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4.0 stars
"CNET Review full of errors"
Pros: Black and Silver, Ring Lights, and Prospect of Navigation
Cons: Voicemail and Menu Navigation
Summary: I am writing to correct some of CNET's falsehoods within their product review. Perhaps CNET should actually figure out how to use the phone before reviewing it.
First: This is my first camera phone. I simply haven't had a need for one. THis phone has one, and CNET claims that there is no "self Portrait mirror." I'm not sure how big they need to be for CNET to consider it a self-portrait mirror, but there seems to be a reflective surface that seems to be a mirror, if the definition of "mirror" is something that shows a reflection. Even more humorous is the CNET picture of the camera with the caption describing how there is no mirror, when the biggest circular object pictured is the mirror in question.
Second: CNET claims that you cannot change the quick navigation buttons associated with the 5-way navigation "wheel". While the web, camera, and get it now cannot be changed, the calendar (down button) certainly can be. Simply go to "settings and Tools", "Display", "Home Screen", "Home Keys." However, the options for change are not plentiful.
Third: This is just an opinion, but I thought the point of a vibrate mode was to keep your cell phone silent to those around you while still being able to tell if a call is coming in. Thus, CNET's negative opinion that "the vibrate mode cannot be combined with a ring tone" is puzzling since I thought that was the point of the vibrate mode. Why do you need a phone to vibrate and ring. Seems like a waste of battery power to me.
I like the phone. I'm still getting used to it. I think that my previous LG VX 4400 was much more user friendly in relation to voicemail and speed dialing. I haven't figured out to eliminate a speed dial setting without moving them around within the 500 avilable, or deleting the entry entirely and reentering. Also, must create a voicemail contact entry and set it to speed dial 1 if you want single digit voicemail dialing. The VX 4400 had a dedicated voicemail button on the navigation button.
Camera is blurry, but I don't really care. I took a really cool picture with the "negative effect" on and blurriness doesn't matter when you play with a picture that much.
I hope to use the navigation soon, but I can't imagine it being practical unless you are in a car and have a car charger to eliminate the certainty of battery drainage.
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Perhaps casualviewer should learn about cell phones before making saucy comments on CNET.
First: The self-portrait mirror function is not referring to the reflective surface on the exterior of the phone, which for the record is for asthetic purposes and not a mirror at all. A "self-portrait mirror" on a camera phone is a feature that allows the user to hold the phone for a self-portrait and see himself on the display screen. (Without this feature, self-portraits can still be taken; but just like when using a regular camera, the display screen would be facing the opposite direction.)
Second: Many phones allow customizable navigation wheels, but this one only allows one button to be changed by the user. Not a big deal, but worth noting and not an error on the part of the CNET reviewer.
Third: Ring+Vibrate is another common feature of cell phones (especially motorola phones), usually used in a noisy setting where the user wants both forms of alerts in order to avoid missing a call. While casualreviewer is still puzzled by this idea and apparently by the use of punctuation in a question, it is again a notable feature and worthy of mention in a review.
If you are interested in this phone, note that the "falsehoods" listed in the above review are ramblings by an uninformed consumer rather than corrections of erroneous information. -
Vibe/ring is very handy in noisy environments. If you can't hear the ring, hopefully you will feel the vibe. My wife and I had this feature on our LG vx4500 and we both miss it. Agree with you on renumbering speed dials - not user friendly. All they need to do is allow you to "un-assign" a speed dial rather than force you to move it first. Very frustrating, its as if they don't test these phones with real users before releasing
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