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LG Arena
During LG’s Q&A session at Mobile World Congress, one gutsy press member fully called out the officially-launched Arena as an iPhone clone, as insinuated when some pictures leaked earlier this month. While it’s not a far shot, the Arena does have a few tricks that set it apart from Apple’s popular handset. For one, home screen icons slide left and right, allowing you access to larger groups of applications without having to change pages. The new 3D S-Class UI makes for some other interesting additions, like Rolodex-style contact browsing, and a cube layout for quick shortcut access. This OS will be making the rounds to other high-end LG handsets, but as stated earlier, LG is entirely comfortable supporting a multitude operating systems. Specs for the Arena include:
- 3″ WVGA touchscreen
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- 8 GB of internal storage, plus microSD slot
- DivX, Xvid support
- Wi-Fi, GPS
- HSDPA 7.2
- 105.9 x 55.3 x 11.95mm
Call it a knock-off if you must, but from what we saw, LG managed to pull together a fluid, interesting and different user interface while still tapping something folks are already familiar with.
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
