14 DAY TRIAL // As rumored at the beginning of July, LG indeed has an 8 Megapixel handset, the KC 910, which is apparently set for an October launch. The new high-end handset from the South Korean company will be on par with the other two 8 Megapixel phones announced this year: Sony Ericsson C905 and Samsung Innov8 i8510.
Unlike these two handsets, though, LG KC910 will come with a touchscreen display, being the successor of the popular Viewty, sold until now in more than 2 million units. This will probably make the new LG appeal to a slightly different category of mobile users (the iPhone-loving one, if you want).
But until the KC910 gets to hit the market, let's see what it can offer. Besides having 8 Megapixels, the handset's camera comes with all the goodies worthy of Viewty: Schneider-Kreuznach lens, auto focus, xenon flash, VGA video recording (at 30fps) and lens cover. Plus, KC910's camera also features geotagging.
Furthermore, the new LG will bring the following: a 3 inch TFT touchscreen display with 240 x 400 pixels, Flash User Interface, Dolby technology for an exquisite audio experience, internal GPS, Wi-Fi, TV out, DivX support, Bluetooth 2.0 and so on. The handset also comes with quad-band GSM connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz), but it only works on the 2100 MHz HSDPA frequencies. This means that, if it gets to be released in the US, the KC910 will not be able to provide 3G speeds to American users.
For the moment, the retail price of LG KC910 is not known, but the South Korean manufacturer should announce it pretty soon.
Anyway, while the KC910 and Sony Ericsson's C905 will be available starting October, Samsung's Innov8 is scheduled to come a month earlier, in September. This might allow the Innov8 to steal lots of users who are keen on owning an 8 Megapixel camera phone.
Which of the three handsets will be more successful in the end? We can't say, but we're surely going to find out in the upcoming months.