The other improvement is the addition of a VGA camera. Though we're accustomed to megapixel cameras on phones by now, the VGA camera is OK for such a basic phone. Camera settings are rather bare-bones, which include four resolution settings (640x480, 320x240, 160x120, Wallpaper), three quality settings, three shutter sounds, a self-timer, 10 fun frames, six image effects, and a mirror effect to flip the viewfinder horizontally or vertically. Photo quality was predictably bad--images were blurry, pixelated, and overcast.
There are quite a few personalization options for the Super Slice via VirginXL. You can download more ringtones, wallpapers, and screensavers, plus content from MTV and Comedy Central. The phone comes with three games--EA Arcade Demo package, Gameloft Mega Hits, and Pac-Man/Ms. Pac-Man--but you can always download more via VirginXL as well.
Performance
We tested the CDMA 1900 Virgin Mobile Super Slice in San Francisco using the Virgin Mobile network. Call quality was actually quite impressive, with callers reporting clear voices and a lack of background sound on our end, and vice versa. Speakerphone calls were not as good, however, as we found ourselves having to hold the phone a little closer in order for callers to hear us. We paired the Super Slice with the Plantronics Voyager 520 Bluetooth headset without a problem.
The Virgin Mobile Super Slice has a rated battery life talk time of 4.5 hours and a rated standby time of 9.5 days. We had a tested talk time of 4 hours and 40 minutes. According to FCC radiation tests, the Virgin Mobile Super Slice has a digital SAR rating of 1.47 watts per kilogram.
What You'll Pay
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