The 8-megapixel shooter from LG has been doing its world tour for a while now, but with China’s homebrewn 3G network, the KC910’s 3G support would be pretty useless in the country.  Enter KC910E, a Renoir specially built for the Chinese market sans 3G, with only 2.5G or EDGE support.  Other than this major difference, the KC910E’s spec sheet is similar to that of its original with its high-end 8-megapixel camera with Xenon flash, a 3-inch touchscreen display, WiFi, Bluetooth, aGPS, and microSD expansion.

The LG KC910E is available in China for 3200 Yen (approx. $470).

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Compared to the measly 70MB of internal memory that was available to the user on the first version, this definitely is a big leap indeed for photogs interested in a high-end cameraphone.  Of course, to some people, even 8GB would never be enough, so thankfully LG has left the microSD slot in place for further expansion.  Now called the LG Renoir 8GB Black, it still carries over the same features that can be found on its predecessors except the increase in storage.  There’s aGPS, WiFi, 3G HSDPA network support, DivX and Xvid capabilities, a big 240×400 pixel touchscreen display, and that awesome Schneider-Kreuznach 8-megapixel lens supporting 120fps video recording with Xenon flash to boot.

We don’t have word on its pricing or availability yet, but expect it to be a tad more dearer than the original was released last November.

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The LG KC910, or the Renoir, is finally available in Europe. Asia and Latin America will follow in November. Africa and the Middle East are next in December while China will get it in January. Something seems to be missing wouldn’t you say?

Here are the official features of the Renoir:

• Wi-Fi
• A-GPS
• 3G via HSDPA
• 8 megapixel camera
• DivX video and Dolby sound
• 3 inch, 240 x 400 touchscreen display
• 3.95 mm thick

The Renoir seems to be a worthy adversary. It has lots of camera options like the Touch Shot which lets you tell the camera what it should be focusing on. Not to mention it’s the slimmest 8 megapixel cameraphone available so far.

So LG hit me with some prices. And maybe with updated release dates for you know, only the rest of the world?

Looks like LG wants to cover both the high and low end of things, just as it did when it entered the 5-megapixel fray with the Veiwty KU990 and KC550. As a companion to the already announced high-end KC910, LG seems to be working on a low-end 8-megapixel snapper, the KC780. The KC780 has already managed to slip by the FCC unnoticed and except for its powerful lens, it falls short (as LG expects) in many other areas. The slider is designed to work with quad-band GSM networks with speeds stopping at EDGE, and has Bluetooth, USB 2.0 support, and microSD expansion to augment the 140 megs that it houses internally. Not much to speak of, but if we are solely interested in a good cameraphone, this could serve the purpose. No details on pricing or availability, but as always, looks for us to tell you. (more…)

The KC910 aka Renoir’s 8-megapixel camera and its touchscreen interface were caught on camera recently and although it’s not a huge leap for LG in terms of technology, the camera alone should be enough to win over LG Viewty fans and photogs alike. The LG KC910 is shaped up in the usual bar form factor for a touchscreen cellphone and is a multimedia powerhouse with its ability to play Xvid and DivX videos natively in addition to many other usual formats with a big beautiful QVGA display to watch them on. Dubbed as the Veiwty II, the KC910 also carries a host of connectivity options including Bluetooth and WiFi along with 3G/HSDPA support and a GPS receiver for turn-by-turn navigation and geotagging photos. With the Schneider-Kreuznach-certified 8-megapixel lens being the strong point, this touchscreen device has a lot of camera-centric features like a Xenon flash, auto/manual focus, face/smile tracking, blink detection, and a bevy of creative shot modes to equal that of an average digital camera.

The LG KC910 will hit the streets in October, but until then, a couple of more pictures after the break should keep you satisfied.
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