LG Arena (KM900)

This article is about the LG KM900 mobile phone. For the KM900 armoured personnel carrier, see Fiat 6614.
LG Arena (KM900)
ManufacturerLG Electronics
Compatible networksGSM 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS 900/1200, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s
Availability by regionMarch 2009 (Europe)
Form factorCandybar
Dimensions105.9 x 55.3 x 11.96mm
Weight105g
Memory128 MB DRAM, 256 MB NAND ROM; 8 GB flash internal
Removable storagemicroSD (up to 32 GB)
BatteryLi-ion, 1000mAh
Display3", 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen, 16M TFT
Rear camera5 megapixel CMOS, VGA front camera
ConnectivityWi-Fi (NO WPA-Enterprise), Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS
Data inputsCapacitive Touchscreen
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The LG-KM900, or LG Arena, is an LG Electronics flagship multimedia phone for Q1 2009, succeeded by the LG GD900. Announced at the Mobile World Congress on February 16, 2009, the KM900 is the first phone to feature LG’s new 3D S-Class user interface.[1]

The S-Class is a capacitive touch-based 3D UI that lays out menus as if they were on a film reel, enabling the user to drag a finger across the reels to scroll through the available options. Its cube layout provides four home screens that can be customised with different shortcuts. The UI reacts to the orientation of the Arena, switching between portrait and landscape modes.[2]

The Arena is a metal-cased device, available in silver, black Titanium & pink colour schemes. It has a 3-inch WVGA tempered glass multi-touch capable touchscreen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.[3]

The 5-megapixel CMOS Schneider Kreuznach camera with LED flash can record QVGA video at up to 120 frames per second, DVD resolution (720x480) at 30 frames per second or encode H.264 at 15 frames per second. It has both automatic and manual focus options. The camera is thus not as powerful as the one found on the LG Renoir.

The phone has a built in web browser, with HSDPA (7.2 Mbit/s connection) and Wi-Fi capabilities (no WPA-Enterprise). The phone also features multi-touch zooming.[3]

Back of the phone on top of its box

Arena is the first globally released phone to feature Dolby Mobile surround sound. Its FM transmitter can wirelessly feed into car or home stereo systems. Internal memory consists of 8 GB and there is a microSD slot that supports up to a further 32 GB.

In terms of software, Google Mobile Service which includes Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and Google Blogs is embedded. However, Orange UK have removed these features from the handset.[4]

  1. ^ Phonescoop: LG Debuts New S-Class UI on Three New Phones
  2. ^ PocketPicks: Spin the cube: LG’s Arena offers new S-Class UI, but what do the users interface?
  3. ^ a b GSM Arena: Arena specifications
  4. ^ "LG Arena KM900 review | S21". Archived from the original on 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2018-11-13.