The original LG Viewty was a phone of firsts, and now LG is hoping to repeat the success with the Viewty Smart.

The world’s first 5 megapixel touchscreen phone, the Viewty sold seven million handsets across the globe. The Viewty Smart takes that pioneering spirit into a new direction, offering the slimest 8 megapixel cameraphone on the market, and also the first to feature an ‘Intelligent Shot’ mode.

Improvements include:

- LG’s new “S-Class” 3D User Interface with extra features including an onscreen selector dial that makes switching to camera mode quicker and easier
- 60 percent higher resolution than the 5 megapixel Viewty, ideal for large prints
-  light sensitivity up to ISO 1600 and the LED flash keep details crisp and clear, even in dim lighting
- 3.0″ WVGA touchscreen
- DVD-quality recording, robust media playback options
- 12.4 mm thick and weighs a mere 102g, making it the slimmest and most portable 8 megapixel phone on the market.

The Viewty Smart goes on sale in the UK in May, with handsets to follow in the usual retailers throughout June.