LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, announced the official launch of its LG-KC910, a slim yet feature-packed full touchscreen 8 megapixel multimedia phone. LG’s first 8 Megapixel touchscreen phone, will be commercially available starting this month (October), under the moniker of LG Renoir.

This comes with Schneider-Kreuznach lens, both auto and manual focus, Xenon flash, geo-tagging and ISO 1600. It tops latest connectivity technology such as HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS with serious image and video capabilities. Xenon flash, face tracking and blink detection, geo-tagging and touchscreen focus are combined with XviD and DivX video playback and high-res recording.

LG KC910 Renoir at a glance

• General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz, GPRS/EDGE class 10, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
• Dimensions: 107.8 x 55.9 x 14 mm, 114 g
• Display: 3-inch 256K color TFT, 240 x 400 pixels resolution
• Memory: 100MB, hot-swappable microSD card slot (ships with 8GB card)
• Still camera: 8 megapixel autofocus, xenon flash, digital image stabilizer, geo-tagging, face tracking, blink detection, touch screen focus, manual focus
• Video camera: DiVX AVI, VGA@30fps, 640×384@30fps, 400×240@30fps, QVGA@120fps high-speed recording
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi, TV-out, GPS receiver with A-GPS
• Misc: Accelerometer for screen auto rotate, DivX/XviD video playback and editing, Dolby Mobile sound enhancement, FM radio with RDS, GPS, sports application, office document viewer
• Battery: Li-Ion 1000 mAh, Talk time: 4 h, Standby: 430 h
• Release date: early October 2008
• Expected retail price: N/A

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