Motorola V980
Review
Phone
rating: 
The
Motorola V980 is a 3G clamshell-style phone available exclusively
on Vodafone. One of the advantages of Vodafone's
3G service is that it allows you unrestricted access to the web,
unlike 3, where you're restricted to 3's own content.
It's
a nicely featured phone that compares well with the other 3G clamshells
currently available, not missing any essential feature. Battery
life is not wonderful, and it's quite heavy, but not really worse
than other 3G phones. Overall it's a good phone, but nothing special.
Features
of the Motorola V980 include:
- 3G functionality: video calling and video downloads
on Vodafone live!
- Internal display: 65,536 colours, 176 x 220
pixels
- Integrated VGA digital camera (640 x 480 pixels)
with 4x digital zoom and camera light
- Video capture, playback and download
- Integrated MP3 player
- MP3 ringtones & polyphonic ringtones
- Downloadable themes (ringtones, wallpaper &
screensavers)
- Java™ games: embedded and downloadable
- In-built handsfree speaker phone
- Voice activated dialling
- Messaging: SMS, EMS 5.0, MMS, email
- Phonebook
- Connectivity: USB
- Memory: 2 Mbytes plus removable TransFlash™
memory card (up to 256 Mbytes)
- WAP 2.0, GPRS class 10
- Triband + 3G (WCDMA)
- Size: 94 x 49 x 27 mm
- Weight: 137g
- Talktime: 2 hours
- Battery standby: up to 145 hours
Motorola V980
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Average
rating from 100 reviews: 
Reviewed by francis from england on
7th Nov 2005
this fone is ok the good things about it are the advantage of mp3player
and the media player altho most fones these days have that feature,
its abit bulky the iv had a couple of problems with this fone the
chargeing cuts out a little and sometimes the usb cable cuts out
aswel and says the fone is not attatched when it is.o i also forgot
to mention the screen sumtimes goes all white and then cums back
on afta about 3 seconds and says no service i also dislike the lack
of blutooth or infra red. i do not recomend this fone i have had
it forbout 3 month and have just orderd an ericsson w800i on contract
and that looks like the best on the market.
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Reviewed by Joanne from Scotland on
4th Nov 2005
Got this phone on contract 5 months ago, well should say got another
5 months ago, now onto my third V980 due to charging probs and vodafone
have eventually admitted (by way of a letter mistakingly left in
the third V980 box) that there is a problem charging and that the
software to allow to charge is not available yet (will it ever be?).
This is the reason they are now selling so cheaply. I wouldn't wish
this phone on my worst enemy!!! It's slow and it would be easier
lumping shrek around with you. DON'T BUY IT!!!!
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Reviewed by Frazer from Sussex: England
on 2nd Nov 2005
I bought this fone bcoz my ova 1 broke and im glad i bought it.
the
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Reviewed by sam from uk on 31st
Oct 2005
Ive had this phone nearly a year, and i had trouble from the word
go, at first i couldnt get on vodafone live wher u have 2 ring up
and register it and then 2 months in the charger broke so having
fixed that i now have 2 charge up daily or the battery will die
but ther are some good things like the video and mp3 but i am looking
for a new phone now as i think its past it sell by date as i need
bluetooth and infrared wich ive had on even older motorola's than
this!
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Reviewed by Jorge from Portugal on
30th Oct 2005
I have my V980 for almoust one year. Never had one problem with
it. Its a great phone, the only bad things about it is its size
and the fact that it doesnt has Bluetooth. The battery lasts around
3 to 5 days depending on the use, the software is easy to use, and
the functions are great. The screen size could be bigger, but the
quality is good, still, you need to remember that this is a older
3G phone, so you can obviously find better, but the price/quality
relationship is probably one of the bests on the market. Its kinda
sad seeing so many people saying that this phone is bad. They probably
just say that because they dont have one and are envy from who has
it lol.
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Reviewed by Steve from UK on
28th Oct 2005
I've had this phone for about a month now. At first it worked great,
mp3 player was brilliant and the camera is good. The battery however,
only lasts a day and a half max. For the last week my phone has
been broken though. The light that is used to illuminate dark areas
when taking pictures is on permanently, and the screen doesn't work
at all. I am going to try and return this to Vodafone. If I do manage
to get my money back I will not be buying another V980. The features
are pretty good and it holds a LOT of text messages, but the poor
battery and likelyhood of it going wrong is too much of a con.
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Reviewed by - from - on 27th
Oct 2005
this fone is amazing!! for 80 quid, its fantastic. no, it hasnt
got bluetooth or infrared, but hey. if you get it from vodafone,
you pay a measly 80 QUID for it. now thats what i call value for
money.
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Reviewed by Hallowwen on Christmas from
England on 24th Oct 2005
Tis a good phone if you are having problems using wap it is because
you need active credit to access the internet great phone i love
the fact you can play videos full screen
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Reviewed by wazza from worcester on
21st Oct 2005
thiz fone iz wicked
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Reviewed by Luke from Macey on
20th Oct 2005
I really hate this phone. Infact I h8 all motorolas full stop. It
is shaped like a brik. It is slow and very boring and doesnt have
bluetooth or infared. Very dissapointing.
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Reviewed by Gordon Smith from Scotland
on 10th Oct 2005
This is the worst phone ever. rubbish quality screen slow downloads
and crappy tones don't buy it. it will ruin your life!
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Reviewed by emma taylor from united
kingdom on 30th Sep 2005
I HAVE HAD MY MOTOROLA V980 5 WEEKS AND IS IT IS IN FOR REPAIR.
THERE IS A FAULT WITH CHARGING IT. SOMETHING HAS SNAPPED INSIDE
WHERE THE CHARGER GOES AND IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE CHARGED. I LIKE
THE CHEAP DOWNLOADS BUT THE BATTERY LIFE IS RUBBISH. I HAVE TO PUT
IT ON CHARGE EVERY NIGHT. I AM SERIOUSLY THINKING OF SELLING IT
ON AS I AM NOT TOO IMPRESSED. NOKIA-YOU CAN'T BEAT......
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Reviewed by kurtis from zimbabwe on
23rd Sep 2005
i dont know why i cant go on the internet but it is nice
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Reviewed by karen leishman from scotland
on 15th Sep 2005
just bought the phone this week found phone to be good good pictures
etc but have trouble connecting to vodaphone live as says network
not available does anyone else have that problem e-mail me at k.leishman@blueyonder.co.uk
thanks
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Reviewed by keith from uk on
4th Sep 2005
ok i understand sum other ppl's views but for me, i got the phone
for £99.99 and it had 20 credit on it already, and it was brand
new. The phone has so many features, like camera, video camera,
vodafone live, 3G, video calling, really good tones, mp3 player.
I must admit it is a little bulky but that aint really a problem
as i like my phones lyk that and the battery is maybe a little poor
cuz u have to charge it alot but well everyone says that about there
phones.
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Reviewed by vijaydeep from singampunari
on 31st Aug 2005
chanciless! ! ! ! ! xcelent fone.... buy it
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Reviewed by richardb4005@blueyonder.co.uk from
england on 28th Aug 2005
i just bought this phone and was really really excited when the
delievery man rang my bell but then when i opened it i thought "NO
WAY" and knew from then that i wiuldnt like it, the screen at the
front is tiny compared to the size of the phone,the mp3 player is
rubbish its amongst the ringing tones,to big and very heavy,it has
got good tones,ok wallpapers but the light sensor that turns the
back light off when theres loads of light don't work,it has a good
quality set of vga/cif cameras but battery time is awfull,i would
say its great if you dont mind or like its apperance and size,and
don't mind changeing its battery but not if you want something reliable,
with bluetooth and irda. instead i sent it back and now im getting
a motorola v550 which has it all apart from mp3 player which i dont
mind as i have an ipod.
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Reviewed by richard from england on
25th Aug 2005
OMG!!!how can any1 say this phone is rubbish ok it could do with
bluetooth but then hey i have had 3 bluetooth phones which have
broken for the simple fact it takes up 80% of the phones energy
as does video calling which may i add is only there to use sometimes
it aint there to replace voice calls and come on this phone is way
better than them 3g phones you get at least its small and on VODAFONE,
mp3 player is fantastic, screen is brill, tones are out of this
world,if you find you are having problems with you batt time write
a list of the features u use mostly e.g voice and texts, things
you don't e.g games turn of any settings that are not needed e.g
vibrate and get in a spare batt, honestly i use mine all the time
and i never have a problem with the battery it lasts me 5 days in
all min usage with high usage bout 2/3 days. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
TO ALL.!!!!! :@)
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Reviewed by Kitt Knight from uk on
23rd Aug 2005
Ok, I have had this phone for 6 months now and it is letting me
down. First of all, the v980 has video calling, but you cant use
it everywhere because you dont get a signal. The camera on the phone
is not bad and the video recorder is rubbish. If any one reads this
any want to get a decent phone get the sharp gx30. its worth paying
out the money for it. sharp is a really good company for making
phones.
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Reviewed by Danielle from South Africa
on 20th Aug 2005
I don't know why so many people are moaning. I agree with whoever
said that just because your phone isn't working doesn't mean it's
useless. My battery is really good, it last up to a week or more.
I don't know how to use my MP3 player though, and that's a bit of
a donwfall. If anyone knows please just write how to do it in the
review so I can find out how! I love this phone - 3G, two cameras,
video...if you want so much more go and make a phone yourself! This
phone is really great, with wonderful sound quality, and great storage.
I hope you guys go and buy this phone as it is worth it - and when
the 3g phones and video calling phones it the world...you want to
be one with the phone first! Get this phone NOW!
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Reviewed by jeff from United Kingdom
on 20th Aug 2005
The Motorola v980 is a poor phone, i had trouble connecting to the
internet on it, the video quality was poor, the sound of the videos
were also tinny and poor. The phone did not have any bluetooth which
made it even worse. The phone is big and isnt as light as other
phones. I recommend to anyone not to get this phone as you will
be having trouble with it.
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Reviewed by namreg from UK on
19th Aug 2005
The battery is a problem guys, as stated below by several reviewers.
This is my second phone, having sent the first one back because
it had to be charged twice a day. This one I've had for five days
and it's exactly the same. In fact now, the phone won't accept a
charge at all, so it will also be going back. Someone below states
that you should let the battery die completely before recharging
it - that's not always possible or convenient. Apart from that,
I thought technology had got past all that - apparently not with
this phone.
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Reviewed by - from - on 17th
Aug 2005
WRONG! IT IS DEFINATLY WORTH THE MONEY! IF YOU READ YOUR INSTRUCTION
BOOK THEN YOU WOULD SEE HOW TO DO LONGER VIDEOS! ACTUALLY; LEARN
HOW TO USE IT BEFORE YOU GO SLAGGIN IT OFF!! READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Loz from England on
16th Aug 2005
Don't make the same mistake i did n buy for videocalling wen no
1 else u know has it! The battery life 4 me wasnt 2 bad but if u
use the mp3 alot the battery goes ded fast!! I got sick of it after
bout 2-3mnths + i'm now lookin 4 a new fone. My charger was useless
n went faulty after 2mnths so i ad 2 buy a new 1; the video only
lets u record 4 10secs n isnt that good quality; n its big n heavy!
BUT........the sound is great on calls, videos, + music; and the
pics are really gud quality! overall tho dont buy this fone it doesnt
hav bluetooth or infrared or wateva, n its 2 bulky. Its NOT WORTH
THE MONEY!
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Reviewed by hakster from U.K on
16th Aug 2005
Does any one know what type of music format you can download with
this fone. I got this yesterday, i tried to download mp3 audio with
mobile phone tools and it says, "unsupported format, mp3 codec may
be innapropriate or missing". Then i try to drag it in, it said
entity too large?
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Reviewed by jassy lad from the toon
on 14th Aug 2005
i think tht this fone is a quality one but the only down sides are
the battery life and that it has no bluetooth or infrared, but the
good point in this fone is, the mp3 player, its a video camera and
still camera and has a 32mb as standard and with that size memory
you can save about 8 -10 songs on thew fone. So if your going to
get a fone don't buy this buy a sony ericson k700i which has the
ssame features and also had bluetooth but overall i think that this
fone is good value for money so the people who complain it has no
memory show that they have no knowledge what so ever so lick my
hairy hoop.:P
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Reviewed by david from cambs on
14th Aug 2005
hi this phone is great got it bout a week ago from ebay for £45
and its fantastic part from one thing. i cant seem to get on vodafone
live or the net. can anyone help me please please email me at dboughtwood@yahoo.com
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Reviewed by Philip from Ireland on
13th Aug 2005
THIS PHONE WHEN I FRIST SAW IT WAS GREAT! I WAS MAINLY ATTRACTED
BY THE VIDEO CALLIGN! th camera on it is great s0 you can watch
video clips.>>>>>>>> but you cant change the bacgriubd and the the
batter life is brutal......its not lightight and very happy. you'll
get sick of it after a while. you wait and see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by barbie from Ireland on
8th Aug 2005
this fone is absolute junk. my friend got it a few weeks ago and
she now hates it. the camera is rubbish and the screen is cracked.
If you are going to buy this phone make sure you now some one with
3G on their phones!!!!
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Reviewed by Ger from Ireland on
7th Aug 2005
this fone is very good the only thing wrong with it is that it has
no bluetooth otherwise good
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Reviewed by anonymous from england on
26th Jul 2005
this fone is amazin!!! if i use it constantly (dats backlight on,
processor goin constantly, speaker working frequently, etc. etc.)
then i can get about a day's constant use out of the battery. on
standby (close it without mp3 goin an leave it), i get easily a
week. so wots wit all these battery problems? the camera is really
good. oh yh (for da person hu asked) to get it 2 do 3 min vids,
go on record video, press da top-middle button, scroll to 'video
setup' an then 2 'video length'. u can zoom, switch cameras, pause
and resume, all while recordin. call quality is dam good, i dunno
wot dat problem with it changin volume is all about. video callin
is a bit confusin, but very good once u get started! the ability
2 hav the camera viewfinder on the outside screen is reali cool,
an the smart key is a great idea. da mp3 quality is excellent (not
like an ipod or anything, but really good nontheless). havin a memory
card is great, cos u can store loads of stuff. an if theres not
eno ugh space, then u can get anotha memory card. amazin!! get it!!!
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Reviewed by goaty from england on
22nd Jul 2005
this phone is the best ive ever had. every 1 should hav this phone.
in 1 word brillant
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Reviewed by Rachel from England on
21st Jul 2005
I've had this phone for 4 months or so now. Its not too bad, but
I am on a £20 a month contract. I think it is more of a phone for
Pay as you go, rather then contract. its got some decent features,
its really nice to text with. However, the battery life is quite
poor and the screen quality isnt wonderful. Its an average phone,
Id reccomend it for Pay as you go customers, but contract customers
could get a better phone on the same price tarriff elsewhere.
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Reviewed by Matthew from England on
16th Jul 2005
Seriously I don't see why so many people dislike this phone, I have
it and it is great just got it the other day, The media player is
great camera is great, sound is great, texting nice and easy and
finaly calling quality is good. The two very small complaints about
this phone though are the fact it has a small-ish screen and is
kinda big apart from that great phone! Matt
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Reviewed by Anon from UK on 4th
Jul 2005
Just bought the phone for £100 Pay As You Go and I think thats quite
good value for money, especially when my 3310 cost £100 about 6
years back!
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Reviewed by loreit from philippines
on 29th Jun 2005
very excellent! i just wish i could use other sim cards for it.
alma dejos how did you unlock your subsidy password. im from the
phillipppines too
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Reviewed by catcha125 from England on
28th Jun 2005
I have had this phone now for 4 months and after a blip at the beginning
(external screen)I am very happy with it. The camera is really good
quality (much better than sons Sharp GX10i ) which incidentally
he is selling to buy the V980 instead.Video is good as you can get
3 minutes of video instead of 12 seconds. It is really easy to use
and I especially like the fact that you can download any piece of
music from your pc and have it as your ringtone, so no more paying
for them! You can also put on any picture you have and use it as
your wallpaper. The data cable and software comes in the box, you
can even take just a small part of a song and have that as a ringtone.
The only thing I was not sure of was that if you want a delivery
reply when you send a text message you have to enable it every time,
you cannot have it on constantly, but having said that don't let
that put you off buying it. There is massive amount of storage for
your MP3's and pics. Battery life is not too bad, so go get one
!
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Reviewed by power from uk on
23rd Jun 2005
i just got a 256mb memory card and it holds up to 100's of videos
and a few full length movies but so far the only movie i can get
is the shawshank redemption, but great quality video. someone text
me a picture from ur phone and i will send one back, then we will
know who's camera is better.
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Reviewed by Dunno from UK on
21st Jun 2005
I do not know where u lot buy this fone for over 100 or 200 pounds.
But i bought this fone for 80 pounds from vodafone. saving u alot
more money.
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Reviewed by Nigel's mum from UK on
12th Jun 2005
I've taken Nigel's mobile phone away from him. He's only 8 and I
think his sister who's 12 wrote that review for him, which I only
now heard about. I think it's ridiculous that children should have
things like this just given to them. That rat of an ex of mine gave
the mobile phone to him as a bribe and he's far too young to have
one, as indeed are many of the children who seem to have been given
one by over-indulgent parents, or possibly as the result of the
proceeds of petty crime against younger children. Nigel, of course,
comes from an eminently respectable family, who speak standard English
at home, and I'm going to sell the mobile phone on ebay to go towards
his sports kit, or possibly remedial tutoring. Homies, indeed. The
mobile phone itself is expensive tat which doesn't seem to work
very well and whose battery life is rubbish. I have a pay-as-you-go
Nokia mobile phone, the one with the little torch, which is much
better.
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Reviewed by power from england on
9th Jun 2005
this phone is great cus i went to a shop and they told me how to
get the video length up to an unlimited time. it is great and you
can watch full movies on it . just go to a phone shop
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Reviewed by Nigel from UK on
8th Jun 2005
omg!!! dis fone am da biz !!! it well rockin guy! I got it fom my
dad when he got access 4 da weekend and it reely cool!!! my last
fone was totally junk but dis one has mp3 and I got with a card
for my mp3s!! I am only 8 but I fink it well hard down with my homies!!
Only fing is my mum don't like it an says it will get robbed but
I don't care!!! My dad will get me a new one 4 me even cooler!!!
omg!!!
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Reviewed by Emma D from England on
5th Jun 2005
omg this phone rocks.I got it 2 days ago. I h8 it wen ppl think
that cuz somethings rong with their version of the phone all the
others must be. The mp2 players good it has a gr8 camera and i can
hav 9 videos that go on for 3 minutes. Its that good that my sister
wants 1 now and she thought i was waisting my money when i was goin
to buy it. I got it for 13o pounds from agros. This pjhone is so
far the best 1 i have had and believe me i have had loads. People
who moan about it have to learn that u get good versions ov the
phone and bad ones and the batterly life on mine is good.
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Reviewed by Frodo from The Shire on
2nd Jun 2005
The phone looks nice but the features aren't
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Reviewed by Luke McAlary from England
on 31st May 2005
There are not much words to describe this phone, i think it is great
but there is no bluetooth and that is the phones only downfall!
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Reviewed by Ben Smith from England on
25th May 2005
This phone is brilliant, but when ever it has lost my pictures,
they are still in the phonebecuase its used the memory up still,
but i cant find them.Ive had to get a new phone becuase of this,
please help if u have any info to help me please email me on burn_da_bunny@hotmail.com
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Reviewed by Wilfried from England on
19th May 2005
SUPER, everything!!!!!!
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Reviewed by John v. Boer from Netherlands
on 19th May 2005
No Bluetooth, no Infrared, one word, Auwfull!
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Reviewed by Kitt knight from uk on
17th May 2005
I have had this phone for 3 months and its great. It has mp3 player,
camera and video recorder. Everyone says that the battery life is
not very good, well its not if you are constantly using it. The
battry can last a whole day if you use it properly. I got mine for
£115, its cheap being what the fone can do. Everyone should
have it.
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Reviewed by martyn davies from britain
on 16th May 2005
this phone is useless had it a day screen goes white frezzes while
makeing a call iam back off to nokia who is with me this phone is
lame
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Reviewed by Tom from Engalnd on
15th May 2005
Hi i av ad this fone for one week now and its great i think best
fone ive add but how do you make the video record for more than
10 seconds? because i read a post on here an someone sed they had
3 minute recordings of video on it?
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Reviewed by Will from GBR on
11th May 2005
Nothing inherently wrong with the phone's functions, style etc.
BUT!! Motorola what on earth are you doing with your batteries,
totally useless, am lucky if it lasts the day if heaven forbid I
actually use the phone!! Reception is not all that good. My first
non-Nokia product, I can't wait to return to Nokia. I cannot advise
you more strongly to stay away from this poor phone.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 11th
May 2005
I did not get to grips with this phone. Predictive text is a method
called Itap which, for me was not user friendly - T9 is much better.
The battery life was very bad and the phone with the ariel sticking
out is just to bulky for your pocket. 3G Video calls worked well
and the camera quality is very good. No bluetooth or Infrared port
which for me is not too much of a problem. Overall not a bad phone
but not good either but if you want a phone that has a good signal,
good 3G capabilities and so so in other areas then this is for you,
as for me I sent my one back.
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Reviewed by Jessie from Ireland on
6th May 2005
This fone is da bomb its pure leathal and the baatry life kicks
ass. Out of all the fones i've had this moes(beats) them all
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Reviewed by Madda from UK on
6th May 2005
Not too bad a phone.....but....i fully charge and fully discharge
my phone batteries at least three times when its new to get good
battery life. Didnt work this time, pathetic battery life 2 days
if youre lucky, back to nokia next time.
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Reviewed by kelly from scotland on
6th May 2005
i think its a good phone but it doesnt say how to use the mp3 player!
which is well annoying!! :@ :@
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Reviewed by Kitt from UK on 18th
Apr 2005
I have had the phone for 1 week and it is great. The Camera is good
and so is the video recorder. The phone has loads of stuff you can
use, even has a mp3 player, thats not bad. I recommend everyone
should have one.
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Reviewed by Andrew Bennison from UK
on 14th Apr 2005
Disapointed in the 3G service, but it has many exciting features
and it is a fun phone. Very stylish. I kiss it goodnight everynight.
I put a pink ribbon and a pink frock on it.
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Reviewed by Dave E from England on
12th Apr 2005
Guys sorry to tell you but I bought this phone for my wife for a
100 pounds and its a very good phone. Let down by the fact it hasn't
got bluetooth but the USB cable helps that out. Not the easiest
phones to use, i still think nokia have the best set-up on phone
navigation. But still this is a good phone and the pic aren;t that
bad and the zoom is about right as well. You can't fault a phone
that puts video into landscape.
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Reviewed by ozzy from England on
11th Apr 2005
It is the best fone in the world out at the moment. So brill anyone
dissing the battery is just a lieing dumbo. video superb as well
as camera, vodafone live is gr8 and the storage is massive. 20/10
must ave
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Reviewed by Phill Liver from Germany
on 7th Apr 2005
Its a great phone. Network could be better but its a outstanding
phone
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Reviewed by matt from cambs on
7th Apr 2005
quality phone, if you dont have one go and buy it! It is, by far,
the best phone i have ever had. If you charge it right you will
get a week out of the battery easy! The cameras are amazing. My
last phone was on the 3 network and vodafone is so much better.
Buy it!!!
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Reviewed by british from britland on
3rd Apr 2005
quality
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Reviewed by paul from england on
28th Mar 2005
i had the v525 before this 1 and i thought it is better , i know
this is a 3g but not that good think i better wait to give it a
chance apart from that its the same only with video if u ask me
this phone goes off a lot on its own , freezes on me a lot with
a white screen the only way round it is taking the battery out and
start again. had this fone now for about 3 weeks and now the battery
is dead flat as a pancake it wont charge up so gotta buy a new one
more trouble than its worth i will be changing my fone when i get
the chance. good points is the video mp3 and flash on cam or videos.
To me its not worth the hassle
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Reviewed by Mark from England on
23rd Mar 2005
Now i have had this phone for a while i will write a review. In
general a very nice phone,with a great camera and a nice little
video recorder. However,since i've had this phone i've had to send
it off to be repaired because the screen went white and it would
not come back. now i've got it back it's starting to play up once
again. The signal goes,thus meaning i can't get any important phone
calls or texts,it often freezes and the battery life is awful. I
might just be unlucky and if i am then go and buy this phone because
if mine didn't have all these problems it would be a great phone
and for a great price.
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Reviewed by Laura Thompson from England
on 21st Mar 2005
This phone is fantastic. I have recently bought a 128mb Memory card
and my phone now holds 35 mp3 songs, 67 3 minite video recording
and 999 photographs, there is still room to put more mp3 songs on
but i have not downloaded them all.Everyone complains about the
battery life but really it is fine. It lasts all day and all you
have to do is charge it up at night and its ready to use. This phone
is absolutly fantastic. It has everything needed and its quite light
too.
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Reviewed by Leah from England on
20th Mar 2005
i really like this fone i wasnt planning on buying it but im glad
i did it has great fetures on it. the ringtones sre not very good
but you can download ur own so its great
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Reviewed by bob from scotland on
18th Mar 2005
The battery life of the fone is ace the people who think its not
are idoets,
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Reviewed by Peter from UK on
18th Mar 2005
I got this phone two days ago to replace my V525 that had developed
a fault. My initial impression of the phone was good, screen is
clear (though could be bigger given the size of the phone), camera
function seemed to work fine. Then I started to make some calls
on it... the phone did not keep a constant volume during a call,
every minute or so it went very quiet and then slowly came back
up to the original volume. The battery life doesn't seem great,
though I have not fully tested this as it was put back in the box
yesterday ready to be sent back. Over all I'd say that my faulty
V525 was more reliable, what's the point of having all the gadgets
(camera, video, games) if it doesn't work properly when making calls.
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Reviewed by jon from england on
17th Mar 2005
anyone who says the fone has rubbish battery life is the way they
charge them to get the maximum from the battery you have to let
the battery die before you charge them then they last for ages because
if you don't charge em right you like set a battery like line where
the battery can't get the power from the life you had before you
charged it so the battery life is ace !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by fred from england on
14th Mar 2005
this fone is awsome the best fone i've ever had there cheap reliable
and if you charge em right thet last for about a week.
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Reviewed by Nick Felsted from UK on
1st Mar 2005
I am now on my 3rd V980 and this one seems ok but the battey life
is still terrible. The phone is very heavy as well. Still it is
a 3g phone at a good price
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Reviewed by lauren from uk on
28th Feb 2005
this is the best phone i've ever had. I really like this phone makesure
you get one you'll love it. It will be the best phone you've ever
had. I love it very much. Makesure you get one there the best phones
ever!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by matt from england on
22nd Feb 2005
this fone is the best i have ever owned and i have has the sharp
gx30i which is no where near the same qualty and broke the day i
got it works perfectly my brother has the motorola rasor v3 and
i think that the v980 is best even though it is £150.00 inststead
of £400 for the v3 THIS IS THE BEST FONE EVER GET IT GET IT
AND GET IT MINE WAS A BARGIN OFF EBAY
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Reviewed by John from England on
19th Feb 2005
This is the best phone EVER!!! My last phone was on 3 network and
to go on vodafone 3G is like a dream come true. The camera, the
features its all just so amazing. The battery is a small problem
but its better than my old phone. I seriously reccomend this to
anyone.
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Reviewed by antany from newcastle uk
on 10th Feb 2005
i like this and it's beautiful
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Reviewed by benzjamin from holland on
7th Feb 2005
it is a great phone, but the screen is a littelbit to smal compered
with the phone. but he has a mp3, video playing so that makes is
wondeful good job motorola!
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Reviewed by Nathan Tessler from Manchester,
England, UK on 3rd Feb 2005
This phone is the best phone I've ever bought. Fantastic it is!
If you do the proper thing and charge it for 16 hours full when
you first get it, it eill last a week like mine. EXCELLENT video
quality and FANTASTIC sharp VGA Cameras. I would really recommend
this phone as it's OUTSTANDING perfoirmance enables you to do anything.
And vodafone live on it is free. So well done Motorola, you have
acheived a great phone. This phone is better than the MOTORZR V3
by far......
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Reviewed by Nathan Tessler from UK on
3rd Feb 2005
This 3G network is in early days, in june, it will be thropping
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Reviewed by John McE from Ireland on
31st Jan 2005
This phone is rubbish, the battery life is pathetic, it will last
a day after a full charge if your really lucky and don't use it.
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Reviewed by Ivona Tinkle from Uk on
30th Jan 2005
The greatest phone ever biult. No phone could compare to it. Totaly
worth 3 times as more as its priced. It is simple to use and it
takes a week for its battery to run out. This phone deserves 5 stars
and belive me when I say its brilliant. I own 4 phone shops and
this is the best selling phone.
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Reviewed by William from Belfast on
30th Jan 2005
this is bad the worst phone i have ever had, don't buy this phone
get sharp far better. only found out last night you can't send video
pics just when i needed it.
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Reviewed by Arad from UK on 27th
Jan 2005
No bluetooth, or infrared. As soon as you stick the charger into
the phone, the phone switches off!! how wierd and terrible.You have
to manually configure the 3g network to return to the 2.5g, because
in the middle of the call (basically every 2 minutes) the phone
"roams" to find the 3g and this means your phone is disconnected
for a few seconds!! (this is a network issue, not motorola) overall
verdict: RUBBISH PHONE, WASTE OF MONEY, GET SHARP GX30i instead,
it is still early for the 3g network
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Reviewed by Jamie Reed from United Kingdom
on 22nd Jan 2005
This phone is great, some people say its rubbish but all phones
dont come with everything that you want. It offers 2 cameras CIF,
and a 4XZoom VGA and with flash. Usb, 32mb Transflash card to expand
the 2mb memory that you already have. It comes with headphones to
play your mp3s. The video quality is great with sound. The 3G makes
the internet go the speed of broadband i can watch news and what
I want. Overall I don't need an Mp3 player, digital camera, Tv and
the computer for the internet. This phone offers all
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Reviewed by Colin watson from UK on
20th Jan 2005
This phone is easily the greatest phone ever, and for the money
that you pay it a quality buy.
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Reviewed by Daniel from England on
19th Jan 2005
I bought this phone a few weeks ago,and it is very good,i like it
a lot. Camera is of a good quality,easy to use and it looks sexy.
When it's in your pocket you know you look good when you have to
answer a call,people are going to stare at you and think 'mmm,i
wish i had that phone,what an amazing person'. Just buy it and feel
good!
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Reviewed by Chris Jones from Bolton
on 19th Jan 2005
I find this phone simple to use and covers all of my 3g needs. But,
and this is a big but, the battery life if awful. The standby time
is about 18hours, the 144hours I was told is a complete lie.
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Reviewed by Wing from England on
18th Jan 2005
I think that this phone is pretty good as it has a good software
on it but the design does look abit on the downside and i think
it is a bit heavy for my type but as a whole it is quiet a good
phone as the network is on vodafone 3G which is better than 3 because
if you go out of a 3G Area then u will be reverted to a 2.5g network
which saves the trouble of just staying in a 3g area
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Reviewed by cath from UK on 16th
Jan 2005
Just got this phone 2 days ago and I think it is really easy to
use, great looking , and lots of good features. However I am having
to take it back to the shop as the small screen on the outside of
the phone does not work, but will get another one as I really like
it.
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Reviewed by Boydy from UK on
16th Jan 2005
The picture quality on this phone is pretty amazing, but that's
about it. Not enough memory and the screen is wayyy too small, sent
it back after a week.
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Reviewed by Sisu from Romania on
15th Jan 2005
It's not whort it, the sharp GX20 is much better!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Dom from England on
14th Jan 2005
Great phone,love the camera.. Only thing bad about it is the screen
is a little bit small but its not that bad, their are so many positives
about this phone. The best phone i have had so far....
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Reviewed by GUY!!!!!!!!! from England
on 13th Jan 2005
this phone is sooo good i like it sooooooooooooooooooo much i reccomend
this fone 2 any1 but the sharp gx 30i is much better
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Reviewed by ricky from uk on
10th Jan 2005
poor phone. good layout and diversity of functions though, unfortunately
on the technical side it has proven very poor with myself and 2
other friends having to return the unit within a month of receiving
it.
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Reviewed by ?????? from England on
10th Jan 2005
Its a rubbish fone don't buy it waste of money kept cutting me off
when chattin to mates .
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Reviewed by Liam from England on
9th Jan 2005
Brilliant phone. The camara is fantastic,great quality. It's a nice
shape and has got a good battery life. If you are after a good quality
camera phone at a good price buy this one.
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Reviewed by sammy from uk on
4th Jan 2005
A truly terrible phone...the worst I have ever used. Battery life
is beyond a joke - charge at least one a day - and reception is
poor. Easy to use but surely one of the ugliest phones around...and
one of the heaviest! Don't buy it.
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Reviewed by michael from uk on
4th Jan 2005
nice phone network could be better but all round good phone
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Reviewed by Ben from UK on 2nd
Jan 2005
Now, i hate it when people all moan about the phones they see, saying
how it is so bad or that when deep down they know it is good. They
are mobile phones not computers. Now personally i do like this phone,
the functions are great but the major dissapointment is the screen
size, the way it looks. The screen is far to small for the size
of the phone, it ruins the whole shape of the phone, but apart from
that this phone is feature rich and once you have got past the annoying
3G network you will unveil a brilliant little phone...definetely
worth buying!!
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Reviewed by emma from england on
2nd Jan 2005
it was the worst phone i had ever come across honestly dont buy
it it pecks!
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