Compared with the Motorola V600, the V300 lacks quad-band global
roaming (it's tri-band instead, which isn't a bad compromise), video
playback and Bluetooth® wireless connectivity, but is nevertheless
a decently featured mid-range camera phone. It comes with the benefit
of voice dialling, an integrated handsfree speaker and a picture
phonebook. However, what lets the V300 down badly is its very high
weight (123g), low memory and unreliable software - read the user
comments below for a flavour of these. The V300 has now been replaced
by the E550.
Features
of the Motorola V300 review include:
Integrated digital camera
Internal display: 65,000 colours, 176 x 220
pixels
External display: 2 lines of text with blue
backlight
Downloadable polyphonic / MP3 ringtones
MotoMixer (Remixable MIDI ringer software)
Java games: Stuntman & Monopoly, plus downloadable
games
User-customisable softkey functions, main menu
and shortcuts
Vibration alert
Calculator
Currency converter
Date and clock
Datebook with reminder alerts
PIM functionality
Tri band (900/1800/1900 MHz)
Size: 89 x 49 x 25 mm
Weight: 123g
Standby time: up to 200 hours
Talk time: up to 390 minutes
Motorola V300
Consumer Reviews
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Average rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by tara parry from england
on 27th Jun 2005
this phone is the best phone around. i love it i will never change
it. it is excellant quallity and has a gr8 signil. no matta were
i am my phone calls come straight thru. hope u all buy it and it
has an amazing price. Rating:
Reviewed by cat from uk on 26th
Jun 2005
When I first got this phone I thought it was really good but that
was over a year ago now and at the moment I just find it really
boring! All my mates have been getting new phones and they are so
much better than the v300, it takes loads of photos but after a
while it takes about five minuets to actually look at the photos
that you have taken which is annoying. If you are planning to get
this phone I would think it through! Rating:
Reviewed by Ivy from UK on 25th
Jun 2005
I got my Motorola V300 for Xmas, it was my dream fone! when i gt
it i fot 'dis is the best fone ever' bt as time went by, I didn't
think it was that gr8 anymore, becoz most of my friends fones r
alot cooler!they have bluetooth n infared! I was so jealous! bt
i still like my little blue fone n I wud recommend it to younger
people eg teenegers, becoz it is easy to use, but it can b annoying
becoz it doesn'y have a video recorder! Rating:
Reviewed by jay from USA on 22nd
Jun 2005
This phone is horrible. I am on my second one. WHY? because it cannot
receive a decent signal. Signal strength is just fine in my area,
my old samsung never had any problems. With the V300 I am lucky
to get two signal bars. Normally I only have 1 bar which fluctuates
up to two bars or down to no bars and the call will drop. This happens
indoors or outdoors it dosent matter. T Mobile wont give me a different
replacement phone. They will keep offering me a replacement V300
model which is useless. Dont waste your time with this phone Rating:
Reviewed by bobby from england on
18th Jun 2005
this fone is rubbish. it always freezes and i can never use it as
signal is bad. dont buy it. if u want a gud fone buy the v620 i
have that at the minute and it is gr8!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Jessie from USA on
15th Jun 2005
I had my phone for about 6 months and i hate it! it never has good
recption. no good ringtones and i paid $300 for it.itwas my first
phone and i wish it would have worked out better. i am now saving
my money up for a nokia 3220. alot od my friends have that kind
of phone and they love it. good luck! Rating:
Reviewed by Enrique from Argentina on
13th Jun 2005
I won't give you a review, that's too subjective. I will give you
some specs and data so you draw your own conclusions. Inteface:
awkward and amazingly slow. Time from the click of a button to seeing
some result: between one sec (for number keys) to three secs (almost
every other function like picking up a call, switching to speaker
mode or selecting a contact). Phone book: limited, incredibly slow
to browse and full of arbitrary (and important) limitations. Battery
life: one to two days of moderate use. Bugs: full of. For example,
can't charge when battery is exhausted, need to unplug and replug
a few times and wait ten minutes to turn on the phone. It also freezes
every few days. It's not my unit, I tried a few of them. Software:
unbeliveably slow, takes HOURS to sync under 100 contacts. Parses
the information in the wrong places and can't decently handle multiple
phones per contact. Camera: decent nut with limitations in the handling
of images. Size: large and heavy. Looks: cool. Sound quality: regular.
Speakerphone: too noisy to use in a car, decent otherwise. Signal
quality: very poor. Now, do what you please. If you are looking
for some suffering and long hours of troubleshooting for even the
most basic functions in exchange for a cool look, this phone is
a go. Rating:
Reviewed by Glen from United Kingdom
on 3rd Jun 2005
I have had my phone for a couple of years now and still regret buying
it and being forced into it by such a greedy sales woman and strongly
hate the displaye and how it switches from different pictures and
how the picture quality which is the only good thing can not be
placed as your backgroung in the right size. This phone is a no
go and i am considering moving with sony ericsson because of phone
size (smaller!) and also the reviews. Do not Buy! Rating:
Reviewed by jonny from england on
3rd Jun 2005
ive had this fone 4 jst unda a year n wen i got it i fort it waz
well gd but den da camera quality started goin bad, weneva i get
a call i ave 2 put it on 2 speaka so dat every1 in da whole shop
can hear ma dad goin mad at me! this fone also weighs a dam ton!
im gettin a new fone in a cupple of weeks so ne1 hu wants 2 buy
it needs dere hed checkin! Rating:
Reviewed by claude lachapelle from canada
on 3rd Jun 2005
It is very hard to listen to the person talking to you on the phone,
even if at hi, some time the top screen is blue and no number, I
need to remove the battery for a few secs and put it back in and
re start the phone. and more.... My hold Nokia was better. Rating:
Reviewed by Will from England on
2nd Jun 2005
I have had my v300 for more than 6 months now and i've found it's
getting very boring. When I first got it i thought the camera was
superb compared to my old siemens mc60 but then my m8 got the same
phone and i realised mine was a load of rubbish. If u set the camera
to 640x480 it rarely saves the picture in that format or if u use
4x zoom the pictures don't save anything like when u snap your shot.
I can recomend you buy this if u want a decent cheap camera phone
but if you get annoyed with tiny problems that build up to u disliking
the phone and wanting a new one, don't bother! and don't come back
to motorola because they are all the same Rating:
Reviewed by Suzie from England on
1st Jun 2005
Hi i have only had this fone a bit over a week but its gr8 the camera
quality is gr8 , games gr8 everythin it also looks reli gd. The
one thing that annoys me is that it duznt haff bluetooth but i get
my pics thru t-mobile!. Im 13 jst n this was my present n its gr8
u can change the light fitting and the things u cn put in txts r
gr8!! i totally recommend this fone, ive had a fone 4 a few yrs
now n this fone is gr8 u cn make ringtones n the volume is ssooooo
loud!! i totally agree with chanel! everyone writing these reviews
are probably realy old n wrk 4 hi-tech companys so this fone looks
rubbish buts its reli gd!!! i reli recommend u buy it!! Rating:
Reviewed by Bisma from USA on
1st Jun 2005
I like this phone, but sometimes when I am on the camera mode, the
screen goes off, then on , and then it just goes to the main screen.
I really didnot like that , because all my gud pics get lost. Overall,
its a good phone though, except that part. Rating:
Reviewed by chaz from U.K on
30th May 2005
had this phone for a couple of months and bored of it already. Thought
it was cool wen i got it but now i wish i would of waited n bought
a better quality fone its hard to hear even on loud and very small
inbox capacity mine has gone down to 16 which i think is terrible
compared to other phones in the 40's and 50's for the same amount
of money. If you are going to buy this phone for a phone and nothing
else then i can't see nothing wrong with it but if ur buying because
you want a camera etc then don't there are much better phones on
the market Rating:
Reviewed by Megan from England on
30th May 2005
I have rated this phone 3 stars because when i had it, the screen
froze quite a lot. The Camera is pretty good but sometimes it doesnt
adjust to the light. The screen is a reasonable size and nearly
always get a good Signal. Rating:
Reviewed by JLUIAN ALFORD from U.K.
on 26th May 2005
THIS PHONE IS THE PITS MY 3310 WORKS MUCH BETTER AND I HAVE NOW
BINNED THE V300 IN FAVOUR OF MY RELIABLE BUT BORING 3310 . THE V300S
SPEAKER PART PACKED UP FOUR TIMES .TO MAKE CALLS I HAD TO HAVE IT
ON SPEAKERPHONE AND SHOUT DOWN IT WHAT DID MOTOROLA HAVE TO SAY
.NOTHING THEY WERENT INTERESTED .SO THATS MY ONLY MOTOROLA PHONE
THAT I WILL EVER BUY Rating:
Reviewed by JeN! from EnGlAnD! on
21st May 2005
I got this fone a year ago and at the time it was very cool to have
'coz it was a flip-up fone. Now, ther are much better camera fones
that u can buy for the same price but for better quality. I've just
bought a Nokia 6630 which is way better and it has a video. Rating:
Reviewed by radz from- on 20th
May 2005
this phone is junk it tkes d mic iwas soo happi to get it cos i
waas gna get real music ringtones but it dnt evan wrk i thoguht
its because of my o2 chip but its not bcuz i bought a t-mobile sim
and a orange sim!!! both of them didnt help ive ahd it for a year
now the camera qualtiy is hevvi!!!!!!!!!!!! but thats the onlnithing
picture messaging dont evan wrk mms mesing dnt wrkk txtin and the
dictionar is very gd espicaly for slagn txtin! and emm everything
else si junk n its soo bigg i swr the arielss huge!!!! uurrghh dnt
buy this 4n its rubbish .. get the samsung e720 ... and get me one
too :p lolzz! Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from america on
20th May 2005
i fink this fone is soooooooooooooooooooooo bad u cant do anything
on it do not by it! the pictures are goog quality if the lense os
clean. but when people ring me or i ring them i have to put it on
loud speaker because the ear piece is broken and you cannot hear
anything out of it. SERIOUS DNT GET IT LOL! Rating:
Reviewed by latoya from uk on
17th May 2005
i have had this phone for 2 years now and it is not very good. at
first i loved this phone. it has a great camera and that but the
internet has stopped working and it locks the phone when i press
the internet button. trust me if your thinkin of gettin this phone
then dont!!! Rating:
Reviewed by chanel from Canada on
15th May 2005
this phone is amazing ive had no problems with it at all and ive
had it for around a year ..great display sooo many features and
not too expensive perfect phone for teens i dont know what all you
people are talking about problems but the only reason there is soo
many pple saying this phone is bad because pple who r happy wit
ther phone dont usually post (except me) haha the only reason most
pple do is cuz they want to complain dont be fooled there are soo
many more pple happy with this phone Rating:
Reviewed by Emma from England on
11th May 2005
Just got rid of my V300 which i'd had for over a year. Wish I'd
got rid of it sooner. Only discovered that it wipes everything on
the phone if you remove the sim card after I had 70 messages stored
in the phone and needed to remove the sim card, then lost the lot
of them. Also is very hard to hear the phone ringing even when on
loud. Have also had problems with the screen going blank for no
reason. Rating:
Reviewed by Talbot from United Kingdom
on 11th May 2005
I've had this phone for 15 months now. My first camera phone & the
photos are reasonably sharp. However, for about the past 3 months
I've been unable to hear anything through the ear-piece (similar
to many other reviewers). Also, the battery life is 72 hours at
most - even if no calls are made. Usually have to charge every 48
hours. Time for a new phone... Rating:
Reviewed by Stuart from England on
3rd May 2005
I bought this phone less than a year ago. It was fine for the first
few months...but then... 1- the sound in the earpiece is all but
gone now(so i have to use the spkr phone) 2- today for no reason
the phone says "INVALID BATTERY". it wont go away;ive reset my phone,turned
it off, took the battery in/out.This was the original battery. I'm
angry and i've seen the same problem on the net. DONT BUY THIS PHONE!!
This is a cut and paste job of someone further down. I have had
EXACTLY the same experiences, with the battery and loss of earpiece
speaker. Rating:
Reviewed by tomo from uk on 25th
Apr 2005
this is a very bad phone it crashes on me all the time and it doesn't
start up again for ages. i shudnt hav bort it , i wasted alot of
my birthday money my frend daniel has the same probblem Rating:
Reviewed by louise from london england
on 20th Apr 2005
diz phone iz rubbish i hate it dont eva buy it!!!! to hear ppl u
need to put dem on loud speaker which makes u look like a fool on
da train n wen u switch sim cardz it wipes everytin off da phone
i can wait to get rid of diz dum phone Rating:
Reviewed by Will from UK on 18th
Apr 2005
My gosh where do i start. Ok i reeeeeeeeeeaally do have to stress
how awful the ear speaker is, really bad, i now have to use the
speaker to hear who is calling me and sound a fool when i say 'shout
shout i cant hear you!!!' picture quality is decent but by all means
not fantastic. The v300 suprisingly doesnt crash much, but when
it does it looses all the things you've downloaded off the web onto
your phone. So dont get too many ringtones, chances are they'll
be gone in a month! looks good though, bit chunky but nice and smooth,
i use the ear phone cover to clean the camera lens, which i think
is a top idea. The external buttons do make a loud noise but arnt
THAT annoying unlike the speaker... Maybe being harsh with a 1 star
but, they havnt cracked it with this phone! Rating:
Reviewed by mush from UK on 16th
Apr 2005
The Motorola V300 is an amazing phone, the possibilities on it are
unwinding!!! The camera is soooooo clear and i love having the zoom!!!!!!!
The ringtones are wicked, I use them to wake up in the morning with
the alarm!!!! The games are fun, and having pictures of my friends
in the address book is really useful!This phone is soooooo wickkked!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Alan from England on
16th Apr 2005
If you just want to leave this phone on your desk in a room with
no background noise, rather than put it in your pocket or handbag,
then the v300 is just the one for you. It's bristling with up to
the minute features and looks great. But if you take it with you
anywhere then before long it'll switch from the ring type you selected
to silent when its amazing external buttons get touched accidentally.
And believe me they do! Really handy for not getting all those calls
from people you didn't want to talk to anyway, along with everyone
else. You know when it's not switched to silent because whenever
the buttons get pressed in your pocket it makes a ridiculous warbling
sound that cant be switched off unless you actually choose silent
manually - great for attracting attention to yourself if that's
your thing. If you are lucky enough to hear it ringing then go somewhere
very quiet or be prepared to walk round with one finger in your
spare ear like some sort of idiot because the earpiece volume is
feeble. Easily the most annoying bit of kit I've ever come across
- I cant wait to end my contract and get rid of it. Rating:
Reviewed by olivia from United Kingdom
on 7th Apr 2005
i think this is the best phone in the world,the camera is great,you
can email on it and its got cool ringtones and games its soooo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Maxy from Wales, U.k on
5th Apr 2005
I just bought the V300, its the most amazing phone I've ever had
(trust me I've had alot of phones!!) the camera is clear and the
screen is the perfect size, nice and big, it looks great and is
great. The design is original and different. Don't listen to the
idiots who say this phone isn't very good, there probably jealous
because they don't have one, or just because it doesn't have a video
recorder think its not good enough for them!! Take my advice and
buy this phone!! Its a great price b.t.w!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Charlotte from Wales on
5th Apr 2005
I have had this fone for over a year now and it has been great!
It has only ever crashed once and that was partly my fault *cough,
cough* lol. It takes great pics and it has a massive memory to store
them in i have well over 100 and havent even taken half of the memory
up! But now my camera is all messed up and i cant take pics in the
sunlight so i cant take them outside and only inside with the curtains
shut and the light on. It is really easy to use and i would definatly
reccomend it. Rating:
Reviewed by Justin S from Canada on
5th Apr 2005
Well, I really like the phone. Hot look, nice & portable. Good features
and qualities. But ALL of the things that count most, are junk.
I can't hear ANYTHING out of the earpiece now, I am stuck using
my speaker phone. The side buttons cause the damn thing to change
styles all of the time. And it freezes & crashes every once and
a while. Not to mention the loudest most annoying ringtones at the
loudest setting, are still too quiet to hear in like a restaurant
or on a bus. Not to mention the vibration alert is barely noticable
and isn't consistent in vibe & ring mode. Tomorrow I am going to
take it back as a defect for an exchange. If the new phone is the
same, Motorola will hear it from me. I have been a Motorola customer
for 6 years now, this is my 5th different model from them and not
ONE has been error free. I have each model's software upgraded at
least once, and each model replaced at least twice, and still NOTHING
but problems. I have never even come close to a problem with a Nokia. Rating:
Reviewed by Clare -Lou from UK on
29th Mar 2005
I love this phone!.. fair enough iv only had it a short while but
so far its proved reliable and good to the eye. It has everything
id need plus more and i like the fact i can see whos calling me..literally
with the picture phone book. Shame its not got bluetooth and cant
make videos but that can be expected as its not an expensive phone.
If people want more out of a phone then they should spend more.
I get good pictures by using my camera on this phone but if i want
better ones then id use my digicam. This phone is good to look at
- its easy to just put it my pocket to take out with me! If i get
scratches on the cover il just buy a new one. I would deffinatly
recommend this phone and my family and friends like it. Rating:
Reviewed by Rachel from England on
28th Mar 2005
When i first got this phone i thought it was great, i could always
get a good signal whereever i was, i thought the camera was great
and you have loadz of room to store your pictures and text messaging
is quick and easy..but then it got annoying the phone scratches
realy easly the ringtones get on your nerves after a while and it
just got boring..but then it started to realy go wrong the screen
would go blank and i wouldn't even beable to turn it off, i would
have 2 take the battery out.Then not too long ago one day it went
blank and i took th battery out and when i turned it on agen i had
notised all my pictures had dissapeared i was realy confused about
this and thought id wait a while to see if they would come back...but
they have never returned this made me very angry and upset as i
had alot of memories in them pictures..also now whenever i take
a picture it will look ok..untill i save it and then it will look
fuzzy and unclear this realy annoys me as i can hardly ever ge t
a decent picture..I DONT THINK THIS PHONE IS WORTH BUYING!!!!!!
Rating:
Reviewed by caffern from- on
25th Mar 2005
this phone is brilliant - although it freezed quite alot, and you
have to hold the camera in the position where you take the photo
for about 5 seconds so it does not smudge - the phone is great .
it would have been better if there was video recording on it too
but all the same its fantastic. it has plenty of ringtones and the
memory for storing photos it great - i have nearly 300 photos and
it only used up 37% of the picture memory!! Sometimes it can be
a little bit slow but only sometimes. It has a lot of great features
and a GREAT colour display , so if your thinking about getting it
GET IT!! ITS BRILLANT Rating:
Reviewed by Zo from Canada on
24th Mar 2005
I bought this phone less than a year ago. It was fine for the first
few months...but then... 1- the sound in the earpiece is all but
gone now(so i have to use the spkr phone) 2- today for no reason
the phone says "INVALID BATTERY". it wont go away;ive reset my phone,turned
it off, took the battery in/out.This was the original battery. I'm
angry and i've seen the same problem on the net. DONT BUY THIS PHONE!!
Rating:
Reviewed by Wes from USA on 22nd
Mar 2005
Well, a month ago I'd have given this phone three stars -discounts
for poor phonebook synchronization software and addressbook indexing
scheme. But now, ... now I get "Invalid Battery". I've tried a new
Motorola battery, cleaning contacts, leaving the battery out overnigt.
Nothing seems to help. The older Motorola units lasted forever.
The newer units don't seem to hold up so well. Rating:
Reviewed by Grace from wales on
21st Mar 2005
Found this phone really poor! As soon as i got it i had problems!
texts wouldnt send my voicemail didnt work! the phone cover scratches
really easily! I havnt even had it a year yet and im saving up for
a new one! I really wouldnt reccomend this phone x x x x x x x x
x x x Rating:
Reviewed by Becky from England on
20th Mar 2005
Good phone. Don't know why peopel say it is hard to charge never
had a problem with it. Had it for a year and i have found that it
has always been reliarable. there are phones with better gadgets
but not many are as stylish and easy to use. Love it but is in need
of more entertainment eg a mp3 or radio xxxx Rating:
Reviewed by gercaro from Ireland on
19th Mar 2005
This phone is good to look has a user friendly interface, but has
the worse reception of any phone I have ever had. The camera is
really good for a mobile much better than the Sony Eircisson T630.
It has lovely features, such being able to decide what to use the
soft keys for and the joystick. The speaker phone is more of a gimmick
than a usable feature, it could be likened to having bad reception.
having used it for less than 3 months I had to send if off for repair
due to the bad reception and started using my old Sony Eircisson
T310 which is Brilliant. Tomorrow I am off to buy another Sony Eircisson
again and I think I will wait a while before giving motorola another
go. Rating:
Reviewed by Jessica Brown from England
on 19th Mar 2005
When i first had this phone i thought it was the best thing since
sliced bread. It looks cool butn after a couple of months it really
started to get on my nerves. i have two charge it twice a day. it
turns it self off and randomly plays my ringtones. its good to start
off with, but then gets plain annoying Rating:
Reviewed by Josué Morales from Guatemala
on 17th Mar 2005
DONT'T BUY IT... this phone SUCKS... After 3 week of using it you
get a lot of troubles charging it... the charger give too much trouble.
I like the way it looks and the pictures are clear but, nothing
of that matters if cannot have it chaged up... that has happen to
me on 2 other different models of Motorola. IT'S SUCH A PAIN WHEN
YOU WANT TO CHARGE IT. Rating:
Reviewed by Kim from UK on 17th
Mar 2005
iv had my motorola v300 4 a year now n i think its really gd, its
only crashed on me once n i dont think its slow at all, the internet
works perfectly - as long as u keep ur t-mobile sim card in n is
very useful as i can read my hotmail emails wen im out! the button
on the side wich changes the sound can get annoying but there is
a way to stop this! if u lock ur fone (go to security, then phone
lock, then lock now) n enter ur code, n if u dont have a code then
the default is 1210 (u can change this code later) this stops u
accidently making it beep or change sound styles, the only downside
to doing this is wen someone rings u, u have to enter ur unlock
code before u can answer the fone! but apart from all that its a
great fone all round! BUY IT! Rating:
Reviewed by rach from uk on 9th
Mar 2005
pretty good phone, recently changed my phone to nokia 6820 on another
network so couldnt use this but the nokia sucked big and i ended
up gettin v300 chipped so i could have it bac. i luv my v300 camera
is gr8 and games are fun. Rating:
Reviewed by Jordan from England on
6th Mar 2005
I wrote a review before, but i want to add to it. I have had a V300
for about two months now and i have discovered a few more features
from when i first got it. I have fun on Motomixer and mixing my
own ringtones. The Camera is fantastic like always, Games are great,
especially on a long journey. Battery charge lasts forever, smashing
MP3 ringtones, alarm clock, voice recorder EVERYTHING ABOUT THE
V300 = 100% Rating:
Reviewed by saz from uk on 1st
Mar 2005
i couldnt talk 2 ne1 on it unless it woz on loud speaker! dont buy
it it sux! Rating:
Reviewed by richard from england on
23rd Feb 2005
i bought this phone in september, the camera was good quality at
first, and after a month it was bad quality and it frezes wehn you
take pictures sometimes. bought it on t-mobile signal was absolutely
rubbish, went on tesco what has got better coverage and is cheaper.
now that i have had this phone a couple of months twice in one week
when i turned the phone off and left it over night the blue backlight
stayed on and ran the battery down, and the phone won't turn on,
you have to take the battery out and put it back in to turn the
phone on again. i would not buy this phone!!!!! had a nokia 3310
for a year before it started playin up. the v300 started playin
gup after the first month DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by kirsty from uk on
22nd Feb 2005
i think this fone is great it was my first eva camera fone and the
piccies were faband it seemed to hold millions the games on it were
very good too. overall i think it is an amazing flip fone and would
recommend it to any1 Rating:
Reviewed by Happy Hippo from Uk on
19th Feb 2005
Bloody fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Craig Bell from england
on 17th Feb 2005
when i first got the phone i couldnt wait to use the camera and
its amazing the zooms great!! the one downfall is the weight! still
i would give it 90% of 100% Rating:
Reviewed by pidge from england on
17th Feb 2005
when i first bought this fone i thought it woz great. then it started
playin up. it froze after i took pictures, the side buttons are
a pain in the arse, predictive text is terrible, but the worst part
is the charger that takes 5 minutes b4 fitting in and starting the
charging. dont buy this fone Rating:
Reviewed by Cassandra from UK on
14th Feb 2005
I was happy when I first got it but it started playing up after
a few days. I couldn`t send or receive messages for a while, it
just froze. Its also bulky and makes a persistent and annoying sound
especially when there is no network. I should have stuck to my Nokia
considering the amount that I paid Rating:
Reviewed by martha from uk on
13th Feb 2005
I have wanted this phone for ages and my conclusion is that this
phone has excellent quality camera super games and brilliant screen
I would recommend this phone thoughroughly Rating:
Reviewed by Jordan R from England on
9th Feb 2005
I Have Had This Phone For A Few Days And It's Camera Quality Is
Fantastic! Even On Zoom In. Ring tones are fab. EVERYTHING ABOUT
IT - 100% GREAT Rating:
Reviewed by Tim from USA on 9th
Feb 2005
Worst cell phone ever. Was a fun gadget at first, but then it began
spontaneously turning the volume off so that you could not hear
your callers. Sometimes you can turn it back up sometimes you can't.
The missed call and pending message indicators are always wrong
about the number of calls missed or the number of messages pending.
Charger fittings are a terrible design and do not fit well. Shows
answered calles as "missed" after you hang up. Ring spontaneously
resets to silent. Rating:
Reviewed by martha from uk on
31st Jan 2005
I have wanted this phone for a while, and I am not at all disapointed.
It is resonably light, snazzy, and easy to use(after a while!) The
screen is very bright, and it offers a great range of ringtones,
wallpapers and screensavers. It has a brilliant quality camera which
you can zoom out or in and adjust the brightness. The games are
stuntman and monopoly, and are quite good and fun to play on a long
journey. I have not had the chance to go on t zones but have heard
nothing but good reviews! I would recommened this phone highly it
is very reliable. Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from Canada on
26th Jan 2005
I truly enjoy my phone. I love all the features and use most of
them on a daily basis. The only problem that I've ever had with
it was after a buddy of mine spilled his vodka caesar on it and
it shut off. :P I was able to dry it up and clean it out and haven't
had a problem with it since. Rating:
Reviewed by graham dobbs from uk on
20th Jan 2005
looks nice if you can get it to work!!! had mine replaced twice
in nine months first( replaced after 7 months) one switched itself
off and wouldnt make a call . second one you couldnt hear anything
unless you put it on speaker phone this one worked fine for all
of 3 months then had it replaced again then sold it wouldnt recommend
this phone to anyone as its totally unreliable your better off with
2 cups and a length of string . this was my first and certainly
the last motorola i will own Rating:
Reviewed by Ads from UK on 12th
Jan 2005
Absolutely awful fone - looks Ok and would be alright if the thing
worked all the time - it switches itself off, side buttons are a
pain and after 2 months (which I'm seeing is quite a respectable
time according to other reviews) you can no longer hear callers
unless you have them on speaker. It's the 2nd Motorola I have bought
that has let me down. It will definately be the last - Just bought
the entirely better looking Nokia 6170 and keeping my fingers crossed
I don't go through it all again with that - waste of time...shame
there isn't a 0 star rating... Rating:
Reviewed by Bobby from england on
9th Jan 2005
I change my mind about this fone i send a review in on the 14th
august 2004 the wallpaper from the camera is rubbish but apart from
that its cool.(buy the siemens m65 it rocks!!). Rating:
Reviewed by joseph desire job from middlesborough
england on 3rd Jan 2005
i thought this phone was excellent when i got it, but now i find
it to be too bulky. i would buy a samsung e600 if i were you. Rating:
Reviewed by naomi from england on
3rd Jan 2005
the motorolla v300 is an overall good phone with excellent camera
qualities , but the only downside to the phone is that it only holds
9 text messages in the inbox before it gets full Rating:
Reviewed by Bex from UK on 21st
Dec 2004
the fone is orite i supose but it always freezes and the buttons
on the side which change the ring mode bug and i can't always hear
my fone go off and the vibrate mode isnt very strong. the camera
is quite good and you have plenty of space to write a message (450
characters) which alot of other fones dont have. if i was able to
turn back time and choose another fone then i would. id advise you
not to buy it!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Dave Vickers from U.K. on
17th Dec 2004
I bought this phone when my contract renewed, and chose to pay extra
for the V300 over the other 'free' phones - what a mistake!! The
phone froze (blank screens) on me after 2 weeks, so I returned it
to Motorola for repair. After 3 weeks it returned, one day later
it did the same. Returned it again and it came back after 'software
upgrade'. Two days later same fault. Returned it again with nasty
letter, 5 weeks later it returned (new camera and software) and
appears to be OK. Meanwhile I had to buy another phone to use, so
got the cheapest Sagem (which still works perfectly). The side buttons
are most irritating as many times it has switched to silent in my
pocket and I missed important calls - I'm thinking of opening it
up and disabling the buttons! At the same time I bought this, I
got a Sony T610 for my girlfriend, which is one of the best phones
I have tried, and was still working perfectly when it was stolen
last week! I had no hesitation to buy another T610 to replace it!
I know which manufacturer I will go for next time! All in all, I
would say don't buy a V300, there are much better phones around
for the same price. Rating:
Reviewed by travis from pasadena` on
16th Dec 2004
you know i just bough my motorola v300 about 5 months ago and im
going to tell you it sucks. the first week i had it i could not
here at all for a long i got that fixed now every time i flip it
down it will freze up and just turn off by its self ill say its
maybe worth $30 new it sucks.all motrola's have software issues
lots. get samsung or a nokia i think samsungs are realy good i say
no, dont bye motorola v300. Rating:
Reviewed by angela from United Kingdon
on 14th Dec 2004
I had problems with this phone from day one. It only seems to work
on speaker mode, which as you can guess it totally useless when
trying to have private conversations. There is also the fault that
others have went on about - when in your pocket or bag the ring
mode can change as its very sensitive. crap phone Rating:
Reviewed by dicky from canada on
28th Nov 2004
Excellent reception everywhere. No problems with the phone itself.
I never use the camera. Its the sort of camera you'd use in an emergency
only! I never bought it for the camera nayhow, as I have a proper
one. The one thing that drives me mad, the buttons on the outside
of the phone for Volume and the other single small button on the
outside that is used to take pictures with. Well with the camera
closed, then the volume buttons become dual purpose and you can
use them to quickly select different ring, vibrate or silent modes.
Then the other camera button becomes like an "Enter" key and if
you have accidently pressed the volume buttons to select Silent
mode, then whilst that is selected unknowingly and the other camera
button is then also accidently pressed some time after, it then
saves the Silent mode, therefore silencing any incoming calls for
the rest of the day! I have had that happen to me many, many times,
and it drives me nuts!!!! (I have mine on my belt, so things like
seat belts, some seats or cushions or elbows or anything like even
touching the phone to make sure its still there or anything to touch
those buttons accidently will switch the modes!) One more thing,
they should have made the vibrate stronger and longer. I had Nokia
phones a few times and they vibrated the whole time it rang, this
V300 vibrates a couple of times softly and then stops vibrating
and then rings. Just one of those things! Rating:
Reviewed by BOB from England on
25th Nov 2004
at 1st the phone is good but after a while things start to go wrong,
dont buy it its rubbishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Rating:
Reviewed by MAMORENA SHANO from LESOTHO
on 22nd Nov 2004
I LOVE THE PHONE, IT IS SO PORTABLY, SO UNIQUE, STANING, IT has
many funtions. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY ALL I KNOW IS I`M INLOVE
WITH IT. Rating:
Reviewed by Nicola from uk on
20th Nov 2004
I have this phone and dont think its very good because it always
frezzes on me and the camera quality is not that good !! Rating:
Reviewed by KB from Botswana on
14th Nov 2004
I'm writing a follow up on my fone, I got it today and i'm taking
it back tmrw! it sucks!! The camera is rubbish! the mp3 ringtones
suck! features are pathetic. Overall a waste of my time and money.
Motorola's disgust me. Never buy one!!! Rating:
Reviewed by KB from Botswana on
14th Nov 2004
I'm feeling this fone real bad!!! It's tha bomb!! it's got a camera
with zoom, mp3 ringtones and it's so "IN-EXPESIVE". Only 850 pula.
Now I can tuna my fella for longa!! Rating:
Reviewed by kieran from england on
13th Nov 2004
i think this fone is great. u may have trouble with the fone at
first but it has good offers. i got my fone in april and have had
no problems since. the camera has a very good picture and colour
i hope that many people buy it as it is such a great fone does anybody
play habbo hotel Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from england on
10th Nov 2004
dis fone is okkk! i begged ma mum n dad for it then wen i got it
i was like mm! it ALWAYZ crashes on me n especially when i take
pictures. i wish i didn't get this phone in the end. but it is ok
the pictures are quality when they take Rating:
Reviewed by abi from UK on 7th
Nov 2004
Hmm, this phone is ok! The camera is good on it but i find it slow
when taking a picture, pictures however are good quality. Seems
to hold a different amount of messages a week bofore my inbox is
full. Txting can also be slow! This phone was good when i 1st got
it but now i find it boring. The games are pretty rubbish. I have
had this phone replaced twice now because the 1st time around the
display on the front when the phone is closed stop working. Second
time because the ear piece went and the only way i could call someone
was by putting the loud speaker on, which only goes on once someone
has answered the phone, and even then is pretty slow. You can only
record upto a minutes worth of 'voice memo'. The internet wont work
as it wont connect. Im making this phone sound really bad...personally
after having it 6 months i am completley bored of it and am desperate
to get a new one! I certainly wont be purchasing another Motorola.
When i first got this phone i thought it was gre at compared to
my Siemens C60...what a piece of rubbish that was. Good point about
this phone is it has alot of ringtones..even though they are not
rily to my satisfaction, i dont like any of them. You can download
MP3's for your ringtones..but these cost about �4 each. This phone
is fine for taking pictures, texting and calling people, if u want
more out of your phone, dont buy this 1! Rating:
Reviewed by Goku from N.ireland on
4th Nov 2004
the moto v300 is a good phone but it has a few problems that NEED
to be sorted out.. the camera is great i have to say... holds a
lot of msgs... has monoploy... clear screen and good colours...
nice layout..lota tones.. and mp3 tones... nice looking... BUT many
settings are hard to find... GPRS wap doesn't work and cannot get
a configuration to suit the phone so still doesn't work!! the software
is seriously slow and msgs stick so its annoying to type msgs specially
the button setup cause the end call button doubles as a complete
cancel button and when ur about to finsih u hit it and their is
no way to retrieve the msg u just wrote that and the battery life
would only last about 36hrs, BUT the biggest prblem is the soft
key at the side that lets u change the ringin style is really really
annoying u might change ur phone to silent with out u known it!
and then theirs the noise it makes when u do hit it.... I could
go on for hours but naw.. and i only have the phone 3months! Rating:
Reviewed by Naomi from England on
2nd Nov 2004
i gotta say i like this phone! the pictures quality is excellent
and the easy to use menu is a treat!. my friend has got it and i
am forever on it! the only problem with the phone is the fact that
it freezes and breaks a lot , it happened today. It is very annoying
and the charge doesnt last very lone. but dont be put off by this!
if its a reliable and steady phone you want, dont go for this one,
it just isnt worth it. Naomi xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Rating:
Reviewed by em from yorkshire on
28th Oct 2004
This phone is good-but gets boring quickly. The camera quality isnt
as good as i expected but i did get a good deal on t-mobile. The
good points are it can hold a lot of texts and has a lot of ringtones
to chose from. It has two good games and a colourful front screen.
Id buy it anytime and recomend it to a friend any day. Rating:
Reviewed by Tracy from UK on
28th Oct 2004
Great phone, until it goes wrong. I bought this phone to replace
another Motorola which had a failing battery. It wouldn't stay charged
for long etc., but it was a couple of years old and did get a lot
of use so I bought another Motorola without hesitation. Never again
though. This one only lasted 9 months before the battery was only
staying charged for about 36 hours. I may have just been unlucky,
but it has put me off. I also didn't like the button on the side
which you use to change the ring style. It is too sensitive and
was always bleeping at me when in my pocket or bag. It drove me
mad. Takes good pictures and the display quality is one of the clearest
I've seen. Rating:
Reviewed by alex from england on
27th Oct 2004
this phone is fantastic. the buttons look small but they are a lot
easier to use than they look. It may be a bit confusing to use at
first but you will soon get the hang of it. This phone is especially
designed for teens. Buy it!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by alisha from england on
23rd Oct 2004
i like the buttons on the fone but i hate how it looks the blue
is nasty its not attractive. Rating:
Reviewed by derek from england on
22nd Oct 2004
nice looking but difficult to follow the handbook,no text archive
and not very good at saving numbers when changing over your original
sim.Text is not as easy to come to terms with as many other mobiles.Vibration
mode is not the quietest by any lengths.WISHED I'D NEVER BOTHERED
Rating:
Reviewed by Dani from N.I on
13th Oct 2004
OMG , funky fone not only has it got a sambo look its light and
easy to carry about.It dont take tat long to figure out.ta camera
is mate nah and the overall pics r good , but watch out about permantly
changing the size of ur folders tats a nightmare lol,but honestly
kool fone never shuts down and the speaker fone is cracker.Its so
klass bein blue.so reali get this fone its sambo! Rating:
Reviewed by Ryan from england on
10th Oct 2004
this phone sucks. my gf treated herself to one when she got her
first job and shes had problems with it. it restarts and crashes
on her, ive had to take it back TWICE for her. Its hard to take
self pictures as when u sit the fone down the camera faces the floor.
I'm gonna get her a nec e313 on threepay cos i have one and they
are outstanding. avoid this fone!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Cameron from Miner on
8th Oct 2004
I love the phone! Simply Outstanding. I upgraded from a Motorola
specifically because I am now accustomed to Motorola; I wanted to
keep a similar layout. The list of features on this baby is endless.
A camera in a phone?! Amazing. It's no 6-mega-pixel camera, but
for quick fun shots, it's perfect. See something you can't describe
with words, you have a camera ready with two clicks. I read reviews
before I bought it... I haven't found one bad thing about it. Dropped
calls? Maybe they were in a bad area. Slow response? I can't push
the buttons fast enough to keep up with it. The only bad thing about
is my fault. WARNING! If you plan on changing the faceplate, be
sure that you know what your doing. I scratched the screen, and
there is nothing I can do about it now. BUY THE PHONE AND BE CAREFUL! Rating:
Reviewed by Louise from England on
6th Oct 2004
I think this fone is the best ever. You should go out now and buy
it. It is totaly cool for teenagers, and not to expensive. All my
friends loved it. It is sooooo funky and groovy. It is hard to use
at first but u get used to it. The colour is ace and the pictures
r also gr8. If u r thinkin of buying it i would seriously consider
it. Rating:
Reviewed by Jennifer from Ireland on
4th Oct 2004
Hi ive had the motorola v300 a week now and gotta say its brilliant.
All my previous phones have been nokia's and was a little unsure
of changing, especially after people saying the v300 is harder to
txt on and its slower...not true. After a day it was plain sailing.
The picture quality on the v300 is crystal clear (compared to my
nokia 3200)the games are good, the screen is excellent size. The
outter look of the phone is neat and compact. Tons of features on
this phone that i am still finding out, so if ur worried about changing
to a v300 dont, its got no faults that ive come across..i love this
phone. Dont think go out and get it!! Rating:
Reviewed by Max from USA on 3rd
Oct 2004
The Motorola V300 is an awesome little phone. It's a fantastic value
(i got it for -150 on amazon.com). I had to chose between the Samsung
E-105 (also a great phone) and the Sony Ericsson T610 (another cool
gadget) and i'm glad i chose the V300. Design: I thought the funky
keypad would make the phone harder to use, but u konw what, it really
doesnt. The best thing about the phone is it's beautiful 65,000
color screen. It blew me away the first time i opened the phone
and it still ceases to amaze me. You can see the camera lens with
a small mirror for self portraits. The case has a velvety rubberised
feel, which i think is pretty cool. Also on the outside is an non-color
external screen that shows the time, singnal strength, battery life,
caller ID and incoming messages. Features: As far as the features
go it has a VGA camera with 4x zoom. The camera is pretty good compared
to other camera phones, i feel it is as good if not better than
my mom's 3660. It comes with about 2 game demos (bejewled and Prince
of Persia) and Stuntman. You can also download more games from T-Zones.
It comes with AIM which is really fun. Moto Mixer is nothing special
but it's nice to have. The menues cam be reordered to fit you style
and preference which i really love. Speaker phone also works well
expept u have to be in a convo in order to turn it on. One of the
few downsides of the phone is that when you want the phone to vibrate
and ring it vibrates THEN rings, but no biggie. Using the phone
is a cinch! Preformance: The call quality is fine, nothing special
but it certainly gets the job done. It's very sturdy as well. Overall
a great succes. Rating:
Reviewed by Mr. Burne from USA on
20th Sep 2004
Poor phone. Slow software, sticking keys, charger dock is loose,
shuts off every once in a while. Heard the V600 has the same problems.
Ill take my gold nokia back any day. Rating:
Reviewed by Jen-Jen from England on
4th Sep 2004
I got this phone almost a year ago,and it sucks!it sucked from the
first day i got it!Fair enough,it's a sexy little phone,but the
picture quality is terrible and the internet wont work!its confusing
and very slow,and there aren't many games (although to be fair,i
do have monopoly - but that can be dowloaded onto most phones now
can't it?) the buttons are a nice shape but they stick,and it keeps
turning off when im halfway through typing a text so i have to start
again.It's excuse for this is 'no service'.What is that?!?!?!It
says hello moto to me when i get a phone call though,and thats one
of the only reasons I gave this phone any stars at all!So overall,
DONT BUY IT Rating:
Reviewed by Sabrina from USA on
20th Aug 2004
I heard alot of bad rumors about this phone before I bought the
V300. it's not bad as what people say. shutting down? you cant use
speaker phone while flip is closed? you can do everything on this
phone. and its not garbage. cam and pic quality is really good.
i dont have any bad things to say about my phone. its been a week
i bought this phone and i love it coz i dont care about the outlook
of this phone i care about whats inside and what quality i get.
im very satisfied. and who ever did make bad comments about this
phone they probably got a bad phone that was used or something.
anyway this phone is the best. dont care if its ugly or not. Rating:
Reviewed by Bobby neil from england
on 14th Aug 2004
Well i've only had this fone 1 day and i've benn on it for ages
and the battery metre is still full, no faults, keys haven't stuck,
camera is sooooo cooool and good ,games fab and i haven't lost the
signal cool slick overall absolutly the bomb!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Dylan from South Africa
on 8th Aug 2004
i started having problems with my phone on the very first day! while
in camera mode the screen went multi-colours and then just turned
off! then the flap started making funny squeeking noices so i took
it in and they "repaired" it. it still squeeks... the camera's night
mode is crappy and the pics arent as good as i thought they would
be. overall though, for its price its good and it sounds cool...
dont buy this phone...get the nokia 6600 (even though its a little
bulky - nice to play with) or the samsung d410 (also brilliant!)... Rating:
Reviewed by jackie jenson from United
Kingdom on 22nd Jul 2004
Hi,I got this phone a few months ago and it is excellent! It has
got perfect picture quality and plenty of features. The ringtones
are great and it's appearance is fabulous. It has tons and tons
of memory for photos and can store up to 100 text messages. A brilliant
picture phone book and a vast range of ways to personalise this
phone can make it a kids phone, a boy or a girls phone, a man or
a womans phone- truely fantastic! If you are wondering whether to
get it or not - get it!- it's a great value for money! Rating:
Reviewed by Beth from england on
20th Jul 2004
This fone is amazing! Its got a very good camera which you can zoom
in and change the brightness. ive had mine since april and have
found no problems at all. Looks really nice quite small and its
blue! The buttons are quite far apart which is good because with
close together buttons you end up pressing a totally different one!
if your thinking about getting one dont think anymore, go to the
shops and buy one now! Rating:
Reviewed by ALEKSANDAR from SERBIA on
16th Jul 2004
THIS PHONE IS OUTSTANDING.GOOD CAMERA,RINGTONES,PICTURES... ONLY
THE SOFTWARE COOD BE BETTER(FASTER)... ABSOLUTELY COOOOOOOOOL!!!!
Rating:
Reviewed by mike from asia on
15th Jul 2004
this phone is sweet!!!!!!!the first week it might give u trouble
but then its fine. Rating:
Reviewed by Tim from Canada on
11th Jul 2004
After thinking about getting this phone for a while, and doing a
lot of research, I finally decided to purchase it. I had read about
some incidents about it freezing, but I thought it was just a problem
with the original phones, and that by now they must've done a firmware
upgrade. Well, for the first week everything went great. Then, it
suddenly froze in Camera mode. The screen worked, and moved when
you moved the camera, but no buttons would respond, closing it didn't
help and couldn't turn it off. I had to resort to taking out the
battery and resetting it that way. Later in the evening, I sent
a picture message to a friend. The reception bar went to full, then
suddenly dissapeared, then appeared again, over 20 times. It then
gave me a message of no service, even though from here I usually
get full reception. Right after, the screen faded out like a game-boy
when you turn it off, and then just went blank. I had to do another
battery reset, and seems to be fine now. Still a great phone, just
has a couple of bugs. Also many of those problems when using Motorola
Mobile Phonetools 2.0 and the data cable. Sometimes causes it to
freeze. MP3 ringtones and graphics are great, so is everything else.
Menu could be a little faster, as it once accidentally caused me
to delete 39 pictures. I pressed the wrong button, and it began
loading for 5 mins, and I pressed cancel, but it seems in the next
menu the cancel button is used to confirm "delete all". So i was
stuck with no pictures. Rating:
Reviewed by Moe Enzo from United Kingdom
on 8th Jul 2004
This phone is totally brilliant. Cool colour display, nice clear
MP3 ringtones, mobile chat etc. This phone is packed with features
and compared with the other V525/V600 it's better in terms of the
quality given and price. I really recommend you buy this phone,
the design alone is enough to make you buy the phone. Rating:
Motorola V300
"handy hints"
Submitted by becca from USA on
13th May 2005
look, i just want to say where you ALL CAN SEE that there IS, i
repeat THERE IS a way to have multiple numbers or phonebook entries
UNDER ONE NAME. PRIMARY CONTACTS. find that in the settings, and
then when you're in the phone book, you just hit left or right to
see the different numbers. i have 3 different work numbers in my
phone, ALL UNDER ONE NAME. it doesn't say my company's name 3 times.
only once. this is on all of the v series phones. i am SICK of reading
about people complaining about this when it says in the manual how
to change it!
