LG Viewty Smart Available for Purchase in May

South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics was expected to release its nice-looking LG GC900 Viewty Smart on the European market as soon as next month, with the official announcement of the handset in April, and it seems that the company has kept its promise earlier and enthusiasts should be able to purchase the handset and enjoy its features as soon as May.

And there are a lot of attractive capabilities that the LG Viewty Smart will deliver, including the 3-inch capacitive touchscreen TFT display that boasts a 480 x 800 pixel WVGA resolution and offers support for 16 million colors, as well as the 8-megapixel photo snapper that includes Schneider-Kreuznach optics, smile detection, an Intelligent Shot Mode, light sensitivity of up to ISO 1600, LED flash and video recording capabilities.

The new LG Viewty Smart not only includes a high-quality camera, but also comes in a slim form factor, while sporting touchscreen capabilities and the company's S-Class user interface, which can reportedly deliver an impressive mobile experience. In addition, the handset also features DivX and Xvid compatibility for movies on-the-go, Dolby for Mobile audio enhancement, TV-out, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, and a Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery.

While announcing that the LG Viewty Smart comes to the market earlier than June, as originally slated, the mobile phone maker also took the opportunity to say a few words on its upcoming 12-megapixel cameraphone, which should land on the shelves before the end of the year. According to LG, the device will include “even more smart features,” yet the giant manufacturer hasn't unveiled any other details on the capabilities of the handset. Given the fact that Sony Ericsson is also expected to release a 12MB behemoth on the market later in 2009, LG's upcoming phone will certainly face some competition in the field.