So LG GC900 Smart a.k.a Viewty 2 a.k.a. Viewty Smart is actually touted to start its debute in Europe somewhere in May or June… For those who haven’t heard the news, the successor of Viewty was announced two weeks ago and our folks at GSMArena have a chance to lay their hands on the pre-released version of the LG Viewty Smart. In this post I will summarize and give you short description of the LG Viewty 2 specs and features, which covers:
- General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, EDGE class 12
- Dimensions: 108.9 x 56.1 x 12.4 mm, 102 g
- Display: 3″ 16M-color capacitive touchscreen TFT of WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels)
- Memory: 1.5GB flash storage, microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
- User interface: S-Class Touch UI
- Still camera: 8 megapixel autofocus camera, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, LED flash, manual focus, geo-tagging, image stabilization, multi face detection (up to 3), smile detection
- Video recording: 720×480@30fps, VGA@30fps, QVGA time-lapse and slow-mo video recording
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi, TV-out, USB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS
- Misc: Accelerometer for screen auto rotate, Multi-touch input, DivX/XviD support, Dolby for Mobile audio enhancement, FM radio, office document viewer
- Battery: Li-Ion 1000 mAh
- Retail price: N/A

So according to our source’s review of the LG Viewty Smart; the most interesting stuffs about this new LG Viewty 2 are the Great Design, Best-of-Class User Interface (UI), Outstanding Camera capabilities and the Full Touchscreen… Other than that? it’s not the kind of phone you would call a “smartphone”….
- So lets talk about the design, shall we?
The Viewty Smart is indeed have a smart design
It’s far better than the predecessor the Viewty 1 that have a thick, boxed, and kinda boring design. The LG GC900 Viewty Smart has a pleasant design with an almost all black front and a silvery brushed metal back. The back panels are in fact plastic but they have the stylish faux brushed metal finish that’s so trendy these days.
LG has got it quite right and the visuals of the new interface are spectacular – everything from homescreen to dropdown menus rolls, sweeps in, unfolds and revolves extra smoothly with a responsiveness that implies some heavy graphics acceleration. No matter which homescreen you choose the UI never skimps on eye candy – smooth animations, reflections, 3D spatial effects, motion blurring – it’s all there for your viewing pleasure. Bottom line is: top-notch User Interface. Great Work, LG!
The Viewty Smart comes with the revamped camera interface seen on the updated LG KC910i Renoir and the LG Arena. Access to all the camera settings is via the left taskbar in the viewfinder. There you get virtual buttons for Scene mode, exposure compensation, flash, focus mode (auto/macro) and advanced settings. There are also some new features in the new LG Viewty Smart camera. Now there’s a way to switch between still camera and camcorder straight from the viewfinder itself using the virtual shutter key, there’s manual focus, auto rotation of the interface,and new Intelligent shot mode. All this combined with Schneider-Kreuznach optics, you have officially had a digital camera in a phone
- Minus sides
Some missing things that attracted me is that the lack of 3.5mm audio jack and FM transmitter. Well, if you put an 8 megapixel camera in the LG Viewty smart specs and features and still want the phone to be affordable, the only solution is to downgrade some parts…. It’s understandable, really. The LG GC900 Viewty Smart certainly has the potential of becoming a bestseller and we really hope to see more of it, once it gets to the final production stage.