LG Arena KM900 - Communication & Multimedia

[Adiran]

I am getting mobile phone LG Arena KM900 from my cousin (know it's bit old), but I am happy to receive it as gift. I am not having any ideas about the communication & multimedia that are present in that mobile. So thought to take some help from you members. When viewed from mobile phones is not only in the trade press for the decay mode to obtain all possible product releases on the iPhone. On the other hand, there is however a risk that the consideration of the actual test, candidates fail rather superficial. Please comment more on this topic, so that I can get more ideas.

[Kalanidhi]

Music files can be played such as a happily existing 3.5mm audio jack, with a wide format support (MP3, WMA, AMR, MIDI, AAC, AAC +, e-AAC +, AC3, WAV, 3GP) and as mentioned wonderfully clear and fluent display there. The video area can be a successful, lean players and an equally broad support (H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMV, AVI, DIVX, XVID, D1 / decoding, MP4, 3GP), have not desired. Also worth mentioning is the camera equipment. With five megapixels, autofocus, an LED flash and 8x zoom, photos can be taken up to 2592 x 1944 pixel resolution. To this end, the leisure photographer relevant to a dozen more or less settings (eg white balance) to fall back, which are arranged to be a little confusing. Also in the video recording the arena white with stable, smooth frame rates and with a surprisingly good resolution of 720 x 480 pixels to convince without reductions, especially as the handling goes here thanks to slimmer liquid surfaces.

[Osman84]

Furthermore, an integrated GPS module, which is contrary to initial announcements, but unfortunately not connected to a full-fledged software. Instead, the arena provides only local rules on Google Maps, which is for the default user can safely acceptable, but for more ambitious users may have a point of criticism. Mobile Dolby surround sound and an FM transmitter, and the very exceptional opportunity to connect the arena of an additional cable and TV-out function to an external device to decide the round of multimedia features. Also in communication with LG allows UMTS / HSDPA, WLAN (802.11 b / g), Bluetooth, and real video telephony is nothing to be desired, although surfing is not mentioned in the previous section also speed technology to the strengths of the arena.

[Maadhav]

While so far only the browser as a real weak point of the arena has been identified, was found in determining the terms of criticizing the second circumstance. With delicate three hours under full load - ie continuous use by playing music files, video recording, writing text messages, surfing, phone calls - the 1000 mAh battery lasted far too short. Since it does not help much that LG promises a standby time of up to 300 hours and talk time of at least still 230 minutes. On the other hand, the use of a relatively small battery, the very pleasant weight of only 105 grams, a compromise that can respond to you, with an added maturity to be assessed against a higher incidence of weight much higher. So here is a - debatable - the second point of criticism are recorded.

[Arumugan]

The synchronization of the Arena runs as expected without problems. Once the device is connected via the supplied USB cable to the PC, it is immediately recognized as an external mass storage and can be treated accordingly with drag and drop. The data transfer takes place on a nice quick level: A three-megabyte video file takes less than two seconds to the arena to get to the desktop. Against this background, the potential target group for the LG Arena is thus constituted fast: Friends of mobile multimedia entertainment nonetheless, despite the limited ability of the browser have their fair share, while the mobile office should rather look at a true smartphone from the competition.

[Sharanya]

LG dares with the arena in a skilled manner from the corner out of style, presenting an overall pleasing device that need not hide from competition. Especially with the popular multimedia activities, the candidate knows, not least thanks to an impressive equipment convince music and videos make the Arena just fun, even though the display with just three inches for this segment today actually almost a bit too small fails. This is acceptable insofar as the makers respond in this regard, an acceptable compromise between size and ease of use. This is exactly what was in the choice of batteries but do not: This is sized small, which has an extremely positive effect on the weight, but effects disastrous to the running times - for power users who have some time no access to an electrical outlet, found the ultimate knock-out criterion.

[Mrigankasekhar]

A largely positive impression does however also the proprietary user interface S-Class, except with the fluid, 3D animations and a good structure of some white during the multi-tasking convince occurring trailers over long distances. Nevertheless found when looking at the software equipment, despite the generally successful S-Class and even if an adequate supply is available, the second point of criticism: The browser of the arena moved in spite of multi-touch operation, just not on the amount of time - a pity that LG has also drawn here with regard to the previous no consequences. The Arena comes in a small, lightweight cardboard, therefore, has the industry-standard features: the side slide-out solid part is characterized by an easy-to-open mechanism and includes the device to Top, while including the other equipment is located. Even this falls from conventional. In addition to the manual of the new owner pitched a USB cable, power supply and mediocre, but before an acceptable supplement in-ear headphones. In terms of appearance and dimensions do the arena to convince without compromise: With about 100 grams and with dimensions of 106 x 55 x 12 mm (L x W x H), the device is one of the smaller but above all, easier multimedia mobile phones, which are currently available.

[GracieSingh]

LG is at the arena on a proprietary operating system called "S-Class", the assessment is a very ambiguous, but the matter is predominantly positive. Thus, the user interface knows overlooking the design of the surface, not least thanks to convince the 16 million color display excellent performing well. While some products from the competition rather confusion prevails, awaiting S-Class with a wonderfully structured menu system, highly customizable interface, and handsome, fluid, 3D animations. In addition to a sense in the categories of "communication", "multimedia", "Utilities" and "Settings" divided Overview screen, there are four on dice or visualized, fully customizable desktops used, that the categories of "shortcuts", "multimedia", "Widgets "and" Contacts "offer clear shortcuts to the most important categories in everyday use. Here is also commendable that the cube view can be called at any time over a located between the drain and end call key touch button. At this point, makes S-Class that is really fun. It looks a bit different from the operation. This is the same as mentioned above, a three-inch multi-touch display that in view of the gross features on the big rivals - may be briefly mentioned here, the iPhone - from Apple is based. During normal operation show minor weaknesses, their causes of technical equipment, but also in the design of S-Class: is true that the arena on a handsome, well-structured surface, but the reaction to the input by the user sometimes imprecise or lazy.

[Mahish]

A significant depending on personal weakness, however, is entitled to see the software configuration of the arena. This coincides with an e-mail application (POP3, IMAP, SMTP), a browser, a document viewer for Excel, Word and PDF, a few games and the usual "widgets" such as a calculator, voice recorder, world clock, calendar and notes While all reasonable in all from, it fails because of the closed S-Class compatibility. Again, this would not weigh too heavily at first, when LG would have its own App Store. Because of this, however, entirely missing, the arena owners one and only depend on the applications that will be played by the factory, which itself makes for less sophisticated users to the effect due to the weak browser quite noticeable. In the latter, LG appears to rely even more on the current version of the House Obigo what surfing does not necessarily make a real treat.

[Akaashath]

In the latter, LG appears to rely even more on the current version of the House Obigo what surfing does not necessarily make a real treat.

This has several reasons: First, the traffic in these tests, both designed via UMTS and WLAN is simply too slow, for up to 40 seconds loading time for the mobile version of the base-site computer too long. Second, the Arena browser was also due to the lack of Flash support, and partly because of the hake time operation is not completely convincing. The small-scale navigation, and the potential of multi-touch zoom does not always smoothly - too often re-entry or the user was required to reach the goal. In terms of browser that is a significant minus point is noted. Commissioning is expected to be simple: Since the arena has more than 8 GB of internal memory (which used 7.2 GB) does not even have an SD card inserted. Instead, the device can be used after the trouble inserting the SIM card immediately.