical. We find four tabs each proposing themes of functions with "Communication", "Entertainment", "Utilities" and "Settings." However, you can now change the order of these icons as you wish to customize this menu. To find the real news, it should rather go for a ride on the side of the screen. LG there is indeed implemented Widgets.
To put it simply, saying that the Korean automaker has shamelessly copied from his brother and rival Samsung enemy. He had indeed launched shortly before the holidays Tocco (F480), a mobile consumer touch with Widget foldable into a small drawer virtual. The Renoir therefore incorporates this principle to his account, except that instead of being lateral, the retractable drawer where we take / Widgets range is located at the bottom of the screen. For the rest, this system works very well here and allows quick access to most major functions of the mobile.
These Widgets are at ease with the Renoir touchscreen really responsive. Moreover, typing SMS is particularly surprising about this phone. It does not yet have the comfort of a good traditional alphanumeric keypad, but we're not so far away. At the responsiveness of the screen plus the small vibrations that now offer the most mobile touch screen that can validate that the screen is pressed. Overall, the KC910 is quite swift but sometimes it becomes guilty of slowness. Thus, when it resumes from standby, it takes a few seconds to become operational. Nothing serious in the absolute, but it can become annoying in certain cases where you turn and return to stand his mobile in quick succession.
The accelerometer board does not make us turn goat as sometimes happens with this kind of function. That of Renoir responds well and does not tilt the screen unexpectedly. It allows, for example, to move the keyboard in landscape mode when you type an SMS. Then you end up with a full QWERTY keyboard instead of the conventional alphanumeric keypad.
8 megapixel camera / video
The Renoir is expected to turn to his camera, which proudly boasts 8 megapixels. In mobile telephony even more than photography, megapixels are often a smokescreen intended to sell. A good marketing argument really. However, the Renoir was leaving on a good foundation with the Viewty as a predecessor.
It also incorporates the same interface to the camera function. It proves as rich in variety and options even brings its share of novelties. Like a true digital camera, Renoir's interface allows you to track the smiles, blinking eyelids, faces, etc.. The onboard GPS has no other function than to allow geo-referencing of photos taken with the phone. One of Renoir's strengths is its autofocus adjustable finger. In fact, you touch (finger so) that part of the image you want to make the autofocus and optical runs. In addition to this deluge of features that would shame many compact cameras, the most important is the quality still pictures taken. And then there are pros and cons.
Photos taken from the LG Renoir in 3264 * 2448 pixels [click to enlarge]
Both pictures taken in daylight, with optimal light conditions are excellent, as the quality deteriorates rapidly if the brightness is lacking or if subjects are moving. The optical Renoir disliked the movement and advised regularly by punishing fuzzy that we would go well on photos. Despite the presence of xenon flash, the pictures in low light provide a record fair at best. Attention, we focus here on the faults because we felt entitled to expect better from an 8 megapixels, but that does not mean that the Renoir is a bad camera phone. It is better than its ancestor, the Viewty, which was itself one of the best in his time. But in the meantime, competition has been organized and photo-quality pure that Renoir does not compete at the Sony Ericsson C905 for instance.
If we find fault with the picture, the video shows a completely different caliber. KC910 comes easily to surpass that offers the Viewty on the subject, which is no mean feat as the video capabilities of the latter remain valid a year later. In addition to the possibility, quite the classic high-end, to film in VGA resolution (640x480), the Renoir offers also a way WVGA (Wide VGA) to capture video in 640x384 pixels, a 16:9 format quite prominent, well adapted to the screen of the phone. Whatever the chosen mode, the videos made offer very good record. They appear very fluid and does not pixellisent, except when shooting in low light. And yet, even in the latter case, provided there is a minimum of light, the record is perfectly watchable, especially well above average.
The Renoir also incorporates two video capture modes that made the celebrity Viewty slow motion and accelerated. If their use can be pretty fun at first, you get tired pretty quickly, especially since they do capture in QVGA resolution of 320x240 pixels, too little to be exported in a sustainable manner to a large screen. But they have the merit to exist.
Other features (MP3 player, WiFi, video ...)
In good mobile multimedia, the Renoir is obviously able to display most the most popular content.
The photo viewer is a model of its kind thanks to the excellent sensitivity of the screen. One begins to leaf through the pictures quickly so natural, almost as would on an iPhone! It n'al'air written anything like that, but it is the first time we put our hands on a phone capable of holding such a comparison. The mobile also includes an image editor feature rich and quite well done.
But there is one area where the Rams Renoir competition, by far: that video playback. If there is one activity that engages many users, the downloading of movies and series on the Web. DivX / Xvid is unquestionably the most popular format in recent years. However, mobile phone manufacturers have long suggested that phones capable of reading the MP4 and H.263. Times change and all the latest mobile high-end Samsung, LG and BlackBerry are able to read native DivX / Xvid. The Renoir is obviously one. He even left us stuck in its ability to accept the score of her videos that we have inflicted. He has read them all when they were encoded at different times and require different codecs. But the best is yet to come. LG had the good idea of having this phone "Dolby Mobile". When it was discovered that certification on technical details, it was first said it was "to look pretty, or to assist the marketing team to sell the product. We were really off base. As long as the soundtrack of the movie you want to view properly encoded (ie not that of a screener wholesale), the result is impressive and bears watching movies on mobile to unsuspected heights. Dolby technology is already developed and provides brilliant sound miles away from what we usually hear on mobile.
The music player does not reach such a level of excellence but is doing very well anyway. It indeed offers quality rendering. If it also benefits from Dolby Mobile, the result is much more mixed with the video. This option gives indeed a very special sound to the sound. Everyone will not appreciate ... fortunately you can disable it very easily. For the rest, this player does not change much from previous models of tactile Korean manufacturer. It nevertheless offers all the traditional functions such as creating playlists, shuffle and repeat modes, etc.. We still send a big accuses LG: no 3.5 mm jack for connecting a standard headphone directly to the phone without going through the damn adapter. Certainly there is provided (yet happy for a phone at this price), but the user must always remember to have it on him. Often we forget and the risk of loss is not minor.
A word on web browsing: if it proves fairly fluid overall, the Renoir is clearly not the best for this kind of activity. Despite the reactivity and sensitivity of the touch screen, the browser sometimes struggles, which can make the Web particularly difficult assignments.
Despite this, the KC910 is probably the best mobile now when it comes to enjoying multimedia content. His only weakness is its screen size smaller than most of its competitors. It measures in effect "only" 3 "while those Omnia Pixon and 3.2-inch display, like the BlackBerry Storm also. And what about the iPhone and its 3.5 inches or 3.8 inches HTC Touch HD? However, if playback of multimedia content is truly your priority, think carefully before opting for any other motive than Renoir. 3 inches in fact amply sufficient for watching videos and series. And Dolby Mobile will surely carry over into a movie (even integer) than any other motive, be it with a much larger screen.
Conclusion (Plus Minus)
At decision time, it is difficult not to be packed by Renoir. While the differences are ultimately not legion with the Viewty. But the new features in this model by the Korean ring true for most. If the benefit of an 8 megapixel sensor does not necessarily jump to the eyes, the camera module of the KC910 is nevertheless quite good. It is not free of defects with an aversion to the movement or lack of brightness.
The video is made of sterner stuff and is easily as one of the best, all moving together. But rather than capture is truly the consultation of multimedia content that brings the Renoir in the big leagues. Watch your pictures on this camera is a pleasure listening to his music as well. But the highlight is unquestionably the viewing of video, extolled by compatibility with DivX and especially with the new standard Dolby Mobile. Quite simply, the Renoir is the most mobile of the moment to immerse yourself in a movie, despite the screen size (3 inches) a bit short of direct competitors.
These qualities of media player did not lose sight of that LG is used primarily to mobile phone. We did not notice any discomfort especially at the quality of conversations during our test. Appeals are conducted noise-free and no micro-cut unwelcome. As for autonomy, we have calculated about 3 days. Everything depends of course on what you do on your phone, multimedia functions are particularly challenging with the battery.
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