Key specs
Critic consensus
“The LG Arena is a wonderful multimedia device that has taken great strides in many areas - interface, touch technology, music and entertainment. If you take into account all this great stuff, add the novelty factor, the price tag of 350 euro (around 450 US dollars) seems reasonable. We're sure the Apple iPhone is lingering in the back of many people's minds. Both sport the full range of connectivity options, huge internal memory and big screens with multi-touch support. The Arena has greater screen resolution, a microSD slot and a far superior camera with excellent video recording options and even a removable battery.”
“The LG Arena KM900 is a scrappy challenger to the iPhone's touchscreen title, but it can't beat the heavyweight when it comes to the secret of its success: usability. We can't fault the Arena's amazing wealth of features, but all those features come at a cost: the user interface sometimes feels slow and the battery life is terrible. Our sample handset didn't even make it through one day of normal use without needing a charge. If you're looking for a touchscreen phone and you can't live without features such as an FM radio, the Arena is worth a look. But you'll need to be patient to put up with some of its performance issues, like the laggy keypad response.”
“Overall, I found the LG Arena to be a pretty nice device to use. It's hardware outdoes the iPhone in several ways, such as the far superior camera, Bluetooth A2DP, and Dolby Mobile, but it loses out on the fact that it has no app store and very limited customization. It's also a shame that LG have seemingly tried to copy the iPhone in many ways, instead of trying to build a revolutionary product of their own. Still, the LG Arena is a great device, and a serious handset to consider if you're after a fun touchscreen phone with lots of multimedia capabilities. Therefore, I give the LG Arena a Recommended rating.”
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What people say
Only a few ratings so far, not enough to show a trend yet.
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Pro: Good and Clear camera pics, great sound volume when playing songs,nice shortcuts to make things easier, useful widgets that are helpful to everyday life, expandable memory with external memory cards, comes with 2 batteries so that you can charge 1 while using the other 1,clear in video recor...
In Depth
Gone are the days when touch screen smartphones were the odd and mystical devices at the end of the display case, reserved for business people, wizard geeks and aliens.
The LG Arena drops a load of “good stuff” right in the middle of the tentative everyman, putting powerful processing together with classy design and meaningful functionality to create a great phone that this writer suspects was designed for those brave and ready to try a phone that does more than tell time and make calls.
The 3 inch touch screen boasts a 480 x 800 pixel resolution, which is excellent. The minimalist design features all-screen-all-the-time, with the exception of three small buttons at the bottom of the phone.
The thoughtful folks at LG added something called “Mobile Sound Enhancement” to the speakerphone, which is a fancy way of saying the onboard speakers sound much better than prior models of most brands. There is also a 5MP camera with 2592 x 1944 pixel resolution, autofocus and LED flash, plus Geo-tagging and image stabilization and you have an excellent cameral embedded in a quality phone.
These, plus other features, including an FM radio, color selection from silver, Titan Black to Dusty Pink, GPS, and quality build materials and you get a darn nice phone that is very competitive in its tier.
If you are shopping for the next shade of power-in-your-pocket, take a look at the LG Arena.
Thank you for reading and I apologize for all the hyphens. I’m under contract.
What people actually want to know
When was the LG Arena released?
The LG Arena was released on February 9, 2009.
How long does the battery last on the LG Arena?
The LG Arena has a 1,000 mAh battery.
Does the LG Arena have a headphone jack?
Yes, the LG Arena has a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Where can I download the LG Arena manual?
You can view and download the LG Arena manual on our dedicated manual page.
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