The
Motorola V525 has a very similar specification to the V600, although
it lacks the video playback feature of the V600. Apart from that
and the fact that the V525 is slightly heavier, there is little
to choose between the two phones. The V525 is also virtually identical
to the V500. However the V525 does have a number of reliability
issues, including poor reception, software faults and manufacturing
defects, as reported by our users below.
Features
of the Motorola V525 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
Downloadable wallpaper
Downloadable animated screensavers
Bluetooth® wireless connectivity & USB
cable connectivity
User-customisable softkey functions, main menu
and shortcuts
Vibration alert
Calculator
Currency converter
Date and clock
Datebook with reminder alerts
PIM functionality
Quad band (900/1800/1900/850 MHz)
Size: 89 x 49 x 25 mm
Weight: 123g
Standby time: 120 - 200 hours
Talk time: 180 - 390 minutes
Motorola V525
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Average rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by shazz from England on
8th Apr 2005
Xcellent phone!! best i've had upto now Rating:
Reviewed by Serlina from England on
7th Apr 2005
Now come on... this phone is smart but dodgy wat r u lookin for
in a phone? somethin that is easy and compact to carry with somethin
that lightens the load... like carryin a little digital camera in
ur pocket which even video records...WELL THIS ISNT WAT UR LOOKIN
FOR!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Kitty from UK on
6th Apr 2005
I got this phone almost a year ago and at first was throughly pleased
with it, i couldn't stop showing it off. Then within a few months
it kept crashing on me! I never realised phones could do that! More
recently however i'm unable to hear somebody talk when they phone!
Nothing! So if i want to speak i have to have it on loud speaker!!
Great when your on the train to your boyfriend!! I would advise
people to save their money for a better phone! I'm getting a new
one, prob a Samsung so goodbye moto! Rating:
Reviewed by Liz from UK on 5th
Apr 2005
I was so excited when I first got this phone, I couldn't beleive
i had as cool phone for once (b4 had a siemens a55 and a sagem enough
said). At first this phone to me was gr8 it had a camera very cool
games and real tones, but 3 months into my ownership it started
freezing or just turning its self off, camera was ok wen first saw
pic that I just taken but wen stored it turned all fuzzy and had
to delete many good pics, also inbox gets full very quickly and
bluetooth doesn't seem to work. Phone good in looks but lacking
the necessacity to be an outstanding phone. Hoping to get a nokia
6230 next or a nokia 7260 but can't decide which is best any ideas??? Rating:
Reviewed by John from England on
3rd Apr 2005
I hate this phone so much that i threw it on the ground in bad temper.
I have had this phone for about a year, and it was a year too long.
The camera is rubbish, the phone freezes (mainly when playing a
game), but my big problem was the battery. The charge only lasted
for about two days, and this was only after having the phone a couple
of months. This was the factor that was to be the demise of the
phone, because when it cut out in the middle of a call, after suggesting
that there were two bars of battery. I seen red. And buy the way.
The only reason i gave it one star, is because i didn't have the
option to give no stars Rating:
Reviewed by CB1991 from England on
31st Mar 2005
This phone has the worst key pad ever and I mean it, it is highly
frustrating to use and isn't even very clear. The camera is awful,
applications are complex and could be made so much easier for the
less experienced phone user. Basically I hate this phone and wouldn't
recomend it to anyone and I wish that half my family hadn't bought
it thinking it was 'fantastic.' Rating:
Reviewed by Rutland from UK on
29th Mar 2005
Not a review as such but more an observation on other reviews. Agree
the buttons are a nightmare, they always turn my phone to silent
which doesnt make an acknowledgment noise so you don't know until
you find umpteen missed calls. The reviewers who say the camera
gets worse with time is quite simple to answer. The lens on these
cameras is very small and gets coated with, dare I say it, your
own skin, or dust if you prefer. Thus they become fuzzy. ust need
wiping with the corner of a tissue and it will be as bright as new
again. Rating:
Reviewed by laura from england on
28th Mar 2005
ive had this phone for over a year now an when i first got it it
seemed really good and the camera was pretty good, but now the picture
quality is awful, the pictures seem to move an go v blury a few
seconds after iv taken it! i dont kno how to download mp3s cos i
didnt think you could. Does this fone seem left handed to anyone?
cos the calling buttons seem in the wrong place! Rating:
Reviewed by Heidi from England on
27th Mar 2005
To Laura Chapman, England, you need a Bluetooth adaptor for the
pc to transfer pictures. Overall I have found this phone to be very
reliable and good, I have had it for nearly 14 months now and have
had no problems. It has been dropped multiple times onto a concrete
floor (I am rather clumsy) and it still works perfectly. I am looking
to replace it, only because I want a new toy and a Motorola would
come into the equation, although I think I will go back to a Nokia
merely for the amount of extra games that are available. Rating:
Reviewed by rosewhite from uk on
26th Mar 2005
Have just got a second hand Sharpe GX20 as I am being driven mad
by my V525 and since my contracts not up for another 5 months I
decided to swap my sim card over to the second hand Shape. Think
I have been lucky compared to some owners, had no freezing up on
me, however Bluetooth doesnt work, impossible to send MSM messages,
buttons on the side are a menace, forever knocking them and having
silent switched to loud (embarressing at best), battery life not
wonderful although Ive had worse, and camara quality terrible -
like many other reviewers it started off not bad, but seems to have
got fuzzier as time has gone on. However, reception on this phone
is good - I can get a reception with this even when others on the
same network can cannot, another redeeming quality is its looks
and the colour screen is nice. The mp3s, and ringtones are good
- but I never have found a way to change my text alerts - using
downloaded sounds - maybe Im just thick, but Ive never had this
problem with any of the Nokia's that Ive owned. Dissapointing that
my sms inbox can only take 50 or so texts as well. Predictive text
is okay, but am finding texting on the sharpe alot easier and have
only had it a few hours!! I wouldnt buy another Motorola after this
- will see how the Shape goes and then its back to Nokia for me
when its time for an upgrade. Would'nt really recommend this phone
to anyone thinking about getting it, has a few good qualities but
I think the faults outweigh those. If I had to rate it 1-10, I would
only give it a 2! Rating:
Reviewed by Laura Chapman from England
on 26th Mar 2005
This phone is good but its more for work then play, and i can't
find a way to put the pictures i've taken onto the copmuter! Can
anyone help??? Rating:
Reviewed by Tony from England on
25th Mar 2005
Well i'll agree with the rest below. My first ever phone away from
nokia and my first flip phone. although it seemed good with the
large screen and the game monopoly (yes i bought it becaus of that)
it didn't live up to it's standard. Slow, crashes, ear volume isn't
always loud, i have to fiddle about with it to get it to charge.
Definately bot recomended. I'm going back to Nokia and have bought
the 6230. Read those reviews. Rating:
Reviewed by Cam from aus on 24th
Mar 2005
Ok first of all this phone is quite slow... and for some reason
i cant hear a word that comes out of the callers mouth.. it is so
quiet without the headset and speaker put on... it sucks i mean
who wants to put the speaker on to hear soemone when everyone else
can hear what you aswel. and who wants to keep that dam headset
on them all day... the V525 does have a great camera though and
i looks good. but come on a phones main purpose is talking to others
and this phone lacks that HARDCORE... Rating:
Reviewed by hay from aus on 12th
Mar 2005
This fone is gr8!!! ive had it ages and no probs. looks gr8 feels
real comfortable and has exl features. Camera GREAT! screen fab
qual, games exl Rating:
Reviewed by kez from england on
10th Mar 2005
is fone iz kl i've had no probs wit it and i think its a gd fone
2 get Rating:
Reviewed by dazzar from ENGLAND on
8th Mar 2005
I have had this phone for a year and found no problems with it,
it charged every time and the battery lasted for a long while. The
only problem i found was when you used the voice activated dialing
it would dial the wrong person. Rating:
Reviewed by ashleigh from uk on
8th Mar 2005
i have a his phone and it is great but the bluetooth does not seem
to work Rating:
Reviewed by polly from england on
3rd Mar 2005
i loved this phone when i first got it lved the style the ring tones
the text storage is brilliant and the phone capacity is more than
enough. i'd had no problems with it at all in the 8 or so months
that ive had it until about 2 weeks ago i went to put it on charge
and it just would not charge ive been trying every day since then
but its just not happening now the battery is completely dead so
i ant even turn it on. thing is i cant tell whether its the charger
or the phone thats broken!! ive had to use my battered old 8310
since the v525 been out of action and it doesnt even work!! Blue
tooth is non existent on my phone it just wont connect. Rating:
Reviewed by Lee from wales on
1st Mar 2005
i bought this phone last october paided around £130 for the
mobile started off yeh great. next day i plug the charger in as
it says above it would not charge had to "fiddle" round with the
charger to get it to work. THE NEXT DAY I BOUGHT THE PHONE! the
quality of this mobile is disgusting! its cheap, tacky, fat and
ugly. i got recommended this phone by someone in a vodafone shop
"not mentioning names" he claimed it was the best phone around amazing
graphics with camera, awesome ring tones,multi txt messaging the
usual stuff u get with a modern mobile. right now my camera pictures
are fuzzy. the phone crashes when typing texts out. it wont send
texts and yes i do have credit! it send 1 message but dont send
another. what else hmmm.... oh yes cannot change the main ring tone
very embarresing walking in the middle of a shopping center with
your mates having a laugh all of a sudden HELO MOTO spot light on
yoo! i dont like to be center of attention but come on you might
as well we ar a pair of your grand dads old pants on ur head with
milk bottle glasses aint a good mobile i would never ever buy a
moto-rola again absolutly disgusting for the price and quality disgusting!
also might i add extremely slow to my command example texting! im
half way through a text and the mobile is still on the first few
words. in a call the mobile freezes cant hear anything wont disconnect
then it swtiches its self off and wont come back on. this is the
worste mobile you could ever even dream of! plus i still complain
about the ring tone pain in da a*#! Rating:
Reviewed by niclas from uk on
28th Feb 2005
Not gonna go into details, every bad thing that has already been
said (and other things) are completely true. Do NOT buy this phone,
it is absolutely dire. "Hello moto"? No no no definately goodbye,
forever. Rating:
Reviewed by Mateo from Croatia on
27th Feb 2005
I dont konw what is happening to yours phones but my v525 is excelent!!!Nice
camera everything working fine!!!Except the sms storage for incoming
sms is small but everything else is excelent. I have it 8 months.
And i have the problem with charching but i gave the phone on service
and they fixed it:NO OTHER PROBLEMS!!<<<<<<<< Rating:
Reviewed by Somebody from UK on
24th Feb 2005
Absolute garbage. I HATE this phone. Rubbish ringtones, rubbish
menus, rubbish picture quality, volume changes itself at random,
crashes at regular intervals and dont even get me started on Motorolas
PC620 tools! Buttons all backwards etc... etc... would never touch
another MOTO again. Good ridance! Rating:
Reviewed by catherine williams from
north wales on 22nd Feb 2005
I loved this phone when I first got it and stil do.. although I
have had one problem with it which was the I couldn't hear anybody
when I rang them or if they rung me so I had to send it off to be
fixed and it took ages!!! The picture quality is quite good though
and the colour is amazing! especially on the games.. and its really
easy to text people. I'm not bored of it yet. but the blue tooth
doesn't work very well which isn't very good... Rating:
Reviewed by Olly from Edinburgh, Scotland
on 21st Feb 2005
Have had the V525 for over a year now... Overall a good phone, with
sexy styling and the best method of texting that I have ever come
across. Some serious issues with it though: the Bluetooth is NOT
full Bluetooth - ie it works with headsets and SOME other phones,
but doesn't communicate with all phones or any computer. The outbox
jams up and crashes the phone every time you try to access it, and
the storage capacity is poor. The camera lens gets very dirty very
easily, and the pictures are not actually that good quality. The
whole phone quite often just freezes, requiring the battery to be
removed before it can be restarted. The charger is very delicate
and the phone will only charged if wedged in a certain position.
Hope this helps. Rating:
Reviewed by Greg from U.K on
18th Feb 2005
Up to now the 525 is 5* plus for me. I have owned several models
of PAYG phones from the best to the rest and this one so far is
one of the best. All models of all things have their problems, if
you get a bad one it is obvious that your feedback will be negative,
but one bad one will not mean another if you persist. This colour
screen is great and the reception is fantastic from land lines to
all different service providers that I am in contact with mobile
numbers, even in underground car parks! Rating:
Reviewed by george from england on
18th Feb 2005
hi i hav had this fone since it came out!!for the fist couple of
weeks it was excellent but then it kept on freezin wen i was tryin
2 send txts nd yesterday i dropped it in a little puddle on the
grass bi accident ouch so now i mite get it fixed or upgrade Rating:
Reviewed by Rob from UK on 17th
Feb 2005
Having read the other reviews I am wondering if they have been unlucky,
or I have been lucky with this phone. It has not, in over a year
of service, frozen or crashed requiring the battery to be removed;
the software has not been difficult to understand or bug ridden;
the phone has not changed it's volume or gradually dropped to a
whisper and reception has been better than three different Nokias
and two Samsungs. I can get a signal whilst most others can not,
on the same network. It does what it's meant to do, act as a phone
and in this respect it works well. Battery life is good (another
complaint which I can't understand) 8 days on standby as well as
a good 2 hours talking/ringing before it needs charging, ten times
better than my wife's Sharp. As to the scratching of the phone I
find a £10 case means that the phone is in the same condition
in which it was bought. Overall my phone has been consistently good
with no problems and not only would I recommend it to friends but
when I need to upgrade I will almost certainly buy another Motorola. Rating:
Reviewed by Mally from England on
16th Feb 2005
Had this phone for a year now. Have had a few problems with it like
the screensaver not working.Other than that i LOVE the phone it
is easy to use and very stylish.I would recomend this phone to anyone.Cheers
Mally.... Rating:
Reviewed by landon from england on
12th Feb 2005
simply outstanding!the best phone i have ever seen in my life.amazing
camera,bluetooth,mp3,quadband...its got everything. Rating:
Reviewed by patric from uk on
10th Feb 2005
hi have had it for a while now, its fine and works very well, with
good battry life, it does freeze sometimes but not for long. easy
to use and text with.scratches easily, probably wouldnt get another
one but so far its been reliable and has loud ring tones which is
good and clear screen. Rating:
Reviewed by Glenn from Ireland on
9th Feb 2005
this phone is ok if your in a business but when your not its useless.
the signal on it is very poor. i thought that it was broke when
i couldnt hear anyone on the other side of it, so i took it to a
mobile shop and the manager said that there was nothing wrong with
it, its just not a good mobile phone Rating:
Reviewed by lucie from england on
8th Feb 2005
At first i loved this phone but then started to hate it. The picture
quality seemed to get worst when at first i thought it had the best
around! The good things about this phone is that its quite easy
to use and the graphics on the games (although i hardly ever played
them) where excellent! The reason im gettin rid of it now is because
i've had it 11 months and within 3 it was badly sratched and looked
about a year old! Also, if you have a lot of texts, or like keeping
more than 60 messages, then this ISNT the phone for you. It has
quite a low memory i think and sometimes it just cuts out and switched
itself off whilst im doing something! its a good phone all in all
but just has a few faults! Rating:
Reviewed by Markie from Scotland on
8th Feb 2005
This is the fisrt and last time I will ever but a Motorola phone...
This phone changes volume when in your pocket, turns its self off
on a regular basis and freeze's at least once a day. Ive had it
back to Motorola (postage at my expense) and they say its sorted...
NO ITS NOT... Its still does everything Ive said above... DONT BUY
THIS PHONE... Im back using my old Nokia till my contract expires
and as usual trusty old nokia still keeps on going... I guess my
new phone will def be a NOKIA!! Rating:
Reviewed by BECCI from PONTYPRIDD on
6th Feb 2005
BOUGHT THIS PHONE BACK LAST YEAR, IT SWITCHES ITSELF OFF FOR NO
REASON,THE VOLUME CHANGES WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE, THE CAMERA NEEDS
CLEANING EVERY MONTH!! AND THE PICTURE QUALITY IS POOR, IF THE PHONE
RINGS AND U PICK IT UP AND PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE SIDE BY ACCIDENT
YOU CUT THE INCOMING CALL OFF! PLUS U CAN'T HEAR THE BLOODY THING
IF ITS IN POCKET OR YOUR HANDBAG!! NOT GETTING ANOTHER MOTOROLA
PHONE EVER AGAIN AS MY OTHER MOTOROLA V600 WAS EXACTLY THE SAME! Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from Romania on
2nd Feb 2005
Three hours ago I got a Sharp GX20 . But before that about 4 months
I had a V525 . The phone is extraordinary and I can' think of a
number of phones in any price range larger than the number of my
fingers ,better than this one . It's easy to use , looks very nice
, excelent contact point , simple menu and the picture quality is
more than reasonable. I'd reccomand it to anyone ! (and for those
who wonder , yes , we do have phones in romania , we have TV's and
cable and we don't live in trees). Buy one ! Rating:
Reviewed by Hussman from England on
1st Feb 2005
The V525 is hardly 'fiddly' Timothy (31st Jan 05'), it's a quality
little phone, easy to use, looks good........ Ain't you got nuttin'
better to do than sit there texting all day ?? Not a student by
any chance are you ?? Rating:
Reviewed by timothy from england on
31st Jan 2005
fiddly to use and poor text set up i would rather go for sony ericsson
k700i a much better phone Rating:
Reviewed by Darryl S from UK on
27th Jan 2005
If there was a rating of -10 this phone would get it. Had three
replacement phones all had different problems. First and last motorola
I buy. Rating:
Reviewed by david tyler from england
on 26th Jan 2005
When i first got it i thought it was cool but then soon found out
its not as great as i first thought!!! Hard to use, cameras not
all that, battery life sucks, stay well clear & dont bother getting
this phone!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by kelly from uk on
22nd Jan 2005
I have had the v525 for a year now, when i first got the phone it
was great and i was really pleased but after a couple of months
it seemed to go faulty, it randomly switches itself off, i could
leave it sitting on the table switched on and when i return half
hour later to get it, its turned off!! If your txt msg is sorta
long it always runs into two messages! the battery goes dead quite
quick and it takes about a year to get into the pictures. Although
i think the camera is good compared to some phones, also the layout
and style of the phone. If your going to buy, id look else where
unless you wanna see for yourself! Im getting a new phone next week
anyway and reading another review- it does NOT have a radio (wish
it did) Rating:
Reviewed by Simon Scholey from England
on 21st Jan 2005
I've had quite a few phones now and this has to be easily the most
disappointing one I've owned. I've had mine for just over a year
now. When I first got this it was really good having a camera and
MP3 ringtones etc. After just a few months I was on the phone to
Motorola reporting a number of problems with it. They said I should
send it back but they couldn't guarantee that they would be able
to keep all my numbers etc. I didn't have a way of backing them
up so I didn't bother sending it back. Good points about the phone:
Makes phone calls Sends normal text messages MP3 ringtones Looks
quite good Bluetooth The mirror on the back so you can aim the camera
right Cut and paste when writing messages Bad points about the phone:
Heavy Ariel sticks out Slippery The alarm doesn't always switch
the phone on Some of your words disappear when writing messages
Can't send MMS messages with it (facility there but they never arrive)
Buttons on the side are badly placed/hard to use Rubbish games!
Battery life is pathetic Very slow when writing text messages Using
cut and paste slows the writing down even more In summary: Its not
an awful phone, but its not far off it! I will never buy a Motorola
again. Rating:
Reviewed by linda from uk on
20th Jan 2005
Dont bother wiv it. I bought it 2nd hand and glad i did!!! The battery
takes for ever to charge,and then while its charging the light stays
on it! Once charged ,it can stay on 3bars then plumpet right down
to 1 bar.Reception is a joke at times too. Its scratching easily,and
when texing a msg the phone has frozen up on me loads.The multi
media album section you try to activate and it comes up fatal error.Ive
taken back to the store and they say its a fault with my handset,but
my freinds is exactly the same and she bought hers new. Wouldnt
bother with a motorola again, Rating:
Reviewed by lisa from uk on 20th
Jan 2005
Reading the last review i beg to differ the motorola does NOT have
a radio!!! It is a nice little phone.I find problems linking bluetooth
to the pc,and the camera could be alot better. Ringtones at mo im
finding , are only available via downloading,(£3 a time !)
as tried to send from pc but with no luck. The case is scratching
easily too. Sometimes i also find (whether it being a flip phone)The
reception is not what i call brilliant.Ive had it 5months but is
now thinking of buying the sharp GX15,as my son has one and it seems
alot better. Rating:
Reviewed byfromon 16th Jan
2005
I think the Motorola V525 is quite good as a frend I know bought
1 the other day. Camera is excellent!!!!!!!!!!! The fone even has
a built in radio! All in all, this fone is amazin cos u can change
the covers on it! Go 4 it! Rating:
Reviewed by Richard from UK on
15th Jan 2005
Had the phone a year now and first one was faulty but was replaced
free of charge, then next 1 lasted 11 months then ear piece went
faulty, all fixed by vodafone free of charge!!! Reception pick up
is very good and the phone has a lot of features for its age, when
i bought mine it was simpily the best in the price range, okay newer
phones are better but it copes very well against the rest, still
a good phone!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Anders from England on
14th Jan 2005
Reasonable Phone Firstly I got this phone because I like the blue
and silver styling but also because it seemed a good phone and came
with a damn good deal from Vodafone. The camera was great but is
now in the shadow of newer phones, the sms system is pretty good
and the bluetooth works well with a headset but thats about it.
I think Vodafone have monkeyed around with it a bit, including horrendously
shortening the number of characters one can put in a single text
message but giving no indication until after sending that your message
has spilled over into a second message. The battery life is a joke,
firstly with it being way too short - coupleof days max with average
use plus the battery meter can stay on 3 bars for 2 days before
plummeting to empty in the space of a couple of hours standby. Then
theres times when it gets confused (especially regarding GPRS) and
you experience button lag and basically nothing happening. Charging
is a nightmare, when you eventually get it to start charging, the
exterior screen sometimes stays on all the time or sometimes even
the main screen when the phone is closed. Recently when trying to
access my sms outbox, the phone turns itself off which it does of
its own accord pretty often anyway. However the 5MB memory is pretty
good for phones like it as are the mp3 ring tones which are one
of its few saving graces. Overall, a disappointing phone with one
or two redeeming features (mp3 ringtones, bluetooth, looks) which
has sort of put me off motorola now. Rating:
Reviewed by ravi from england on
12th Jan 2005
dis fone iz sooo cool!!i got it the oda day and its da best!iv had
like six fones but dis one beats em al!!u have to get!!believe me Rating:
Reviewed by Sara from England on
11th Jan 2005
I got this phone back in March last year on the Vodafone contract
and found it to be an excellent phone. The picture quality isn't
as good as some phones, but the features make up for it. Especially
the truetones which the phone is able to support. All in all, a
great phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Edd from UK on 10th
Jan 2005
Probably the worst phone on the market today. Its huge, heavy and
incredibly difficult to use. If you flick through the menu too fast
it crashes, meaning the battery has to be disconnected to allow
the phone to reboot - which becomes suprisingly embarissing. Be
prepared for the buttons on the side of the phone to press themselves
in your pocket, and change your ring setting from SILENT to LOUD.
Was is really a great idea to have the loud option directly after
silent? At least if the phone decided to change itself from silent
to vibrate who would get a bit of notice before the Simpsons theme
tune blares out at your next board meeting!! Overall this phone
is riddled with faults and bugs. Thats probably why Motorola replaced
it so quickly. Avoid this phone like the plague. Rating:
Reviewed by hello from englang on
9th Jan 2005
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzzzaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Rating:
Reviewed by mobile phone expert john roberts
from England on 9th Jan 2005
i think that this phone is one of the most easiest phonews to use.I
am a chief executer of a phone generator factory and i say that
this phone is absolutely outstandig!!the camera quality is excellent
and the phone itself lokks very stylish.its quite quick for a motorola
which is another good feature.overall this phone is excellent.BUY
IT!! Rating:
Reviewed by Jodie from England on
8th Jan 2005
I at first was attracted to the V500 because of the excellent deals
available. However, in was in high demand and so I made do with
the Motorola V525. When I used it I found everything eaasy to use,
the buttons, the camera, the ringtones, the internet and the predictive
text. It's main features were excellent quality and was worth spending
more. The camera is a very clear and I have had no problems with
it yet, there is alot of memory available compared to the V200 and
so you can enjoy using the camera for at lest 5 months without deleting
any pictures or moving them onto your computer (with a usb sold
seperatley). The battery life, amazingly, stayed for a while even
when the phone wasn't in use for a few days. The charger which came
with the phone is stylish and less bulky than other motorola chargers.
The internet is superbly cheap and quick and easy to use. Of course
there are the odd packages which cost a pund but they inform you
brfore you try it. The colour screen has a high resoulution pointing
out every detail on a wallpaper or a picture that you've taken.
The sound is excellent, the phone itself is v.v. stylish and is
what you would want for a camera phone used for the average person
who uses txts, and the internet for catching up on news, wheather,
gossip or sport. I hope I have been a help and so I hope you consider
this phone as yours Rating:
Reviewed by Lisa from UK on 8th
Jan 2005
i ad dis wen it first come out!At first i was ova d moon wiv it!!
it was gd! den after a few weeks i got bored! ye d camera quality
is brilliant n d zoom is useful but d fact dat usin d camera wud
make d batry go down from full 2 2 bars-after chargin!!! and dat
it kept frezin on me like everyday was pretty frustratin, i cudnt
go through d menu or even set a alarm on wiv out it freezin! whoeva
thinkin bout buyin dis fne i wudnt!! Rating:
Reviewed by Brendan from Ireland on
3rd Jan 2005
If you need a phone for business purposes or any kind of grown up
activity STAY AWAY from the 525. Battery is terrible, software is
completely clumsy and see all comments from Mike below. A bad purchase
- I'm going back to Nokia. I'm losing business at this stage because
of this damn phone! Rating:
Reviewed by meeeez from uk on
2nd Jan 2005
this phone is not built very well if you go throught the menu to
fast it freezes plus its a bit too bit when in pocket so if i was
you look around for anther phone Rating:
Reviewed by Melanie from Texas on
21st Dec 2004
Yo guyz!! im here to giv a review so i better get cracking. My m8
has got dis fone n i fink it is good it isnt de best but i have
seen worse. As i'm lookin for a new fone n i gotta say motorola
is de best make of fone u cn get so i've been tryin out phones n
i see dat dis fone has gotta be one of da worst by motorola. The
Motorola v550 which isnt included in dis sight is de fone im gettin
it is sound man!!!!! Motorola v525: The choice of style is great
that is de only good thing i cn say everything else has room 4 improvement.
The display of the pictures by the camera r often turned out blurry
or too bright n this is not hte holder of de phones fault. It takes
too long to open messages and it isnt user-friendly. to find de
camera n java games n ringtones is literally inpossible. a wide
selection of ringtones, screensavers, awallpapers r included wid
de fone but they are crap if their gona giv u these things y don't
u giv us good pics that we cn actually use without bein embarassed
n dull. the shell of de fone is great a blue n silver colour co
ordination is nice n modern and very different to other borin phones.
Motorola v550: only 4 words would explain dis fone n that is - Gotta
Get dis Fone!!!!!! It is literally amazin! Superb quality pictures,
amazin speed of openin messages n turning on/off!!!!! Truly the
ideal phone 4 a teenager or adult!!!!!!! i'd suggest dis phone 2
ny1 the motorola v525 is a let down to the motorola name i have
always thout that motorola phones were de best but v525 has really
let the company down n if they don't watch out companies such as
samsung and sharp are creatin amazin n outstandin phones of great
quality!!!!! cheers guyz!! Mel xxx Rating:
Reviewed by Caoimhe from Ireland on
21st Dec 2004
Got this phone for my birthday in March and it is still working
perfectly!!!! It looks cool too!! Rating:
Reviewed by tomm from england on
14th Dec 2004
great Rating:
Reviewed by tom from england on
14th Dec 2004
very cool! the best fone evr. ur all stupid if u think its rubbish
coz ur rong Rating:
Reviewed by Gil Machado from Portugal
on 11th Dec 2004
I just bought this phone a few days ago and i think it is really
cool! The camera is amazing and is totally easy to use, unfortunately
there is no video recorder and thats why it doesnt take the five
stars. The phone is really easy to navigate and the java games are
great. If you think you dont need a video recorder camera, believe
me, BUY THIS PHONE! Rating:
Reviewed by jodie from england on
10th Dec 2004
hi people, i love this phone it is my first ever flip and i have
got it for christmas i have allready tried it out tho and it's so
FAB the games are great my phone came with three games my favrouite
two are stuntman + monopoly they are very addicting once i got on
them i couldnt get off them i would give all the three games 10/10.
The camera is very vibrant colourful and clear once you have took
the picture you can use it as your background on your phone i will
give the camera 10/10 too.The ringtones are cool too i listned to
six of them at www.hellomoto.com thats where i got all my information
from i will give the mp3 and polythonic ringtones 10/10. But i eventually
got it from the carphone wearhouse and it came with £10.89
FREE airtime and i got a discount i got it for £1.40 (i love
the phone)...i first saw it in the argos book but it was £169
pound i thought that i could get it cheaper from the carphone wearhouse.i
really like the picture phone book too i theink that tha t is very
useful. The buttons are also very stylish and very easy to press
i would give the picture phonebook and the stylish buttons 10/10
too the looks on the motorola are cool too the blue fornt with the
shiny silver gives is a very smart and stylish look the arial is
cool and small and it dosent stick out of your pocket 10/10 for
the arial.the small clam shell desighn is cool aswell it isn't big
and fat like the sharp gx10,gx10i and the sharp gx20 they are massive
i was going to get one but when i saw them they looked horrible!!!!it
is allmost scratch proof too my mate hasent had one single scraatch
on his exept when he dropped it the camera smathed and he had to
get it replaced it wouldn't have smashed if it wouldnt have been
on concrete my overall rating of my motorola v525 is 20million stars
because i love it so mutch. it is way better than the nokias camera
because the nokas cameras are all blurry. i hoped you engoyed reading
my reveiw and i hope it has given you a b etter vision of the motorola
v525 all the best of getting a phone :-)=-/ Rating:
Reviewed by phil from mecrackin on
9th Dec 2004
good looking and stylish. picture display is very poor. takes a
long time to get on to the wap. but over all i think quite good.
xx Rating:
Reviewed by joe from Australia on
9th Dec 2004
Great phone. Easy to use and navigate. Bluetooth is really handy.
Rating:
Reviewed by Olly from UK on 7th
Dec 2004
Exactly as Mike below says .. rubbish, especially the reception
! Rating:
Reviewed by Boiled Octopus from UK on
7th Dec 2004
Dreadful. Had it for almost a year. It seems mobile phones are becoming
disposable items these days and hence not enough care is put in
to ensuring they work properly, especially with the V525. Earpiece
volume is awful and had to send it back twice to be repaired, still
doesn't work properly. Plus other glitches I can't be bothered to
mention. I would not recommend it, but that's just my opinion. Rating:
Reviewed by Mike from England on
6th Dec 2004
I was taken with the great look, which reminded me of a Star Trek
communicator, so I upgraded to this phone. This is the result of
using one of these phones for a year. The outstanding features are:
The battery lasts 1 - 2 days on standby -tops. Recharging takes
ages, and the cable won't always connect. Caller sound got weaker
and weaker until I could only use it with a earpiece or on speaker.
It seems impossible to send pictures. It takes 5 minutes to set
any alarm and uses about 8 screens. Reception is weak. The clam
shell is difficult to open with one hand. The phone freezes or goes
dead and you have to remove and replace the battery to re-boot.
The feature button activates while it is in your pocket. The software
is beyond belief - if there's a wildly stupid, counter-intuitive,
LONG way of doing something then that's how it will be done. You
cannot find anything by thinking it through (like you can on a Nokia)
you have to look it up in the inch thick manual or stumble onto
it after about 10 minutes hunting. Once you get past the fact that
it has a camera (2 or 3 days) and that you can download the "Buffy"
theme as a ringtone (which you then realise isn't suitable for business
situations anyway...) it does the business of being a phone very
poorly indeed. I've concluded that this is only any good as a young
girl's posing accessory, and for sending occasional texts. Business
users, or just grown up people, should avoid it at all costs. Me
- I'm going back to a basic Nokia again. Rating:
Reviewed by Bruno from UK on
5th Dec 2004
This is an amazing fone! I just snapped it in half stupidly yesterday
after having it for a very happy 10 months! (I dropped it while
open then stepped on it by accident with my very heavy boots!) So
i shall be upgrading, but this fone really is a gem! Aswell as it's
sexy look, the picture quality is amazing during the day (although
pointless at night) and on my fone has stored almost 250 photos
which I found to be very remarkable! It can store a vast amount
of mono, poly and real tones which play crystal clear! One thing
which I love about it is the battery life; perfect! I only had to
recharge it every 3 days and considering I take many photos and
look at them all the time that's pretty cool! Games; fantastic,
aswell as the games already on there I downloaded 5 other games,
one of them being Rayman 3 which plays in EXCELLENT quality! The
menu is extremely easy to use and navigate and can be rearranged
to your preference as can the soft key! It records voice notes which
can be very handy if you cant be bothered to use the quick notes
section in the text messaging zone! Oh! Another thing which I think
is great; take a photo - apply it straight away as a wallpaper or
screensaver or contact, or all three! It's fantastic colour an photo
quality, crytal clear sound and many features are all well worth
it! the only drawbacks is the weight of the phone, it's not that
heavy but hey the battery life makes up for that! BUY IT! Rating:
Reviewed by Heidi from UK on
5th Dec 2004
This phone seems to have really polarised opinion-you either love
it or you hate it-a bit like marmite really!! Anyway, I love it!
I'm not a very demanding user, which may or may not help and my
previous phone was a Nokia 3410. I do like the camera function.
Even my husband says that it isn't bad quality for its resolution-and
he's a professional photographer. I find the menus surprisingly
easy to use and the ringtones are certainly loud enough for what
I need. I can hear my phone ring above traffic noise, which is an
improvement on previous phones that I've had. It seems to have been
quite reasonably priced too. When I bought it in September, it was
£130, reduced from £200. I haven't seen many comparable
phones substantially cheaper, although I gather that some places
are now selling it at around £100. I've found 2 slightly negative
points. 1. Battery life. I've now got into the habit of charging
it up every night and have bought an emergency charger-only £5.95-just
in case. 2. I didn't find the instruction book overly helpful. I've
learnt more by trial and error. Rating:
Reviewed by tommmmmmmmmmmmm from england
on 3rd Dec 2004
the phone is wicked but don't buy it its is my phone all my Rating:
Reviewed by lisa from england on
29th Nov 2004
ok where do i start this phone is rubbish ive had it for about 6
months and it no longer works the battery used to run out of life
in a day it never used to charge and systems like the camera always
used to crash if you want a basic phone with a camera then it is
ok but nothing else the functions ae poor and boring and dont always
work i sent my phone back to vodaphone and they said they couldnt
fix it so now im stuck with a broken £150 phone its not worth
the money honestly Rating:
Reviewed by Joe from England on
24th Nov 2004
I Have this phone and it so rubbish the camera is so slow. when
you try and take a picture the camera actually takes the picture
about 3 seconds after you press the button. i seriously recomend
you to not buy this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Ricardo from @ on
24th Nov 2004
I had the v600 but then i swaped it tp v525 and i have to say i'm
happy with my choice the only thing the v525 is missing is the video
player but other than that it's much better Rating:
Reviewed by dave clarkson from england
on 17th Nov 2004
i must have had about 12 phones over several years and being totally
honest this is the best ive ever had.nice shape phone,very easy
to navigate menu,quad band,real tones,a plethora of functions,good
quality built in camera x4 zoom,bluetooth etc.very loud ring,good
vibrate,quality crystal clear calls,long standby time.if there has
to be a negative its the lack of predictive text ,works on i tap
instead which takes a bit of getting used to if youre a novice but
overall i would recommend this phone to anyone.well worth the money.
i am really pleased with this phone and might take some parting
from it.buy it you wont be disappointed. Rating:
Reviewed by ? from ? on 16th
Nov 2004
this phone is cool.the camera is great! Rating:
Reviewed by Kenndel from United Kingdom
on 15th Nov 2004
This phone rocks!! i just got it today for my birthday on friday.
The screen is amazing quality, the camera is brilliant and the ringtones
are cool. The only problem is i dont really know how to put pictures
onto contacts it says i havent got any contacts can someone help
with my question?! !:O its really annoyinh. Plus the battery life
isnt great but hey who cares! this phone is the phone of 2004. I
recommend it to everyone!!! lol Kenndel Rating:
Reviewed by Ronai from Paradise on
12th Nov 2004
this phone is wicked.I've had it for a year and it's really cool
ok sometimes the screen freezes and it could be quite slow but there's
no such thing as a perfect phone cuz all phones have a fault but
come on be realistic!it's cheap looks great ,has good games {better
than most phones like nokia and samsung i heard they have pathetic
games}the ringtones could be better but once again better than nokia
my mates r always complainin'about their r-tones.Shame it hasn't
got a video player like v600 but it looks way better! Rating:
Reviewed by A from england on
9th Nov 2004
well, where do i start, at first you think, ye gr8 fone, but then
after bout 4 5 months it does any of the following: randomly turns
off, battery is ****!, sumtimes wont even charge, sumtimes u cnt
even turn it back on once off. taken it back 2 times to get it sorted,
now been given brand new one, still doing the same fings! cnt wait
to get new phone nxt pay day! Rating:
Reviewed by koolkow from uk on
6th Nov 2004
great fone but the fone has a tendancy to crash if u send more than
1 mesage at a time!!! kool games and great sounds!!! worth the money
just not great wen ur tryin to send mesages to multiple amounts
of people!!! Rating:
Reviewed by STEFAN from ROMANIA on
5th Nov 2004
I JUST BOUGHT THIS PHONE AND I'M VERY HAPPY WITH IT!BUT CAN EVERY
ONE TELL ME WERE CAN I FIND THE DRIVERS FOR USB CABLE?THIS IS THE
INCONVENIENT!I CAN'T FIND IT! Rating:
Reviewed by Jay from ******** on
4th Nov 2004
This phone is so cool , if u don't agree then get ya head tested
cuz it had boom looks and slamin' games an' tones plus it's quite
cheap too! Rating:
Reviewed by Donna from England on
3rd Nov 2004
When I first got this phone i was so happy it's cool with great
looks and fab games my mates were so jealous but then i noticed
some bad things about it like the way the screen freezes and how
the backlight keeps going off after 60 secs but other then that
it's a wicked phone Rating:
Reviewed by bob from uk on 29th
Oct 2004
i had this phone for aobut a year and i have had to send it back
twice due 2 problems the battery loses power after about 1 day and
it keeps crashing and doesnt charge dont buy!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Sally from England on
28th Oct 2004
I love this phone. My boyfriend has got this phone and i just love
it i think it is great the way that you can take pictures and then
you can save them as your backrounds i think this phone is absolutly
fantastic i have had many phones (14 10 of which have been camera
phones) and as soon as i get paid i am going out to get this one.
Plus my boyfriend only paid what... £149 and then £10 credit on
top of that and i think that is a great deal. Buy It its well worth
the money Rating:
Reviewed by David from UK on
25th Oct 2004
Well, it seems you either have a good one or a bad one. I have a
good one as does my other half. No probs in functionality, reliability
or durability. I keep mine in a pocket or sliding about on the dash
and it still doesn't have any scratches. It does switch ring style
if you stuff your keys etc into the same pocket so guess what? I
don't do that any more. D'oh! Rating:
Reviewed by Toby Wright from England
on 22nd Oct 2004
I have had this phone for 9 months now. At first this phone seemed
excellent with a good camera and nice features (although the bluetooth
function is bad; you can't transer ringtones with friends as ringtones
are locked!) but after about 7 months it started generating faults,
I know about 6 people with similar phones (v525, v500, v300 & v600)
and their phones seem to be doing the same. I am very dissapointed
with this phone and i shall never buy a motorola again (at least
until I know that they have sorted all these faults). Here is a
list of all the faults my phone has generated: >It switches itself
off >The date keeps changing back to 00:00 January the 1st, and
you can't set the time yourself as it is done automatically so you
are stuck with the wrong date and time! >The screen goes blank >It
plays ringtones when nobody is calling me >The earphone is too quiet
to hear >People on the other end of calls can't hear me >When I
plug it into charge it either doesn't charge or switches on >It
makes random bleeping noises >When you close it the buttons scratch
the screen. Nice idea but very badly thought out and made. I would
never reccomend this phone ar any motorola for that matter to anybody,
infact I would tell everybody not to buy it!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Dani from America on
20th Oct 2004
Ilove this phone IT'S SO COOL Rating:
Reviewed by Sam from England on
20th Oct 2004
Stunning looks, wicked games , one of the best phones around Rating:
Reviewed by DJW from UK on 18th
Oct 2004
Disappointed with this phone. Mainly to do with the functionality
and menu system - headed back to nokia. Stabilitywise I have only
had 3 or 4 crashes in the last 10 months. The casing is looking
a bit tatty now. Games available are limited. Camera is good. I
must admit the battery performance seems to have improved over time???
Annoyingly easy to mistakenly access GPRS and long time to disconnect. Rating:
Reviewed by Mr.moto from Ireland on
16th Oct 2004
I got this phone about a few weeks ago. At first when you get it,
it looks so stlish and cool. sometimes the key's can stick and the
responce from the phones system is slow but I have to say the camera
is the best. The games that you get free with the phone are 100
per cent medeoker. the phones battery life is just about ok. I got
this phone at a vodafone shop and it cost me 320 euro. All in all
the motorola v525 is ok. But the price is not. If you wanna ask
me a question about the phone please e-mail me at thetanker2003@yahoo.co.uk Rating:
Reviewed by leanne from england on
26th Sep 2004
at first when i brought this phone i thought it was brilliant but
afta about a week i got bored of it it is really heavy and chunky
and afta a while doesnt look stylish at all the outside scatches
really easily and ive been having trouble charging it i put my charger
in and it keep saying unable to charge i have to hit it a couple
of times to make it work i need to buy a new phone the motorola
v525 is not worth the money Rating:
Reviewed by jimbob from wmahahahahahahahahahahahahland
on 5th Sep 2004
fandabidousy phone great camera easy to use bright screen great
ringtones got loads for free wasnt supposed to u were ment 2 pay
£1.50 for them hehehe good games Rating:
Reviewed by razzzaewas hehehe from england
on 25th Aug 2004
its real cool Rating:
Reviewed by Steve from Uk on
24th Aug 2004
Listen guys, this phone is really good value for money at just £100
now in many mobile phone shops. The nasty reset bug can be fixed
by flexing the phone with the latest software, and also flashing
the phone with the latest firmware. Although mine had a newer firmware
in so I just flexed it with the v600 software and now I can also
play videos on it like the v600, also load more new hidden features
and options, inc a techie menu for those of u out there who are
into messing about. If anyone would like there phone updating then
ring me for details on 07863 232359 Rating:
Reviewed by steve from england on
20th Aug 2004
Not to happy with this phone had it for 3 months now but i have
had two of this phone, firstly the first one crashed and wouldnt
turn on so i had i replaced, but being on contract you can only
have the same phone if your currunt one breaks, the second one ,
battery life is very poor a day if your lucky, the back screen keeps
turning on when it is closed, (wasting my battery more), the screen
scratches well easy, camera when dusty is impossible to clean so
once its dusty then your pictures wont be as good anymore,and it
takes ages to close from GPRS. other than all this the sound quality
is well ....quality, the signal is second to non, the funky lil
aerials that flash are rad, is easy to use, looks great people always
wanna play, and even though i have had all these problems is still
worth the hassle. thumbs up but really needs to be looked at before
releasing anymore, for instance the way it shuts off as it closes
doesnt work properly so i think that needs to be addressed. buy
this phone but dont be let down if it f***s up. Rating:
Reviewed by lisa from scotland on
16th Aug 2004
it is junk exactly what the girl said it cuts out and switches itself
off randomly, the screen freezez and does a matrix effect,it scratches
easily and looks like a piece of junk in about a week and the batterly
life is astonishingly bad! On the other side the camera is really
good - sometimes! Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from uk on
15th Aug 2004
i adore this phone !!!! i have had it for a month , and i have to
say it is the easiest phone to use ... ever ! the picture quality
is excellent and the screen size is good !! i am a very happy motomate
!!! Rating:
Reviewed by peter pan from neverland
on 11th Aug 2004
This phone is great!!! I don't know why people are so horrible about
it!!! Rating:
Reviewed by ILoveMotorolas from England
on 5th Aug 2004
This is my first phone!! It's not as bad as u think! It has everything
you want in a phone except for video and a mp3 player, but the price
is pretty good so you should get it if u dont want to spend too
much on a phone. Positive features: Camera-Excellent better than
all my mates' Screen-Nice and clear Looks-Great and modern Use-easy
Negative features: Locked to Vodafone Can't seem to setup GPRS,
MMS, or email :( have to go to a vodafone shop Overall it is a very
good phone for its price and is one of motorola's best phones. Rating:
Reviewed by avi from New York on
1st Aug 2004
the worste phone!!!!it freezez, while you are in a conversation,
it will drop and the phone will crash, you need to wait sometimes
50 seconds untill the call diconnects, anoying!!!!!! call failed,
it gets stuck, response slow to my comends, a real piece of shi#!!!!
do not ge that phone, maybe just AT&T stincks... a possibility,hate
motorolas, but i like flips, what can i do? Rating:
Reviewed by A from UK on 1st
Jul 2004
Wazzaaaaaaaaaaaa Rating:
Motorola V525
"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!
