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LG KM900 Arena now released |
Bhavv
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The phone just got released in Titan Black on 26th march on T mob uk (only available over a phonecall to customer services), and there is a great review on it (silver one) here:
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_km900_arena-review-338.php
Iphone beaten?
I'll be ordering my Titan Black on upgrade first thing in the morning.
I made a new thread because it is released now, and the other one is a 'on the way' thread, but feel free to merge them if you dont want this new thread.
Its here. More pictures to come:
Opening the box, forgot to rotate one of the pictures. Sorry if they're too big, I kept them full size so you can see the phone fully:
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1031/dsc00367k.jpg
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/8290/dsc00368z.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/82/dsc00369nbi.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3782/dsc00371z.jpg
Front / back / side shots:
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/8250/dsc00379cie.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8332/dsc00381p.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/255/dsc00376u.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7604/dsc00375v.jpg
I should try becoming a hand model 
My pet dolphins like my phones :
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/6519/dsc00384j.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/3725/dsc00385wup.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9089/dsc00387zat.jpg
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4558/dsc00388b.jpg
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Rookwise
Joined: Mar 22, 2004
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From: UK. Phone:Samsung Galaxy A54 5
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By the time I noticed it's release date I'd already upgraded to a Renoir. The S class UI looks very nice. The Viewty 2 runs it as well.
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Bhavv
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Good for me that my upgrade is today  .
I just have to wait for 8.30 am.
I looked on my account online for my upgrade offers to try and get a price idea as it is only free on £40 pm, I have:
Nokia 5800 - £77
HTC Touch Diamond - £100
HTC Dream - £100
Samsung Pixon - £175
LG Viewty - £180 (WTF???)
HTC Touch Pro - £230
Nokia N96 - £320 (overpriced like the Viewty)
So I have no idea how much they will want for the LG Arena yet, but Im hoping for no more than £150 based on those prices.
LG Renoir and Samsung Omnia are also available as long as they have stock left, but have been taken off the website, but I definately want the black LG Arena.
[ This Message was edited by: Bhavv on 2009-03-28 02:55 ] |
Bhavv
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Or I think it was the LG secret, not the Viewty, but they are wanting the full sim free price of £180 for it. I'll just treat that as a mistake.
Great, not in stock untill Monday 
Even though they annonced it on the 26th, customer service dont know anything about it:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/ne[....]ena-titan-black-t-mobile.phtml
http://news.softpedia.com/new[....]na-in-Titan-Black-107952.shtml
It was just announced, not released.
But according to this one, it was released:
The handset is now available for free on £40 Flext and Combi deals and is available for upgrading customers at £200..
http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.u[....]obile_gets_black_lg_arena.html
But they didnt know anything about it when I called.
They did have it in stock =D. I had to ask them to check their stock levels. It cost me £200 on my 50% discount tariff which is £28.75 pm, which is fine compared to the sim free price of £350. It will arrive on tuesday.
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vegetaleb
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From: Lebanon
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Reviews said it's a wonderfull phone with a very nice camera for a touch phone BUT the big problem is the battery...
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QVGA
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the UI is fantastic, but there were some very noticeable hiccups in a video i saw of it
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Bhavv
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My options were to get this one now, or to wait for the Samsung Omnia HD, or HTC touch diamond 2 or Pro 2.
I emailed HTC to ask for video recording specs on those phones, and they told me they were both 24 FPS QVGA, which is a no go, I wanted at least VGA resolution for youtube, and this LG phone has 720x480 @ 30 fps which is perfect for just youtube use.
The Samsung Omnia HD is the best thing ever, but it is too expensive and I dont need 8 MP or HD video recording, 5 MP and 720x480 is spot on for my use, but I just wish the Arena had a proper flash. The Arena is a little pricey too, but I am going to Ebay my K800 and K850 phones and hopefully try to make most of its price back, then I will just have the LG Arena plus my T700 as my backup phone.
I might as well send off my scratched and dented K750i for recycling, but I want to keep my ancient T300 because it is still in mint condition, and I still like the look of it.
Also, what I paid works out at the right price - it is free on £40 and up tariffs, the difference between that and my tariff is £11.25 pm = £202 over 18 months, which is very good price for this phone, even better that it is on a 50% off tariff .
Now I just have to wait impatiently untill it is delivered on tuesday . I will take some unboxing pictures when it arrives and put them here .
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Bonovox
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This phones screen and interface look great.
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Bhavv
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The demo video for the phone is awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=losawDQNmk8&feature=related
It just makes me even more Impatient.
It has everything, except flash, why couldnt they have put a proper flash on it? .
I were looking at class 6 memory card prices -
8 Gb £12.99
16 Gb £28
32 Gb over £70.
I think you get a 2 Gb card in the box, plus the 8 Gb onboard memory, so I dont need one right away, and can wait for the 32 Gb card to drop in price first to around £50.
Im glad I didnt waste any money on my SE phones for M2 cards, despite having two full 512 meg cards. I can just get the universal one that the LG uses which should hopefully also be compatible with my future phones as well. |
muffins
Joined: Oct 27, 2007
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It does have a flash.
I have to wait till after 10 of April for my as I got a sim free one so imagine my impatience
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Bhavv
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I mean it only has a rubbish LED flash, not a proper camera flash like my K800i and K850i phones. LED flash isnt really good enough to use the phone as a full camera replacement.
But I am getting it a lot earlier thanks to T mobile getting the exclusive deal, like you pointed out, and also in black .
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Bonovox
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Wow i just watched that video on You Tube on my c510. Great. Love the way the menu for albums looks like a fruit machine and viewing your photos in 3D. Well done LG lets hope its reliable.
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vegetaleb
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From: Lebanon
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I am deceived by 2 things:
-Display under sunlight
-Battery
Conclusion: I will stick to the W995
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Bhavv
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Yea, it is only an LCD display, which is actually why I think it is so much cheaper then the Samsung and HTC phones - I think they use something else like Oled, but Im not sure for certain. When I read it had an LCD screen, my turned into a for a while.
I didnt really consider the battery, as long as it works for a decent amount of time, I dont mind.
I called T mobile and they said it was posted yesterday, and is down for delivery tomorrow, but the reason they told me tuesday is because sometimes it gets delayed.
So fingers crossed that I get it tomorrow .
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vegetaleb
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Congrats!
You will give us your own review
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