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LG's Renoir, the latest iPhone-esque masterpiece?

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Here are the specs of the LG Renoir:

Operating Frequency
- GSM : 900/1800/1900
- UMTS : 900/2100/HSDPA Speed 7.2 Mbps

Dimensions
- Size : 55.9mm (W) x 107.8mm (H)
- Thickness : 14mm
- Weight : 114g

Screen Display
- Primary Size/Colours : 3.0"/262K WQVGA
- Screen Size : 240px (W) x 400px (H)
- Touch Screen/Sensor : TFT Touch Screen

Memory
- Internal : 100 MB
- External : up to 8GB

Messaging
- Type : SMS, MMS, EMAIL, VIDEO MMS, Predictive Text (T9)

Camera
- Mega Pixels : 8.0
- Flash/LED : Xenon Flash
- Auto Focus : Yes
- Digital Zoom : Yes (x 8)

Music
- Audio Formats : MIDI, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, Real
- Video Formats : H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMW, DivX
- FM Radio : Yes

Battery
- Type : 1000 mAh LI-Ion
- Stand-by Time : Up to 350 hours*
- Talk Time : Up to 220 mins*
- Video Talk Time : Up to 120 mins*

Connectivity
- Bluetooth : 2.0
- USB : 2.0
- PC Sync : Yes

Tools
- Calendar/Organiser : Yes
- Alarm : Yes
- Phone Book Entries : 1,000

Personalisation
- Wallpaper : Yes
- Picture Downloading : Yes
- Ring Tone Downloading : Yes

Advanced Features
- Video Call : Yes
- Java Support : Yes
- Java Version : MIDP 2.1
- Speaker Phone : Yes
- WAP : Yes
- Voice Recording : Yes
- Document Viewer : Yes
- Built in games : Yes
- Midi : Yes
- Keytone Effect : Yes
- TV Out : Yes

Others
-- : WiFi
-- : GPS Service comes with Google Map (Text based turn by navigator application) *Please note that on the Vodafone branded handset, the GPS Mapping application is not included and therefore no GPS mapping or navigational assistance is available

In Box
- Battery : Yes
- User Manual : Yes
- A/C Charger : Yes
- Data Cable : Yes
- Software CD : Yes
- Handsfree : Yes
- Screen Protector : Yes