Europeans will soon be seeing the first mobile phone that boasts of a 5-megapixel camera. With such high resolution camera, the LG KG920 appears to be more of a digital camera with phone functionalities, rather than a phone with a built-in camera. Either way, it works for us.

While we are in awe of the 5-megapixel camera, we're quite surprised by the lack of phone functionality based on the list of specs. The MP3 player and the MP3 ringtones may be exciting treats, if you don't already own an iPod. Other than that, everything else looks pretty standard - 8MB onboard memory, miniSD memory card expansion, and USB connectivity. Now we understand why initial impressions of the phone weren't really something to write home about.

On the upside, the phone has a QVGA high resolution display so you can zero-in on that target with ease. What's more, the phone is bundled with a 256MB memory card to supplement the 8MB onboard memory.

The LG KG920 is expected to hit Europe in August 2006. No word yet on pricing.