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"I have had it for a week so far."
Pros: Lots of features
DisplayCons: A few things it is 'missing'
Summary: I will be mostly be comparing it to my previous phone the RAZR V3.
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First thing I like about it was the display it has a very good resolution but is somewhat small. There are no controls to change the brightness which is one of the things the phone is missing. I will be getting protective case so I don't scratch the screen.
Many people say the phone takes bad pictures but I think for a phone it takes pretty good pics. The camera does not take pictures of objects in motion. There are six effects you can choose and you are able to change the white balance while taking pictures. The video camera is ok. The phone also has a photo editor where you can insert text, images, or a frame. You can also crop the image.
The phone has good email program with many email providers you can choose from. It also gives notifications of new emails, but it can sometimes lag by five hours. There are four IM programs you can choose from. The phone includes an internet browser which works very nicely.
I do not listen to any music but tested it out anyway. The music player works good and has easy controls. Music quality is excellent. The radio will only work if you have the earbuds or speakerphone connected but you can have it play through the phone or connected output device.
Call quality is alot better than the RAZR, however adding contacts isn't as simple as I would like it.
Transferring files is easy with the USB cable no software installation needed. I was also able to connect to my xbox 360 and transfer and view photos and play music. You can add any type of file to the phone to use it as a portable memory device.
The phone came with a few games installed including Guitar Hero 3. There was only the nokia ring tone when I got it. The vibration alert on the phone is pretty useless since you can barely feel it. I came with 1GB of memory expandable to 4GB I think.
Overall the phone is excellent and would recommend it to anyone even if they do not listen to music.
Updated on Jan 3, 2009Forgot to mention the battery life. Its not the best I usually charge it once a day since I use the internet browser alot and send picture messages.
Updated on Jan 3, 2009I don't understand why people say the phone takes bad pictures, it's phone.
Here is a link to a picture of me I took.
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa260/Elliott1611/Image002.jpg
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