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LG Viewty Smart GC900 review: 2009 8 MP touch refresh.

Item: LG Viewty Smart GC900
Rating: 60
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2009·$500

Overall

60/100

Class rank

#1 of 4

Tier

Feature

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The verdict, up front

LG Viewty Smart GC900.

Viewty Smart refreshed LG's 2007 Viewty with WVGA + S-Class UI in 2009.

01Display

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 61-point average for feature phones of 2009.

TypeTFT touch

Size3.0"

Resolution800 x 480

02Performance

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for feature phones of 2009.

Storage1.5 GB + microSDHC

03Camera

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among feature phones of 2009 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Main8 MP autofocus + dual LED

04Battery

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for feature phones of 2009.

Capacity1,000 mAh

05Software

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for feature phones of 2009.

What works

8 MP cam + WVGA touch.
GPS + Wi-Fi.
1.5 GB onboard.
S-Class UI.

What doesn't

Resistive touch.
No apps.
$500 niche.
103 g.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 4-phone cohort of feature devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .