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and K850 with it's A200 platform can support up to 32Gb cards! but currently there are no such cards like that

@mib: yeah Viewty is cheaper that's why...

viewty firmware can not be updated as well

K850 camera can still improve with cam drivers, so does audio quality

K850 has much more stable HSDPA connection, better videocall quality, and much faster UI. and does much better in java application benchmarks than any non-OS phones around.

K850 can utilize GPS with HGE-100 compatibility

K850 can utiliza Flash Menus like Viewty but you can add your own Flash Menu and use it which means K850 is much more flexible in UI configurations

K850 has lots of native accessories that you wont need to buy an accessory from a different brand

And of course K850 has can do better Macro Pictures than Viewty? need new proofs mib?
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[ This Message was edited by: razec on 2007-12-08 00:17 ]
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Posted: 2007-12-08 01:08:27
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So its confirmed the viewty only supports 2gb cards? I'll admit thats pretty depressing... guess I'm gonna be goin with the K850i then
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Posted: 2007-12-08 02:06:55
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@Takkun00

U may consider reading the holiday shpping guide,to make ur decision

http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=160455
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Posted: 2007-12-08 02:08:54
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@takkun00



In english: Viewty does only support MicroSD up to 2gb. In other words, a 8gb card wont work.


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Posted: 2007-12-08 02:21:44
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I think you should confirm this with actual owners. Even Nokia states N95 supports upto 2Gb but we know it can use bigger card. Viewty is newer than N95 so I dont see why LG not putting in a microSDHC card reader in viewty.
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Posted: 2007-12-08 03:15:13
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i had my choice limited down to LG Viewty and K850i. I've always been a loyal SE person but the LG Viewty sports an amazing camera and gorgeous 3inch touch screen. the phone is oh oh oh so lovely...for a while....

then u realise it can do nothing. and i mean NOTHING. the hardware may be excellent but the software is absolute CRAP. the phone is decent as a camera but rubbish as a phone. and nowhere near the functionality of the K850i. All you have to do is look through the Viewty's menus and you soon realise theres no interesting features.

anyway yeh i made a mistake in choosing the LG Viewty...but luckily for me, o2 give a 14 day return period so i gave it back and got the K850i and i'm glad i did. its so much better.

only features of LG i miss is the excellent video recording quality, lovely 3inch touchscreen and divx playback.
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Posted: 2007-12-08 04:59:10
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also whilst i'm ranting about the viewty...

the touchscreen aint amazingly responsive but its acceptable. one good feature is the phone can make a little vibration when you touch the screen to confirm that the touch has been successful. i thought that was excellent. but with my phones, i always have them on silent and vibrate alert..thats just the way i roll. i soon found out that you cant put the LG on silent and have the touchscreen touch vibration on at the same time....THAT is how limited the software is.

also..u can use a stylus to write txts etc with handwriting recognition yet theres no notepad application to jot/scribble notes. theres no drawing application to make random drawings with the stylus. so thats silly! that woulda added fun to the phone.

also the web browser is poop. i excepted a worthy competition with the iPhone's browser but its just not the same. not as smooth, not as useful, not as fun.

i WISH someone would combine the LG hardware with SE quality software!! or better still, i wish SE would make a good iPhone/Viewty type touchscreen phone. i havent looked into the P1i but it doesnt seem to be on the same par really does it.
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Posted: 2007-12-08 05:04:24
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K850 excels in phone functions. no other non-os phones can manage to beat that except the RAZR2's Linux Java and the Blackberry's Java. but still JP-8 has some advantages over them like the UI and useability. Viewty is good, and could be better in terms of hardware but as you said it the rest sucks. so to sum it up nothing is perfect. you have to invest on what's more important and you invested on K850 with it's powerful J2ME platform customization and battery, and sacrificed the abit better Build quality and better video camera. hope you'll enjoy your new SE for the rest of the time matey btw. mods for cam driver/acoustic, KD player/ menu and firmware for K850 is coming up very soon so keep your eye for it as you K850 still can do better than what you experience to it atm
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Posted: 2007-12-08 05:26:53
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I dont want to sound that i am slating the K850 all the time but from hardware and value for money point of view, viewty is just better period.

- Screen: Viewty 3 inch screen is about twice as big in viewing area as K850 very small 2.2in. So playing videos and other general use is much more enjoyable on Viewty.
- Camera: Viewty is as good (or even better) than K850 in still photo.
- Video: Viewty video recording at VGA 30fps just put the K850 QVGA 15-30fps to real shame.
- Price: Cheaper than K850

Just based on above 4 factors, I just cannot see how K850 is competitive.

Some smaller advantage of Viewty over K850:

- pdf viewer,
- office doc viewer
- DIVX video support.
- The web-browser also gets ok review. Even if K850 opera browsers work better but K850 small 2.2 in negates any advantage it has.
- native Google support

Review by GSMArena.
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_ku990_viewty-review-167.php

I just can't understand why some people just brush aside Viewty and say K850 is better without any valid evaluation. And I just cannot comprehend why the availability of hackers modded drivers for K850 is an advantage.


[ This Message was edited by: mib1800 on 2007-12-08 05:43 ]
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Posted: 2007-12-08 06:41:40
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I like its screen of ku990 ,240 x 400,that is wide and i bet itll be really good to watch videos in that..
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Posted: 2007-12-08 07:26:37
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