LG Arena KM900

New LG Arena – a full touchscreen mobile phone which LG has pitched to be “the place to play”. As we begin to see the LG Arena arrive at highstreet retail shops, we take a look at some of the features of the Arena and how it compares to benchmark touchscreen mobiles like the iPhone. As always, this review is purely our thoughts and opinion on what it was like after testing the mobile unit we were given, if you’re an Arena user too, we’d love to hear what your views are about the new LG flagship.

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An Arena with a dark metallic casing as opposed to the silver one we reviewed, there is virtually no difference with regards to their hardware. We were told that the titanium black version Arena will be available through T-Mobile exclusively. From just looking at our photo gallery you will instantly be able to see that the Arena looks and feels distinctly solid to hold and to use. As you can see, only the top surface surrounding the screen is metallic while the back cover which slides open easily to reveal its 3.7V lithium ion battery is made of plastic.

Along the sides of the LG Arena, there are virtually no slots or opening ports except for one on its top right which has a sliding door closing it tight, all this is consistent with LG’s intention to keep the Arena as elegant as possible. All data transfer, battery recharge is done through this one and only mini USB port. There is one shortcoming to this though, if you’re a user who often takes out the memory card (micro SD) for swapping or for transferring purposes, the compromise is that the micro SD slot is hidden behind the back cover.