The LG Arena incorporates a proprietary operating system completely designed by LG. The tested model is customized by SFR, and most online media services are set according to supply that operator.
The grip of the camera is good. The LG Arena is built with quality materials, all giving an impression of solidity.
The right portion of LG Arena reveals two buttons for adjusting the sound, and a button to capture images,
the left-hand shows a sliding cover to connect the USB cable or charger,
the top shows the "ON / OFF" button to open the hull rear and a 3.5 mm jack (a first for LG).
The hull contains rear view photo and flash,
before the hull incorporates the magnificent display of the LG Arena, microphone and earpiece, optics for video, and virtual three buttons at the bottom of the screen: stall / hang up and shortcuts to access menus.
At power up, the magnificent display of lights LG Arena.
The home screen is constructed in the form of a cube with four sides, with the front on the shortcut menu positioned by SFR, then "three other side" which pivot by dragging his finger on the screen horizontal:
- Screen messaging shortcuts to Mail, SMS, voicemail and clock,
- Screen customizable with the contacts list (selected by the user contacts Favorites)
- Screen with customizable Photo Gallery (selected by the user of favorite photos).
Each home screen shows on the bottom of the screen four keys virtual shortcut menus to the keyboard (to dial a phone number), to the contacts list, messaging to and from the main menu.
The main menu consists of 32 icons, in four categories: Communication, Multimedia, Utilities and Settings.
When the LG Arena is set in portrait mode, each section shows four icons, simply scroll through each line of icon using the finger to show the next four.
When the LG Arena is set in landscape mode, the 32 main menu icons are displayed.
Messaging
The LG Arena allows you to manage messaging Email. Setting an Email done by selecting the "Message" box located in the cluster "Settings."
Many options are available when setting up an account Email: Include original message in response, recovery Automatic Email and setting the recovery interval E.mail, adding a signature ....
Email recovery is quite simple. However, a bad surprise was found.
During the first recovery of E. Mail, only 300 emails have been recovered (those received until 03/02/2009 and earlier), but it is not the last 300 messages received in this box E.mail .
In addition, every attempt to retrieve the new E-Mail (even after just emptied the inbox), the same error message appears: "E.mail saturated.
The only good thing about the box E. Mail: ergonomics E.mail display, which is very well designed and quite pleasing to the eye.
Entering an email using the keyboard is quite efficient:
When you are in entry mode and the LG Arena is in portrait mode, a numeric keypad (not practical to use) appears.
When rocking the LG Arena in landscape mode, an alphanumeric keyboard appears.
The seizure is made with the fingers, and requires a little practice and some dexterity for large fingers. A micro vibration is felt in every input character.
The screen of the LG Arena as sensitive (such as the Apple iPhone) and therefore not touch, no need to use a stylus or other object at the end rather thin, since the screen will not react.
Entering SMS operates on the same principle as the seizure of mail.
Selecting a contact from the phone book to select recipients of the message is no problem (exit the many problems on the LG Renoir).
Creating and sending MMS done quite simply. Pictures taken with the camera are resized when you send in order to reduce the size.
Web browser
The LG Arena can view all types of websites. Viewing websites in landscape mode is more comfortable because of the width of the screen.
Moving in a web page done by dragging a finger on the screen, and extension is performed using the two fingers, just like on the iPhone thanks to the multi-screen of the LG Arena.
Each site can be viewed as saved favorites.
The larger sites are displayed in the form of RSS feeds, layout and frames are displayed fairly skinned, which is a plus for readability
The presence of a Wi-Fi chip allows you to browse faster and more economically on the web.
Multimedia
The reader of audio files, images, video and other
The LG Arena allows playback of many formats of image files, audio, video, but also the office documents.
Play audio files:
Audio titles available can be viewed from the menu "Music".
Selecting a title will show a small window very simple and most beautiful effect in the middle of the playlist: the title name is displayed in large, the cover of the title is displayed in the form of a disc , next to which the name of the artist and album are displayed.
A small icon at any time to activate or deactivate playback in Dolby Stereo. This method allows in theory a better quality listening to music ... and in practice, it really is, even with the maximum mode loudspeaker.
Indeed, on all mobiles tested so far, the speakers have tended to crachouiller from a certain volume. The LG Arena is not subject to this type of problem.
The sound is good and fluid playing the kit with a pedestrian iPhone 3G (no pedestrian kit was available with the model test).
Another very significant, incorporates the LG Arena at the top of its hull jack 3.5 mm, which allows you to connect most of the helmets of the market, avoiding this time to the drags adapter that LG tedious us previously imposed on all other models.
Reading image files:
Titles photos are accessible from the menu "Gallery".
Photos can be viewed as thumbnails, slideshow, gallery or full screen (by dragging them horizontally using the finger).
Ergonomically and visually speaking, this application is very successful and very pleasant to use.
Play video files:
Titles may be viewed from the sub-menu "My Documents".
At the launch of a video, the content is displayed by default in a tiny window in the middle of the screen. Then free the user to enlarge the image using a window control.
The LG Arena can view videos correctly, especially in landscape mode, and provided they have good size the size of the screen image.
Unlike the LG Renoir, the LG Arena is not playing video encoded in AVI format. C'est dommage.
The internal memory and MicroSD card reader LG Arena can store many files.
Reading office files:
Reading office files is supported by the LG Arena.
The visualization of all types of documents is very well supported, even PowerPoint files, which is rare enough on a smartphone to be reported.
FM radio
The LG Arena includes an FM radio that works quite well. The radio can be listened to with the kit man, or speakerphone.
The RDS function is apparently not integrated. C'est dommage.
Ergonomically speaking, this application is well designed and very enjoyable to use.
Unlike the Samsung Player Pixon, there is no search function by the name of a title from a musical or even save the radio. This small addition would have been appreciated.
The camera
With a 5 Mpixels for camera with autofocus, digital zoom, ....
Access to the image capture is made the selection of the "Camera" He can then choose between camera and video camera.
Capture photos:
Taking photos is done by positioning the LG Arena in portrait or landscape mode, the icons visible on the screen to make adjustments and capture adapt depending on the orientation of the mobile.
Ownership when the catch is good.
An icon of a satellite indicates that there is way géoétiquetage photos, it's - to - say that the GPS will be recorded in the photo file (interesting for fans of Google Earth).
Many options are available and effects when taking a photo.
The quality of pictures is generally quite good in a sufficiently informed of the details of the captured and the colors are fairly well recovered.
For against, in an environment with low lighting, the photos are a bit noisy.
Video Capture:
The LG Arena allows capturing video in 3GP format only, which is somewhat surprising, given that its predecessor, the LG Renoir also captured in AVI format.
However, the quality of videos is rather surprising given the encoding format used: rendering on the screen of the LG Arena is good enough, but viewed on a PC, the visual quality of video decreases.
Link to the captured video in 3GP format
Java applications
The LG Renoir has a Java engine that allows the operation of many applications and games in trial version.
Three games come standard: flywheels, Roulette and Tepong mania.
The LG Arena being tested customized by SFR, some of the applications are those of the operator (Vodafone Live, My email, my voicemail, my content, ...).
Other applications may be installed.
The synchronization of data, phone book and calendar
The contacts, calendar, notes and contacts managed in Microsoft Outlook on a PC could not be synchronized with the LG Arena. When connecting with a PC, the "LG PC Suite II" tried to download the driver of the LG Arena online, but the recovery of this information has failed. No timing has been made.
Contacts:
Since they can not sync my contacts with my PC, all the cards contacts on my Nokia N96 (about 550 contacts) were sent via Bluetooth to the LG Arena. The transfer went well, all elements of contact cards have been recovered, including the photos associated with contacts.
Agenda, Notes and Tasks:
Synchronization with MS Outlook calendar, notes and tasks has not been tested.
Other features
The LG Arena includes "extras": a calculator, converter units, management of time zones, a stopwatch, ... and an FM transmitter.
The latter application allows to play music on one or more other devices, from an FM frequency band informed about the sending device, which can be read on any device located nearby, by filling the same frequency radio.
The result is very nice, but the quality of listening to music on the device type is not famous.
The LG Arena includes a Bluetooth 2.1 chip. The Bluetooth application allows sending and receiving information quickly and easily, as the connection with other devices with the same technology.
The presence of a wireless chip is useful when one wishes to send or receive files or large files, or surf the web without exploding the data plan.
Enabling or disabling Wi-Fi or Bluetooth is done by selecting a virtual button "ON / OFF which is not very convenient to use.
Technical characteristics:
HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.1 and WiFi
Screen 3 "LCD, multi touch-points
TFT 16 million colors
MMS
Predictive text SMS
Alarm
Vibrate
Agenda
Unit converters
World Clock
SMS 500
1000 directory names
Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Internal User Memory 7.5 GB
Autonomy Standby / Call (2G): 250 hours / 4heures
Possibility to add external memory up to 32GB Micro SDHC
Battery 1000 mAh
Size 105.9 x 55.3 x 11.95 mm
Weight 108 grams
MP3
JAVA MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1
Photo Effects Mode Autofocus
Flash
5MP resolution - VGA
Digital zoom x4
Video streaming / video telephony / video messaging
Learn Downloads Support MPEG4, H.263, H264, Xvid & DivX Play DVD resolution (720 x 480 @ 30fps)
Dolby mobile developed in collaboration with Mr. Mark Levinson.
FM radio.
FM Transmitter to connect wirelessly to the car via the airwaves.
3.5 mm jack
HSDPA internet connection and WiFi.
GPS A-GPS
Push mail via Active Sync.
Mac via iSync compatibility
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The 5800 XpressMusic is the first touchscreen smartphone running Symbian Nokia signed. As such, Nokia has upgraded its platform Nokia S60 so we propose a mobile meets the aspirations of many users, thus positioning itself in the wake of the latest devices sold by Samsung, LG, ... and the iPhone d 'Apple. Positioned in the XpressMusic range, the Nokia 5800 mobile is a mid-range.
Specification & Features:
Dimensions: 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm
Weight: 109 grams
Tactile interface optimized for use with one hand with tactile feeling
Screen 3.2 "(640 x 360 pixels) that displays up to 16 million colors (Aspect ratio 16:9) with a sensor
automatic guidance (accelerometer) to activate the screen rotation
Tactile recognition for text input and control of the user interface (alphanumeric keypad, full keyboard and a mini QWERTY keyboard, handwriting recognition, handwritten in full screen for the Chinese language)
Dedicated Media Bar key accessible by pushing for access to music, gallery, sharing online, Video Center and web browser
Voice commands
Micro-USB connector, USB 2.0 high speed
Battery BL-5J 1320 mAh Li-Ion
Talk time: up to 8.8 hours
Stand-by time: up to 406.2 hours
Autonomy in navigation with packet data up to 3.4 hours
Self-mode video playback: up to 5.2 hours
Autonomy mode Video call: up to 3 hours
Self-mode Music Playback: up to 35 hours
Slot for microSD memory card (16 GB maximum)
81 MB internal memory
Quadband 850/900/1800/1900
GPRS / EDGE / HSDPA (up to 3.6 Mbps) / WiFi 802.11 b / g
Supports TCP / IP
Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP and AVRCP)
TV output cable Nokia Video Connectivity (CA-75U, included)
PC synchronization with Nokia OVI Suite.
Voice dialing: voice dialing and multi-speaker (SIND)
Vibrating alert (internal), also with tactile feeling
SMS / E-mail (IMAP, POP, SMTP) / Mail for Exchange 2008
HTML, XHTML and WML
Nokia Mobile Search
Integrated GPS for navigation and pedestrian traffic
Application Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch
Camera 3.2 megapixel (2048 x 1536 pixels)
Carl Zeiss Optics
X3 digital zoom, autofocus, LED flash Double
Direct Print compatible photo printer
Video recording up to 640 x 480 pixels and up to 30 fps (TV quality)
4x digital zoom video
Camera in front for video
Stereo music player
Music File Formats Supported:. Mp3, SpMidi, AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, WMA
FM stereo radio
Nokia AV Connector 3.5 mm
Nokia Music Manager
Nokia Music Store
Nokia Podcasting
3D stereo ring tones, 64 polyphonic tones, MP3 ringtones and video
Built-in stereo speakers with surround sound (dedicated audio chip for high quality Hi-Fi absolute)
Voice and audio recording
Personalization: profiles, themes, ringtones
User interface S60 5th edition Nokia (Symbian version 9.4)
Personal Information Management (PIM): contacts, clock, calendar, etc..
Games: 3D Bounce and Global Race
1 - Internet and E-Mail Management
The 5800 XpressMusic allows managing multiple email accounts and Web browsing.
Setting up email accounts and data account is fairly simple to make.
Sending and Receiving E. Mail working properly.
Can activate the "Push Email" (selecting the access point as the default data account with your operator) works perfectly.
Reading a E. Mail in HTML format is also very well managed, simply click on a link available in the E. Mail and Mail content is loaded into the mobile web browser.
Attachments to E-Mail can not be read as the Nokia 5800 does not drive office documents.
The attachment is done using the stylus or on one of two virtual qwerty keyboard, or by character recognition or through an alphanumeric keyboard.
As all mobiles running Symbian, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic includes the web browser Opera Mini Map, which allows you to view web sites properly.
Viewing web pages, available in portrait or landscape mode is correct, but when used to view these web pages on a 3G iPhone or a Nokia e90, the screen of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic looks a little narrow.
The presence of a WiFi chip allows for faster loading web pages, while leaving its data plan.
Connecting to a WIFI Hot spot works perfectly, and the time for establishing a connection are quite correct.
2 - Playback of audio files, video and radio
Like all moving parts of range "XpressMusic, the Nokia 5800 is primarily dedicated to music.
Playback of audio files can be done either through a menu displaying all the titles stored in memory, either through playlists created by the user, sorted by artist, album or composer, to provided that such information is available on audio.
The ergonomics of the player is pleasant to the eye.
Sound quality is good, be it speaker or listen using the pedestrian kit (which is composed of a fairly comprehensive remote control and a 3.5mm jack that can connect directly most headsets on the market).
The Nokia 5800 includes a link to "Nokia Music", a service of the OVI Nokia platform, which allows to buy music online.
In the menu option, an "Update my music 'to start a search for all the music titles that are in memory. Unfortunately, only new files are added to the list of available titles. This means that if you delete an audio file from file manager, it remains in the list of available titles, and if we change the directory, it appears twice, in triplicate see. Not very point at all ...
Playback video files in MPEG4 format, regardless of memory size, is quite pleasant.
When selecting a video, the display automatically switches to landscape mode.
For each video posted, the image is "framed" on the length and width of the screen, which explains, for some videos viewed, the image appeared a little stretched. " But this is not too embarrassing.
For against, when you look at TV Channel Streaming video from the Orange World portal, the image retains the same definition display as that defined by the operator.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic also features an FM radio. Unlike Nokia "NSeries" the radio via the internet is not available. It'sa shame for a phone dedicated to music.
To select and record the frequency of the desired radio station, two solutions are possible:
- By manual selection of frequency,
- By an automatic search for stations, which displays as in the form of list, radios identified.
The reception is quite good, and the application seems to work properly. The little fun, the animation on the screen while listening to the radio: the number of the frequency scrolls from left to right and from right to left in various forms. Nice.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic comes with a cable TV output, which allows viewing on a TV screen pictures, videos, ... a real small portable media.
3 - Taking pictures and videos
With Carl Zeiss optics, x3 digital zoom, an autofocus, a dual LED flash and a 3.2 Mpixels camera, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is expected to produce beautiful photos and video.
Pictures taken with the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is correct when the light is good and average in lower light conditions. Unfortunately, this one Nokia has not inherited the excellent camera of Nokia E90 and N73.
The photos taken can not be geo-tagguées, despite the presence of a GPS chip in the Nokia 5800. C'est dommage.
A number of options are available for taking pictures:
- Fashion Flash: on, off, automatic, anti red-eye
- Ways of White Balance Auto, sunny, cloudy, incandescent lighting, fluorescent lighting
- Center weighted auto exposure: normal, sepia, black and white, color, negative
- Direct Print compatible photo printer
Regarding the videos, the 5800 XpressMusic makes videos in MPEG4 format rather average quality.
4 - Function of GPS
With a GPS chip supported the A-GPS technology on the one hand, and Nokia Maps on the other hand, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a good GPS.
The detection of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic satellite takes between ten and twenty seconds, then Nokia Maps does the rest.
It is possible to visualize the routes to "2D", "3D" (view map in a more inclined) or hybrid (a mixture of 2D and satellite view).
Any position on the map may be in the form of bookmarks, each bookmark can be positioned within one or more categories (which are configurable).
Two navigation modes are available: pedestrian or car.
For those who only want a GPS for pedestrian and do not necessarily my voice navigation, they can download Google Maps directly from the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
5 - Managing files
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic does not have to read the soft office files (except files. Txt ").
6 - Synchronizing with a PC
The synchronization of contacts, calendar, notes, ... with Ms Outlook works perfectly.
Navigation in the memories and registers of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic from Windows Explorer works well, like copying and moving files.
7 - Java applications
The Java engine of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic allows the installation of many games and many applications.
The large screen allows a good visualization applications.
Two games come standard: Bounce and RT GR.
8 - Other functions of communication
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a good phone. The sound is good, whether through the earpiece or pedestrian kit supplied as standard.
The audio or video files can be set as a ringtone.
The sensitivity to the network is correct.
Autonomy is correct. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is more than two days in fairly frequent use of various multimedia features.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a good smartphone for playing audio and video files, management of email (without attachments), navigation (GPS and web), and telephone.
For other multimedia features, users of Nokia mobile NSeries therefore find the services offered by the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic insufficient.
(Source: MobiFrance)
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