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22 out of 24 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"The Low-Down - No BS!"
Pros: Big Screen, Vivid Color, Many features, Customization, Clarity, Style
Cons: Low Battery Life
Summary: Ok, I've had this phone for about a week and I'll try to tell you what it's all about.
Exerior: First of all, I love the style of the phone - it's not like every other flip phone in the world. It has the blue exterior and batt cover. Also I liked the hard antenna, so theres no bending of a flimsy antenna and breaking it 2 days into it. The outside has an information lcd screen built in that shows the time and caller id, and you can easily change ring modes (soft, loud, silent, vib, etc) with the buttons on the side. The button on the right side will light up the screen if you're in a dark room and need to see what time it is. There is a digital camera / vid camera built in with also a built in light meter for automatic lighting adjustments. On th back there is a decent size speaker for speakerphone functions and also where the ringtones come out of. The phone is very comfortable to hold, and comfortable against my ear.
Interior: One of the best things about the phone is that the screen is larger than most. The butons are also stylish inside and seem to be a little different in style in relationship to most other flip phones. The ear portion has large slats so you won't have to reposition the phone on your ear to listen ever. There is a simple camera button right on it, so no navigating thru menus for a quick snapshot. The buttons are lit up with a white light, although it looks purplish in the day time - maybe just an illusion, but who knows.
Functionality: Opening screen displays date, time, your background, batt life, signal and also two quick menu items of your choice - completely custimizable. I made mine to be recent calls on the left button and address book on the right. The main menu is graphical with these items:
My media - where pics, vids, ringtones are kept
Messages - text messages, voice, email, etc
addy book
tools - for setup of differnt things
AIM - hooks to aol instant messenger
Games - comes with bejeweled demo (lasts 2 minutes)
Media net
Media mall - buy games and stuff
My account - view account info (minutes remaining)
Well everything is pretty excellent on the phone except for the battery as you may have read. I've judged it to last 2 days on standby and if you use the vid camera it will last not long at all, so just plan on charging it every night or two - which isn't a big deal.
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Overall it's a great phone. Dislikes would be that when you try to hit the select button, it's so small and too close to the internet connect button. I bet I sign on to the internet by mistake at lease five times a day, and if you do have have a media plan with you carrier you will be charge for those Data bits every time you sign on.
The Camera is great and and easy access. The color screen is top of the line.
Bluetooth and speaker phone are great. I always hear everyone crying about the battery life. Well if your insecure and you think you have to be talking on this phone 24/7, well yes your battery life is going to be short. This phone has every toy there is and it take power to run all of these extra gadgets, but I always charge it every night anyway and I have found it to be fine, I don.t walk around with the phone stuck to my ear talking about nothing like a lot of people.
Nice phone,try it.
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