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LG ARENA
GT950| Global Score | |
| 39.4 | 42.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | LG |
| Symbian 9.4 | -- |
| 2009-08-25 | 2010-02-22 |
| 4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 inches | 4.24 x 2.18 x 0.48 inches |
| 4.06 ounces | 3.70 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 110.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 3 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 229 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| Resistive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 7.6 |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 434 MHz) processor | processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 256 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 6.48 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 71,68 MB internal memory | 153,6 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 640 x 480 (VGA) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 5.5 |
| HSDPA, UMTS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1320mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 438 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 3 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 2.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | Digital TV Broadcast |
Comparison review
LG ARENA is a bit better than the Nokia 5230, getting a 42.7 score against 39.4. The LG ARENA construction is just a little bit lighter and noticeably thinner than the Nokia 5230, even though they were released with only 6 months difference. Nokia 5230 features a superior hardware performance than LG ARENA, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with more cores.
The LG ARENA counts with a brighter display than Nokia 5230, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 800 x 480. The LG ARENA has a bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Nokia 5230, and although they both have an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 16 GB, the LG ARENA also has 153,6 MB internal memory capacity.
Nokia 5230 features better battery performance than LG ARENA, because it has a 32 percent more battery size. LG ARENA features a slightly better camera than Nokia 5230, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the LG ARENA also has a way higher resolution camera in the back.
The LG ARENA not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, making it an obvious call.
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