Review: Motorola V360

Motorola V360 Review

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The Motorola V360 is an excellent mid-range camera phone, and one of Motorola's best offerings. Although the camera is only VGA resolution, that's as much as you can expect for this price, and it does have a video recording and playback capability too.

The MP3 player is very good, and with the 64 Mbyte TransFlash™ memory card provided, you can store 15 or more audio tracks. Alternatively, this is plenty of memory for storing pictures and videos, and the high quality display is perfect for viewing images. The main display has 262,000 colours and a high resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. This is one of the best displays in its class - only the Panasonic VS6 or Sharp GX25 can beat it. The external display is greyscale and shows a clock together with network & caller information.

The V360 comes with Bluetooth wireless connectivity as well as USB, so transferring MP3s, games and pictures is easy. Other nice features include an integrated handsfree speakerphone, picture caller ID (so you can see who's calling you) and fast internet access via EDGE.

The V360 is a great phone and excellent value for money.

Features of the Motorola V360 include:

• Integrated VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels) with 4x digital zoom and light
• Video camera (MPEG4 format)
• MP3 player
• Internal display: TFT, 262k colours, 176 x 220 pixels
• External display: 96 x 80 pixels, greyscale
• Handsfree speaker phone
• Picture caller ID
• Push-to-Talk
• Messaging: EMS 5.0, MMS
• iTap™ predictive text
• 24-voice polyphonic ringtones
• Downloadable Java™ games
• Picture phonebook
• Memory: 5 Mbytes plus TransFlash™ memory card
• Connectivity: Bluetooth®, USB
• WAP 2.0, GPRS class 10, EDGE
• Triband
• Size: 90 x 47 x 24 mm
• Weight: 104g
• Talktime: 220 - 450 minutes
• Battery standby: up to 240 hours

Motorola V360 Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by harmey from australia on 20th Jun 2006
this phone has just about as much as u would want in a phone but u cant delete the stuff the factory puts on and the video dosent record for very long but still is an impressive phone
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Reviewed by jord118 from uk on 17th Jun 2006
Hey rusty logan the same thing happened 2 me with the files corrupted but still this is an amazing phone i just wish it had infra red aswell as blutooth, but still not complaining this is an exellant fone 4 £70 and vodafone live rox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Reviewed by frog from scotland on 14th Jun 2006
my review is very plain im really happy with the fone for the price i paid for it £75 from argos and got an additional mp3 player with it so 5 stars on that subject however scotland being scotland i came home from the pub pished one night i dropped my fone in the back field in the morning i found the fone minus the back battery cover a long search to no avail anyway a long extensive search through different fone calls to various mobile parts dealers im still arseless for my mobile so a big boo on the spare part subject henceforth if rusty logans gonna damp his in the bin any chance of gettin the back?im open to any suggestions
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Reviewed by AnThOnY from South africa on 12th Jun 2006
if Celloholic chick is reding this then you sound really hot and cool (im 12)... but now about the phone. its a really cool phone that has anything you could want and it is better than the razor (trust me i had one) this phone is basicaly the best phone you could ask for at the cheap price of only R650!!!!! (south african rands) P.S can someone please tell me where i can find the momory card inside the box
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Reviewed by Rusty Logan from uk on 9th Jun 2006
After reading all your comments I decided to buy this phone but kow I regreat it. First of all I couldn't switch it on so I come back to the shop and I still asked for onother v360v. I bought a 512mb memory card. The first day every thing was fine but now 2 out of 3 times I try to open the music files it says that the files are currupted. I need to switch off the phone again and see if the next time I'll be luky. I tried the memory card in my pc and it works perfectelly so the problems seems to be the phone. I am very disapointed because I bought this phone because of its mp3. Maybe I am doing something wrong. Any idea or suggestion? I am about to damp it in the bin!
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Reviewed by Dara from Ireland on 8th Jun 2006
This Is The Best Fone I ever Had It Has Everything You Could Want In A Fone Bluetooth,Video Capture,Camera And All The Rest Its A Very! Good Fone And If Your Thinking Of Getting A New Fone Get This!!!!!.
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Reviewed by Fookinell from Malaysia on 8th Jun 2006
I just bought the phone. Love it. For the price that I am paying, I happy with the functionality that comes with it. It doesn't have all the latest bells & whistles but enough to make me happy. My advice is to look at the functionality that the phone offers in relative to its price. If you want more than it offers, fork out the extra cash and get the latest phone available.
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Reviewed by Mark from Australia on 7th Jun 2006
This phone is amazing for the price $99 aud Features abound( great screen ),(pretty fair mp3 player) Good battery life ,Bluetooth
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Reviewed by Mbgenius from Croatia on 3rd Jun 2006
This phone i AWFUL!!I hate it!It has got this poor VGA camera and more poorer menu!I hate!The only thing is god for this mobile is a design.
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Reviewed by dani bentley from uk on 2nd Jun 2006
this is a fantastic phone!! i luv the fact its got a usb port and its so easy to transfer music pics and videos to and from the computer. its stylish and the camara and sound features are awesome. i had some trouble with putting a photo to a contact aswell but it didnt take long for me to find out you have to store the picture you wish to use to the phone and also the contact. ultimately this is definately the best phone i've ever had!!!
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Reviewed by Andrew from UK on 30th May 2006
For someone looking for a bluetooth compatible flip phone this is an excellent buy. I get reception where my old 'sony ericsson t630' would not. The sound clarity and dialing speed is also good. Howveer I agree with one chap here who found that the mp3 playing element is pretty dire. I only get mono sound at low quality, even with highquality headphones through a minijack - so dont think of buying one as a replacement for your Ipod. Decent screen, and camera. and a very good phone!!
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Reviewed by Celloholic Chick from Australia on 28th May 2006
I've had the phone 4 about a month and i am so pleazed with it. it has fantastic features for those who said that the camera is junk i disagree becoz what can u expect ditital camera quality IF U WANT DIDITAL CAMERA GO BUY A DIDITAL CAMERA the video camera is great considering it's a phone, the ringtones are awesome plus u can down load songs for your ringtone for free if u cut the song you down load it via bluetooth so you can have ultra cool ring tones like L.O.V.E by ashly simpson. The Phisical aperance is super coz its silver the in colour even better 2 tone its very compact and light. The Price is outstanding for a phone with those cool features and the ultra cool aperance guess the price 99 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont listen to the horrible reviews coz i have had no trouble at all with this phone if you like the Motorola Razors features but don't have enough money this is the phone to get plus i think its better than the Motorola Razor becoz its way cheaper an d cooler although i would like to know how to use da Mp3 player but hey iv got my ipod.
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Reviewed by Celloholic girl from Australia on 27th May 2006
i got this fone about a month ago now and havent had any problems. this fone is the best fone ever i would say it's better than the Razor it's features a great and any one who can't work out how to put the fone in the analog form i here to help go to settings (bottem right hand corner)go to personalise home screen then you'll see clock settings. there you go and i figured that out and im only 11. back to the topic Great features the camera is awsome but i think the video camera could be better and iv managed to donload free songs well parts of songs for ring tones via bluetooth i no have an awesome ringtone free to cost and anyone can do that easy. the phisical apperance is awesome i wanted a cheapish phone and a get it this phone is only $99!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and anyone who says this fone is horrible r bozos and obiously don't no how to use it I recomend buying this becoz of its phisical aperance and features!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
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Reviewed by Mark from New Zealand on 24th May 2006
Great phone so far. Has many features found in a lot of higher priced phones. Great sound quality, display, physical appearance. Even has little rubber stoppers to cushion the clam when closing. I would've liked some stereo headphones included - very hard to find in New Zealand (had to get em from america). An external colour display would've been good too. But all in all an excellent phone.
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Reviewed by Charlotte from England on 22nd May 2006
It's a very useful phone with lots of highpoints. It is quite a medium phone with a big brain mostly. I like the way the V360 is very light subjecting to the size.
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Reviewed by hayley from uk on 21st May 2006
i'd give it 4.5/5 all of u who cant seem to figure it out have you even thought to look at a user manual? I havent needed it yet as i thought the phone extremely easy to use and brilliant for its mp3, and cam. I'm only 14 and managed to have the phone working in about 2 hours. The mp3 player is in file-sounds for all of you who couldnt find it (and btw that was in the manual as well!) and the external display can be set to clock face by settings, personalise, home screen and changin clock to analogue.overall the phone is great it lost its half point from me only because the video capture is a short length of time and you cant get it in pink;) lol but its still a brill we phone
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Reviewed by maddsta from australia on 21st May 2006
heya dudes and dudettes!!!!!!!!! me mum bought me dis fone a couple of days ago. i tink its awesum all around!!!!!! its cam is allright- but hey dis is a fone not a digital cam- so if ur goin round complainin about it- WHERES UR HEAD??? GO BUY A DIGITAL CAM OR SOMTHIN CUS DIS A V. GOOD FONE!!!!!!!! the screen quality is pretty good, and the design is nice....although da people who make dis phone should make it more colurful.......anyway......... its light.....fits in r school blazer pocket v. nicely....especially when ur not supposed 2 hav fones @ skool......and ur teachers cant go through ur blazer!!!!! spesh if u wear it everywere...........anyway.....bak on trak........um deres no real problem wif dis fone......cept i still think u should hav more colour......oh- and dont forget 2 buy a mock when u hav a fone....trust me there really good- spesh if u r rough wif ur fone......and theyre so cute, nd when they get dirty, can put em in da wash!!!!!!! anyway (sorry 4 sayin dat so much) i hav 2 g2g becus im busy cus i hav 2 sms me friend. c ya guys!!!!!!! PS- if u buy dis fone u r a v. smart person!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Soph from Australia on 21st May 2006
Well, I think it's pretty good. You can't really expect Bluetooth or Infared for the price, now can you? If you want infared get a more expensive phone. That said, my old phone (MOTO V360) had infared, and I could never get it to work anyway. My two (and only) problems are the battery life, which is NOT good, and the amount of heat it kicks out, especially during calls. I have not tried uploading Java games onto the phone with the USB cable yet, but if I got it to work on my old phone in the same way, I'm sure I can on this one! And I have to tell those who have said the phone only comes with 2mb of memory - it doesn't, it comes with 16mb (well, 17 and a bit mb's, actually). All told, I'm pleased with the phone - it looks the biz! IT WAS $99!!
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Reviewed by jayasanka from Sri Lanka on 19th May 2006
When u are finding for a clamshell phone with better performence to a better price u should choos this phone. The biggest advantage is external memory. it can upgrade to 512MB. MP3 player work excellent. Screen is sharp enough and bright. Main disadvatage is absent of FM tuner. Another thing to say there is no voice recorder( but can add voice to MMS). The doual mode of the phone, while conected to a computer helps to store files as a normal flash drive.(but little slow). camera quality is average. But night mode is excellent than othere sonyericssion k700, nokia 6600 and other phones at this price range. Another thing to say the phone is charging via USB. Buy this phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by DCUK from England on 19th May 2006
Ive read the reviews the other users have posted, I looked at the good and the bad points and found that the good outwayed the bad so I bought one... This has to be the best £75 ive spent, I needed a phone for work my v500 died and I wanted another flip phone, Ive had no problems with this phone in any way, the only thing i had trouble with was finding anywhere in the instructions about the mp3 player, I even wrang vodafone and they said its not got one, even though its printed on the box they still denied it had one, I eventually wrang motorola direct and they helped me in 10 mins to get it goin and its great, I love it, for £75 its worth every penny. As for the analog clock problem ppl have been having the internal clock needs to be analog not digital, then the external one will be analog...
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Reviewed by blackshadow from UK on 18th May 2006
I had the mp3 player and it was hard to use, have you tried simply draging the file and putting it on the mp3 player. If you have installed the driver download the new Media Player and synchronise the mp3 files. Hope this helps, tell me if it does. Only one problem I need to find out how to transfer games from PC to phone... I have the games I just don't know how... if someone helps me I will send them some games. Thanks! By the way great phone :D
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Reviewed by Heather from Australia on 16th May 2006
This phone is one of the best! however can someone help in figuring out how to use the mp3 player? i cant do it!?
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Reviewed by JJ from Ireland on 16th May 2006
All I can say is that this is the best phone I've had. I usually replace my phone every three months or so. Not this time. Amazing value, it looks the business in two tone silver, good camera, great battery. I dumped my old mp3 player and I'm using my phone instead full time. I can't think of a single flaw. A totally amazing phone.
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Reviewed by Kitsune from - on 13th May 2006
This phone is trash! I have it over a week now and I hate it! The menu is poor and you can never find the features you are looking for. Can anyone set the clock on the external screen to the one with arrows as on all the photos in the net? (Because either Im blind or this phone doesnt have it!)When sending a text it doesnt show you how many characters are left for one message, so you have to count yourself. Address book is designed horribly, no proper search method is used. And to send a text you need to press million stupid buttons. It drives me crazy, I hate it!
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Reviewed by aimee from scotland on 13th May 2006
i was looking on this website aster my phone broke down on me. I found this phione, and i saw that LOADS of people had rated it with either 4 or 5 stars, and that it was brilliant, so i bought one, and now i am reviewing myself, i cant think of aything else that i can say about it, because every one else has said everything there is to say about it
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Reviewed by Steve from England on 12th May 2006
Blackshadow if you would like to know how to use your phone ask your younger brother the way you want because as I understand he knows and you are not asking him. By the way execelent phone motorola. Only down side is its a little big and quite thick for other phones with the same specifications and a better network. If I where you I wouldn't buy this and I would get the Samsung E330e.
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Reviewed by Phil from England on 12th May 2006
This phone is absolutly amazing. As the person before me I got a free MP3 player with this phone and sold it off for £20 easily (just asked a random person down the market lol). When i got it home it worked like a charm. It regestred in about 5 minuites automaticly. Absolutly love the phone. It is a real reccommended buy. However it is a little un user friendly compared to Samsung. Also the Vodaphone custumer survices are pretty pants. I have had a upgrade from the V220 and well all I can say is vodaphone has made a massive improvement. It can easily beat Sony Err... But I would prefer a Samsung D series but still im more then happy with this phone. The only problem is im a show off and silver phones look the best right? And this one only comes in black! Oh well ive got to learn. Thanks Motorola. Vodaphone... you get a thankyou when you become as good as orange.
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Reviewed by blackshadow from UK on 8th May 2006
I got this phone only for £75 with a free mp3 player. Overall, I am very pleased with this phone and rate it 5 stars and I have not had any problems with it. I had used this website to make my choice on this phone and I am glad everyone is pleased with it. I have the V360v (made for vodaphone). Vodaphone services stink! This is the only bad point as well as no infer-red but, not a problem. One thing, how do you set the photo to the contact I try it and it comes up with an error message.
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Reviewed by Goitsemang from South Africa on 8th May 2006
The phone is very cool, coz it has some cool staff that a young lady like me will enjoy camera, video recording, mp3, memory card, Internet. And for the price its really shocking. Try it and love it!
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Reviewed by Josh from Canadda on 7th May 2006
this phone it outstanding because of all the features.
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Reviewed by jake from china on 7th May 2006
this fone is soo cool i recommend everybody to buy it!! i can listen to my music and take cool photos its ony cheap so buy it
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Reviewed by Reina from US on 5th May 2006
i don't care what anyone says about this phone...it's by far one of the best phones that t-mobile has come out with. i mean it's got everything you'll ever need: calculator, mp3, camera, video camera, hifi ringtones, etc., etc., etc. I had purchased the phone a few days before my 21st birthday in january. it was stolen about 4 days ago from my job and i already have my replacement. although it's not originally the blue colored one, i'm still happy with it...it's silver and gray and still does everything my original one did. when asurion sent my replacement it only took 4 days and they sent me a brand new one; not refurbished. There were absolutely no scratches or anything. everyone in my family absolutely loves this phone and uses more often than i do...and they each have their own phones...
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Reviewed by Ali Atas from LONDON on 3rd May 2006
i got this phone for only £75! The phone came with a 64Mb memory card. I phone is quite hard to figure out and understand. However, once you get used to it, it will be a great phone and also, it has a good camerca (VGA) The olnly thing that this phone lacks is infared and i think not anyone uses this feature to send and receive things. When i first got the phone i didnt know how to save an appointment on it. And is anyone here doesnt know i shall tell. Enter the calendar and click the menu botton to save and appointment. As i said its a very hard phone to use and understand but it has veryg good features! HAVE FUN WITH YOUR V360 as i DID!
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Reviewed by ryan from england on 25th Apr 2006
this fone is excellent i was first looking into buying the 975 but it had terrible remarks so i bought this fone for just £75 thats a bargain there is just 1 lil problem tho the memory isnt the best for storing everything in
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Reviewed by dennis from uk on 22nd Apr 2006
I have just got this phone it looked good on paper bluetooth,mp3 etc.But i am dissapointed with it.the quality of the phone is cheap and tacky.I have never seen it in any shops, until argos had it on special offer.Bought it took it home (you cant try it out before you it).And have hated it ever since.
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Reviewed by James from England on 21st Apr 2006
My mate bought this phone a few months ago and he has had no problems with it. I am hopefully getting one soon but it is the v360v. is there any differences or is it just the color of the buttons and cover thats different? Apparently i heard it is the next model up from the v360. is this true? Does anyone know?
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Reviewed by simbals from australia on 20th Apr 2006
great phone, but i have to laugh at you poms getting it for 169 pounds mine was only 99 australian dollars with the bluetooth headset and memory card. you guys get a tough deal there. sweet phone(Y)
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Reviewed by nikeisha from los angles, america on 20th Apr 2006
this is an awesome fone. i have had it for 8 months now and havent had any problems with it! i dont understand why some other random people have been complaining about though - it's great! the camera, the video recording, bluetooth, mp3 player, etc etc - they all work fine! 5 star work and great value for money!
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Reviewed by motorola fan from england on 17th Apr 2006
this phone is exellent 4 its price it even has removable memory which is amazing 4 the money it has a crisp screen and all the features of a motorola slvr but cheaper i have the l7 because of its lokks but get this phone if u wANT A CHEAPER VERSION OF THE SLVR GRRREEEEAAAAT FONE GET 1 2DAY
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Reviewed by Evo9 from Singapore on 17th Apr 2006
This phone is not sold in my country. However, I got it shipped from another place. And it doesn't disappoint. Voice calls and quality are clear. Speakerphone is very audible when driving. In my box, I've got data cable, 128MB TF and even the MPT CD, and the standard stuffs. I have everything to get started. Mp3 player is not too bad, however it can be better. An all-rounder phone!
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Reviewed by Rich S. from USA on 15th Apr 2006
I purchased a new V360 (Along with 2 V3s) from T-Mobile. My V360 started to lock up after a few days, and after about a month, it shutdown, never to turn on again. Luckily all of my contacts were saved to my SIM card. T-Mobile shipped out a "new" (Damaged, scratched and chipped) V360, as per the warranty. What can I say? How about HORRID! The phone (Using different batteries) NOW DECIDES to randomly shut down, not turn back on, then turn on at it's own whim. T-Mobile again decides to ship a 3rd V360. I have not recieved it as of yet. However, I can state that: The V360 is a good phone for it's use. Decent camera, decent video capture, good sound quality. Not fairly wowed by anything, but it's a good solid phone, once it works correctly. I would advise serious thought before you just jump into the V360. It will save you ALOT of headaches.
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Reviewed by Vladimir from Croatia on 30th Mar 2006
SUPERB! Price/value ratio can't be better. I've had Samsung SGH-E600, and this Motorola is better mobile phone.
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Reviewed by S Wright from UK on 10th Mar 2006
Got the V360 on a free upgrade from Voda. Decided on the phone after looking at various phones. Went for a Non 3G phone as I didn't want it and did want problems with battery life. What can I say about the V360 ......... IT'S A GREAT PHONE. I don't understand why people are having problems with MP3 playing, stereo sound etc etc ....... I haven't !! I bought a 512 MB card for £20 and a USB card reader for £4. Dropped and dragged files from PC onto card, put the card into the phone and hey presto ....... music. As for the stereo sound issues, I can say that if you buy a set of the correct 2.5MM jack phones, Motorola HS120, you get very good quality sound from the phones MP3 player. It's brill. The pwhole phone is up to the usual Motorola standard, good reception, feels light but is actually well built. Only downside is there are no full games but that's a Vodafone issue not Motorola fault. It's not a super dooper video, Hifi, Sat Nav, PDA device .......... it's a PHONE with MP3 playing capabilities. Get one, get a larger memory card, get a case and the HS120 headphones, and you will be very happy. SW
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Reviewed by Johnny from Australia on 10th Mar 2006
Am having major video issues with the v360. Often too the phone rejects the playback file stating the file is unrecognisable...which is strange considering the format was uploaded as a 3gp. Consistently also the video playback requires approx 45 - 60 secs to finish after you press 'stop'.Motorola have provided too many options for a data transfer confusing the issue. I have tried all by the book and still the same poor results wherever video playback is concerned. I know I might be doing something wrong but can't think of what? Is anyone else experiencing the same problems with video playback?
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Reviewed by Ogy from Bosnia&Herzegovina on 9th Mar 2006
Hi, there celloholic ones. This phone is a brill...t! I want business shaped - I get it, I want entertainment - I get it! Easy to use, exelent screen - nice view. All in one for this price you are not going to find easy.
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Reviewed by Dan from Ireland on 3rd Mar 2006
Pros: Great phone once you get used to the Motorola menu system. Cameras good for my needs, and it's a great looking phone for the money. Battery life seems good. Great large colour display. Cons: Don't like the way you exit a menu and it takes you back a few steps instead of to the previous menu - but hey that's a Motorola thing in many of their phones. My V360 has a few sw bugs. You can create a contacts group but can't see it to send to in SMS text messaging, only in Multimedia messages. Also strangley there are 5 quick dial numbers but you can't edit them once a numbers entered unlike other Motorolas. I don't need to use that feature but it's a bug anyhow. The built in ringtones are pretty rubbish and since the phone didn't come with a memory card I can't copy a MP3 one to it from the PC. Also the PC sync'ing tools are not free and don't come with the phone. Having said that the phone is still worth 4 stars.
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Reviewed by matt from mitchell on 28th Feb 2006
best fone ive ever had got it on vodayfone so its silver and black and hell its a hot fone. great mp3 player nice and loud video is much better than any other non mega pixels fone ive had and decent video i mean for $200 australian cant go wrong mate by this fone u wont be dissapointed ...... cheers
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Reviewed by Martin from Australia on 20th Feb 2006
Ok dumb dumbs, dont complain about the camera for the phone, if they put a better camera it would have costed double in price, everything about it is great, im with vodafone so it comes in black and loooks soo awesome. sound is great, screen is perfect, menu is great(i modded various bits of the phone so i can apply heaps of awesome skins and talk to people without closing the flip lid thing! also if they made the external screen a colour screen they'd use a cstn screen which sucks in the sun becos of the price..., you're lucky that they used a monochrome screen!! WOOO GO MOTOROLA
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Reviewed by MOTOROLO from MEGAPIXILAND on 17th Feb 2006
ITS A VERY GOOD ELECTION, THIS GSM IS THE MOUST BEAUTIFOUL AT DE WORD IN THIS MOMENT. AND VERY CHEAP. LIKE AT THE SPAIN "BUENO BONITO Y BARATO.
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Reviewed by james hurley from ireland on 16th Feb 2006
This is a nice phone and has a nice design.I had a motorola v300.It kept breaking so o2 gave me this phone for free.I think the phone is ok.First of all I did not get a memory card so I can not use the mp3 player (but anyway I still have an ipod nano).The video recording is very bad and only lasts for 30 seconds.But I have to admit it has bluetooth and the camara is alright.My advice would be to get the sonyericson k750i with vodafone in 3g.My friend has it and it has everything including bluetooth and infrared and a 2 megapixel camera!!!
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Reviewed by Gaylord from South Africa on 16th Feb 2006
This is an excellent phone because you get a lot of bang for your buck. It has a huge amount of features. Why it losers out on 1 star is the quality of the material used. The phone feels brittle and cheaply made, it has a "drop it and it will never work again" feel. Why Motorola used cheap plastic for this phone is anyone's guess, even my V550 feels more robust. Other than build quality, excellent phone for the wallet.
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Reviewed by Sagam from Malaysia on 14th Feb 2006
Overall a good phone with great features. Been having it for about a month now and never had any problems so far. The camera's not great though but I guess it Ok for the price it is selling at. The only problem is with the sms. Guess I am kinda used to Nokias.Regards
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Reviewed by branko from croatia on 13th Feb 2006
this phone is the best.i love it.motorola rulz.but my nokia 3210 is better.just kiding.heh... lol
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Reviewed by Kerri from Australia on 11th Feb 2006
This is a fabulous phone. Packed with everything you could possibly want from MP3 ringtones to funny cartoons that dance on the screen when your mate rings (if that's your thing...it is defo mine!) Has a good camera with zoom and exposure adjustment, great reception, light, compact and good looking. The keys are not too fiddly and easy to work your way around. I made the change from a Nokia, which has to be said, has it's teething problems...when sending texts, the "delete" button on the nokia is in the same place as the "send" button on the V360, so I've sent hundreds of useless texts accidentally by inadvertently pressing send instead of delete (that's not a fault of the phone, though, it's me!) I love this phone, it is great. If I had to say something bad about it, I can't work out how to lock it. I think I have done it as per instruction manual, but it doesn't seem to work. It has crashed once, and locked itself once for no reason (how ironic is that?!) But both lock and crash were instantly remedied by using the factory set code in the instruction manual, so no dramas, and anyway, it could have been something I did and not the phone (I am blonde, after all!!) Oh, and if colours and identities are your thing (my last phone was pink and gold...) you can't change the casing on this phone or customise it, but that's a silly niggle. If you want a great phone, you can't go past this one, why would you? It's lovely.
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Reviewed by Robert Bickers from United States on 7th Feb 2006
Really does everything I'd expect from a phone in this price range ($200US). Compared to my Sharp TM0150, this is a phenomenal phone. Camera's not great, bt I really don't need it to do more than snap embarassing pics of my friends. The mp3 player works much better than I had expected. I can't think of a single, valid complaint.
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Reviewed by hannah chorley from england on 31st Jan 2006
i love this phone, it is really good, i am so pleased with it, it is brilliant, i couldnt be more pleased with it, i only had £120 to spend on a phone and when i spotted this in the sale in phones for you. i bought it straight away and the canera is excellent. just like to say hi to all my mates and my family, especially my mum. reccommend this phone to everyone. love ya all hannah xxxxxxxx
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Reviewed by brian from USA on 26th Jan 2006
I really love some of the past reviews... one person said they dropped it the first day he got it and it hasnt worked since so he hates it. Someone else was complaining that it didnt have superior MP3 playback quality as if it was a Bose system, and another person said that his friend has it and he hates it. How do you write a review on a product you dont own? On the other hand, some of the other negative reviews/complaints are legit (so they appear). If theres a problem, send it back. Mine has no problems. I love this phone and its features. Also very affordable. I couldnt be happier with it. The bluetooth on it is absolutely fantastic. I have it set to automatically sync with my computer when in range. When you set both the phone and computer to trust each other, and the proper settings on Motorola PhoneTools ($30), anytime your phone comes near your computer, the phonebook and datebook are sync'd with MS Outlook without even prompting you. Very powerful phone, highly reccommended.
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Reviewed by Claire from UK on 26th Jan 2006
I really like this phone, its looks good, everything works well, like the keypad, pictures work well. The thing that confuses me is the video, I can record messages and send them either via MMS or Bluetooth but I cant receive them. Is this the case or is there something wrong with mine, i would have thought if I can send them i could receive them back. Also what is the Bluetooth for basically apart from headsets?! Responses appreciated!!
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Reviewed by summer- apricot from england on 24th Jan 2006
an absolutly brilliant phone, i love it, it has everything i need to txt my mates with, i have already recommended it to my mates and one has even gone out and bought one herself, an for the money, well you cant go wrong. i am just so pleased with it and have downloaded lots of tracks onto it already. this phone never stops suprising me though, because each day you just find more stuff you can do on it. xxx
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Reviewed by hannah chorley, yeovil from england on 24th Jan 2006
brilliant, i love it, i got all i needed for a reasonable price, i would recommend it to anyone, i only got it a while ago and havnt even read about everything it can do and i am pleased with it.
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Reviewed by Julien from USA on 20th Jan 2006
I have a lot of problems with this phone. The screen goes white and I can't access any of the menus or anything.. just a white screen. I can still dial but doesn't help since I can't get to my directories or anything. I'm sending in for a replacement today...
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Reviewed by Leanne from United Kingdom on 15th Jan 2006
Fantastic phone. Only prob with it was, it came with everything expect a USB Cable, so cant transefer any MP3s. Gotta hunt around for the cheapest one, Orange want £39.99.Plus im either really dense or the instruction manual on bluetooth is confusing. My brother has same phone and he cant understand it either.
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Reviewed by kyhm from Canada on 14th Jan 2006
Decent as a phone, hopeless as an MP3 player. Avoid if music is as important as calling. I bought the V360 as a replacement for my aging Nokia 3300, after trying and returning a Nokia 6620. The only alternative left may be a ROKR, but it's targeted at people half my age, and I'm leery of iTunes and DRM, and after the V360 experience I doubt Motorola know what they're doing. As a phone it's fine, good voice quality, triband, decent camera, bluetooth, a bright clear screen. Seems sturdy and reception is excellent; I work in a concrete box and it never drops calls. The problem is the MP3 player, in functionality, quality, and equipment. It was clearly designed by a team with no understanding whatsoever of music players, likely to avoid stealing sales from the ROKR. Where the V360 falls down is every place the 3300 shone: - V360: No earphones, so add $40 to buy a set which are all midrange. 3300: shipped with decent full-range stereo phones. - V360: No transflash card, so add $70 to buy a 256M, which is all I could get, transflash being the newest format. 3300: shipped with 64M MMC, easily upgraded as 1G MMCs are readily available. - V360: no USB cable, and though it has a standard port, no file access from Windows or Linux, due to lack of drivers. 3300: shipped with USB cable, appears as standard USB drive under Windows & Linux. - V360: No equalizer, no balance, not even bass/treble, so tinny midrange sound. 3300: 5-band user-defined EQ with presets and balance. - V360: had to map the left-side soft button to music player app. 3300: dedicated music button brings up music menu. - V360: no volume control when closed (using standard player; Java player works, but is clunky and slow) 3300: dedicated volume control buttons. - V360: max music volume barely adequate. 3300: max music volume quite excessive, but still distortion-free. - V360: no internal FM radio (eternal option). 3300: FM radio with auto-scan, presets, you can name stations, etc. - V360: both player programs force you to create and namea playlist, sorting songs from ringtones, before playing. 3300: just plays whatever MP3s you've put in the Music/ dir on it; playlists are optional, though you have to use a text editor or Nokia's software to make them. V360: no way to skip songs while playing closed; button on headphones tries to send the file to someone, which a message chides you that you're not allowed to do. 3300: headphone button skips to next song. V360: playing music in the background rearranges home screen keys; Pressing "hang up" kills player. 3300: home screen works normally; press and hold "hang up" for 2 seconds to kill player. V360: number keys 1-7 set volume... 3300: number keys jump directly to tracks. I must admit I'm truly disapointed by this phone, the more so since the lack of available accessories meant I couldn't test it until after my provider's buyers' remorse period had passed.
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Reviewed by Boateng from UK on 13th Jan 2006
The picture caller ID does not work in my phone. Phone settings sometimes resets itself to original settings.
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Reviewed by Fraser from Scotland on 11th Jan 2006
There seem to be a remarkable number of people out there who don't recognise great value when they see it. This thing offers everything that phones much more expensive can, including video, photos and mp3 playback. To respond to some of the criticism in other posts I'd merely say; my reception is great, it's best not to drop any phone and it IS fully customisable - as the man says, read the manual. I've got mine just how I want it now - with my own mp3 ringtone and photo caller id. I'm not going to tell you to buy it but you can do much, much worse.
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Reviewed by matt from australia on 8th Jan 2006
best phone ive ever had everything about this phone is exellent decent camera and video mp3 player so simple to connect to your computer. great sound quality very loud and clear over all defentetly recommend this phone and its cheap what more could u want!!!
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Reviewed by Rosie from uk on 6th Jan 2006
I got this phone at Christmas and am very happy with it.PROS..It has a really good camera in daylight, and the vidio quality is good.Very easy to use, and the screen on the outside is great because you can just glance at it and see if you have a message or see the time and stuff.I havent tried getting MP3's onto it yet but I am sure that will be good.If your new to bluetooth it is a little confuzing at first but just read the manual and its easy. The predictive text is really good,it has every word (even text speak) because it does it letter by letter(its hard to explain).There is loads of good ringtones (unlike most phones!)I really reccomend this phone for anyone old or young. CONS- Theres no alot of these, only that I don't think there is a voice recorder for recording ringtones etc...But i guess youve got the MP3 player.Thats all i can think of!
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Reviewed by Sean from England on 4th Jan 2006
Some of these reviews talk about not being able to change the side buttons or about limited video time......Read the manual. This is possibly the best and easiest phone to personalise. All buttons can be altered to your choice and there is enough room on the phone - not even including the memory card - to have a different mp3 ringtone for a large address book. The memory card makes it soooo easy to get pictures/ringtones etc. It takes about 2 minutes to fill the card with mp3's and gives you a pretty good mp3 player that can hold about 15 tracks (not perfect CD quality but hey! it's a phone. If you want an mp3 player - go buy one) I would recommend this phone to anyone
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Reviewed by Kez from UK on 3rd Jan 2006
Great phone, had it for christmas its amazing the mp3 player is realy good. bought a 512mb card for it and hav loadsa songs on it now. great value for money.
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Reviewed by Gary from England on 29th Dec 2005
it has a good layout but will consitely break, with the screen going fuzzy and green blops on the camera pictures, i have had this fone for 4 days but have only been able to use it for bout 4 hrs. sltogther it is bad and is a rip off
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Reviewed by a happy person from england on 28th Dec 2005
ITZ ABSOLUTELY GR8 DNT EVN BOTHER LISTENIN 2 THOSE OTHER PEEPS WHO R JUST MOANIN CUZ THEY HAVNT GOT ANYTHING BETTER 2 DO! SO GET OUT THEIR AND BUY IT AND FOR ALL THOSE PEEPS WHO HAVNT WOT R U DOIN? ITZ WELL WORTH THE MONEY!!!!!!!!!! TAKE MY WORD!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Jess from UK on 27th Dec 2005
i luv this phone...got it for christmas...cam is surprisingly good for one that aint megapixel. does anyone know how to make a voice recording and how to send a song from ur computer to your mobile? oh yeah...so this is phone is great...BUY IT!!! for £80...u cant resist!
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Reviewed by catherine from UK on 26th Dec 2005
this phone is brilliant! got it yesterday and it was sooo much better than i expected considering the price of only £80! only problem is my network is orange and doesnt have very good signal... but oh well. the mp3 player is superb and the camera is good too. if you are looking for a new phone, this one has everything. go get it! :)
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Reviewed by dan from Romania on 25th Dec 2005
I have to say I bought this phone from Orange an it died the 2nd day. I went back an found out that i was the only one in the country that returned the phone to the service (that says something). I got a new one and it works like a charm. Camera is much better than e398, sound is ok, T-flash memory card is suported and it came with a 64MB card, bluetooth and mini-usb come in handy and that screen...that beautiful 256k screen :) Most of everything can be personalized. People complain about unfriendly menu. It's true the menu is not made for children but it's still very easy to use and there is always the posibility of using shortcuts. Great phone! It gives you what it says.
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Reviewed by Alex from US on 23rd Dec 2005
it looks great on paper, but in reality ........ i honestly can't give any more stars to this junk. pictures are horrible, plastic is cheap, it just sucks. i wish i had kept my v300. it's much better. after a week with this phone my speaker was blown. i had to replace it. they gave me another one. :( buttons on the side can't be costumized. only one. picture quality is horrible. video too. display looks like it floats. voice dial sucks. my cheap virgin phone had better voice dial. reception on this phone is poor. if you have a chance to get V330 get it. it's much better than this, and mp3 player is not worth it. you will not use it anyways.
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Reviewed by simsy from germany on 21st Dec 2005
i'm using this fone for about a mounth and i droped it once and fone and after that nothing is working as it shoud. and also before that the fone was slooow..it take for seconds that you got what you wanted to get.
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Reviewed by mihai from Romania on 19th Dec 2005
I bought this phone by a month and i can say that is more than i expected. It has a very good very clear and bright display, it takes good quality pictures( if the natural lite is sufficent).The fact that it has a slot for aditional memory is very good, if you want to put on the phone a large number of mp3 songs and software applications.A minus a will put on the fixed 30 seconds of video recording. The life of the batery is good, and the price is the lowest in this category comparing with the phones that have similar features. Buy it!
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Reviewed by Dan from US on 15th Dec 2005
Its not the best phone in the world, receptionwise, but its a good phone. when ever your indoors, the phone has either a one bar or no bar signal. When you are outdoors, the signal is almost perfect, unless its in your pocket. Anyways, the phone does have neat picture qualities (not on the phone itself but when it is transfered to the computer) and an overall good volume during calls, whether using the ear peice or speaker phone. The MP3 feature is an awesome feature. The ability to make any song a ringtone is an excellent addition (that way, you don't have to pay to browse the web and download songs directly to the phone). The removable miniSD stick makes transfering data a breeze, if you have an SD drive. If not, there is the bluetooth option and the USP cable(which is pretty dang slow). So basically, this is a really great phone. Despite the size, this phone is both cheaper and better than the RAZR.
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Reviewed by oli from england on 14th Dec 2005
THIS FONE IS TOTAL JUNK. DONT BUY IT, MENU IS RUBBISH AND IT IS ALWAYS CRASHING. DO NOT BUY THIS FONE
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Reviewed by trev from uk on 14th Dec 2005
I got this phone on vodafone handset only for 130 quid and its far better than some phones which you would normally pay more for, standby time is good as is talk time for average use rather than heavy use. Camera is ok (for those of you who want a 2.0+ mega pixel camera then buy a proper camera) it can do video clips between 6 to 10 seconds. screen is good with a nice resolution and volume wise is good as is the speaker. Memory isnt a problem with this phone as it uses memory cards it comes with a 64mb card so it can store plenty of mp3's/pitures/vid clips and is easy to expand up to a 512mb. There is plenty to customise on this phone to from various themes to pics and ringtones, uploading your pics, ringtones etc from phone to computer is easy enough to with a memory card reader which plugs into your usb port and its just a case of sending your pics to the computer or vice versa. Its light looks good (the vodafone one is black and silver whereas the normal one is 2 tone silver) and easy to use (the menu can be abit fiddly but in time can be gotten used to) and you can set up some shortcuts of your own so its quick to get to features that you use on a regular basis. All in all a good phone at a great price which will do all what you need and a little bit more.
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Reviewed by Blair from america on 13th Dec 2005
Very good indeed. The best phone for the fotballs players .
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Reviewed by Sarah Smith from England on 13th Dec 2005
This phone is great!! go get it today!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Glenn from Chelmsford, UK on 11th Dec 2005
This phone is great!!! i was so happy walkin out of Fones 4 U with a Samsung D500 Quality Motorola 4 80 quid, Brilliant, basic features are, a Super clear camera wiv 4x zoom, MP3 Player, Expanable memory, video. Great phone can't go wrong for £80, BUY IT.
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Reviewed by Julia from England on 3rd Dec 2005
this phone is absolutly brilliant!! i have had it for four days and i love it so mcuh i dont go ne wher with out it! the camera and mp3 are fantastic, almost as good as my real camera!! i have already bourght 3 of these fones for my daughters, and i cannot belive how brilliant it is. thankyou!
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Reviewed by andypandy from england on 1st Dec 2005
viewd with perspective this is a top phone. mine cost £80 and came with twenty quid air time, how good is that. if your looking for a phone with all the best features, all singing all dancing then buy something alot dearer. but if you looking for a good phone at a good price then buy a v360. like i say, its all down to perspective. if you want a top camera, then buy a camera, not a phone. cheers, Andy...
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Reviewed by stacey emma fox from england or devon! on 30th Nov 2005
i love this fone i bort i jus 2 weeks ago n its great mp3 goood camera goood video goood ahh i love it better thatn ma lil semans neday n ma old motorola v220! thank you for your tym x
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Reviewed by jamie from england on 29th Nov 2005
this fone is immense the camera is good the mp3 player is good this fone is pucka.
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Reviewed by KellyD from UK on 27th Nov 2005
This is a sleek and stylish little phone, it has great features and the mp3 quality is brilliant, my only gripes are that the internal memory could be bigger, and the card slot shouldn't require the removal of the battery since it is hot swappable.but overall...this is the best phone you could ask for considering its price.
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Reviewed by Laz from UK on 25th Nov 2005
Good looking flip phone in black and silver with very good reception qualities. Good responsive menu system. Has an acceptable camera. Video is limited to 30 seconds. Excellent screen and keypad however texting can be a little slow waiting for letters on the same key. Couple of times have turned the phone onto silent accidentally via the side keys whilst in a trouser pocket. (These can be used for future push to talk facility) Battery life could be better but not a problem. Ripping audio to mp3 and downloading via a cheap digicam using the provided 64MB Transflash Memory Card (SD) is superb. With real mp3 ringtones by original artists sounding good. A nice size trendy phone!
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Reviewed by mark rennie from scotland on 24th Nov 2005
price the phone is great for the facilities it offers compared to other dearer phones on the market.hey if your a yuppie and like more powerful phones with better cameras pay £300-£400 or better still buy a camera they are alot cheaper
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Reviewed by Alan from Scotland on 22nd Nov 2005
Had the phone for about 2 months now and its great. Packed with features, acceptable camera, good reception (orange), expandable memory, bluetooth, usb connection, mp3 player built in and via java, calendar and contacts sync to outlook all for under £100. Menus may seem complicated to the uneducated but they are logical and well layed out. One small gripe is the different text entry layout, I have used moto’s for some time and its taking me a while to adapt. Over all a cracking, good looking phone at a great price.
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Reviewed by Mike from England on 21st Nov 2005
Had this phone a few weeks now and so far I am pretty impressed, it has a large colour screen & very clear. I am on Vodaphone network & signal is very good especially the area of the country that I reside in. It has never crashed on me..... Camera is good, video could be better but is ok.In summary it does everything expected of it...... Go buy it & see for yourself???!!!!
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Reviewed by jake from england on 19th Nov 2005
this fone rocks it has mint sound qulity when you listen to mp3s on the go the fone does not freeze!!!! this fone rocks
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Reviewed by Kevin from UK on 18th Nov 2005
A feature packed phone for under £100. Camera, bluetooth, MP3, modem. I have had several makes such as Nokia and this is about the best.
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Reviewed by Neil from U.K. on 18th Nov 2005
A great phone. Came with Stereo headset/mic & 64MB mem card. Looks & sounds great. Difficult to beat for 80 quid...
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Reviewed by john from france on 11th Nov 2005
PANTS! PANTS GAMES, PANTS FEATURES, PANTS EVERYTHING! YOU WOULD BE BETTER OFF PHONELESS THAN HAVING THIS!
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Reviewed by Owz from Wales on 11th Nov 2005
This is a rubbish phone. The camera is 0.7 megapixel, which is poot for camera phones these days. It crashes A LOT! The menu layout is terrible and you can not access anything quickly without having to go through countless menu's. Ive had this phone two days and im not impressed. If you thinking of buying this phone, think again, go and get the sony K750i, now thats a phone.
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Reviewed by billy from ireland on 11th Nov 2005
THIS IS A WKD FONE! it has a fab cam fab video and the colour is outstandin! This is a great christmas presents! It looks great and it IS great! If ur lookin fora phone u gotta have this one! The mp3 is good quality and the ring tones that are downloadable are shud i say da bomb! 2 words... BUY IT!
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Reviewed by Mark from England on 9th Nov 2005
This is a great little phone...the battery life seens too be ok...even tho i have been messing about with it. I'm not to sure about the MP3 player...I have not got it to work yet...!!! The camera is okish...!!!...The screen is quite large and the colours are really good I'm on the Vodafone...so I got the V360 in black, which looks really good...well done Motorola...!!!
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Reviewed by cat from uk on 9th Nov 2005
im planning on getting this phone for christmas and have searched high and low for user reviews on the model in vain; but the specification looks brilliant for the price. i recommend that you have a good nose around the different sites that have reviewed the phone because from the sounds of it, this phone rocks. With its mp3 player and bluetooth all for under £100, how can it go wrong...
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