The Motorola E365 is an entry-level camera phone.
For its price, the E365 offers a good 65k colour display and a good
quality camera. That said, the software is quite slow and the reliability
of the phone is poor, as can be seen from the user reviews below.
User customisable softkey functions, main menu
and shortcuts
Voice activated dialling
Calculator, currency converter, date and clock,
alarm, datebook with reminder alerts, PIM functionality
Memory: 2 Mbytes
Dual
band
Standby
time: up to 150 hours
Talk
time: up to 150 minutes
Size: 107 x 45 x 20 mm
Weight:
93g
Motorola E365
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by richard from england on
27th May 2005
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE, keys brake after a month, microphone now
broken, out of warrenty unfortuatly, screen resolution rubbish,
camera fuzzy beyond belief, text is a nightmare, infact it is usefull
for one thing, some fun when you get bored with a chainsaw ! Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from England on
19th May 2005
I have had this phone about 1 year now. My overall impression is
it's OK but i wouldn't recomend any one to buy one as there are
many better phones availble. My first comment is on the 'dust cap'.
It is supposed to prevent dust getting on the lens. it should of
been called 'dust magnet' becuase all the little troth does is collect
dust!! Secondly taking pictures. As mentioned a few times in other
comments you have to hold the phone still for about 2 secnods after
pressing the button to take a picture and i have not have many good
quality pictures from it. Lastly, just recently people who i have
been talking to on the phone have said i come accross very quietly
and muffeled. Meaning i now have to shout down the phone for people
to hear me. This maybe because i have recently damaged the phone
or it could be there is another 'dust magnet' where the phone picks
up sound. There appears no way of taking it apart either. So overall...
If you find a E365 n you aint got a phone then keep it its ok. But
don't buy one! Rating:
Reviewed by Vegim from Kosovo on
19th May 2005
It's Pretty Good. I Don't Have Comment.... Rating:
Reviewed by tez from India on
19th May 2005
I would second all the stuff mentioned by Drabs89 in the section
"Reviewed by Drabs89 from Australia on 2nd Apr 2005". It has been
beautifully summed up in the section. After buying the phone I realised
in one month the mistake I had made. I miss the infrared i had in
my previous phone and the usb justs ties me down to my computer
if i need to transfer anything to and fro my phone. However, its
funny so many people actually bought this phone. :) It should not
have been launched in the first place considering its features are
not future safe and poor connectivity options. Hope motorola can
tak in some feedback from this section to improve the quality of
their phones. ciao, Rating:
Reviewed by Peter from Leeds on
9th May 2005
rubbish phone Rating:
Reviewed by craig from Australia` on
8th May 2005
Reviewed by Mel from Australia on 2nd Apr 2005 me being 14, i think
it is a great phone. its got good graphics and good pictures and
the games are good to. For a business phone i don't think it would
do very well but for a casual phone it is great. The only problem
is, it takes a while to turn on and i can't find the service inbox.
If anyone knows where i can find the inbox that holds download ringtones
it would be greatly appreciated. Overall its an excellent phone
for its price and the graphics and colour is really good. Plus the
pictures and screensavers it has are better than any other phone.
They are HOT! to get to service inbox, go to browser then hold 0
until a screen appears with the ringtone or pictures you need to
download. Rating:
Reviewed by mand from australia on
6th May 2005
I had this fone about 5 mnths ago now and it takes ages 2 operate,
has useless camera and the txting it jst the worst!!! doesnt look
gd and hardly ne features!!! bad phone. now got nokia 6230 and it
rox! Rating:
Reviewed by zee from uk on 4th
May 2005
5 months in orange contract, phone stopped charging/ working. sent
to Moto Repair centre. came back as was sent. sent for repair again
... useless people returned the rubbish phone back un repaired AGAIN.
excuse this time a tick against box not repairable "liquid contamination
... not covered by guarantee'! I know no liquid touched it! I look
after my phone better than anybody! Not happy with phone not happy
with SERVICE both rubbish. dont touch MOTO ... they sell rubbish
and then lie and treat customers like dirt! please go for other
makes, dont get done like I did! Rating:
Reviewed by lolly pop from scotland!!
(THE BEST!!) on 3rd May 2005
This fone iz da best!!! the camera is SUPERB the mms works fine
and wap is a doddle!! i bought mine fae ma cousin (it was on Orange)
and i unlocked it 2 take ma 02 sim. within 5 minutes i had my mms
an wap working!! the txtin is great i luv iTap its much easier 2
use than T9 coz u can make ure own words up without changing to
ABC mode like on samsung or nokia. its EXELENT value 4 money and
the ringtones r fabulace!!!!! i have LOADS of pics, games, animations
& tones an ma memory is STILL not full!! The tones sound GREAT coz
there true tones! i have sweety and fluffy and they r sooooooooo
cool!! lol!! its is great if u want 2 take good pics but there 2
things Motorola missed out on and thats Video playback/capture and
infrared/bluetooth!!! i am going 2 upgrade 2 a V620!! But the fone
iz still EXELENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Rating:
Reviewed by Fead from United kindom
on 30th Apr 2005
Ive had this phone for 1 year now and i think iam about to throw
it againt a wall. my step dad has the same phone (i got it first)
and weve both had problems. it is a poor disign and sofware the
camar is alfall if u even move 0.0000000001 mm while takeing a pic
it blurrs like you just spun round and the room and back. do not
buy this phone !!! Rating:
Reviewed by Rachel from UK on
25th Apr 2005
pure piece of junk. Camera is slow, phone swithces itself on and
off when it feels like it, internet is awful, slightest movement
when in trhe middle of takin a picture and its blurred. DO NOT BUY
THIS PHONE unless it is for throwing off a cliff! Rating:
Reviewed by Jack Boyce from England
on 23rd Apr 2005
hi i got his phone off ebay, i was 13 when i received it. because
i had never had a colour phone before this i thought it was amazing.now
ill get down to the reveiw. good) the camara is excellent and very
clear but can be a bit jolty in low light conditions. comes with
5 full colour games. a large memory to store as much as the phone
can hold ringtones.( i had 63 of my own ringtones on there) loud
16 bit polyphonic speaker. bad) the texting is really slow and sometimes
the phone misses letters out. it dosent have java. it dosent have
bluetooth or infra red which would have been useful as my friends
have bluetooth and infra red. it wouldnt let me send mms which is
really bad cause i had a really funni photograph and i couldnt send
it. BUT my phone just wouldnt turn on so i had to get a new one.
i now have a brand new samsung d600 (better then d500) and if you
can afford it get a d600 ! thanks for reading Rating:
Reviewed by Jack from uk on 18th
Apr 2005
it doesn't have bluetooth or infra red and it's useless Rating:
Reviewed by Mike from UK on 17th
Apr 2005
One word to describe this phone? Smashing. The thing's heading for
a large fall out my upstairs window. Avoid! Rating:
Reviewed by Moey HC from Malaysia on
12th Apr 2005
My E365 never gets charged to the required capacity from the fisrt
day I own it. I have change the battery and charger but the problem
is still there. I have dump it and got a new phone. Nine months
of terror is enough. Rating:
Reviewed by kabila10 from Botswana on
7th Apr 2005
bought and after six months, it started showing a message on the
screen reading -software problem. since then it has never worked.
i have taken it to cell repair agents, its now one year and they
keep telling me they cannot find the software for it. Rating:
Reviewed by Miss unknown from Wales
on 4th Apr 2005
This fone isn't that bad but it could be better. When taking photos
u have to wait a few seconds cause it's really slow. Also never
use the auto camera mode cause it's rubbish always use night mode
even if it's daylight. The keypad buttons are also a bit small and
somtimes u can end up pressing the wrong one. however the fone has
got some good ringtones and can hold a number of photos and messages.
So my advice to you is pay more money for a better fone cause if
you buy this one u won't be happy with it. Rating:
Reviewed by Drabs89 from Australia on
2nd Apr 2005
I still have my e365, and it is the first phone I have ever had.
I bought it exactly 9 months ago. At first I thought it was pretty
cool having a neat first phone (large colour screen, camera) and
was either going to buy this e365 or a Nokia 3200. This phone had
a larger screen, which to me was more important than the FM radio
(In the 3200), plus the 3200 looks tacky with the plastic covers
and dodgy cut-out covers and the poor keypad, but hey that's just
my opinion. Anyway... Some of the things that I don't like about
this phone: Has a loud keypad, and only good if you have small hands,
Takes sooo long to navigate through menus because the phone is so
SLOW! Camera, although of not that bad quality, not of much use
because of the time it takes to navigate through all of the photos
taken, and it takes a few seconds for the photos to be taken after
you press the "take" button. Photos can only really ever be taken
in 'night mode' because those taken in the 'automatic' lighting
c ondition are extremely poor. Plus, when viewing a photo, you need
to return to the previous menu the select the next photo to view
it, which takes even longer. Also, the sliding cover for the camera
to protect its lense is of not much use, as after a while it does
not stay in place, and just slides across when the phone is tilted.
The mirror finish on the phone (for when taking self-portraits)
is of no use either - because this cover sticks out of the back
of the phone it is scratched and you are unable to see pictures
in it anyway. The ringtones on the phone are very poor, there were
no good default tones on there when I got the phone, and ringtones
are pretty expensive to get when you have NO good ones to start
with, so I was stuck with lame, crappy tones for a while. The volume
of the phone is not too bad, however cannot be heard easily in noisy
environments. The vibration alert on the phone is BAD. Obviously,
I'd use this when I don't want the phone to make a noise, but I
will still be able to tell when I receive a msg/call... Well the
vibration is noisy. I don't even see the point of it, coz it's just
like having the ringing alert on because it's so loud. Battery life
is rubbish- I last just over 1 day and then need to recharge my
phone again, and the connector to recharge the phone gets on my
nerves coz its rectangular, and you have to have it the right way
around, not like with Nokia's round connection points, anyway that's
a minor thing but it got on my nerves quickly. Texting is also rubbish-
Takes sooo long to write a msg because the phone is so slow, and
because of the noisy keypad, becomes a real pain. Not to mention
how the custom words which you make get deleted every time the phone
is turned off, which really sucks when a lot of the stuff you write
isn't whole or actual words. And this isn't helped when the phone
decides to randomly turn itself off at times, often during calls.
When the phone is turned on and off the startup/shut down tones
are really annoying, and you cannot remove them, so everytime you
need to turn your phone on/off in public you need to change your
incoming call alert to "off" so that it doesnt make the stupid sound.
When the phone is turned on, after having to wait for a long time
after pressing the on button, I am not able to access my MessageCentre
or phonebook. It just says "Try Later" and I need to wait a long
time after my phone is turned on before I can access these features.
The back cover on the phone is always falling off, and it gets really
annoying. The only ONE good thing about this phone is that is will
not completely break, however this is kind of not a positive feature
on the phone for me, as if it broke it is just an excuse to buy
a new phone, not saying the quality of this phone isn't enough of
a reason. Well I'm thinking about buying a new phone in the next
few weeks. Nokia 6020 perhaps? Well finally, the overall look of
the phone is almost as bad as what's inside it. I don't reccommend
this phone... Very poor. Drabs :) Rating:
Reviewed by Mel from Australia on
2nd Apr 2005
me being 14, i think it is a great phone. its got good graphics
and good pictures and the games are good to. For a business phone
i don't think it would do very well but for a casual phone it is
great. The only problem is, it takes a while to turn on and i can't
find the service inbox. If anyone knows where i can find the inbox
that holds download ringtones it would be greatly appreciated. Overall
its an excellent phone for its price and the graphics and colour
is really good. Plus the pictures and screensavers it has are better
than any other phone. They are HOT! Rating:
Reviewed by NUGGET from ENGLAND on
1st Apr 2005
I HAVE GOT 1 OF THESE FONES AN I THINK THIER PROPER RUBBISH LIKE.
THE ON BUTTON IS KNACKERED SO IT WOT TURN ON ANY MORE Rating:
Reviewed by lizzy from England on
29th Mar 2005
Its an alright phone i didnt by it myself i got it off someone.Otherwise
i wouldnt of got it.I just had a 3510i and that was rubbish so i
wanted a phone with a camera and couldnt be bothered to by one so
i got this E365, its quite a good camera but i put it on night mode
otherwise it rubbish not the best camera at all! it takes ages to
take a picture!its a REALLY slow phone which is really anoyning,
i dont like the texting its to slow but the good thing is it hold
loads of messages but takes ages to load them!its holds quite alot
of pictures and you can put them as your back ground. The ringtones
are good.the voice memo you can only record for 10 secs!games are
alright but dont go on those much. lightings good. alright menu.you
cant send pictures on my phone but thats probably just me!over all
its quite a good phone but i wouldnt advise you to get it.im getting
a sharp gx20 soon which is a great phone!Lizzy x Rating:
Reviewed by Dawn from England on
28th Mar 2005
A good phone all in all, It is a bit slow in the texting department.
I have had better,but for the price its more that adequate. Rating:
Reviewed by hung from vietnam on
16th Mar 2005
this phone good enough for me.the cam is clear, ringtone loud and
excited,the conection is smooth.But batery life too poor, i spent
it in 1 day only, i had change the batery which ordered from Motorola
already, but it still poor, why ? can anyone tell me? Rating:
Reviewed by Isa from Bangladesh on
15th Mar 2005
This set is pretty much average. Camera quality is good but software
is really slow. the exterior is more or less sturdy as having dropped
it quite a few times its still functioning. the set does have a
tendency to switch off in mid conversation. It has a nice slide
cover for the lens but still is prone to dust for some reason. overall
an average phone Rating:
Reviewed by Jack from Hong Kong on
11th Mar 2005
I have had this phone for almost 1 year. I use it in Hong Kong where
you can see just so many new cell phones each day. [Control] This
phone is extremely slow. Especially when checking messages, it just
acts like freezing - given that if you have a lot of messages in
it. [Sound/vibration] You probably won't recognize its existence
if you are using it in a busy/noisy city like Hong Kong. [Picture]
The resolution is high in its category. However, the quality isn't
as impressive as the resolution. In general, it's only around the
same as the Sony Eri T610. (however, when in dark envir. T610 does
better!) [Durability] I had it returned to Motorola for repair.
The speaker was not working. They took 1 month to repair this for
me! And this phone is easily invaded by "dust". I have used many
phones before, this one is one of the most easily polluted by dust.
The overall rating is bad! The worst thing is the speed when accessing
SMS and different functions. The interface is NOT considered to
be good and friendly. Rating:
Reviewed by Simon from Australia on
11th Mar 2005
Hey this phone was my first phone i bought of its camera quality
at its price but to my phone just froze and says formatting fmgr
and if i leave it it does nothing if any 1 can help me send a email
to wogboyz91@hotmail.com i know that this is sorta a review but
i really need help Thanks Rating:
Reviewed by bob from india on
10th Mar 2005
hi i am bob from kolkata[WB. INDIA] I brought my e 365 phone after
a much hesitations from my parents.after a year, i realised what
a terrible mistake i have done buying this phone.It does not suppot
java no themes no xhtml.all over the phone seems to be too slow
and it hangs too frequently,sometimes i throw it off in anger.but
the picture quality is good and the resoln is also better than any
other phone in its category.the strong point is that its ringtones
as it uses a powerful yamaha sond card for it.but anyways it is
my good companion. so i rate this phone as average.bye! Rating:
Reviewed by Emmanuel from England on
9th Mar 2005
I have heard so many problems of this phone, that i was going to
get it but decide not to get it. its slow also , which i dont like.
so everybody get sagem MWX6. INTSTEAD OF THIS PHONE Rating:
Reviewed by jason from england on
5th Mar 2005
ITS GREAT!if you like a good phone what can take a beating, and
still be ok.this is the phone for you.i have 7 of these, one for
every day of the week.the cam is great, its light, it has great
sound and it also connects to the net!what else do you want? Rating:
Reviewed by jacko from australia on
2nd Mar 2005
i got this phone while they are repairing my e398 which was replaced
after 3 repairs attempts on first one , now second one is junk-to
sum it up motorola phones are junk and by the way so is optus au
service Rating:
Reviewed by Adrian Snow from England
on 1st Mar 2005
well, were do I start. You all are very harsh. I've had the guy
for over a year and its NEVER frozen OR turned off! i dont know
what your talking about. The battery life is better than my old
Nokia and the camera is really good for its price. Ok, the texting
is slow, but at least its reliable and it CAN send pic messages.
Ive never had any trouble. Well, i think its really good for the
price Rating:
Reviewed by Darren from England on
28th Feb 2005
This phone is useless. Its slow, freezes and has been know to turn
off in mid conversation !! My ringtones even stopped working the
other day !!!! I was impressed in the shop, hence I brought it,
but what a mistake. Until reading these reviews I thought it was
just my phone and was going to return it for an exchange, sadly
Motorola seem to have made a duff model. Nokia here I come. Rating:
Reviewed by jodie from england on
22nd Feb 2005
on average i think this phone is good. iv had it a year now but
gettin the new sony erricson k700i. ive had a few problems with
my phone as it is very slow! text msgin winds me up as i am quite
a fast txter. sometimes my phone freezes therefore i have 2 take
out the battery and sim card and wait 5mins 4 the screen to fade!!!
the battry life is good. and the camera is very clear!! Rating:
Reviewed by Zoe from England on
19th Feb 2005
When i first got this phone i thought to myself that it was a very
small reliable compact phone, so i kept it . Throughout the past
year that i have had it, it has not let me download any wallpapers,
ringtones ect. But is a very good little phone for its price! I
give this phone 3 stars! Well done little Motorola E365 !! Rating:
Reviewed by Jamie O'Neill from England
on 19th Feb 2005
Its really slow and frustrating. Rating:
Reviewed by joelene from ni on
18th Feb 2005
i have the phone and its good the camrea is alright but when i send
for ringtones i never recvie them i found out you go on the internet
on the phone and it gives you it or something and i did it but it
keeps saying error its a crop phone and any ones to buy it dont
Rating:
Reviewed by Bob from England on
13th Feb 2005
One Word..... PANTS! Rating:
Reviewed by ChrisK from UK on
12th Feb 2005
Its only got 1 star because there isn't an option for 0 or minus
stars. I hate every single thing about this phone. It is the biggest
waste of money I've ever spent and the only good thing that came
out of it is that I learnt that "only fools rush in" is true. I
have some so close to smashing it to bits countless times and am
only writing this review now to vent my spleen about it. Everything
about it is bad, but lets start at the top: Looks- Looks like a
remote control. Can't easily change the case and the shutter for
the camera is pointless as all it does is collect dust. Battery
life- appalling, makes the iPod look like the duracell bunny. Needs
charging at least once a day. Menu system- Bizzare to say the least.
Like everything else about this phone its stupidly slow, it feels
like someones installed Windows XP on a 486/66. Texting- This is
one of this phones worst features. You have to really bash the keys,
often having to press them 2/3 times, its I N C R E D I B L Y S
L O W. Whilst I had it I barely texted anyone cos it was so much
hassle and took so long. The predective text input system feels
like its been designed by chimps that don't speak English. If you
really are going to buy this, dip your computer keyboard in treacle
and try using it for a week to get an idea of what it will be like.
Phone Calls- not too bad on this front but then it has to get somethign
right I guess. GPRS- rubbish. Works about every 1/5 times, after
you've used it you can't use it for ages for some reason. Gimmicks-
No java games. Default games are unbearably bad. Ringtones are rubbish,
pictures, screensavers are rubbish (unless you're MTV's "Super Fan
No.1!!!!!" ). Camera- Is actually pretty good, good picture and
contrast (!). However browsing through photos is uselessly slow
so it looses points still. All in all, I hate this phone and if
it broke tommorow I would feel cheated that it broke on its own
and wasn't by destroyed by me throwing under a bus or off a bridge.
Rating:
Reviewed by sam from England on
10th Feb 2005
I have had this phone for over a year now and it has served me well.
Although at times it can be very frustrating because it can be quite
slow it isnt the worst phone on the market. Looks wise - bit out
of date now but still quite compact and ok. It does turn itself
off sometimes and is very slow when writing a txt but i suppose
i have just got used to it. Have just ordered my new phone, the
Motorola V3 so hopefully that will be an improvement. From the reviews
it looks as though it will be more than just an improvement. Can't
wait!!! Rating:
Reviewed by stacey from scotland on
7th Feb 2005
I have had a number of different mobile phones in my time but this
is by far the worst!!Its really slow, turns itself off when it feels
like it and the keys make a really annoying tapping noice when you
are texting (even when the keysound is off). It has been sent back
to motorola twice because the damm thing refused to charge.I am
really unhappy with it, so am getting a new nokia 6260. Rating:
Reviewed by lee from uk on 2nd
Feb 2005
nice phone when workin is all i can say thats good taken me 16 weeks
to no what the green envolpe was and g/p/r/s/ not workin all the
time but i can make calls so it works there is a good point eh Rating:
Reviewed by Adam from England on
30th Jan 2005
After seeing some of the reviews here (DON'T BUY THIS PHONE, IT'S
RUBBISH!!!111!!1) I really feel that i should stick up for the little
guy. I had it bought for me for my 16th birthday by my friends,
and it really is one of the best phone i've had. The picture quality
(depsite what SOME people reckon) is really good, it adjusts quickly
to the level of light, and has a very good night mode function.
(you've got to take into account as well that this is a fairly cheap
phone) and also, it has a very smart little slide to protect the
camera lens from getting damaged. Visually, it looks superb, it's
stylish, and also the colous schemes you can choose from are very
nice. It's quite exaggertaed to say that it takes 5 seconds to take
a photo. fair enough, there is a very small delay between when you
actually press the button and the photo being captured, but it really
isn't significant. It also has a few really good ringtones, and
they sound great through the very cool speaker-ish thingy on the
back. However it DOES take a long time to start up, and goes about
it very noisily (which can be a bit embaressing, i don't know if
yo ucan switch the noise off though :s) and navigating ur inbox
when you have lots of messages can be frustrating, as it seems to
slow the phone down. The same type of problem also happens when
typing a txt. Rating:
Reviewed by jon potty from england on
21st Jan 2005
The phone was terable i hated it the screen was rubbish and the
buttons are even worse the camera wasnt good Rating:
Reviewed by me from uk on 17th
Jan 2005
camera: poor quality voice memo: only lasts 10 secons!! gennerally
a very slow phone takes a long time to process things is not simple
to use and takes forever to download anything. I would advice you
to choose a different phone! Rating:
Reviewed by mcbop from greece on
14th Jan 2005
this phone was really really bad and still is anyone who wants buy
should not. i am a person who reads these reviews everyday and i
know want people want. the camera is very sensitve it's very hard
to doanload ringtones or something and it's a nightmare to delete
things it takes like whole minute 2 do it! get nokia 5140 that's
good. Rating:
Reviewed by Helen from UK on
12th Jan 2005
This phone is good in the short term (i.e two months) but after
that, the cracks begin to show. Good points - good camera (although
without a zoom, landscape pics turn into a blur of colour), easy
navigation with softkeys, good games (when they dont crash), sturdy
case....Bad points - Ever since I bought it 8 months ago, it's turned
itself off and on, off and on regularly, with no warning (even when
I'm mid conversation), the iTap text entry method takes a bit of
getting used to, especially after having a Nokia, but you get the
hang of it in the end (even though it takes half an hour to write
a decent understandable text message). Don't get this phone if you
plan to keep many texts in your inbox - after about 30, it takes
forever to open any messages. My handset started playing up properly
yesterday, not being able to receive calls and when I make any,
the person on the other end can't hear a damn word I'm saying, along
with the fact it is now turning itself off every 3 minutes. Advice
to me from Orange? Get a new phone. Advice to you from me? Don't
buy this one. Cheap, but reflects the price. Rating:
Reviewed by mez from uk on 8th
Jan 2005
This fone it totally junk, camera is rubbish and u have to wait
for the picture to be taken, night mode is clear but slow. txts
messages take long and u cant even send pictures?? it tells u to
set it up and the filters but even after u do, it still doesnt send
and says unable 2 send message. it tottaly sucks. Rating:
Reviewed by Kris Thatcher from united
kingdom on 6th Jan 2005
i think the phone is great but there is one problem it dose not
have a motorola screen saver but other than that its great thanks!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Honey x Bunch from uk on
5th Jan 2005
My friend recently bought this phone and i'd like to say, despite
its lack of modern functions, the camers is VERY VERY good. It is
clear, and you can create lots of albums, with lots of photos in
each. Its a very reliable phone, so if you dont want a really modern,
flash one, this is for you! One small thing the shape is'n't exactly
a 2die4 shape! However would suit the needs of any one looking for
a good reliable camers phone. Motorola is a very reliable make so
i dont think you'll have many problems!! If you get it ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lovya x Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from Qld, Aus on
20th Dec 2004
I bought this Motorola E365 yesterday. Mine was $289. I think it
is a great phone so far, although every now and then mine gets a
little bit slow too. The only problem is i was so eager to check
it out that i forgot you had to charge it for like 16 hours or so
before u use it! A few hours later i remembered and put it straight
on the charger. It has been around 24 hours since then and already
the battery has only got 1 bar! I guess this is becos I didn't charge
it straight away, but the lady who sold it to me didn't tell me
I had to charge it and i am angry becos my friend rings me every
night and it is goin to keep turning off on me. There might be a
way to fix it, i am not sure yet, but apart from that it seems to
be a good phone. If u are going to buy this phone make sure u ask
about charging the phone before u use it! That's probably why so
many people are having trouble with it. Rating:
Reviewed by David from Bosna on
16th Dec 2004
This phone realy sucks!!!It takes 5 sec to take a picture after
pressing the buton.Much times it freezes the scren, manualy turnas
off,when you open it you must wait 5 mins before using it!!! THIS
PHONE REALY SUCKS!!! DON'T BUY THAT PECE OF JUNK!!! DON'T SPEND
MONEY FOR THAT TRASH!!!TRUST ME DON'T BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Rating:
Reviewed by Declan from Ireland on
16th Dec 2004
I've had the phone for about 9 months now, and to be honest i'm
really starting to get sick of it. THe most annoying thing is the
iTap messaging. My sister bought a motorola a few months ago and
sold it within a couple of days it took so long to right messages.
The poor messaging isn't specific to this phone, i find it's the
same with all motorola phones. What is specific to this phone is
that it is really really slow. messages take ages to access when
you had lots of them stored, and the software is really slow, especially
the wap software. plus the layout of the software is a complete
pain to use when trying to access some of the functions. the camera
is ok, but the memory isn't great. Overall, i would not recommend
this phone as there are better options out there. personally i'm
going to dump this after christmas Rating:
Reviewed by Andrew from UK on
10th Dec 2004
i have this phone sicne febury and, it is okay but does anybody
know the opertor settings for the mms i hav tryed everywhere and
on motorola website it seems as if they have fogotten the hav ever
made this phone. i would be very greatful if you could post the
setting or anywhere i can go for help. thank you XxX laterz Rating:
Reviewed by elle from uk on 10th
Dec 2004
this 4one is rubbish so DO NOT BUY IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Alastair from England on
10th Dec 2004
I've had this phone for about a year now. I wanted a cheap phone
with a camera as I didn't have a great deal of money at the time.
£90 with sim, I thought was pretty good. I think it's a very
good phone. The only things wrong with it are that it can take a
while to write a message in iTAP mode, and accessing your inbox
or outbox when there are a lot of messages in it can take a while
too. Other than that, I've had no problems with it. The camera has
been good and useful, and the phone hasn't let me down at all yet.
It's been dropped, thrown about and still works. Admittedly, when
I dropped it, it turned off, but worked fine when it was turned
on. A very nice little phone. If you want something more or better,
you have to pay for it. Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from England on
7th Dec 2004
Its quite well equipped and has a lot of features. The games are
excellent but the wap is slow and not worth using. The wap often
breaks down and the camera lens is fiddly to operate and use. Good
camera but the screen is always smudged. Good price but I must admit
I was not too impressed with the ITap text method which is complicated
and takes a long time to use and so does the picture messaging.
A bit more time for voice recording would be good aswell!!! Fantastic
graphics but could use a zoom on the camera for long range pictures. Rating:
Reviewed by Cedric Vaz from India on
5th Dec 2004
Ok , neither do i work for Nokia or Samsung or any electronic Company
, i just study.I was on a Nokia 3310 , then Nokia 7250 and then
I saw these nice reviews abt a Motorola Phone in a popup and i dearly
wish i did`nt. The phone was perfect compared to my Nokia , except
for the looks but i was impressed by the software and other customer
reviews i've read. So well , i blew up all my pocket money on this
cell . And purchased it in May 2004 from Kuwait Motorola Room. Now
Im in India and it worked fine for the first 2 months .. then came
the problems. first i had a software problem , something called
. try later if i tried to access my phone book or my messages. then
i sent it back to Kuwait , they said "We cant find wat the problem
with your phone is" then they replaced the software and my cell
was all good again.. And after a month and a half after i get it
again , one day it decides just to stop charging. i take it to the
Motorola guys here and they tell me it's a hardware problem and
something cracked because i might have dropped it , inspite of me
insisting i did`nt. So that's it.. they make u accept something
that's not true. Now i'll be sending this gunk to Kuwait again to
get it fixed under warranty as i find it useless to spend money
on this. i just hope it sticks with me for another year and a half
so that it wud depreciate of the money i blew up on it. and after
that 1 year when i work and start making my own cash. I aint going
to sell this piece of junk , i`m just gunno hammer the life out
of it and give myself the immense satisfaction. So to all those
who think that this phone is a budget phone with a pretty good camera
, think again . what good can a phone do if it got an average camera
but gives loads of problems!? And this is the first and the last
motorola i will ever buy. And to all those motorola morons who came
out with the quote "intelligence everywhere" i'd rather not give
a quote for such a piece of gunk! Rating:
Reviewed by K J Dinesh from India on
5th Dec 2004
Very slow ...OS gets corrupted very easily ..if i have more than
30 messages , it takes several minutes to open a single message...very
bad Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from england on
4th Dec 2004
I have had this phone for nearly a year, and cannot wait until my
next upgrade! The battery life is terrible, lasting two days if
I'm lucky. The sound quality is appalling- you can't hear the person
on the other end of the phone, and it keeps turning itself on and
off. The memory capacity isn't much cop either, and when your message
box fills up, the phone slows down- it takes ages to read and delete
your messages. I really wouldn't bother, you're likely to be disappointed! Rating:
Reviewed by Zoltan Carpati from Hungary
on 4th Dec 2004
Check out your fineprint warranty Motorola will NOT honor any repairs
if this phone is found Moisture Damaged! LO AND BEHOLD! After 15
minutes of talk time, moisture from your mouth will seep into the
bottom terminals (were you plug in the charger!) and damage the
UNPROTECTED PCB circuits of the keypad! The numbers 7, 8, and 9
will NOT function!!!!!and Motorola will NOT honor the warranty because
of this (Because of your moisture from your mouth!!!!) WHAT AN INGENIOUS
WAY TO VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND TO KEEP YOU BUYING FOR MORE PARTS
OR REPAIRS!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by joe from uk on 28th
Nov 2004
have had this phone for about a year now. at first thought it looked
really good (1st camera phone i had owned), but after just 2 weeks
the phone started to freeze all the time. in total it has been sent
back 3 times to be "looked "at. after the third time it seems to
have been ok, but at times it still turns itself off for no reason,
and freezes. txt messaging is very slow, and you have to wait forever
to see picture messages. i would not recommend this phone, its rubbish.
i,m just waiting to renew my contract, but i will never get another
motorola again. Rating:
Reviewed by *.* from unknown on
28th Nov 2004
very veryvery very very very baddddddddddddddd Rating:
Reviewed by sajid khan from pakistan
on 23rd Nov 2004
motorolla e365 is a good looking phone with a camera Rating:
Reviewed by Mreelee from England on
21st Nov 2004
Had this fone for about 6months now and after about 2 it started
turning itself off and crashing all the time. The camera is ok but
after a while you get blue lines down the screen. Memory is poor,
when you get about 20msgs in your inbox it starts bein reeeeeally
slow, not great if u wanna text alot. I loved it when I got it but
now I'm waitin for my SE K700i to come. By the way, if you want
to get rid of msgs in your outbox, press the middle button and select
'cleanup message.' Rating:
Reviewed by Bethany from england on
21st Nov 2004
I got this phone because at the time i thought it was really good,
*BIG* mistake. I should of spent more time looking rather than bought
this phone. One of my close friends bought it after he saw mine,
he seems fed up with it also!! My phone is being put up for repair
for the second time becuase the keypad is not working! I can honestly
say i am not buying a motorola again, their phones are too slow.I
like texting so i was deeply disappointed at the fact that afta
say 5 words the keys started slowing down and u had to end up deleting
what you've just written because its all wrong!! You cant create
your own screensavers either until you download new *moving* ones
you have to be stuck with ones already preset to the phone. When
going through pictures you have to view them all separatly, there
isnt a 'hide softkeys' or there isnt a quick full screen flick through.
I am only 14 years old and i am very disappointed because i have
to wait till my next birthday to get a new phone u nless i save
up for myself!!!!And because the phone is in for repair im using
my old Nokia (( black and orange screen )) also there is no moto
mixer just a melody maker, with this you CANT change the tempo or
anything! The camera is alright when you're outside but there is
no photo effects or zoom or anything really interesting for young
people to play around with.It's certainly for older people who arent
really bothered just want a decent camera/colour phone. I am very
disappointed, defenatly wouldn't recommend it too anyone, TAKE IT
OFF THE MARKET OR MAKE IT BETTER!!!! luv ya!! xXxXxXx Rating:
Reviewed by- from- on 19th
Nov 2004
this phone sucks Rating:
Reviewed by John from Ireland on
18th Nov 2004
This was a cheap entry-level camera fone-- which is why I bought
it. But it just *does not* work! Firstly, the software is incredibly
slow; meaning the delay between pressing a function key and getting
a repsonse is unacceptabe. Secondly, the alarm clock is TOTALLY
unreliable; I've overslept on numerous occassion because my E365
(despite being set, and volume-on) decided *not* to ring. Unlike
Nokia, the phonebook cannot distinguish a number in its international
and local-prefix format. The dilemma occurs when your operator uses
international number format for SMS, but not for voice calls. To
identify a contact who both texts AND calls you, you need to store
their number in BOTH formats :-O The signature on/off tune is terrible;
and *so* loud. I cannot hear anyone who calls me-- even tho the
speaker is set high, and I'm *not* deaf! Finally, the phone's ringer
is quite low; and the vibrate-alert (like the alarm) only works
sporadically. Nokia! I'm coming home... Rating:
Reviewed by Ghozer from UK on
13th Nov 2004
I have had this phone for almost a year.. the phone its self has
no problems except slow software (which can be updated by contacing
Motorola) i had a problem with ther ebeen a green envelope all the
time i couldnt get rid of, but sorted that.. (lack of "how to" in
the instructions) as for functions its jam packed, GPRS, XHTML/SHTML,
Java, (yes it DOES have java.. the games it has are java based too)
its never had a problem with turning off.. i have dropped it and
banged it about alot and its never died or got broken or anything..
I dont see why so many people give it a bad review and rating..
Overall great value for money (£120 sim free) :D Rating:
Reviewed by Bob Marley from jamaica
on 10th Nov 2004
This phone was a great little device whne it first came out but
it soon went out of date. i thought the camera quallity was brilliant,
although there were several lines that appear across the screen
now. buttons soon detiriarated and makes it really hard to txt with
now. Nut a god phone for its price. Rating:
Reviewed by UNKNOWN from UNKNOWN on
11th Nov 2004
FULLY SIK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Marc from England on
9th Nov 2004
When I first bought this phone I thought it looked pretty good,
with the design, etc. However, ive had it a few months now and ive
noticed quite a few faults with it. Firstly, for some reason it
keeps switching itself off every so often, and when you do switch
it on, it makes an annoying noise (which you can't change!) When
you receive picture messages it takes about 5 mins before you can
actually see them, which gets annoying after a bit. When you come
to sending a message, the first few words are ok, but once you've
written about 5 words it starts to slow down and takes ages to finish
you're message and it stores all your messages which you've sent
in the outbox, which you have to delete one by one. I'd say that
taking photos isn't too bad, its a shame that you can't zoom in
or anything and the quality at night is poor, you can store a few
photos but not really that many.It is pretty good that you can cover
up the lense when not using the camera so that it doesn't get scratched.
The sound quality isn't too bad, it has plenty of polyphonic ringtones
on. However, when the phone came out the ringtones sounded good,
but now that better phones have come out they don't really sound
that good anymore, just plain average i suppose. Scrolling through
the menus are pretty easy, and the functions are easy to use. The
phone itself is pretty strong (i've dropped it a few times and theres
no major damage) The screen is easy to scratch however and it does
tend to wear on the corners of the phone. I'd say that overall this
phone is average, its the text/media messaging thats a big let down
on this phone and wouldn't recommend it if you're wanting a pretty
decent camera phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Shaun from England on
3rd Nov 2004
Well, I bought this phone around 9 months ago, and have been very
disappointed with it. It seems to have the slowest software ever.
If all you want from a phone is a camera, text and games, then this
phone is passable. The battery tends to last a couple of days (not
a huge problem). The most annoing thing is it's volume. When in
a conversation, it is difficult to hear the other person, and I
often don't hear it ring (or feel it vibrate!) I'm so disappointed
with this phone, that I have reverted to my old V50 (which is nearly
3 years old). I bought the E365 to replace the V50, how ironic!
Would not reccomend this phone for any sensible usage. Rating:
Reviewed by Jay from UK on 28th
Oct 2004
i would say this phone is the worst phone i have ever had. i had
loads of problems with it at first and had to get a whole new handset,
after that it was alright for a while....then the battery started
going and it only lasts about a 2 days and it needs charging. the
picture quality is good but only outside in the daylight, if you
are inside even in the day, the pictures turn out dark and grainy.
the texts take ages to type out becoz the phone is sooo slow. basically,
i cant think of one good thing to say about this mobile!! Rating:
Reviewed by R from England on
19th Oct 2004
this phone is rubbish i have had it about 2 months and in that time
i have had it "fixed" once because that phone kept switching itself
off and have had a completely new handset as that one did the same.
It is slow to use especially when trying to do simple things such
as type a txt message and delete the messages in my out and inbox.
It crashes all the time and seems to get overloded easily and quickly,
it also takes a long time to switch on! Rating:
Reviewed by Mat from england on
17th Oct 2004
this phone is one the best phones that ive had. the camera on it
is realy good, the ringtones are good, text messageing fast and
some good multimedea messages on the phone. the screen is big and
the whole phone is easy to use. the bad things are the battery life
isnt the best, i have to charge it up every week after everyday
use,none jarva games and when you tern the phone on it makes a bab
sound you can not change it. over all it is an excellent phone and
i reccomend it. Rating:
Reviewed by Mithesh from South africa
on 15th Oct 2004
A little piece of info for all who had bad reviews.Your phone is
broken.All these complaints are outrageous.i have my phone for a
year and its perfect! Excellent. South africa Rating:
Reviewed by w from england on
13th Oct 2004
this is the worst phone ive ever had DO NOT BUY IT, yes it is fairly
cheap, and has all the features but try not to be fooled buy these.
when typing messages it starts off ok, but after about 50 characters
it becomes quite slow, now every text you send gets saved in the
outbox (which cant be changed). and you cant delete all the messages
together, so you have to delete them individually, and because the
phone isnt powerful enough to run the software it takes about 20
secs per message, and 100 messages at 20 secs each is a fair amount
of time, the crappy screen is very easily scratched and the reception
is poor. the alarm has no sleep button and the phone is just awful...
also it makes an annoying sound every time you turn it off or on
(which also cant be turned off) fortunately i lost this phone which
meant i had to buy another. Rating:
Reviewed by Declan Docherty from scotland
on 12th Oct 2004
I hate this phone. Camera isnt good, no java games, ringtones are
poor quality and after a month of usage it started to go really
bad. Whenever you turn it on it took about 5 mins to switch on,
photos where unable to load so i couldnt see most of them and i
couldnt even send messages. OVERALL I GIVE THIS PHONE 0/5 BUT 1
IS THE MINIMUM SO ILL JUST HAVE TO DO THAT Rating:
Reviewed by Aaron from UK on
10th Oct 2004
This is great. The ringtones are excellent. The camera is OK, and
the games are cool. Shame about no Java though. Overall 4 stars. Rating:
Reviewed by Tq from Australia on
10th Oct 2004
Ok, lets firstly say that overall this is not a bad phone. Its cheap,
packed with features and small. Secondly lets say that most of the
features it does include are of good quality. Lets start with the
main most of us would buy it for, sadly the camera- not saying the
camera is sad. On the actual phone, the pics look mostly superb.
There are 2 camera options- night mode and normal. Night mode alows
you take take pictures indoor and in darker places but it drasticaly
reduces the sharpness and quality of the images when viewed on a
computer screen- if you only inted to view them on the phone no
prob with the quality. The normal mode is faster and sharper, any
outdoor shots will be awesome, in darker situations you will have
a problem, the pictures become grainy and blue lines appear across
the screen, if its only semi dark its worth keeping this option
as opposed to night just for the quality. Finally the thing that
make this camera stand out is the ability to take 640x someth ing
pictures (means proper size), most phones don't support this size.
Major downside is that it doesnt have a zoom. Actual voice calling,
surprisingly is poor, the volume, at max is still hard to hear even
on a quiet train- if your main purpose is to make voice calls as
opposed to sms etc this phone isnt good. Itll do though. Ringtones
sound good, very good. Screen is excellent, 64000 colours, so is
backlight. Battery life is ok, some people complain, i dont think
its a problem. 3 days of intense use and itll need a charge, minimal
use, say, 4 1/2 days. Java- in the optus ads it said that this phone
has java, it doesnt. Games- boring, no cant download more. Sms/
input excellent, good entry system kind of a cross between nokia
and sony phones. easy to use. Overall- pretty good, but not that
great compare to whats available now. Camera is its best feature,
if only motorolla had included a zoom... Rating:
Reviewed by Kevin Kempton from UK on
6th Oct 2004
INitially, this phone was great... then after one month of medium
usage, it started to mess around. Firstly, it would freeze on the
clock screen, then the menu screens and also menu items would dissapear.
Also, the ringtones would sound funny. I had the phone 'repaired'
4 times, and finally got a replacement (Dont go to the link... they
are rude and offensive). This replacement is slightly better, but
still plagued by the features. The only good thing of this phone
is the camera and the sound of the ringtones. Dont waste your time
or money on this phone, Im now getting a sharp GX15. Rating:
Reviewed by CARMEN TAYLOR from SCOTLAND
on 4th Oct 2004
I GOT MY PHONE SIX MONTHS AGO AND INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE BOGS
DOLLOCKS BUT AFTER ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS WITH NO DROPS OR KNOCKS IT
WENT MENTAL. FIRSTLY, IT DOESN'T RING HALF THE TIME (EVEN WHEN ITS
GOT GOOD RECEPTION AND IT'LL WORK A MINUTE LATER!). I HAVE TO PRESS
MOST BUTTONS TWICE TO MAKE ANYTHING WORK. MY GAMES CRASH IN THE
THE MIDDLE OF PLAY, ESPECIALLY BUBBLE TEA. ONE OF MY PHOTO ALBUMS
KEEPS DISAPPEARING (!) THEN REAPPEARING AND YESTERDAY I COULDN'T
ACCESS EITHER THE CAMERA OR PHOTO ALBUMS. WORST OF ALL MY PHONE
CRASHES OR SOMETHING AND WIPES MOST OF MY INFORMATION OFF OF IT,
THIS INCLUDES MESSAGES, PHONE BOOK, GAME PROGRESS AND SCORES, CALL
LIST AND TIMES. IN MY OPINION THIS PHONE IS A PIECE OF SH*T AND
WHEN I CAN AFFORD ANOTHER I'M GOING TO HAVE GREAT PLEASURE SMASHING
IT TO SMITHEREENS. ON A LIGHTER NOTE, I QUITE LIKE THE SHINY HOLOGRAM
THING. Rating:
Reviewed by Lee Power from United Kingdom
on 4th Oct 2004
Well, after a dodgy Nokia 3510 & then a 7650 I thought I would get
a phone from a company with a good reputation, What a mistake to
buy a Motorola. The E365 is very basic & the camera is poor, the
picture is grainy & the phone software is so slow to respond too
user inputs. You cant have the phone on silent while it is charging,
The clock can be set as either 12 or 24 hour format but the E365
will only display the 24hour format no matter what you do with the
settings, also the microphone quality is poor & people struggle
to hear you when using the phone. Now here comes the worst bit,
Motorola's customer service, They are useless. After around 3 months
I had a problem with a dodgy 9 button on the keypad, I rang the
warranty number & they took the details & sent out a prepaid special
delivery envelope to post them back the phone the next day. I got
the phone back a week later, Upgraded software & an unfixed 9 button,
another call & another return envelope. Another week passed & the
phone was returned again fixed correctly this time. All was fine
for 3 months again & then the E365 software started to crash, switch
itself on & off & fail to charge. Another call & anther envelope,
Over 2 weeks have passed & not a word from Motorola. They say you
phone WILL be returned within 7 working days, What a load of rubbish
that promise is! First they said they didn't even have my phone,
I checked Royal mail track & trace, Motorola had it all right, Then
they came out with " We dont know whats happening with your phone?
" Everytime they promise to call you back they dont, Every person
you speak to tells you a completely different story & try to get
you off the phone as quickly as possible & they wont even let you
speak to a supervisor! The customer service back up is a total let
down, This was the first & will be the LAST Motorola product I have.
I though Nokia customer service was useless, but Motorola have them
beaten easily on that front! I was told a Motorola supervisor will
ring me tomorrow between 9am & 5pm, I wont hold my breath! Rating:
Reviewed by vichka from sweden on
27th Sep 2004
i dont anderstand why in oure country we have not datacable for
this phone Rating:
Reviewed by willium from new zealand
on 17th Sep 2004
this phone is sooooo kool ive had it for four months and i have
had no trouble with it, the camera is mint, so is the huge scren
and ITS CHEAP AS CHIPS!!!! definatly recoment buying! Rating:
Reviewed by todd from qld on
14th Sep 2004
it is a rilly good phone Rating:
Reviewed by Jordan Silver from Australia
on 31st Aug 2004
This fone is awsome! I dont know why everyone thinks its average!
Its outstanding quality for mony and it has awsome looks. It does
everything one needs in a phone and peope just pick out thingz that
are miniscule problems. every phone has flaws. Its a wiked phone
especially for teens! Rating:
Reviewed by shin chan wa yoo from china
on 24th Aug 2004
it is a purley naf phone Rating:
Reviewed by michael from england on
24th Aug 2004
first of all i think the phone is great bit big but who bothers
it does everything i want it to do and the price is outstanding
iv seen other phones on the market like this and there like 250
pounds yes i know there a lot smaller but is it worth paying over
another houndred pounds just for the size i think not Rating:
Reviewed by Zoltan Carpati from Hungary
on 24th Aug 2004
The Motorola e365 is the worst piece of hardware to come out of
the revered Motorola company. The software is pure excellence but
the Hardware is rubbish. I have known the Motorola reliability since
the Vietnam war Walkie Talkies and they used to be very good UNTIL
NOW. Users, for your own benefit, please put electrical tape on
the bottom of the phone where the openings are, as they absorb moisture
like crazy and will let condensation (even from your mouth) seep
in and DESTROY the very fragile PCB components of your phone. First
to go is the keypad component board, numbers 7,8, and 9 will start
to fail, then 4, 5, and 6 will follow. Charge your batteries remotely
and seal those openings!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Luke from England on
22nd Aug 2004
Good phone. Camera quality is great, decent games, ringtones. Well
worth the money Rating:
Reviewed by sandylaw from romania on
22nd Aug 2004
has a good camera i have make at least 1000 pictures is slow in
menu and is not respondig from time to time(when the memory is full)
i have scratched big time and it pist me of but is good at this
price i have not find java games for this phone sings verry loud
and precise Rating:
Reviewed by jazz from aus on
17th Aug 2004
good camera excellent screen but only dowm side is its very complicated
to get to ringtones etc . Rating:
Reviewed by Cedric from Kuwait on
14th Aug 2004
great phone .. slow interface .. but worth the money u pay for it..
a bit slow interface.. good colour resolution and good camera. best
of luck in buying it! Rating:
Reviewed by Ade from UK on 7th
Aug 2004
I bought this phone as a spare while my other mobile was being repaired
and what a waste of money it was! For a start it has a horrible
menu interface which is very awkward to navigate. The 'iTap' predictive
text function is even worse that Nokia's predictive text, and is
completely useless as it is near impossible to create a readable
text message with it enabled. The battery life is pitiful and falls
about 102 hours short of the specified 150 hours standby time. The
big display screen might look appealing to some, but if it gets
scratched or marked you cannot change the phone cover. The user
keys feel cheap and nasty, and you need to have your ear pressed
right up against the tiny speaker to hear your phone call. The display
also freezes from time to time. I have only had the phone for five
months and already I have had to send it away for repair because
both the cheap internal speaker and mic have stopped working which
made the phone even more useless than it already is. I know that
this may well be a one off fault with my particular handset, but
considering it is only five months old and is in perfect condition
(no drops, bangs etc..), I would be very dubious of the quality
of this handset, and wouldn't recommend it to anyone, not when there
are plenty of other phones in the same price bracket that are of
a much better quality. My advice: don't waste your money on this
phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Jenny from Tals on
7th Aug 2004
this phone is for loosers but its a good phone for ya mum so you
should buy this phone because your mum did. Rating:
Reviewed by dan from uk on 6th
Aug 2004
Had this phone since Jan this year. Intitially loved it....But crashes
and is like an overworked computer- so slow and useless. On the
plus side, camera is good and it has a large screen. However this
just fill up with dust. The silver coating on the keys has rubbed
off and the back cover is falling apart. Don't buy this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Stargazer from U.K. on
4th Aug 2004
Well featured colour screen mobile phone with many customisable
features enabling user to personalise many features to individual
preferences. Messaging:'i-tap'predictive text messaging system is
the very best I have ever used and so easy to master. Camera: Excellent
camera with sliding mirror (for self portraits)cover to protect
lens and settings menu for lighting conditions,high/medium/low resolution
and shutter sound. Other features: Navi-key menu system to access
messages,games-6 embedded,,alarm clock, chat,shortcut menus,profile
settings, tools- datebook/organiser, calculator/currency converter,wap,
fixed dialing.Multimedia messaging, message templates,call records,message
records,37 embedded polyphonic ringtones,melody/ringtone composer,downloadable
ringtones,gprs,caller group menus and many more features. Overall:You
either like this phone or you don't.Some menus are not as intuitive
as they should be and the first time you pick up this phone you
may feel the menus are like a Rubic's cube to find exactly what
you want. The BIG downside to this model is the short battery life
- mine is on charge every 36 hours- and there may be an option to
purchase an extended battery, I don't know, but my advice is to
visit an outlet and ask for a demonstration before you make a decision.
Rating:
Reviewed by Charlotte from England on
3rd Aug 2004
The motorola E365 is a good phone, it has great camera quality and
easy texting once you get the hang of it. But like alot of phones,
I have never experienced this as bad as with this phone, is the
fact that when you have alot of messages, the phone will take about
30 seconds to turn on, and to look at you messages, and it sometimes
freezes. I wouldnt advise this phone if you want it to store alot
of things, but for the money its not bad. Rating:
Reviewed by Mandy from England on
20th Jul 2004
Gud fone. Easy 2 use. Go buy it!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Jo from UK on 5th
Jul 2004
I've had this phone for 6 mths. Cool phone, good camera, really
good 65k colour screen. Keypad not easy to use if you have big hands
like me. Not the best fone, but for the money can't complain. Rating:
