iPhone vs. LG Arena

We all know that the iPhone is the best smart phone out there, especially if you are into portable media. LG has announced it's new iPhone killer smart phone with a pretty slick touch-screen user interface. LG's new operating system is surprising similar to the OS used by the iPhone, but what is most impressive is in a couple of features that put the iPhone to shame.

First is the still camera. With a 5MP camera it dwarfs the iPhone's, wait, how many mega-pixels is the iPhone's camera resolution?

Second is sound quality. The LG integrates Dolby Mobile technology into the handset, improving sound altogether for video and music. Sure, music on an iPhone or iPod sounds good, but not this good.

The main question I have for LG is when will this be available in the US? I'm not sure why, but other than the iPhone, all the cool phones seem to be available outside of the US. Can anyone tell me why that is? So for the time being, I'll just have to wait and watch for the Arena to break into the US market. From there, it will be interesting to see if this really becomes the first true competition for the iPhone.