LG's Viewty II set to take center stage at CeBIT?

LG's enormously popular Viewty seems about set for a upgrade with the potential launch of the 3D S-Class UI toting LG GC900 Viewty II. The GC900 features all kinds of goodness with a 3-inch WVGA touchscreen, an 8 megapixel camera -- with autofocus, xenon flash, film speed up to ISO 1600 -- geotagging, DivX and Xvid video support, and memory expansion up to 32GB. No bands were mentioned, but the GC900 has 7.2Mbps HSDPA for somewhere, WiFi is onboard, AGPS, and the camera will record slow motion video -- which is a riot on other devices. No pics, prices, or dates are attached, but we're hunting it down and will update as soon as we can.

[MikeC @ Mar 3rd 2009 12:44PM]

I always thought Viewty was about the gayest product name ever...

[Gnormie @ Mar 3rd 2009 1:06PM]

Would you prefer it to be called the GC900?

[Kris @ Mar 3rd 2009 12:45PM]

Those are some insane specifications. I wonder if it'll function as a phone well?

[Dankoozy @ Mar 3rd 2009 12:46PM]

English is the new Dutch! srsly these guys don't bother translating anything into dutch anymore. these days dutch is just a fucked up version of english

[rogier.schuitema @ Mar 6th 2009 10:19PM]

I know, right? Dutch these days, especially concerning electronics and stuff is laced with English. They use so much English in commericals on TV over here that most foreigners would probably be able to understand them. TV series and movies aren't translated, instead we have subtitles. Kids are exposed to so much English over here that you would be able to have a decent conversation in English with most 4th graders. Oh well... the Dutch are just lazy I guess.

[LondonConsultant @ Mar 3rd 2009 12:49PM]

720p video recording? Or just VGA like the original Viewty?...

[James @ Mar 3rd 2009 12:55PM]

Afspeelmogelijkheid!
Now that's something the iphone doesn't have.

[TT @ Mar 3rd 2009 1:12PM]

For anyone who's wondering what this thing looks like:
http://i.gsmarena.com/vv/newsimg/09/02/lg-leak//gsmarena_001.jpg
It's the one on the very right.
Source:
http://www.gsmarena.com/touchscreen_is_chic_with_the_bunch_of_leaked_new_lg_phones-news-795.php

[Wkn @ Mar 3rd 2009 1:21PM]

With all the cognitive dissonance here at Engadget I wouldn't dare saying that some manufacturer is imitating Apple. But the GUI of that phone with the slide-out keyboard looks ridiculously like the iPhone GUI.

[MikeC @ Mar 3rd 2009 1:26PM]

Pics or it didn't happen....

Oh, wait: http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2746/gsmarena001.jpg

[Paul @ Mar 3rd 2009 2:27PM]

That cannot be the Viewty because it does not have a xenon flash & the spec above mension Xenon??

[pyrotech @ Mar 3rd 2009 4:08PM]

"For anyone who's wondering what this thing looks like:
http://i.gsmarena.com/vv/newsimg/09/02/lg-leak//gsmarena_001.jpg
It's the one on the very right."


Prefer the female in the very middle.

[Dave Chappelle @ Mar 4th 2009 6:17AM]

WTF!! c that transparent keyboard?

[grull27 @ Mar 3rd 2009 1:25PM]

Only 3"??? :(

*waits for That's What She Said joke reply*

[MikeC @ Mar 3rd 2009 1:29PM]

That's what she said.... http://instantrimshot.com


http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6472/41875074.jpg

[Paul @ Mar 3rd 2009 2:22PM]

Please run on Win Mobile like the GM730

Anyone who uses there own software on a expensive top of the range phones are idiots they NEED to use Symbian, Win Mobile or Android if not then they are stupid and have no regard for the user. There is virtually no additional software that can be installed on there own software where as with Symbian, Win mobile & Android there hare hundreds or thousands of application you can install

[Paul @ Mar 3rd 2009 5:06PM]

Is this the phone, no xenon flash though???

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lge/3282680945/

[Shinigami @ Mar 3rd 2009 5:20PM]

I hope its not as expensive as I think it is because I WANT it.

[Ryan @ Mar 4th 2009 2:57AM]

I thought the LG Renoir was the Viewty's successor?