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4.0 stars
"Great non-PDA, with function that keeps up with form."
Pros: Great for texting/emailing/IMing. BIG displays, loud volumes. Good working voice recog. interface. Lots of features and good working camera. Attractive style and pocket-friendly.
Cons: A bit of lag if you hurry it or when switching between aps. No backlight duration setting for keypad..., only for display. No flash. Must have icons on home screen.
Summary: I really like this phone. It has been a while since I got excited about one and this one delivers on great features that actually work good. I gave up a Smartphone PDA because the feature set didn't justify the hassle of the touchscreen and the constant bogging and need to manage apps open so you won't run out of memory. This thing makes having a phone fun again! It supports all the social applications like POP3 email, IM service, and media texting. Great photo quality. Love the big screen and picture ID works great cuz it actually uses the screen area for callers. I hated how other phones were stingy with the space they allocated for the picture ID ringer.
Great tactile feedback on the buttons. The QWERTY has useful buttons that don't require you to hit "shift" or "alt", for example, the '!' and '?' are normal keys. I love that it threads your text conversations like an IM let us not forget the dedicated "TEXT" button too!!
It will bog for a split second if you hurry it between programs or while switching, and at times while texting if you are trying to go really (really) fast. It is possible to outrun the keyboard interface. It is also a bit annoying that you cannot change the QWERTY backlight timeout. You always have to hit a button to get it to light up. Waaah. Personally, I don't like crap on my main screen (just like my hatred for excessive PC desktop icons!) and you have to retain the carousel. You can customize it, but not remove it. In all fairness, it does go transparent. Other than that..., I cannot poke any other holes in this boat to sink it.
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