LG ARENA

Build quality, compact design, excellent display, graphical user interface, responsive touch screen, 3.5mm headphone jack, great list of features ;

Slightly sluggish in some areas, keystroke lag when messaging, 3D cube isn't as intuitive or smooth as it could be, no App Store, TV-out cable not included ;

The LG Arena will be initially available from Vodafone for $0 upfront on a $69 or $79 plan over 24 months, with offers from Telstra and Optus to follow

Gorgeous 3-inch display ; First-rate media file recognition ; 8GB internal memory ; HSDPA, Wi-Fi and GPS

Interface is confusing and can be laggy ; On-screen keyboard takes practice ; Buggy software and a few crashes

LG obviously knows that its touchscreen line of products needs a dedicated finger-friendly interface, but we don't think S-Class is as good as it could be. The interface can be sluggish, especially when the phone is full of data like media and...

Screen; 3D S-Class UI; Build Quality; Multimedia Support; Music Quality; Camera; 8 GB In-built memory; 3.5 mm audio jack; FM radio with transmitter; Data Transfer Speed; Plenty of Connectivty options

Smaller Screen; Lack of microUSB port; Memory Card slot under battery cover.; Video Recording format is .3gp

High calibre multimedia capabilities, Excellent speakers, Easy to use, Excellent call quality, 3.5mm jack

Clumsy web surfing, Bland design, Some annoying nagging software issues

The Arena is a very nice handset and it is really crammed with features. We wish LG hadn't bothered with the 3D cube interface, though.

Slim and eye-catching, the LG Arena has many attractive features. Its S-Class UI certainly raises LG's game - it's intuitive, easy on the eye and more user-friendly than LG's previous efforts - even if it's still not quite up to the iPhone's easy...

Overall, it is be 106 mm by 55 mm by 12 mm, and is available in silver and black