The
Motorola V80 is a great idea, badly executed. It has an original
design and a great specification, but unfortunately is dogged by
a range of problems, and is one of the most unreliable phones in
recent times.
If you like the swivel design of this phone, then
you should consider the Samsung
F210 which is currently available from Dial-a-Phone. Check out
their Samsung
F210 deals.
When
closed, the phone cover hides the keypad to reveal an exceptionally
large colour screen and lights that pulse to the rhythm of MP3 ringtones!
Push the cover gently to the side and the power-assisted rotating
mechanism smoothly opens the phone to reveal the keypad inside.
It's a cool design that, like the slide-up phones made by Siemens
and Samsung enable a large screen to fit within a compact phone
design.
The
screen on the V80 is very good. It's a bright TFT display with 65,000
colours and is very large at 176 x 200 pixels, making full use of
the opportunity that the rotating design offers. The integrated
camera is also high quality, and there are plenty of tools and options
to play with. Light condition settings consist of: Auto, Sunny,
Cloudy, Indoor and Night. There's an auto timer and a choice of
landscape or portrait mode. The digital zoom goes up to 4x, but
image quality degrades when zoomed this much. There's no video camera,
but video playback (with sound) is possible.
Another
nice feature of the V80 is the situational lighting effects, such
as the pulsing external lights that flash in time to ringtones and
music. The lights are placed around the edge of the phone, as well
as backlighting the keypad. Lighting and audio effects can be configured
for different phone events, such as opening the phone. The effect
is quite striking. Other good features include MP3 ringtones for
the most realistic sounds possible, Bluetooth™ wireless connectivity,
and the integrated handsfree speakerphone.
One
negative point is that the keypad is not the easiest to use. The
buttons are small and spaced quite widely apart, making it fiddly
to use. The V80 is also dogged by a range of reliability problems
and manufacturing faults. If you can find one that works perfectly,
you'll have an outstanding and individual mobile, but otherwise
you may end up like our unhappy reviewers below.
Features
of the Motorola V80 include:
Display: TFT, 65,000 colours, 176 x 200 pixels
Integrated digital VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels,
4x digital zoom)
MPEG4 video clip playback with sound
Polyphonic ringtones & MP3 ringtones
Rhythm lights
MOTOMIXER™ (Remixable MIDI ringer software)
Downloadable Themes: animated screensavers,
wallpapers and ringtones
User-customisable softkey functions, main menu
and shortcuts
Java™ games: Hungry Fish, Skipping Stones,
SlideShow, plus space for downloads
Voice-activated dialling
Integrated handsfree speakerphone
SMS: Chat, Quick Messages, Group SMS, Mobile
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Average rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by Nabz from England on
29th May 2005
I LOVE THIS PHONE!!!! My friend and me were both on Pay as You Go.
We swapped phones for a week I gave my friend my Motorola T720i
which is a fantastic and trustworthy phone (I dont' know why everyone
thinks it is terrible) and he gave me his Motorola V80. FOR A WHOLE
WEEK!!!! IT IS ONE OF THE BEST PHONES IN THE WORLD!!! It has a fantastic
colour screen, an amazing digital camera... there are countless
features. I love the way it twists to close, providing you with
two full size screens!!!! When you close it you have a full size
photo or picture and it is exactly the same when opened. In other
words, double screens. I couldn't stop using the phone that week.
Every time you open it, you discover something new. It looks extremely
stylish when you hold it in your hands too. The thing that would
have made it perfect is if it was a 3G phone. WHY HAVE YOU DONE
THIS TO ME MOTOROLA?? YOU NEARLY MADE A PERFECT PHONE (except for
the Motorola E1000 of course)!!!! Anyways, have no doubts about
buying this phone. It will be like Christmas early! Thanks for taking
the time to read this, Nabz. Any more queries about this phone?
Hit me with your question. Nabxf@hotmail.co.uk. Title the email
Motorola V80 and I will be happy to help. Rating:
Reviewed by spongebob from pacific ocean
on 28th May 2005
im not gonna swear but dis fone is as bad as... i dunno if there
is anything as bad as this. i got it thought it was gd 4 the first
minute but then it went all wrong. it took me half an hour to get
onto the menu cus i cant read (me sis is typin dis 4 me)DONT BUY
DIS FONE U ... DONT SAY I DIDNT WARN U! Rating:
Reviewed by Greg from England on
27th May 2005
RUBBISH AVOID AT ALL COST! i am now on 6th phone in 6 months, doesn't
help that have been supplied with 3 faulty phones, flashing lights
is only good point! in general i'd say STAY away from motorola,
all looks no realibilty, every motorola phone i have had has been
unrealiable! have given up on V80 and bought a different phone instead! Rating:
Reviewed by emma rogers from england
on 18th May 2005
I hate this phone i have had this phone for a week and the sound
has gone this is my 4th phone my joystick is non existant and i
think motorola should shut down if the make another phone like this
i hate this phone so much. it is unreliable always being sent off
an the joystick always plays up by being slow SHAME ON U PPL WHO
THINK IT IS A GD PHONE u need a smack. i think DO NOT BUY DIS PHON
NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER for ur sake.......I DO NOT THINK I NEED
TO SAY ANY MORE. Rating:
Reviewed by G BAYNE from UK on
17th May 2005
DO NOT BUY ONE OF THESE PHONES. If I could have gave a Zero star
rating I would. I purchased my V80 in December 2004,The list of
faults include, the menu's could not be accessed on several occasions,
I would turn the phone off then back on and all would work OK. I
couldn't set the alarm clock wouthout restarting it. I found the
reception very poor compared to some of the phones my coleuges used.
The small joystick cover started to tear away (and I do not abuse
my phones. the photographs taken by this phone can only be described
as pathetic. the reason I purchased this phone to start with was
I need bluetooth. I ended selling the phone on e-bay when it was
about 2 months old, just to get rid of it!. I'd co back to two tin
cans with a taught piece of string between other than buy another
Motorola V80. Severly disappointed considering motorola have made
some of the best phones I've ever owned. Rating:
Reviewed by hollie from England on
17th May 2005
Firstly somebody sid that we're being stupid here at must b pressing
to hard on the joystick to make it fall of.they're wrong mine fell
of and i was just being normal with it! its because it not held
on by a strong matierial its only by a little bit of rubber,which
is stupid! and also it wont let me send or recievem pictures and
it says you can make videos but it doesnt let u crazy! its a good
phone if all u wanna do is txt and make fone calls and hav no joystik.who
else has had the samer problem that there joystik fell of then tell
me.thanx bix Rating:
Reviewed by phil from uk on 17th
May 2005
well before i bought this phone i looked at all of the bad reveiws
about the phone, but ignored them. so the phone had been great as
the lights are wikid and the stlylish rotating screen. but then
one day i leave the phone in my bag and when i get it out again
its leaked on the inside of the phone!!! vodaphone refused to refund
or repair my phone so i was stuck with this useless phone and lost
£100. so if you do buy the phone(which you shouldnt!) please
be carefull about allways haveing it in your pocket not your bag!!! Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from uk on
16th May 2005
again only put 1 star as not able to put 0! like every one else
my joystick fell off, screen keeps locking up, loudspeaker doesnt
work, basically in one word junk! DO NOT BUY ONE YOU WILL REGRET
IT. Rating:
Reviewed by robert k from uk on
10th May 2005
the phone has a serious design fault. the first screen cracked within
a month and its replacement did the same after another few weeks,
although the 2nd one did take a fall. the 3rd phone lasted 4 months
or so and it now crashes with every swivel. all in all a really
**** phone 3 dead V80 phones in 6 months! Rating:
Reviewed by Martin Perry from United
Kingdom on 7th May 2005
This phone is truly amazing, everything on it works well and the
quality of the product is just out of this worl. I would recommend
this to anybody, there is 1 problem that is minor but the camera
is farely useless and when there is lots of light you can not really
see the screen, otherwise its all good. i rate this phone very highly Rating:
Reviewed by Alex Johnson from UK on
3rd May 2005
This phone can be very unreliable. My friend is on her 3rd replacement
phone after the other two broke. I however, have had no problems
whatsoever. The flashing lights and mp3 ringtones this phone can
utilise are fantastic. It certainly sticks out from the rest. The
speaker on the phone is very loud and clear. There are many things
about this phone that makes it a cool phone to have. The space on
the phone however, is rubbish. The camera is rubbish, it will not
take photos unless you are in a very well lit area. The reliability
and battery life are rubbish, this phone can be a real let down.
If you're lucky, this phone is very good - otherwise, there are
major faults in the design and it is likely to break. As i have
been lucky, my rating for this phone is ***. Rating:
Reviewed by David from United Kingdom
on 2nd May 2005
i think this is a great little phone. its individual it looks good
and has a cool little gimmick. these people who broke there phones
after two months were obviously a little heavy handed with there
phones, ive had it for 5 months and mine hasnt mucked up once. the
only downside i can see for this phone is that it doesnt have video
capture capabilities and its only got 5mb of memory. of course it
comes with the same risks as any flip phone or slide phone (the
cables getting damaged in the mechanism) but these phones have been
tested against this kind of thing and they only break if u r one
of thes people who fidget and continually flip the phone when u
arent using it. also one way to avoid it opening in your bag or
pocket is to get a neck strap or a leather case for it. these will
also stop the damage to the screen, which is inevitable anyway considering
it is on the out side of the phone (much like many non flip phones).
in conclusion this is a great phone if treated properly . if u want
a phone that u can throw around then get a nokia. ive had 3 and
theyve never mucked up (my dad dropped his 5110 in a fishing lake
and it still worked afterwards). Rating:
Reviewed by Amanda from United Kingdom
on 1st May 2005
within 4 weeks of having this phone i had to send it to be repaired
as the joystick had broken and the screen froze when i opened and
closed. the screen scratches very easy. this phone looks good and
the rythum lights are very attractive but over all this phone was
very badly designed and i would not recomend it to anybody. i emailed
motorola 3 times with the same problems but everytime was told that
they could not find an error with the hanset 5 months after the
problems started all my v80 hanset is use for is decoration on my
dressing table. Rating:
Reviewed by Phil Shearing from UK on
28th Apr 2005
Good design and in genral the phone is pretty cool. But i find it
keeps flipping open in my pocket! (gets quite annoying) The screen
gets scratched pretty easily aswell. The green joystick button has
fallen off my handset and its hard to use without it on the phone.
The handset has hardly any battery life. the camera is cool, you
can use it landscape or portrait. They could of made the phone alot
better to be honest! Rating:
Reviewed by Krystyna from Leeds on
27th Apr 2005
This phone is very poor, within one month the screen had lines on
it making it impossible to read, it went in for repair, one month
on it has broken again,this time the camera says busy and the screen
doesn't light up making it impossible to read(only use now is to
answer calls)have noticed that he green joystick has started to
loosen. MOTOROLA SAY: "WE ARE UNAWARE OF ANY FAULTS WITH THIS PHONE"
even though most phone stockist eg, The Link and The Carphone Warehouse
have stopped stocking them due to their poor performance, IF YOU
HAVE A MOTOROLA V80 WITH A FAULT PLEASE WRITE TO MOTOROLA AND COMPLAIN:
mototrola cellular response centre, Po Box 3000 Edinborough EH11
4GZ. TA!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from England on
26th Apr 2005
It gets 1 star only because of the pretty lights which was about
the only thing still working wen i returned ot to the shop 2 days
after buying it. Never heard of a phone with so many problems, wish
i'd read all these reviews before buying it.1st thing to go was
the camera-said it was busy every time i tried to use it. then wouldnt
let me listen to my ringtones. then wouldnt let me CALL PEOPLE-said
it was calling but no sound or anything-much to the delight of my
boyfriend who thought it couldnt get any worse than his 3G phone-i
have now stolen this title. after reading all these reviews i didnt
even ask them to fix it. am now looking around for a decent phone,
think i have been put off motorolas for life, might have to revert
back to the trusty old nokia. will repeat what evryone else has
said, DONT BUY IT, such a hassle and we got a very stroppy salesman
wen we told them we were returning the phone-my guess is its not
the first theyve seen. Rating:
Reviewed by kks from UK on 26th
Apr 2005
Purchased for xmas 2004, after 2 months screen broke, due to rotation,
took it back to Link, after much shouting and screaming they eventually
repaired it. another month on and now the camera has stopped working
as has the light on the screen making it impossible to do anything
but answer calls. Absolute rubbish!! Rating:
Reviewed by Tom from England on
23rd Apr 2005
Now dont get me wrong, this phone is great to look at and you definately
turn heads when you open it, but PLEASE DON'T BUY IT!!! not for
any of the bogus reasons put on here by motorola haters (which i
am not), but for some others. firstly, while everyone says that
the joystick fell off, i'm sure they either have hammers as thumbs
or they're just really stupid. To the people who've been complaining
about the fact that they send replys to messages without meaning
to because it unocks when you receive them - you can put a lock
on the messages easily, so all it does is ask for an unlock code
instead of replying! or get an 02 genie sim cards - 300 texts free
every time you top up a tenner, it doesn't matter if you waste one
or two! People have been saying that the spinning motion doesnt
work properly, thats a load of rubbish. it works fine, the people
saying it are just plain stupid. However, there is one serious design
flaw with the motorola V80: the fact that the screen spins means
that the data cable feeding the screen, cool lights and ear speaker
gets worn out easily and eventually your screen just doesn't turn
on. also, the phone freezes continually after a few months of normal
use. so you may ignore all the haters on this website, but please
don't ignore me. i ignored them and bought this phone last year,
and i've regretted it since. it's a nice looker, but thats all it
is. you want a nice phone, get the new sony eriksson S700i. its
basically the same, but it's got a better camera, it doesn't break,
and more features. it may not have the cool lights, but lets face
it, you'd prefer a phone that actually did what it's meant to, wouldn't
you? Rating:
Reviewed by Niki from UK on 23rd
Apr 2005
hey ppl. when i first brought the phone it seemed quite easy to
use and get used to and it was alot better than many other phones
i had had previously as the screen hides the keypad reducing accidental
phone calls being made. i really enjoyed having the phone as it
was quite trendy and no-one else that i knew had it. that was until
the screen broke and i found out how much it was goin to cost me
to get it replace. i went to the mobile repair shop on my local
high street and was quoted £75 -£95 for a new screen
now this is not what i was expecting at all it jus seemed easier
to buy a new phone than pay that amount to get it replaced. also
the green joystick on the front of my phone fell of after about
2 weeks of use now this is not something that i expected from a
brand new phone delivered to me by 02. when i asked o2 about replacing
my screen they simply refused. i would not reccomed this phone as
it is more trouble than a phone is worth Rating:
Reviewed by Cheryl from England on
20th Apr 2005
I had this fone 10 days before I sent it straight back! Dont get
me wrong the flashin lights are a real head turner but the reason
i got it was for the bluetooth... it wudnt pick up connections to
other fones and when it did all we could send was numbers from the
phone book! Total cack i must say! The screen often froze and the
green joystick hardly ever did what it was meant to... wish i had
read these reviews before i ordered it! I have now ordered the Nokia
6230 and i must say i dont know why i ever moved away from Nokia's!!!
Good luck to anybody that still has the V80! Rating:
Reviewed by jimmy from malaysia on
18th Apr 2005
hello guys, i bought this phone two weeks back...( i got a baaaad
feeling about this) the price had been going down around RM500 and
iwanted to try a swivel phone... things that disappoint me is the
camera resolution(very low compared to e398 that is much much cheaper),
low internal memory space and no extra space for smses(the most)..
this means i can store only what my im offers me.. so far, i have
no problem using it but after i read the comment about the leaking
scree, green button, i`m much more careful using this hp... Rating:
Reviewed by joe from Scotland on
17th Apr 2005
Im only reviewing this phone as one star because it wont let me
put o!! Since getting it i have had it replaced after 8 days because
of a faulty button. Then i have had problems with the camera (everything
goes blue) and the screen freezes more tha anything. Then the cheap
nasty back panels have started to fall off (one of which completes
the circuit for the loudspeaker)so hence it didnt ring or let me
use hands free. The bluetooth is awful with poor success rates when
tranfering. Perhaps the most rediculous thing about the phone is
that even the "experts" cant fix the problem. As my handset has
been away 3 times (and replaced once) and everytime it comes back
with more problems. So now i have a handset with 3 major faults
but im scared to send it off for repair as i dont think it will
come back to me in one peice. Good idea, but quality is awful (but
then it is a Motorola) Rating:
Reviewed by Evald from Netherlands on
15th Apr 2005
Well I have the phone 4 about a year now.It still works allright
besides that my joystick fell off aswell and that he sometimes needs
to reboot.Everything works perfect the only minor thing about this
phone is it hase a very small capacity 6.5 mb so afther 2 songs
it's full. But I still enjoy it the lights are totaly awesome if
you go to disco's you be shinin like a star:P Rating:
Reviewed by Hanif Gire from UK on
14th Apr 2005
I have just got my phone and decided to read up the reviews on how
good this phone is ..... im horrified by all the negative reviews
and wish I had checked these reviews before. Saying all this the
phone is working, nothing has dropped off yet and its made me look
cool (maybe a prat too). I will use this phone very gently and hope
it survives, will write back in a few months to let everyone know. Rating:
Reviewed by Ben Hallett from Wales on
12th Apr 2005
I've had this phone for 3 months now, it's a good phone, no problems
with OS before. I've had Motorola's before where this has been an
issue but no problem here. The only real problems i've found are
trying to Call or Txt while the phone is charging (won't let you).
And the stupid green knob on the central selection panel which comes
off all the time (super glue shoudl fix this). It's true the buttons
are a bit small but you soon get used to this and the photo's i
get are good quality. All in all i'm happy with the phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Petar from Macedonia on
11th Apr 2005
Good choice! Rating:
Reviewed by Jay from UK on 8th
Apr 2005
Got this phone when it came out via upgrade ages ago. I love the
design and look of the phone (even after a year or more) but that's
it. If you do buy this phone be aware you will definately have problems.
They may not happen for a few days or maybe a few weeks but they
will come! The most common problem I have is when I open and close
the screen. Half the time it goes off and takes a minute or two
to reboot. The other 'biggy' is charging. I have never known a phone
that is so difficult to charge! If you try and make a call when
it's charging, good luck to ya! Sometimes I can't even switch it
on if its plugged into a socket. The menu system is poor and awkward.
Some features are so well hidden in the depths of the OS that I
am still finding them! Importantly the voice/signal and speaker
are very good and the screen is up there with the newer phones of
today. The bluetooth software is a bit tricky. It does a lot more
than you would think but the software doesn't make it obvious. I
had it 'toothing' my Ipaq so I could send MP3 ringtones to it and
stuff so it's got the connectivity.. in there ... somewhere. It's
not the worst phone I have ever had (Mitsubishi has that honour!)
but it's one of the buggiest for sure! Rating:
Reviewed by Jon from Northern Ireland
on 6th Apr 2005
Ok, well I have to say when i first bought the phone i loved it.
it looked really fresh and the screen quality is amazing. however,
ive had so many problems with the handset its unreal. First the
screen leaked, so i took it back to carphone warehouse and they
put a new screen on it (thank god for insurance or it would have
been cheaper to buy a new phone.) Then i had problems with the camera
- i either got "busy" messages or the camera wouldnt work at all.
I went back to carphone warehouse again and they replaced it (insurance
claim number 2). Then the screen started to misbehave and the colours
began to fade. I took it back to CW again for phone number 3. Then
i had further problems with the camera, the camera would only display
pink images and anything you took a photo of was in about 300 shades
of pink. Back to carphone warehouse again...they have given me a
v620 to replace my v80. Its a shame, i loved the phone and its got
loads of nice features but its got so many bugs in the system that
i couldnt recommend it to anyone. If you are determined to ignore
the majority of the reviews on the site, which ALL say "dont buy
this phone" then at the very least make sure you buy insurance to
go with it. It should really have only one star but its such an
unusual looking phone that it gets bonus points for appearance.
nice try motorola, but back to the drawing board im afraid. hopefully
the v620 wont cause as many problems... Rating:
Reviewed by Berj from States on
3rd Apr 2005
This phone is junk. I've had it for 4 months and its given me nothing
but problems. The screen leaks and it doesn't even work anymore.
The problems are endless, its junk, it freezes, it turns off, it
freezes again, its just a big mess. I don't recommend. The Sony
Ericsson S700i is a KING compared to this deus. Rating:
Reviewed by cutie from trinidad on
31st Mar 2005
now got it cool phone so far so good Rating:
Reviewed by brittany from uk on
29th Mar 2005
i love this phone my phone works perfectly and have had no trouble
with it i love the flashing lghts they are very fun to muuck about
with, the desighn is lovly espetially the spinning screen. it takes
perfect pictures it would be nice to take films but that doesn't
matter. the v80 is not difficult to use and the texting is fine
i love this phone Rating:
Reviewed by aX from UK on 24th
Mar 2005
Well, I get a message saying insert SIM all the time, so have to
turn fone off and on. Also the camera's rubbish unless your under
bright sun (Anyone in the UK will empathise). Shame you can only
playback video and not record any(point?). And what's the motorola
mix DJ thing about, thats rubbish an' all! BUT if you simply want
a phone that looks cool, then this is the 'fone4u', coz the rhythmic
lights are well cool and unique. Rating:
Reviewed by Cooper from England on
22nd Mar 2005
The phone is good for answering and making calls and all basic use
but, u can hardly use when you are driving coz of the rotation.
Besides if you remove the chip (sim card) it doesn't store txts
so you lose all the txts and unsaved numbers. The games are rubbish,
but the animation and sound effects are top of the range, the screen
resolution is top class. I bought mine sometime in late 2004 the
joy stick fell off but I had no cover so I still use it without,
It's very secure as well as you can lock applications such that
if you lose teh phone no one can use it except just answer it. Rating:
Reviewed by Stephen from Northern Ireland
on 22nd Mar 2005
If you are wanting to buy a good phone do not buy this phone it
is rubbish. When I bought it I thought it was great until the joystick
broke off after three days. I took it back to the shop and they
gave me a new one. That was fine for about two weeks when it broke
off again. It seems to be a design fault. I am extremely disappointed
with this phone and I would strongly advise anyone not to buy it. Rating:
Reviewed by Rosemary from England on
21st Mar 2005
Looked cool, and was great for a while. Screen leaked and became
unreadable after a few weeks. Fortunatly i had a maintenance contract
on it and th einsurance replaced it..... not with a V80 i hasten
to add. Other than that the buttons were too small and the joystick
not so great. Basicaly very flash but not very practicle or reliable. Rating:
Reviewed by rachel from england on
15th Mar 2005
I am giving a totally honest review of this phone. Its flash cool
slick and smooth. I know people whos joysticks that have fallen
of mine hassnt it gets scratched very easily but not badly the camera
si not as good as it first seems but its still very good. It is
a hard phone to text on as the buttons atre small and flat but for
a phone based on looks and up to date technology its perfect wicked
phone get it NOW!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Chris Griffiths from England
on 15th Mar 2005
This phone is the biggest waist of time and money, after upgrading
my phone from a rubbish sony ericcsson t610 i thought the v80 would
be great! how wrong was i? after 1month the ink behind my mian screen
leaked, when i sent it back for repair, Motorola said it was my
fault and 1 had to pay £150.00 for the repair. this review
is to inform everyone it is a common problem with this phone and
also away for them to make more money from the consumer! BEWARE! Rating:
Reviewed by kevin from Canada on
13th Mar 2005
Great phone overall. I've tried alot of phones trying to find one
that stands out and this is definitely it. The rhythimic lights
is just amazing. This phone will definitely get you all the attention
you deserve. The only downfall to it is the camera activates when
the slide is rotate 90 degrees this slows everything down. Rating:
Reviewed by Michael from France on
7th Mar 2005
I bought this phone for quite alot of money on pay as you go!..
and i thought it was great!.. the lights, the swivel thing and everything!..
the down falls are!... sometimes when i write a text message it
crashes and the screen goes white so that i have to start again,
the loudspeaker does not work!.. i can hear people but they cannot
hear me whilst it is activated; but this is not a big problem! i
just don't (can't) use it... i am dissapointed that you cannot record
video, you can only view it!.. i feel that i have been let down
for the money!.. and will not tell friends of the problems i have
with it!.. because i cannot get a refund!. and it's pretty embarrasing..
it works pretty good.. and looks excellent!... i haven't had any
problems physicaly with the phone, the stick is fine!.. and i bought
a data cable off ebay that works perfectly! with it!.. so i have
got cool pics and videos aswell!.. overall i marked it a two!..
and that is including value for money!.. it is one h ell of a cool
looking phone.. and if it didnt have the white screen, loud speaker,errors
and you didn't mind not recording video then it would be perfect!..
oh yeah i forgot! alot of the time it sais unable to charge!.. but
i unplug it fiddle a bit and then it works!.. so all round i say
cool phone!.. but too expensive!.. ...................(don't you
love it when it just works!!!) Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from uk on
5th Mar 2005
i have thisphone an its great i would never swop it for another
i love it i give it 5 stars an reccomend it 2 ne1 xxxx Rating:
Reviewed by Edward Chang from China
on 1st Mar 2005
Well, after reading all you guys' review, I shouldn't have bought
the phone, but I did, why? coz it is the only phone that I think
offer the image I want and usability I need. Had it for a week,
so far nothing fall off, no problem with the software. I wonder
why some of you are having so much trouble with this phone. I will
definitely write a review 3 months from now to see if anything fall
off or the phone explode or something... Rating:
Reviewed by billy from uk on
28th Feb 2005
i have had the phone a year now and the only slight problem i had
was that the bluetooth didnt detect my hands free kit but i didnt
really care because i never used it but apart from that its is a
really good phone but im gettig rid of it this week to get a more
up to date phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Roo from England on
23rd Feb 2005
I thought I would write a review to save anyone the bother of buying
such a rubbish phone! When I first received the phone I was really
pleased with it and the lights gave my phone the nickename, 'The
Party Phone' from friends... that was until later on the same day
I bought it the green joystick fell off. Seems to happen a lot!
So I sent it back the day after receiving it and got a new one sent
back. This must have been faulty too as the button seemed to wobble
a lot, it made me almost too wary to press it too hard! The swivel
function is quite cool but in my opinion it should go 360o I know
thats just nitpicking but I can imagine this phone would be easily
broken by someone trying to push it back the wrong way. The navi
buttons are too thin very difficult to press and the number buttons
are very hard to press as they are indented (especially hard of
you have nails). Bluetooth connection is horrendous. It just doesn't
seem to want to connect to certain handsets/handsfree kits. I think
the fact you can only watch videos and not record them is slightly
pointless. Photo quality is poor, ringtones are hideous. I've had
a similar problem as someone else mentioned where I have sent a
text and it has gone through at least 30 times. Another grumble
I have is if you manage to press send on a text by accident you
can't cancel the send which can be annoying. On one instance my
phone managed to swivel open in my pocket and connect to the internet
which obviously turned out to be pricey! The games are rubbish so
if this bothers you DON'T buy the phone! Writing text messages seems
to be a major ball ache with this phone due to the slowness! A few
times I have set the alarm and it hasn't gone off. My charger managed
to stop working and of course the phone crashes randomly sometimes.
I can be in the middle of a call and the screen will just go white.
As my phone managed to break again and I got my 2nd V80 all seemed
well. Untill it started crashing again. I am very careful with my
phone so I can only blame the design of this model that makes it
so delicate. As somone mentioned the battery low tone is VERY irritating.
It's a very loud annoying noise which goes off almost every minute.
Even when it's in my bag people look about to try and work out what
the loud beeping noise was. Last but not least my phone has managed
to break... AGAIN! This time I can't shut it as the screen doesn't
turn around and it completely freezes up. I don't receive calls
when it doesn't feel like ringing and the backlight won't switch
off. As this is my only phone I am having to keep it open and just
make sure I don't close it as if I do I bizaarly have to take out
the battery and plug in the charger to switch it back on again.
I also had a problem while phoning someone where I couldn't hang
up. Did wonders for my phonebill as you can imagine! I'm usually
not too bothered about my mobile phone but when you have one as
poor as this it is very frustrating. Luckily O2 have agreed to replace
it for me for free, and I should think so too! Rating:
Reviewed by michael from US on
16th Feb 2005
Well, I just bought the phone about less than a week ago. I have
read enough reviews from different users. The phone now works great
for me but I don't know if the phone really rated close to heaven(5
stars) or hell(one star), so I give a three stars. Some people said
the green joystick fell off and some don't. I really don't know
who is right or wrong. Lord, help me if I have made the right choice.
The graphic screen and the camera are great and clear. But my number
one pick for cellular phones are the slide Samsung D500 or Samsung
E630 but they are pricy. I hope my Motorola V80 will last for long
time and not to be in paradise soon. Rating:
Reviewed by tom from uk on 14th
Feb 2005
Very nice phone, fairly intuitive interface and good features. I've
had it for around four months now, and have yet to have any problems.
It's quite easy to get at the keys - even with chunky thumbs like
mine! When I bought it it was a classy phone that does everything
I need with style, and it still is (minus a few scratches that came
when I dropped it from the window of a moving car!) Rating:
Reviewed by M from England on
8th Feb 2005
Yea this fone luks amazin, and if u want that trade mark flip when
u answer a call then gud for u, this fone is for u, but think of
it like this , luk at that negatives, joy stick aint gud and breaks
off, no data cable, which means that anyone without bluetooth cnt
synchronise with their computers, big downfall!! Take the advice
of people who have bought it, once u try a flip fone, they get old!!!
Battery life isnt gud, and their is no change of being discreet
in school with a flip fone! wat are you thinking!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Ell fromon 4th Feb
2005
Have had this fone since xmas loving it excellent pics no prob with
green joystick ur nutters if u say the fone is rubbish loving it Rating:
Reviewed by Adrian from England on
3rd Feb 2005
The phone it self is great ,looks cool ,feels solid and has all
the gadgits of much more expesive phones.But O2 r rubbish and i
have had a lot of stress getting the settings for the wap and mms
. O2 sort it out!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by taylor from usa on
3rd Feb 2005
signal reception is poor in otherwise great phone. when i have no
signal, i put SIM in Nokia 1100(free w/contract) and usually can
place a call. anyone else w/ same problem or is mine defective?
thanks. Rating:
Reviewed by marc from england on
29th Jan 2005
this phone is excellent i have had it for 4 months and it will alwayse
do the job. i have had no problems with it at all it is a dream
phone Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from UK on 27th
Jan 2005
This phone may look cool, it my even make you the centre of attention
occasionally however, when it comes to sofware it's the worst phone
I have ever owned, and I have had a few (seimens, nokia and Sagem)
Within the 2nd month of me owning it it started to crash which was
ok as it only did it perhaps once every couple of days max. I didn't
think much of this as I use it a lot and it's never turned off.
However the problem got progressivly worse, the screen would not
rotate, the backlight would not turn on and sometimes the entire
phone would not turn on, no to mention the fact that the phone stopped
responding every 30 seconds or so meaning I had to remove the battery
and start again. The joystick has also lost nearly all it's responsivness
meaning that I have to push it harder and harder to get it to do
anything. The bluetooth function does not seem to detect any nearby
phones. (this was no problem for my friends nokia) I finally got
it sent off to be repaired but judging by the other reviews in this
column I remain doubtful that it will ever work properly. Motorola
should recall this phone and fix the several major errors pointed
out by their customers. Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from Hong Kong on
26th Jan 2005
Don't buy this phone or else you will be sorry. Got this phone for
around 2 weeks and the green knob of the netvigation joystick fill
off. After a while the netvigation joystick stopped working. THIS
PHONE HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM!!!! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!! Rating:
Reviewed by JAM THE MAN from northern
ireland on 26th Jan 2005
THIS PHONE IS SO BAD!!!,it always says insert sim when its in and
then when u try to fix it and turn it on again it says the same
thing. It never connects to the internet and the camera is rubbish.
The only good thing is the rhythm lights which u can only put on
every 10 minutes. It looks ok but the joypad falls off all the time.
The games and tones u get wit it are really bad. If u like mp3 tones
DONT get this phone, yes it is compatable but there is no usb lead
with it and u can get a bluetooth wireless one seperately which
is around £70. |DO NOT GET THIS PHONE!! Rating:
Reviewed by Titch from England on
24th Jan 2005
I hav'nt purchased the fone yet but from wht other reviewers have
been saying about the joystick falling off its kinda made me wander
but neway im gonna buy it cuz it LOOKS COOL!!!!!!!!!!!! and the
flashy lights r cool Rating:
Reviewed by jane from uk on 23rd
Jan 2005
what a great phone.....nothing wrong about it! will you all please
STOP MOANING! its great, and everything about it is great! BUY IT
NOW! xxxxxxx Rating:
Reviewed by Lizzie from England on
23rd Jan 2005
This is a really cool phone! its totally different from any other
phone on the market! its got cool flashy lights and the camera is
fab! everything about it is brill, and i dont know what everyone
is complaining about!!!!!! BUY ONE!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by hannah from england on
19th Jan 2005
i have had the phone for 3 months with an o2 contract,it broke after
3 weeks and then after another 3weeks the screen froze and started
2 go white while sending txt msgs.. and of course the green button
fell off!!i have now been waiting 2 weeks for it 2 be fixed! 1 good
point the lights are very nice! Rating:
Reviewed by Rupert from UK on
18th Jan 2005
I am now on my 4th V80, the joystick having fallen off all the others
and various instances of it crashing and not being able to answer
it when it rings. Orange won't let me change handsets until this
one packs up (shouldn't be long!). Something to do with their goodwill
matrix apparently!! DO NOT BUY ONE!! Rating:
Reviewed by grunger from england on
14th Jan 2005
this phone is exactly what it looks like--------------------rubbish Rating:
Reviewed by gary austin from manchester
on 14th Jan 2005
am on my third phone now and this 1 does the same thing it just
as the first 2 crashings when i use it and the joystick has fell
off 2 of them . orange and motorola say its the first time any 1
has said this has happend with the v80 i must be unluky because
i have had 3 phones with this fault and orange will not let me change
2 a dif phone so am stuck with a the v80 . shame on u orange and
motorola for selling phones with a known fault . am sticking 2 nokias
from now on . . dont ever buy the v80 it looks nice but dont work
like it should Rating:
Reviewed by Jacy from England on
10th Jan 2005
I would say that this fone is 2/3. the thing is, i've had it not
even 2months and when reading some reviews this mornin, i was thinkin
that the reason most of these things happen r due 2 mistreatment.
ha, did i speak 2 soon. Later today, yep you've guessed it, its
crashing, sayin insert sim card and all that! plus the joystick
is long gone. i can't believe that motorola arent doing anything
about this. Well thats their loss isnt it, if they want to lose
trade then they should carry on! i'm definately never buyin a motorola
again. Most of the other features are awesome, e.g. the lights and
camera but i'm close to thhrowin it out the window!! Rating:
Reviewed by John Sharp from UK on
10th Jan 2005
You cannot get a worse phone than this one, my phone has had to
be returned FOUR times due to the joystick falling off. I have now
asked Orange to supply me with a different model phone which they
appear reluctunt to do! Rating:
Reviewed by Nic from England on
9th Jan 2005
This phone is pretty good, my mates got one.The camera is just awesome
and the motomixer thing is pretty good.The way it flips up into
place is kool and its good how you can put the camera into different
posititions for capturing. Rating:
Reviewed by Becky from England on
4th Jan 2005
4 words do not buy dis fone!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by David from UK on
3rd Jan 2005
AWESOME PHONE!! The people leaving these horrific reviews are the
same people you see get out of their car and the phone go flying.
I have never seen a flawless phone, but for the price the phone
is amazing! I would give 10 stars if I could. PS. I have sold phones
for 13 years Rating:
Reviewed by zaina from united kingdom.
on 22nd Dec 2004
FOR ALL THE REVIEWS I HAVE READ I AM SO SCARED TO USE THIS PHONE
AS I JUST PURCHASED I3 3 DAYS AGO AND THERE IS NO POINT IN SPENDING
QUITE A LOT OF MONEY ON IT AND IT BEING DAMAGED QUICKLY. HOPE IT
DOSNT GET SPOILT,THATS WHY I AM USING IT AS SOFT AS I CAN. Rating:
Reviewed by karl from uk on 21st
Dec 2004
Would give this phone negative stars if I could. I was initially
delighted with it - it looks great and the functionality is all
there. I did notice that the joystick was occasionally unresponsive.
After three weeks of owning the phone, the joystick was non-existent
- lost in a pocket somewhere. I sent the phone back to motorola
and waited four weeks to have it fixed only for the joystick to
remove itself again within a week. The phone has now started crashing
around 20 times a day - Either freezing when I receive a text (and
please don't get me started on the amount of texts I have accidentally
sent from my trouser pocket) or make a call or breathe next to it
or generally try and use it as a phone. The only resolution to this
is to remove the battery and start again. Oh and the cover's a sod
to get off too. Looking on this site, I can see that the phone is
obviously inherently flawed. I now find myself stuck with a great
looking ornament. Given that the V80 is supposed to be at the top
end of the contract market, I think that it reflects very badly
on Motorola. I have had mobiles since 1993 and I can honestly say
that this is the worst I have ever owned. I will not be buying another
Motorola product. To anybody thinking of buying this model, I can
offer one word - DON'T. Rating:
Reviewed by simon from uk on
20th Dec 2004
If you ever buy a new phone don't buy a orange branded handset,
orange write their own software and believe me it always causes
problems. Look at the spv range and you'll know what I mean. Since
leaving Orange and getting a v80 on O2 with standard s/w all is
good ! PS : I know the above as used to work for Orange tech support,
I have no grudges against them but thought people should know. Rating:
Reviewed by FatMatt from UK on
19th Dec 2004
This is a ridiculously poor phone!!! After a month of using it occasionally
the green joystick had fallen off. So many others have had this
problem so why dont motorola fix it properly! i sent it back to
motorola and was promised it returned in a week. 3 weeks later and
i still hadnt had it returned after a whole MONTH at Motorola and
without being told where it was it was sent back. another 5 days
on and the button had fallen off AGAIN!!!! that isnt all, as sdo
many others have said, it crashes every quarter of an hour, the
predictive text is poor, the keypad is small, the rotation feature
is gradually getting worse, it barely locks so every time you push
the joystick right the phone turns round and deletes your text message
or game and the rhythm lights are not sensitive enough at all. I
have to turn my stereo up to 3/4s of the volume to get it to flash
at all! The verdict- avoid this phone at all costs it is very poor
quality BOOOOO motorola you can do a lot better than this. im just
going to go back to my old nokia 3210 at least that doesnt crash
every 15 minutes! Also the camera on it is pathetic. claims to be
640 by 480 pixels, it is at most 4 by 5 pixels. on a scale of 1to10this
phone comes about -11 Rating:
Reviewed by paul from england on
19th Dec 2004
this phone iz spectacular all u other ppl that say it junk u need
shootin coz the phone its self iz the best lookin phone around now
the camera iz brill the lights flashin make ppl say i want 1 of
those so if your lookin for any phone with any function the BUY
IT!!!!!!!!!! its only £130 pay as u go on o2 buy it buy it
buy it Rating:
Reviewed by Rich H from England on
17th Dec 2004
I am in a very mixed review about this phone. On first impressions
its great. The lights are cool looking and the swivel opening function
original. However, after having it for only a month, the screen
broke. Like another reviewer, I was fobbed off in being told that
it was "user damage". I paid. My mistake as after the huge long
repair time, within about 2 weeks the camera packed in and a loose
connection came about. I had to hold the phone a particular way
to prevent the screen from going black! The backlight then went
totally! And to top it off that little green button came off! I
pushed mine back on and luckily, months later, it has not fallen
off. Apart from the constant and costly repairs I had to have, the
phone is not just a worthless purchase. When working, the phone
has great functions. The menu's in my opinion are great, clear,
easy to use and perhaps on par with Nokia. Simple screen illustration
when you get a txt all add to the fun of the phone. However, you
cannot record video on the camera unlike every other phone which
is available now and ringtones are preety lame. Rating:
Reviewed by mathew from england on
16th Dec 2004
I think this phone is great and it has many good features like the
background pulse lights,camera,video playback and bluetooth but
the thing that lets me down is the quality of the camera but overall
the phone is GREAT!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Beemilie from England on
16th Dec 2004
This is phone is wonderful, it is all you need in a phone! Rating:
Reviewed by chazza from england on
15th Dec 2004
if i could i would give this phone zero stars and here is why:it
is soooooooooo ugly, its terrible and always crashes, the video
and picture quality is a discrace,the ringtones are terrible,oh
and did i mention this is the worse motorola evr made. if you want
my advice never but a motorola . i hav had both the v80 and the
v70 and they are the wost two phones i ever bought. and they are
massivly over priced.DONT BUT THIS PHONE!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by tracey from england on
14th Dec 2004
Had this pile of garbage three months, swivel does 90 degree turn
on occassions, keeps saying insert sim, battery life rubbish and
green buttons fell off. When will motorola identify these problems
because for those of us in contract its a case of send it away fix
it, have it back send away again. Then out of the 12 months you've
probably only used it 3. I can't replace mine now because the 14
day return period has lasped so I'm having to spend a fortune on
a decent phone this is the first and the last motorola I will have.
Stick to what I know and you can't beat a good nokia. Rating:
Reviewed by dan from scotland on
10th Dec 2004
Oh dear. Lots of unhappy customers. I have to say that I (as yet)
have had no difficulties at all with this phone and I have used
various ones from various companies. The battery is good, the software
works, the bluetooth works, the integrated aerial must be ok as
i can use the phone in rural areas where my Sony T610 struggled.
The 'green button' has not fallen off once. The flashing lights
are totally unnecessary though and, even though a main feature of
the phone, they can thankfully be switched off. I like it and like
using it. I hope these words are not me speaking too soon... Rating:
Reviewed by Steve from England on
8th Dec 2004
I've no idea what these other reviewers are doing with their phones
- I've had mine for ages and have never had problems with bits falling
off or accidental unlocking or anything. If you want a good-looking,
small, light tri-band phone with bluetooth then I would heartily
recommend it. There are also plenty of accessories available (MP3
player, FM radio) if that's what you fancy. Rating:
Reviewed by rog from uk on 5th
Dec 2004
this is the fifth v80 i've had. the current one crashes at almost
anything i do. goes white and restarts, the screen part of the phone
is loose and wobbles altering the brightness of the screen - bright,
dark, bright etc.. the joystick hasn't fallen off this one yet,
but i'm sure thats only a matter of time - only had this one a couple
of weeeks now. The other 4 lost their joysticks amongst other problems.
the keys are indented making txting hard, but once you've got used
to it itap can't keep up. predictive text is rubbish, fullstops
are a pain to put in for example. you can't stop the phone beeping
every minute or so when the battery is running out without putting
it on silent and missing calls. bluetooth connectivity is doubtfull
at best, there is no software to download all contacts at once,
only one at a time, vids and pics can't be viewed large.. i'm sure
there's more i can't remember at the moment. it does look cool though,
and the lights are fun. i'm currently trying to persuade orange
to give me a different model. verdict: junk. Rating:
Reviewed by annie from New Zealand on
1st Dec 2004
I couldnt wait to get my hands on this phone, and for the money
that I paid I have to say I am bitterly disapointed. Within 1 week
the main button had popped off, and now 2 months after purchase
the phone has been sent back a second time, the keypad has stopped
working. The retailer is sending me a new V80 but if this one stuffs
up I will be switching to a sony ericsson k700i, my husband has
one and it is far superior. Would not recommend you buy this phone
if you actually plan to use it! YES! it looks stunning and is a
great talking point with friends when the pretty lights go, but
thats all.. SHAME ON YOU motorola for putting this on the market
GRRR! Never again will I buy a hello moto! Rating:
Reviewed by john guest from uk on
30th Nov 2004
if you enjoy having problems from the start then buy the motorola
V80. Within a matter of weeks or days your green joystick should
come off , and even though you push it back on, and with expected
results its should be back off in no time. If you are one of the
unlucky people who's green joystick doesn't fall off on a reular
basis , then please return it to you point of purchase and insist
on one that does. Its difficult to review a motorola V80 due to
the fact for 2 months out of the 4 months that I have owned it ,
its been at the repair centre and they class it as "user damage".
Great fun Rating:
Reviewed by Gaz from Scotland on
23rd Nov 2004
I've had plenty of phones in my time but this one is by far the
worst! I've noticed that most places, even online, don't even stock
this model anymore! I wonder why! Battery life is shockingly poor.
I have to charge it at least every 30 hours. I've had to also send
it back for repairs as it developed a software fault they say which
left me unable to do anything but answer and hang up on it! And
don't get me started about the resetting of itself. This still does
it even with the software updated! It's stylish....got the cool
lights but THAT'S ALL! Do not recommend this in the slightest, and
I will steer clear of Motorola phones in the future based on this
experience. Rating:
Reviewed by Mathew from England on
23rd Nov 2004
Firstly I am only giving it one star as there is not option for
giving it none. Since getting the phone 3 months ago it has spent
5 weeks in for repairs. Sound quality is terrible, screen is way
too small, keeps freezing or unlocking, sends repeated texts as
the phone constantly unlocks (one time it sent over 30 of the same
text to a friend) the battery life is appalling I have to charge
it every day and even had to go and buy an extra charger to have
at work as it wont make it through the day before going flat. Camera
quality is bellow standard, I had a Panasonic GD88 before this and
the features and quality of the phone and camera were outstanding.
the panoramic function of the phone stopped working after getting
it back from the shop I only had it for 6 days before the phone
started to shut itself down, either completely and then would not
turn back on or the screen would go blank but the lights would remain
lit. it is currently in the shop again and guess what, I am us ing
my old Panasonic with no problems at all. All in all, well done
Panasonic for producing a outstanding mobile phone with large screen,
great quality features and brilliant camera and to Motorola, thanks
for wasting my time and money on a product that a shop attended
where the phone is being repaired said himself the phone should
just be thrown out. MOTOROLA... DON'T GO THERE. Rating:
Reviewed by johnk from united kingdom
on 26th Oct 2004
Have to agree with the joystick problems ...waited 3 weeks to get
mine back from Motorola , within 2 days the button was in the bottom
of my jeans pocket.....it just sits too proud ....cant be bothered
sending it back again , so have glued it back on !!!!! only got
another 6 months to go till I can upgrade it again....like the look
of the Razer V3...no joystick to worry about !! Rating:
Reviewed by Stephen from UK on
25th Oct 2004
1 star purely due to the green button - I am now on my THIRD one
from Orange due to this button, used for pretty much everything
coming off, this is a serious design fault. First lasted one hour
before coming off, the next a week and its just gone again, phone
sucks. Rating:
Reviewed by rob gibson from united kingdom
on 19th Oct 2004
phone is cool apart from the joystick button allways falling out
its apain trying to find the little blighter when it falls out apart
from that exellent Rating:
Reviewed by b.r.y from england on
10th Oct 2004
i like da kool Rating:
Reviewed by debbie from england on
9th Oct 2004
this phone is cool i have had all nokia's and this is heaps better
than them i am glad i changed to motorola it really is great i never
have bad reception or no signal and the picture quality is amazing
i would recommend it to anyone with confidence i am proud of my
phone and it is not an embarrasment to take out when with your friends. Rating:
Reviewed by luke cook from england on
6th Oct 2004
you will be better off with a 3310 Rating:
Reviewed by aimee from uk on
5th Oct 2004
dont get me wrong - this fone is incredibly goodlookin and stylish,
but u need mor than that 4 a fone! the battery life is terrible-i
hav 2 recharge it every day + the signal is quite tempermental.
i had 2 take my fone bak afta 2 weeks cos the screen startd freezin,
then goin white, then not even turnin on - and i hadnt even droppd
it! if u get this fone - U HAV 2 GET INSURANCE - IT BREAKS WAAAAY
TOO EASILY! Rating:
Reviewed by amy from uk on 5th
Oct 2004
iv got pretty mixd feelins aobut this fone. it is definitly a damn
good-lookin fone and the lights are such a head turner. the cameras
a good quality but it sucks that thers no video!!! dont even get
me startd on those ringtones..!!! u also kinda expect mor wen u
flip the fone - the keypad is real plain. i dont reckon this is
a guys fone cos the keys are waaay to small, and also not gr8 if
u hav long nails. but if ur wantin a fone that is DAMN sexy then
get this one. Rating:
Reviewed by the italian stalian from
Italy/London on 3rd Oct 2004
It smells. And it looks like a horse's face! that was just a joke
review. heres the real thing. i like it coz its stylish. Rating:
Reviewed by andrew from scotland on
30th Sep 2004
since august 2004 i have had 3 motorola v80 phones this has to be
the worst phone ever, only had the phone for 3 days and the green
button came of and had to claim it on my insurance so couldnt even
use the phone till it got replace 4 weeks later, so the 2nd phone
lasted about another 4 weeks and the same thing happend again this
time didnt have to claim the insurance and couldnt write text messges
the phone kept on stalling. so dont buy a motorola v80 Rating:
Reviewed by Maddy from UK on
24th Sep 2004
I got this phone last week - it's going back. What a terrible phone......
swivel thing is okay, but the sound quality I am informed by my
hubby when I speak to him from it sounds like I'm in a tin shed......
The keys are too fiddly even for my tiny hands, and what a waste
of time the joystick is. You press it to get anywhere on the menu
and it goes to the wrong thing most of the time. It's okay to hang
round your neck I suppose when it's all lit up, but I want a practical
and good looking phone........... I'm going back to Nokia........ Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from Canada on
24th Sep 2004
Just got this phone,excellent reception, usable features, eye catching
attention grabbing conversation piece..Love it!! And people that
are considering it, don't worry about the neg reviews, trust me
this phone is Blingin' Hot!! Rating:
Reviewed by Sam Smith from UK on
20th Aug 2004
I'm having the same issue with the phone unlocking and replying
to texts! Rating:
Reviewed by nadine from UK on
16th Aug 2004
The phone looks great. The functions are all there - camera, bluetooth,ring
tones and games. However I'm returning mine as when a message or
missed call comes through when the phone is closed the phone unlocks.
There is no way of turning this off. I have had the phone a week
and it has deleted a phonebook entry and sent replies to 6 texts
as the external buttons have got bumped in my bag after it has unlocked.
I like the phone but its just not worth the hassle. Contacted Motorola
and Orange but there is no solution to this issue. Rating:
Reviewed by ben from engalnd on
9th Aug 2004
it is the bobist phone have ever had i like motorolas but this phone
has let them down DO NOT GET ONE Rating:
Reviewed by Gaz from Scotland on
1st Aug 2004
Tremendous phone! Stylish and full of features this is one to not
be embarrassed about taking out of your pocket. Rating:
Reviewed by laurance from england on
1st Aug 2004
this fone is rubbish. it has nothin good about it. the camera is
s*** and the ringtones are sad. dont buy this fone it's not worth
it Rating:
Reviewed by alan smout from england
on 28th Jul 2004
had this phone for about two weeks now. the best features are the
opening mechanism, which is swivel based. You push on the right
hand side and it springs open. its got a very cool lighting effect
where the whole of the front of the phone lights up when you get
a call. as for usability the menus are pretty good, not quite upto
nokia standards, but getting there. One bad point is the keypad
and the text entry. the keypad is a bit small, no good if you have
big fingers. it has a system called itap for predictive text and
its not very good. even when switched off its annoying. its biggest
downfall for me is its inabilty to conect to a pocket pc for browsing
the internet via gprs. it just drops the conection. its definitely
the phone as i use a nokia 6230 with no problems. Rating:
