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4.0 stars
"GREAT PHONE....NOT A PC."
Pros: Great Shape. Bluetooth Stereo. Mp3 player. Easy Controls.
Cons: Speaker isn't great, No Video, Camera sub-par. Can't start my car, Doesn't work as ice scraper. Doesn't make coffee.
Summary: I've had this phone for about a month now which means I haven't had a great deal of time to test out its durability, however, It has been enough time to get most of the phones functions "programmed" into muscle memory so I feel as though I'm at least somewhat of a credible reviewer. First off, this phone isn't the most technologically advanced phone, if you're looking for a phone with a bunch of features that you'll probably never use this one isn't for you. However, if you've had phones that "do it all" and realized that you rarely use all those features (because sitting yourself down at a computer is about 100 x's easier) and what you really need is a PHONE, then you're looking in the right area. The biggest plus for me, perhaps sadly enough, was this phone's shape. It's small but also very comfortable in the hand even when it's opened and it still has enough "bulk" to it that it doesn't feel like it's going to snap if I hold it too tightly. The keypad suprisingly enough doesn't really feel much different than a normal phone so it doesn't take much to get used to.(Although the scroll wheel is also the "OK" button which is on a different level than the keypad (see photos) which is kind of different) Also, the phone IS small enough so that, with a little practice, you can open and close it with one hand pretty easily.
The mp3 player is nice and since I'm a firm believer that there aren't actually too many people who really need more than 500 songs at any given time I think 2gb is enough,(although I think it's awesome that people may have 1000 full albums in their library I have a feeling only a handful of the songs have a play count greater than 1) and along those same lines the music transfer is fairly simple and painless. As for not having V-Cast I can't really say how painful it is not having that capability since I was always too cheap to have used it in the past, but I will say it might be a good thing since, knowing verizon, if it had V-cast capabilities, verizon would probably somehow disable the ability to download music from your computer so you either had to buy music from them or buy some sort of special software from verizon. Also, as previously mentioned, this phone doesn't have video capabilities and the camera isn't great, but at the same time if these are super important features I may suggest buying a video camera or camera or else you may be disappointed.
The phones screen, although fairly skinny, serves its purpose, but since it's always on the outside of the phone I'd HIGHLY recommend a screen protector.
Improvements which could be made:
-Have the option to answer calls with the phone closed. (this can be done currently through speakerphone or with a bluetooth headset but it might be nice to be able to keep the phone closed and answer it like a normal phone (like the old Kyocera Kx2))
-Make some sort of locking mechanism so that the phone doesn't pop open when in a pocket. (this hasn't been a huge problem yet since the spring isn't strong enough to really "Pop" all the way open in a pocket but sometimes it can open part way which could potentially lead to a broken phone)
-Make a louder speaker for the speaker phone.
-Add a basic video capability.
-Rotate the screen automatically when the phone closes (Also like the Kx2) so the person doesn't have to rotate the phone for the clock to be right-side up. (This is definitely a VERY TINY problem (I've kind of just gotten used to it) but one that could be corrected)
Overall this phone gets quite a bit of attention but it'll be old news in about a month so buyer beware. But frankly, I got this phone because it works as a great PHONE, and I so I won't be needing something new for at least a little while longer. I've given it an 8 because it could easily be improved but as of right now I REALLY like it.
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