Facelift of KC910 - LG Renoir KC910i

Four months after the launch of LG KC910, a facelift of the handset is available. Although official name is still Renoir KC910, in MWC, LG called it KC910i.

The differences for the original Renoir and facelift one are:

- The notorious photo cropping function was a miserable experience for some users, and the new version of viewfinder solves the problem of.

- The lens cover is now automatic.

- The ROM also features the Microsoft Exchange sync, where you can sync your email, contact list and appointments between your PC and the phone, like a Windows Mobile handset.

- Now more black in color instead of silvery.

Of course, the goodies - wi-fi, 7.2M HSDPA, 640x480 30fps video, 8mp camera are still there. For information, price here was 440€ on KC910's launch (November 2008), and 350€ on KC910i now (March 2009).

Samsung PIXON M8800 or LG KC910 Renoir?

There has been comparison on Samsung Pixon M8800 (M8800H) and LG KC910 Renoir recently. Here we provide a really simple comparision for your convenience.

What Renoir features but Pixon lacks:

• wi-fi
• front camera for video call (CMOS 0.3 megapixel)
• Xenon flashlight (Pixon uses LED flash)
• ISO 1600
• 120 fps video

What Pixon features but Renoir lacks:

• 720 x 480 video (Renoir is 640 x 480)
• 16x digital zoom
• 200 MB internal memory (100 MB for Renoir)
• a larger screen (3.2" for Pixon, 3.0" for Renoir)

As of 14 January 2009, Renoir sells for $440 and Pixon sells for $490 here. Seems Renoir wins in many ways but the screen size and outlook. It is still not clear that the Renoir will have the versatile customization ability like its precedator KU990 Viewty, but all in all, we believe that Renoir has some edge on the competition.