The negative specs on this:

1. The phone is slow. I uploaded a bunch of photos for wallpapers purposes and music videos/movies, but the damn thing takes too long to look through them. Each video and pic needs to upload it’s image on the screen. Look through videos is a chore. On my VX8100, I would have just scroll through my video library and play them easily. Here, I don’t just need the title to show, but a picture of that video.

The pic album is just as slow, unless you’ve uploaded in the phone.

2. The music menu is too damn slow. On my old phone, I either went through the menu to my MP3 files, use a shortcut or use the shortcut on the external buttons. This phone has some short cut options that are great, but getting into the music section requires some time for the phone to upload the menu only. Here is a suggestion: Don’t put all of your MP3 files in you MicroSD. You’ll need to create playlist.

3. No flash. Are you kidding me? Why is it such a problem to add a flash? I really miss my old phone, because of it. When ever I needed some emergancy light, I could always count on using my phone’s flash to light the way. I understand that that’s not what the flash is for, but taking a photo on this phone would have been great if their was a flash.

4.Recharging the battery. NOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. I’ve been having some problems charging this phone, because of the bluetooth. When recharging the phone, the phone and the bluetooth are charging at the same time. But, when the bluetooth is completely charged, the phone automatically thinks that the phone is completely charged as well. I realized this problem when I was charging it. I left it of about 20 minutes and was surprised how fasted it charged, but a minute later I was stuck with only haft of a fully charged battery. I basically have to remove the bluetooth, if its already fully charged, and then charge the phone.

The good part is that it is a big upgrade from my LG VX8100. Bigger memory(8gs, 7 something after it’s format), great screen for viewing videos and pics, creating wallpaper feature and great reception. Obviously, the fact that this comes with a bluetooth attached to it is a great, convienate factor.

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Rating: 4 / 5

The problem is, this phone isn’t reliable. For the past two months, it’s been shutting off randomly. It has a fully charged battery, but it just turns itself off without warning. It can get through a full day sometimes; other days, it shuts off several times in the span of a few minutes. Since this is my only phone–I don’t have a landline phone–it’s frustrating that I can’t rely on it. I’ve never dropped it or gotten it wet, and I carry it in a cell phone pocket in my purse, not in a pants pocket with keys or anything.

To sum up, this phone has great features, but don’t expect it to survive a full two-year contract. I expect I’ll have to retire it soon, since it can’t stay on consistently.
Rating: 2 / 5