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serves its purpose as a phone

Sep 29, 2008

Rating: 7 out of 10 (Very good)
Pros: light and slim
Cons: poor keypad
Opinion:
The phone I had pre-iPhone. It still serves as my backup. Slim and light, the way I like it. However, the keys, like in most motorola phones, takes a while to get used to. I'm a very rough user, and it has lost its sticker for the select button (as being the most overused button).

It annoyed me how the playing of music cannot be configured. The music player is only able to play songs alphabetically, or shuffled. This frustration is the main reason why I ran out to seek the iPod nano. Apart from it, I am impressed with how it pairs flawlessly with my bluetooth stereo headset (also Motorola), even while I have the phone in the bedroom and I'm walking around the apartment doing other things.

I like that it has an external display, and the camera does take decent pictures when you want a snapshot taken impromptu. The external control keys are also handy to change volume settings and ringtones, and easy camera access (can be reconfigured).

Kudos to motorola for slim clamshell design.