LG Viewty Smart GC900 released

LG has finally officially launched the LG GC900 Smart, previously known as the Viewty 2.

We’ve been waiting for conclusive details on the new LG Viewty for longer than is healthy, but it’s finally been officially launched, as the Viewty Smart GC900.

Taking inspiration from its predecessor and the fancy 3D cube interface from the LG Arena, the LG Viewty Smart’s key focuses are in its camera and ease of use.

We’re getting used to seeing 8-megapixel cameras on our phones these days, but this one does sport a few interesting new features. Firstly, You’ll be able to control the ISO settings, up to a maximum of 1600.

If you’re not familiar with ISO control, it becomes important when working in low light conditions. The lower the light, the higher the ISO you’ll need.

On the other end of the spectrum, designed for when you don’t want to have to think too much about settings, the Viewty Smart has an Intelligent Shot mode. In this mode, the phone checks out the lighting levels, the subject and background and sets up the shot accordingly. There’s also multi face detection and DVD quality video recording alongside a roster of more standard features like panorama photo stitching.

The Viewty Smart packs a 3-inch 800x480 (WVGA) screen and 1.5GB of onboard memory, plus a microSDHC-compatible slot that’ll take cards of up to 32GB, which is about as large a memory card as you can reasonably get your hands on at the moment.

The LG Viewty Smart will be available form Orange in the UK from May.