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LG Arena KM900 review: 2009 S-Class 3D touch UI.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2009·$500
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#3 of 37
Tier
Feature
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

LG Arena KM900.

Arena pioneered LG's S-Class 3D cube UI in 2009 — Schneider-Kreuznach cam in stainless steel.

01Display

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 59-point average for feature phones of 2009.

TypeTFT touch
Size3.0"
Resolution800 x 480

02Performance

50/100

50/100 puts it above the 48-point average for feature phones of 2009.

Storage100 MB + microSDHC

03Camera

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for feature phones of 2009.

Main5 MP autofocus + Schneider-Kreuznach

04Battery

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 68-point average for feature phones of 2009.

Capacity1,000 mAh

05Software

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for feature phones of 2009.

What works
  • S-Class 3D UI first.
  • Schneider-Kreuznach cam optics.
  • Stainless steel + WVGA.
  • GPS + Wi-Fi.
What doesn't
  • No apps ecosystem.
  • 100 MB storage.
  • $500 luxury markup.
  • Resistive touch.
Cross-shop it against
Sony Ericsson C905
$700 · score 65/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 37-phone cohort of feature devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .