Whew, it’s been a busy few days! Late last week we launched the LG Renoir KC910, our new 8 megapixel camera, and we invited some bloggers down to a party in London to get to grips with it. As well as us from the LG blog and some of the phone marketing guys, they also got to meet the guys from DivX and Dolby Mobile, who talked about the phone’s features and of course each other.
It was my first chance to play with the Renoir, which was surprisingly light in the hand – so much so I thought the one I’d been given had had the battery taken out. I didn’t get too long to play about but the video playback quality and the camera both impressed me.
Anyway, you shouldn’t just listen to what I thought about the phone – instead I definitely recommend checking out what they had to say about the phone – Marc of Coolest Gadgets hopes he gets his paws on ones to review, while Simon of Zath is anticipating playing with the audio and video features. James of Electric Pig enthuses abouts the widgets and UI and Matt of Tracy & Matt shot some video of the presentations we gave (although the room’s a bit dark – sorry Matt, we’ll sort out better lighting next time!).
Ewan of Mobile Industry Review has a long and gushing paean to the phone, and then gave the event a long feature on their weekly TV show (featuring an appearance from yours truly). Here’s what they thought of it:
Keep checking back for more info about the Renoir KC910 closer to the release date & we’ll keep you updated with all the latest news and reviews about it.
September 30th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
That looks like one amazing phone! Glad to see the event went well.
December 9th, 2008 at 5:59 am
Does it have scratch proof tempered glass klike the Secret? Thanks in advance.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:12 am
Anyone???
December 11th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Nice “official support” !!!!!
December 15th, 2008 at 4:03 am
Please, can someone confirm the scratch proof tempered glass on this phonw, info highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
December 16th, 2008 at 12:39 am
The official UK blog from LG talking about design, innovation, style and technology.
I begin to wonder if you really exist!!! Thanks for answering my questions!!!!
December 16th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Hi Antonio,
No, it’s not made with the scratch-proof tempered glass used on the Secret, I’m afraid. Sorry it took us a couple of days to get back to you, a nasty bug whipped us out for a few days.
In response to your comment about a lack of support, we’re not actually part of the LG Support team and so can’t offer support in any official capacity – this blog is here to represent LG and give our views on the subjects we hold dear – Technology, Innovation, Fashion, Style and Design. You can find out more about the blog on the About Us page – http://www.lgblog.co.uk/about-us/http://www.lgblog.co.uk/about-us/
Of course we will always try to help where we can but if you need support you should always contact the actual LG Support team on 0844 847 5454 or your phone provider.
Hope that helps,
Helen
December 17th, 2008 at 4:22 am
Mmmm, ok. Just one more thing, how come 3Mobile here http://www.3-contracts.co.uk/lg-renoir-contracts.html
states that the phone has tempered glass???
Quote:
LG Renoir KC910 on 3 Mobile
Slim full touch phone
• 8 Megapixel Camera
• 3.0″ WQVGA Touch Screen
• 14mm slim body with tempered glass finish
• A-GPS for Geo-tagging and Maps
• HSDPA 7.2
End of quote
Thanks in advance. Much appreciated.
December 17th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
I don’t know Antonio, they’ve obviously been misinformed. I’ll pass this on to HQ and see if we can’t get the correct specs to them.
Thanks for highlighting it!
December 18th, 2008 at 1:05 am
Ok, thank you very much. Deep inside I was hoping it had tempered glass like the Secret. Such a big diplay is bound to attract some scratches that will make you go off. Thanks once again for all the info and availability.
December 28th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
hey i have a wifi connecting to my renoir kc910 but wen i open the utube browser it loads up to 1% and then fails and exits, what should i do???