As mobile phones go on evolving, it’s become clear that one of the most important factors in whether you buy a phone is how you interact with it. Nowadays, the interface is king. Let’s take a look at the LG Arena (amongst others), to see exactly what mobile phones are now capable of.
LG Arena – a whole new class of interface
Key to the incredible experience the LG Arena gives you is its interface, as it’s the first phone to use LG’s new S-Class UI. To visualise it, imagine a 3D cube, sitting on the screen of the LG Arena, and on each side of the cube, there are things like shortcuts to apps, links direct to your music, or other widgets that you can customise yourself. The fun part comes when you interact with the LG Arena, as you simply swipe across the screen, to rotate round those faces, and get to what content you want. It’s remarkably intuitive, but more importantly, it makes the LG Arena fun to use, and that is a BIG selling point in 2009.
Toshiba TG01 – making Windows usable
You may be asking yourself why a Windows Mobile phone is in a run-down of the coolest, sleekest interfaces, but the Toshiba TG01 achieves something important. It’s one of the first WinMo phones to actually make the operating system usable. Of course, you get a bespoke interface, sitting on top of Windows Mobile, with the Toshiba TG01, that has a multi-coloured, almost Venetian Blind-like effect. But what really matters is what’s under the hood, since Windows Mobile needs two things to run at its best: a big screen, and a fast processor. Since the Toshiba TG01 has both a 4.1 inch screen, and a 1GHz processor, it is easily capable of making Windows Mobile as slick and user-friendly as its rivals.
Palm Pre – an interface like nothing ever seen
However, both the LG Arena and the Toshiba TG01 pale in comparison to another phone that’s due to be launched soon. That phone is, of course, the Palm Pre, and it brings to the party not only the slickest, most intuitive interface ever seen on a phone, but a level of integration that surpasses anything on the market. The Toshiba TG01 may be able to do email, and it may have extensive contacts options, but the Palm Pre is able to automatically pull your contacts from different sources, such as Facebook, to integrate each person into one contact card, that has ALL their info on. The Palm Pre can use the Fandango app to book cinema tickets and then, without you lifting a finger, enter it into your calendar, and email the friends you’re going with. That’s the mark of a truly incredible interface, and it’s no joke to say that it almost feels like the Palm Pre is doing all the thinking, so you don’t have to. Quite simply, when it comes to the Palm Pre’s UI, no other phone on the planet can beat it.
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