Review: O2 X3

O2 X3 Review

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The O2 X3 is O2's best phone yet and is available exclusively on the O2 network. On paper at least the O2 X3 is an outstandingly well-specified phone for its price. The 262,000 colour internal display is one of the best amongst mid-range camera phones and the 1.3 megapixel camera with video capability is outstanding, although it can be quite tricky to get it to take good pictures. The capability is certainly there, but it is perhaps not as easy to take good pictures as with a Sony Ericsson K700i for example.

The X3 also features an MP3 player. O2 have provided the "O2 Digital Music Player", which is a service allowing you to download tracks from O2. O2 Active provides ringtones, games, etc, but of course all of this content has to be paid for!

The X3 comes with a 16 Mbyte card, which is reasonable, but which can be upgraded if you want more space for storing videos or MP3 tracks.

The biggest downside is the poor battery life, plus there have been problems with reliability reported by users. Still, this is a much better phone than the O2 X1 or X2 and the newer O2 X4 builds on this success and takes the O2 range into the realm of 3G technology.

Features of the O2 X3 include:

• 1.3 megapixel digital camera with flash and digital zoom
• Video camera
• Internal display: 262,000 colours, 128 x 160 pixels
• External display: 4,000 colours
• MP3 player
• Stereo headset
• Polyphonic ringtones
• Java™ games
• Picture messaging
• Memory card (16 Mbytes) plus 3 Mbytes internal memory
• WAP, GPRS
• Connectivity: USB, infrared
• Vibration alert
• Triband
• Size: 82 x 42 x 26 mm
• Weight: 96g
• Talktime: 3.5 hours
• Battery standby: 150 hours

O2 X3 Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by CoolDude from Enland on 7th Mar 2005
I tink dis fone is or8 it isnt da best fone eva. If i was u buy a nokia 3220. Nokia 3220 is the best fone about i love it!
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Reviewed by Gordon from UK on 7th Mar 2005
Difficult to find anything realy positive to say other than its a good MP3 player..as a phone it works... Camera..good variety of settings but flash ..well nooo..it doesn't really.. video clips well that doesn't work either..I believe the product shoiuld match the blurb..this doesn't not in any way...Big Disappointment all round heres someone who will be off as soon as contract s up
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Reviewed by Steve from on 5th Mar 2005
I got this phone as a free upgrade on my contract, i was disapointed with the phone as it has so many problems and thing which just make the phone a pain. Just 1 exaple out of many, the text tone is a door bell and it cant be changed. I would not recomend to people to buy this phone. I would have sent it back but unfortunaly it got scratched so now i have to live with it for a year :(
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Reviewed by sarz from england on 3rd Mar 2005
I had this phone for about a week and decided to send it back. I loved the look of it and I didnt think the camera was as bad as some people say but I just didnt find it that user friendly. It doesnt tell u how many characters u have used so u only find out how many messages ur gonna be sending when u go to send it then u have to go back and delete some if u only wanna send it in one text and keep doing that untill it says it'll send in one text so that was a bit annoying. it doesnt tell u how many messages u have in ur inbox either. I wasnt very impressed with the battery life, i had to charge it practically every day, fair enough its a new phone so i used it quite a lot but even when i didnt it still ran down pretty quick. The texting was different to a nokia and not as easy but it just takes some getting used to. However, u cant change the message tone and its a really annoying ding dong like a door bell! it also wouldnt stop vibrating when i got a text once and i had to t urn it off to stop it. It also wouldnt reply to some people when i got a text i had to exit it and write a new one and send it that way, altho it does save messages that dont send but since i spend my life texting it was a bit annoying! The ringtones werent that impressive either, there were only about 10 and mostly of songs i hate but u can buy more so thats not a huge problem. They r really the only problems i had but after hearing so many other people with other problems i thought id send it back while i still had the chance before any more developed!
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Reviewed by Chris from England on 26th Feb 2005
I dont know what people say when the accuse the O2 X3 of being rubbish, it has everything you could want and more. If there is one problem, its that the mp3 doesnt accept WMA's but the sound quality is exceptional
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Reviewed by Karen from Northern Ireland on 28th Feb 2005
I got this phone for my birthday back in November, and three months on, I still have no major complaints. In my case, it didn't keep turning itself off the way some have described, which was excellent because my previous Nokias all ended up doing so, and it drove me mad. Anyway, I don't think either the camera or video recorder is amazing - but it is a camera phone! Bearing that in mind, and considering the relatively low price, I think these features are pretty admirable. The thing with the miniSD adaptor was admitedly a pain , and would be my only real gripe with the phone. Having said that, while I still believe o2 or whoever the seller is should make it clear that this issue exists prior to selling the phone, it ends up not costing that much more anyway - £35 for 512MB of memory in my case. if they would inform customers that you need to buy this - or offer to supply it then and there, even if it is at extra cost - then that would be much more helpful. Anyway, the MP3 player is, in my opinion, of good quality, and I especially liked the fact you can use MP3s as ringtones. I find the menu easy to use and like the fact that you can use any photo on either of the screens whether you took it with the phone or uploaded it from the computer. In my opinion, the screens display things very well. The phone book could be better - I preferred the 'name and number' feature on Nokias - but could be a lot worse; ultimately, it's not difficult to find what you're looking for. Browsing the web is extremely easy and the large, colour screen makes everything very clear. Writing text messages can be a bit slow, but if you play with it for long enough, you can work out ways of speeding the process up. One thing I don't like is that it's takes a lot of time to capitalise words (unless you type the whole thing in capitals, of course), but it's not a hugely important issue and I imagine many people wouldn't care that much at all. All in all - a few tiny issues, and the whole lack of information re: the miniSD card, are niggling annoyances, and that is why I'm not giving the phone 5/5. However, on the whole, I've found it to be a user-friendly, entertaining and highly stylish phone, so overall, I'd give it a big thumbs-up.
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Reviewed by Bob from England on 27th Feb 2005
I've had this phone since the end of September now. it is jst generally great. the mp3 player is gud along with the video and camera. i've bought another mini sd which has given a lot more memory. i can now record best video on a 128mb card. card reader for pc, very useful. great buy. worth having 1.
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Reviewed by Paul Tasker from UK on 26th Feb 2005
Looks the business both in the flesh and on paper, I got this as a free upgrade and couldn't wait to receive it. So imagine my horror when I try using it. It doesn't have predictive text, just a far worse ITAP system, the 1MP camera only works in sunny conditions (and badly even then). The keypad is terrible, and I had a sagem my x7 before which has a bad keypad, yet this means you're always hitting the wrong letter when texting. Its unresponsive, slow and I have to say that luminous blue keypad is headache inducing at night. 1 star. Sold it after just 3 days.
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Reviewed by hhiiiiiiiiii from england on 25th Feb 2005
a don't no wit u r talkin bout da camera is so good it allways comes out well a hav not had 1 bad pic a hav takin 336 pics an they r all gud
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Reviewed by Horace from uk on 25th Feb 2005
Simply an excellent phone for the money. There have been problems with early firmware on this phone but if you are getting a new one now these are issues have been fixed. The Mp3 player does require you have an SD card reader in your PC/laptop (if not you can get one for £10-20) and miniSD adaptor. Fortunately these come free with new mini SD cards and if you want to use the player much you'd be getting a larger storage card anyway. A 512MB miniSD is from £35 new (which is what I paid not "over £50"). This will allow a fair few albums worth on your phone with some videos too. Uploading and changing videos and mp3s was very simple - just copy and paste. Player quality is excellent and I can leave the ipod at home. The screen is very high quality, putting your own images on either screen is easy with the data cable supplied. The overall design is mini and the of course clam design (nice neon blue lightup keypad but MUCH smaller than the Motorola V3 razor-block). The external screen is good for quickviewing incoming text messages and has a nice feature of quick calendar view. You can answer and end calls just by opening the clam (or turn this feature off) and has photo caller id. Clam design also means no more calling Australia for an hour by accident! The camera is however not a good one. I wouldn't recommend you get it if that's all you really want. I'm very glad I didn't listen to the nay-sayers:95% of what they seem to say is totally INACCURATE. For example screen poor: it is one of highest pixel quality screens you will find 262k colour, so no idea! Poor ringtones: download a new free midi ringtone or use one of your Mp3s as a ring tone. Again no idea! It's broken: get a replacement with new firmware. Type *#300# the latest firmware is 1.22.01. IR doesn't work: it does but it can only RECEIVE ir. rtfm. The OS/menus are difficult: this as easy as your going to get. In fact, I cant imagine it being any simpler with great big colour icons and idiot-proof questions and prompts. Obviously if you are used to only one phone make you will need to relearn some things if technology isn't your thing. Consider the options before you buy.
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Reviewed by i fink .. from england on 23rd Feb 2005
i fink dis fone is gd x gd camera n video x only prob is da txtin a bit slo but hey its gd i cn put up wit it xxxx
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Reviewed by Anna from england on 23rd Feb 2005
Dont know what all you are talking about!! o2x3 is an excellent phone!! def. a one 2 buy!
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Reviewed by Nigel from UK on 22nd Feb 2005
Will have to say this phone was a huge dissapointment. To start with it feels very cheap, I don't think it would take much before the hinge becomes loose. The casing plastic feels like a cheap toy. On paper it's features sound great but when you use the phone it's not so great. The operating system is rubbish and the megapixal camera is one of the worst I've come accross on a phone, I previously owned a Samsung D410 and the picture quality was far better. This phone was sent back to O2 after one day and after a bit of haggling I got a V3 for £50. The V3 has a far lesser spec than the X3 but it does everything far better. Really don't buy this phone, if you want the spec get a Samsung D500 which you can get for the same price!
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Reviewed by emily from england on 21st Feb 2005
well this fone is ma sisters and it is rubbish (i could use a lot worse)i mean the picture is ok for 1.3 mega pixel camera. erm wat else the sound qaulity on er fone is ok. I thougt her fone was really gud until it BROKE o ye it tuk a month 2 fix and i mean cum on u wants a broken fone (it was the manufacturers fault)
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Reviewed by lulu123 from Uk on 21st Feb 2005
I had wanted a new phone for christmas and i thought i had found the right one. All magazine articles were saying an outstanding 1.3 megapixel camera. Although i was disappointed. There is always an annoying white spot on the screen whenever i try and take a picture. This becomes quite frustrating. Also i have tried many a time to connect Infra red to other phones... never seems to work. Although it is the most outstanding phone compared to many others, and i find the txting very quick and easy. But if i could turn back time i would not have bought this phone for the amount of money i paid for it. This phone is a good phone for somebody who does not mind about how all the features work, because they wont. Use this phone for the basic features txting, calling etc. If i could i would definetly get another phone.
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Reviewed by JAMZ-Cranham from England on 17th Feb 2005
i have had this phone and it feels cheap, screens poor, por ringtones, feels nasty to use sol it after 2 hours.
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Reviewed by Em from UK on 16th Feb 2005
This phone, well I thought it had been withdrawn off the market and I wasn't suprised. Unfortunately I was wrong. I've had three of these phones, each time having to take it back after a month or so. I got my first one for Christmas and I was like 'Wow, it's brilliant. It's got everything I could possibly need, bar the Bluetooth and FM radio'. Two weeks later it stopped charging up. Fair do's, maybe I'd dropped it, but I returned it and got a replacement. This time I made sure I was careful with it. Then I noticed a white spot on the camera when in indoor mode. This was a bit unusual and a bit of a nuisance, but that was okay. When I uploaded the so called '1.3 MegaPixel' images to my computer, they were grainy and faded. A month or so after I got it, the camera when on indoor mode would randomly blackout, then whiteout. I took it back and got a replacement of the same phone, hoping to be third time lucky. The same errors started occuring again, and it stopped displaying some images. The video quality of this phone when in CIF/QCIF mode is excellent, but that is the only thing I miss. I have recently purchased a Nokia 6230 and recommend it, a phone with all the features of this phone and more, if you are willing to lose the clamshell design and 262k colour screen (reverting to the more commonly used 64k colour TFT). I have bought a Bluetooth dongle and have had no trouble uploading mp3s and videos to this phone. Whatsmore, the expandable memory card (32Mb comes with the phone) costs over £50 for a 512Mb miniSD, the O2 X3's kind, but only £40 for a MMC of 1GB, the Nokia 6230's variety. A 512Mb MMC can be bought for as little as £20.
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Reviewed by STEVE MC from LIVERPOOL on 15th Feb 2005
i got my 02x3 nov 04 the 1st one 02 sent kept switching self off without any reason within minutes of being turned on that went back the second one was just as bad last 2 days switching self off repeatedly i been on my 3rd one since end of november 04, does turn self off once a week but not too bad, i do like this fone. although buttons maybe bit small if your a text maniac but, the one thing that does let it down is the camera well on top of the reliabilty problem. After speaking to 02 on 3 seperate occasions being informed of new problems and finding the reviews on here would never have another 02 fone
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Reviewed by kurt from england on 12th Feb 2005
gd phone but can any 1 tlel me how 2 get the infra red working lyk sending stuff with it plzzz thx ;) frm kurt email me if you have the anser whw_kurt@hotmail.com
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Reviewed by david05 from United Kingdom on 12th Feb 2005
The o2 x3 is a good phone and comes with a fair share of features, however its not the 'brilliant' phone that its made out to be on paper. Physically, its a very nice looking phone and I like the whole design of it. Not too big, not too small, nice look and nice blue light for the buttons. You have plenty of buttons which provide instant access to the calender, mp3 player, txts and camera. The phone comes with a software cd, as well as the 32mb card. The external screen is cool in the sense that you can set animated wallpapers- and on a lot of phones you can only have still pictures as the wallpaper. BUT the colours to me look 'washed out' and if you set a picture as the wallpaper, it is so small its just not worth it. The internal screen is much more bright and sharp. I can see why some would say the menu systems are dull, but to me they are fine. You can make plenty of adjustments to the phone which I find is always helpful and it has all the basic (yet still very important) organiser features. Someone mentioned texting was very slow- I have to disagree-I find it to actually be quite fast and have had no problems with it. Now on to the multimedia capabilities of the phone- I was eager to try out the '1.3megapixel' camera. Firsly to be clear to anyone considering buying the phone- this is not the quality you would expect. The good point about the camera is that a lot of camera phones are motion sensitive- this appears to move very smoothly indeed. But even after putting the camera on its highest quality setting (which has to be changed every time bcos the phone does not remember your settings), the camera is hopeless in low light conditions and again suffers the 'washed out' colours and grainy image problem. The flash is useless too and the pictures are by no means sharp and full of colour. You have to be careful not to let pictures build up- because at no point are you asked whether you want to save the picture or not, the phone does it automatically for you. This going thru and deleting many unwanted pictures, which can be very frustrating. The video camera with the edition of the memory card can record for long amounts of time and is actually quite good quality depending on conditions. General sound quality on the phone is good. You can also record your own ringtone. However, the playback sound quality for this is quite appauling. Previous reviewers have noted a 'hissy' sound which I would have to agree with. The mp3 player for the most part is a con, in the sense that as you probably know from reading other reviews requires you to fork out more money just to use it. Battery life for the most part seems to be ok. There have been many reports of reliability problems regarding this phone including the phone 'switching itself off'. I have not yet encountered any of these problems, however it is something to bear in mind for anyone considering buying one. My advice is buy the phone if it is at a reasonable price, but make no mistake- this phone is not worth a great deal of money. Personally, I have grown to quite like the phone but some of the phones set backs may be unnacceptable to others.
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Reviewed by yea_dave from uk on 11th Feb 2005
you all dont know what your talking about 02x3 is the best phone out yet trust ...
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Reviewed by gareth from england on 10th Feb 2005
my o2x3 has been sent away to get fixed once, this was becasue the camera was dodgey and blury and the outher lcd screen display kept going off and still is and the game would not open and my phone also turned off a couple of times, but apart from all of that the mobile is really excellent it has a supbub video and it compact and easy tou use.
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Reviewed by john from uk on 8th Feb 2005
at first, i thought this phone was awesome. but after about 3 days youll notice that its RUBBISH!! Do not buy! its over priced. its worth about £50 at most. buy it if you see it 4 less than that. otherwise, ignore. camera is rubbish and you have to pay £40 to use the mp3. the only good thing is the look. its very stylish. but if you want a stylish fone, get the samsung d500. the o2 x3 is rubbish.
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Reviewed by rob from northern ireland on 7th Feb 2005
well now my 02x3 is away for the second time to be repaired it keeps turning it's self off not so good when your expecting a call. apart from the turning of issue it aint a bad phone. camera seems pretty good. the outer screen on mine is very bright and you cant seem to change it. glad i got it free on line rental as there is no way its worth what they are asking for it with the turning off problem...get it sorted 02
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Reviewed by Joe from UK on 6th Feb 2005
This phone has good potential and it looks good, but be warned it still posses the same problems the original X1 had!!! O2 are a decent network, but should stay at that and not make phones!!!! It looks very stylish and it is light weight and compact, but this is the only advanatage of it! Texting is absolutely terrible!!! It is slow and it doesn't have T9, it has something called I-Tap, which you can't add words to. Also you cannot upload pictures to a PC via the USB cable, you have to buy a seperate memory card reader. **THE BIGGEST FLAW OF ALL** Just like the rest of the O2 X-range, X1, X1i, X2, the X3 still switches itself off for no apparent reason! It may take a while before it does this, but i can guarantee it will sooner or later, and it will be sooner. The problems is the software, it has not be written well and they need to completely redesign it and take a leaf out of leading phones manufacturers books. O2 have just released the O2 X4, if it anything like the last 4 mobiles from them, do not be fooled by its stylish appearance!!! O2 know the problems with their phones, yet they still sell them to the public, only to have hundreds returned for repairs each week.
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Reviewed by jolly chris from england on 5th Feb 2005
this is the holy grail of phones. MP3 player, mini-sd card, unlimited video and mega-pixel camera (but its not that good) plus you can buy it for under 150 quid! theres alot of bad mouthing at this phone but i believe that its the best, even if i did have 2 delete all my games cos they didn't work, but SO WHAT!
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Reviewed by Aimz22 from England on 3rd Feb 2005
I think this phone sounds good on the shelf but the amount of money you have to spend on getting decent accessories to optimise this phone makes it more worthwhile buying a more expensive phone with all the accessories you need with it already to minimize the hassle. I still can't find a stereo headset anywhere, anybody know where I can find one?
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Reviewed by jemma from uk on 1st Feb 2005
I LOVE this phone but can anyone tell me how on earth you use the mp3 player!! help appreciated jem_rich20@hotmail.com
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Reviewed by flikiteeeeeee from uk on 30th Jan 2005
amazing phone, what's with all the negativity? would definety recomend...xxx
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Reviewed by DN from UK on 28th Jan 2005
Absolutely fantastic phone. The video quality is absolutely second to none, when on top quality mode. I have had no complaints with it, it does just as much as any other high-end phone on the market and is smaller AND cheaper. The only slight niggle I have with it is its lack of bluetooth, but the data cable and great handsfree kit get me round that. I've had 17 phones altogether, and this is my favourite so far!
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Reviewed by from Wales on 26th Jan 2005
Ok, its a bit on the pricey side, but its a good little phone. The photos are ok if you just practice with it a bit, they are only 1.3 megapixel so its not going to have the quality of a normal digital camera. It looks good, you can use it for everything you need and its fun. I like mine and have had it since christmas and have not had any ot the problems that several other users seem to have had. Cross fingers it stays that way.
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Reviewed by maniac from pluto on 25th Jan 2005
What can I say? so many bad reviews..... well here on pluto it's great. The memory is really really great.... i have 400 odd messages and god knows how many photos and videos plus all the downloaded ringtones. The MP3 however requires actual cash. Jst to listen to your fave tracks!! Oh well..... there is no such thing as the perfect phone. Definitley a good buy
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Reviewed by JESSIE KOUGH SINGH from MANCHESTER on 25th Jan 2005
THE BEST PHONE EVER, GOT ALL N MOST FEATURES. YOU LOOKING TO BUY A PHONE? BUY THIS ONE!!!!! TRUST ME
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Reviewed by Em from England on 24th Jan 2005
John, you can press cancel [C] to go back on the internet. Well.. After a few more weeks I think it's time to take my second X3 back. First time it was because it stopped charging up. This time the camera has gone dodgy and either goes overexposed or underexposed on indoormode. It also has a very darkened outdoor mode, and there is a lighter spot on the camera lens. Despite cleaning the lens and checking for scratches, conditions have not improved. I think I may get my money back and buy a different phone.
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Reviewed by rich from England on 24th Jan 2005
the phone is amazing it has everything apart from bluetooth the mp3 player needs n adapter wich i cant find anywere the video cam quality is awsome and it looks good to its quite strong and when some mates have been on my phone and a week later they had brought 1
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Reviewed by Viraj- virajpatel@hotmail.com from England on 23rd Jan 2005
IF I COULD GIVE IT ZERO STARS I WOULD, THIS HAS TO BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE PIECE OF SCRAP METAL IN THE WORLD. COMPUTERS MADE IN THE SWINGING SIXTIES LOAD FASTER THAN THIS DOES, THE USER INTERFACE HS THE CHARM OF A SLIENT FILM AND IS LIKE NAVIGATING IN THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE. THE CAMERA IS POOR ON LOW QUALITY AND CAN BE OK ON ITS HIGHEST SETTING THOUGH GETTING IT ON ITS HIGHEST SETTING TAKES AGES AND IT DOESN'T REMEMBER IT FOR THE NEXT TIME YOU WISH TO USE THE CAMERA. JUST TO SAVE A PHOTO OR VIDEO YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE A DECADE, THE THING MUST RUN ON STEAM OR SOMETHING. I 262,000 COLOUR SCREEN THAT IS WASTED BY A DULL ARRANGEMENT OF MENUS AND TERRIBLE WAP INTERFACES. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD 6 OF THESE THINGS ONE AFTER ANOTHER DEVELOPING A FAULT OF SOME SORT. THE IS ONLY ONE THING TO COMMEND ABOUT THIS PHONE AND THATS THE MP3, THATS IF U WANT TO SHELL EXTRA FOR THE ADAPTOR TO PUT MUSIC ON IT. I SINCE MY SIXTH O2 X3 HAVE BOUGHT A ORANGE SPV C500 SMARTPHONE QUITE POSSIBLY THE BEST PHONE OUT THERE COZ THEY'VE PUT IT FOR SO DMAN CHEAP, ITS CRIMINAL. IF U WANT A PHONE THAT CAN'T PERFORM ANYTHING WELL THEN BE MY GUEST AND BUY AN O2 X3 PHONE BUT FOR A WISE INVESTMENT BUY A SPV C500 FROM ORANGE FOR £149 (WHICH IS CHEAPER) AND UNLOCK IT TO O2, AND THEN MY DEAR FRIENDS YOU WILL BE LEFT WITH A WIDE SMILE ON YOUR FACE.
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Reviewed by DD from UK on 22nd Jan 2005
I GOT A HOLD OF MY 02 X3 FOR XMAS, ONCE I GOT USED TO IT IT WAS OK.STILL FIND IT HARD TO GET TO GRIPS WITH THE SOFTWARE THAT LETS YOU TRANSFER STUFF TO AND FROM YOUR PC. HAVENT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT APART FROM THE ONLY ONE GAME ON BOARD. HAD A BLUE N APPEAR ON SCREEN BUT MANAGED TO WORK IT OUT EVENTUALLY NO THANKS TO THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL, NO MENTION OF THAT IN IT. GOOD ALL ROUND PHONE THOUGH, CANT EWAIT TILL THE X4 WHWN THAT COMES OUT.
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Reviewed by Luke from England on 22nd Jan 2005
fair enough... this phone isn't quite what anyone expected... it doesn't quite do what it says on the tin but still this fone is NOT BAD. mine hasn't gone crazy and turned itself off and that yet, and after a month of having it i'd say it was alright. camera is perfect inside if u fiddle around with the settings... its not inadequate, its just more advanced than most people who apparently own one. £180 paid for a fone that boasts everythin but bluetooth, looks good and takes miniSD. With this phone u get ur moneys worth, but I do kinda wish I had a Samsung D500 instead!!!
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Reviewed by graeme from uk on 22nd Jan 2005
I bought this phone after being told by the salesperson that this was 'the way forward' in mobiles with cameras, i was not told you must by a card reader for the MP3 player to work, also after the first three months the phone has begun to turn itself off at the most unappropriate times. I phoned O2 to be told this prob was not a recognised issue do they would not replace it, please all that have this problem phone them and demand a new phone, it worked for the Sony Ericcson customers on O2!! Never even contemplate this phone!!!!!
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Reviewed by Sneaky from UK on 20th Jan 2005
Pretty poor given the competition. I had an Sony Ericsson T610 and up graded to this O2 X3. Bad move. My previous 3 Sony Ericsson's were better. a good phone if you want to make call, and little else but really poor address book, texting, carmera's hopeless if indoors, means It get's a just passed 3/5. I'm getting rid of this after only two months!
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Reviewed by paul from england on 18th Jan 2005
I have to say, this phone is AWFULL or was awfull in my case as i took it back two days after , the camera was poor ( oh and talking of which, people on this forum who say " its a phone not a camera....get a camera if thats what your after etc" i think its time you woke up and reallized that its now 2005 and the technollogy to have a decent camera built in to a phone is here....but if you want 2nd best then go ahead) There are better...much better phones on the market than this that are free (
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Reviewed by john from England on 18th Jan 2005
i am confused. all these reviews are either really good, or awful! i like it. ok, the camara when u r indoors is disopoiting, but outdoors, its great. i feel cheated about the mp3, why should we pay more to get the best out of the phone when we already paid? (i paid £180) everything else is great. if you love going on wap (mobile internet) youll get very very annoyed cos there is no back option so youll have to go all the way back to home! v. annoying. apart from that tis great
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Reviewed by Em from UK on 17th Jan 2005
Well... Got this for Christmas. I personally think it's a great phone for what I paid for it (£180 approx.), considering all the features you get with it. I mean, 1.3 Mega Pixel camera, video recording, externam colour screen, polyphonic ringtones and an MP3 player. Then again, you have to actually pay more to enable the MP3 player, and if you want to store a reasonable amount of stuff you have to pay more. The 1.3MP camera feature, when uploaded onto a computer, has a very grainy quality to it. Also, at first I was very concerned about the video quality. It seemed quite grainy and lasted somewhere in the region of 6 to 20 seconds. Then I discovered the option of resizing it to CIF, which allows you to take up to three minutes or more of video footage, depending on the space left on your memory card. It gives a very good quality video which includes sound recording, so brilliant. The Handset Manager that comes with it isn't the best I could of hoped for, it seems very.. How should I put it... Foreign. Like them 'Made In China' things. It annoyed me when I tried to upload things yet it wouldn't let me. However, I discovered that by downloading .MIDI files and uploading them, I got free ringtones. And not little 20-second ones, full length songs. So, score. If you want a video mobile packed with features at a cheap price, then the X3 is for you. However, if you are a posh snob who demands top quality items, I'd recommend paying that bit extra for a Bond-esque gadgety phone. The only thing I'm unhappy about with this little phone is the fact that you have to pay for the adapter to actually use the MP3 Player.
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Reviewed by Liz from UK on 16th Jan 2005
This phone looks and sounds good.... while its still on the shelf. for the first few weeks, it was fine. but then it started turning itself off, and now, its decided i cant access my media files - images and ringtones, and i cant send a text because "space full". I cant think of anything else to say about it. Its the worst phone ive ever had. I wish i could wind back time and choose a miles better free upgrade. If the shop cant fix it, im thinking of cancelling my contract and getting a new one with a new phone that works! Just avoid this phone because its Pants! and thats being kind.
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Reviewed by belinda from england on 15th Jan 2005
I normally only buy nokias but when i saw this phone i thought i would take a chance on it...worst decision i ever made!! This is the worst phone i have ever had and i can't w8 4 my contract 2 run out. I bought it because it has an MP3 player but it is a nightmare trying 2 get an SD reader,and they don't supply it in the O2 shops and the instructions on how 2 use it are awful.The camera is not much good either and neither is the video. When i 1st got the phone my WAP wouldn't work and had 2 go back 2 the shop and they gave me a new 1,now i've just found out my infra red doesn't work either!The quality of the network coverage is very poor which really annoys me. The screen is 2 bright @ night,the ringtones r awful,but worst of all is the txt message alert sound,it sounds like a door bell and u can't change it...its so embaressing!! I have head phones on all the time when i'm out and sometimes can't hear my phone ring,but normally i can feel it vibrating...not this phone,i have missed loads of calls and txt messages. I'm trying 2 think of something good 2 say about this phone, but i'm really struggling. So my advice 2 any1 thinking of buying the X3 is DON'T!!
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Reviewed by Owain from Wales on 14th Jan 2005
Nice camera with very good coulour.The video is a bit laggy.Not having a sd reader with the phone is very annoying.A few bad things...No bluetooth,cant send stuff through infa red,infa red is preety naff at recieving stuff,you cant put a diffrent tone for when you recive texts.Apart from those it is a very nice phone
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Reviewed by little red from UK on 11th Jan 2005
There is no doubt about it - this phone sucks! I haven't experienced the same problems as you guys but I have had problems with the infa red i.e it doesn't work. When speaking to an O2 customer advisor at my local shop in Wigan he said this is a common problem with the phone and they have had many returned due to this. Before getting this phone I had the sony ericsson T610 and loved it, I got this after returning a faulty O2 X2!!! At the end of my first years contract O2 contacted me about upgrading and then told me there was only 1 free upgrade with all the latest features and that was the O2 X3, I was immediatley put off as the last O2 phone I had was rubbish but I was assured this one is the muts nuts and so i took the risk. More fool me - after my 5th call to O2 to try and sought out my problem I was advised to cancel my contract and go online and order whatever phone I want and that way I can get a "better" (his word not mine) phone for free. So there you go folks O2 customer services agree - there are 'better' phones out there than this GO AND BUY ONE OF THOSE!
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Reviewed by me from bristol on 10th Jan 2005
this fone is rubbish i h8 it it turens it self off n it freezes camera is nt v gd the video is poor slow n nt v gd quality dsnt last v long the voice recoeder is rubbish doent last v long either nt wot i expectd at all
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Reviewed by smithy from england on 10th Jan 2005
itis very poor and do not buy
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Reviewed by Kevin from UK on 9th Jan 2005
After having read the reveiws here I decided the good outweighed the bad and decided to take the plunge. On first inmpressions I was extremely pleased with the phone and after a few days of use my enthusiasm hasn't wavered one bit. The picture quality of the camera is very good compared with most other phones I have seen, after all lets not forget it is a PHONE!!! not a digital camera. I found the phone to be extremely user friendly making navigating the menu's a breeze. All in all this phone does everything I want it to and much more. The only critisism I have is with the memory card. The phone comes with a 32MB Mini SD card which enables you to store extra images and video then most phones. But the main reason I got this phone was for the ability to have Mp3'S stored on the memory card. But trying to get a card reader from the high street that reads mini SD Cards has proven to be a real pain. (I am not a fan of online shopping) Readers that take SD Cards are everywhere so why doesn't the phone come with an SD Card adapter? If you buy a Mini SD Card an adapter comes as standard so why doesn't the one with phone. It's not much of a problem if you can afford to buy another card or just the adapter (I know they are not that expensive) but not everybody can. So my advice is that if you don't want the hassle of having to go out and buy extra accessories for your storage needs when you get your phone then steer clear of X3. I now have a 256MB Card, adapter and card reader on it's way for a cut price amount of £25 which will enable me to have enough music to see me through many boring days at work, hopefully the Mp3 player will live up to my expectations.. But other then that I believe I made the right choice of phone when I got the X3 and would highly recommmend it.
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Reviewed by CRIS!!!! from ENGLAND on 8th Jan 2005
U get free polly phonic ringtones and u dnt need a adapter!! I LUV IT!!!! y du u care bout da ringtones on it wen u can jst get like 50 more 4 free!!! but were du u get ur adapters and wat they luk like??
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Reviewed by bobby from uk on 7th Jan 2005
a got dis fone 4 ma b'day it is da best it has everything on it
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Reviewed by sid from lydon on 7th Jan 2005
Personally i didnt think the camera was tht bad it makes good videos and is all rouand a gud phone, mp3 is fantasticespecially buying the 256mb sd card ive got loads of songs on it altogether it is a phone worth buying, top quality
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Reviewed by charlene from scotland on 6th Jan 2005
the o2 x3 fone is a rly grb fone but im a bit confused bout this mp3 player. how does it work and wot is it u hav 2 buy? how much is it and wer is it frm? apart frm tht its a kl fone!!! help wif the mps plz xx
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Reviewed by mike from uk on 5th Jan 2005
just great! thats all i can say
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Reviewed by sexy from england on 5th Jan 2005
wow Nick thats a review and a half! but i cant be bothered to write a lot so i'm just gonna tell you what i think quickly. i got the phone for christmas and i love it because it has everthing i need plus it looks great and has loads of fun extras. the camera is one of the best phone cameras i've seen when its at its highest setting and the video camera is much better than i expected. so if that isnt enough detail then read the reviews below and then buy this phone!
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Reviewed by Stevie from UK on 5th Jan 2005
I was recommended this handset over the phone when told i was entitled to a free handset upgrade on my contract. The guy on the phone, (Who worked for o2) said it was the best phone he had ever seen! I agreed and upon hearing the long list of the phones features was quite impressed, though upon receipt of the phone it all went downhill! Do not waste either your time or money on this phone, it is a toy, full of gimmicky and ultimately useless features! It looks and feels cheap, the user interface is limited and the text messaging is a joke. The 'iTap' system that it uses is more long winded than actually typing manually and you can't add your own words to the dictionary, very annoying. I found myself receiving text messages and then not even being bothered to write back as it was so much of a chore. I think i put up with it for about 3 days before returning it. I now have a Sony Ericsson k700i which is a much more stylish and infinitely better phone.
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Reviewed by rob from UK on 4th Jan 2005
Absolute cack. Sent it back on same day. Promised much but did not even offer the basics. Phone froze and crashed when i tried to set alarm. Picture files mysteriously dissapeared. Predictive texting did not work. Camera not all it cracked up to be either. DO NOT BUY!
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Reviewed by Tommy from UK on 4th Jan 2005
I think this phone is the best you can buy, and i'd like to disagree with the following points...: "I suppose the only positive reviews are from people from O2 that DO NOT use an X3!Returned my faulty one in the hope of a better replacement but now they out of stock (probably removed the whole production of the market,what a surprise!),i went for the X3 because of the specs offered..Don't they test products properly before putting it on the market? X3 is NO GO.." Especially the part saying "probably removed the whole production of the market,what a surprise!". In actual fact the phone hasn't been taken off the market. Plus, "i went for the X3 because of the specs offered.." If you are talking about the camera, the camera isn't bad!! If you look at other camera phones which still have VGA cameras... you know? And people cannot compare this phone to others offering a megapixel camera, because of the prices... And no, the happy x3 users do not work for o2!!! I dont and I think this phone is excellent... AND I'm using the buggy software as mentioned! "u want my opinion?..........its a bag of junk!!!!! 1.3 megapixels???????????!!!!!!!!!!!. thats y i bought it.but it wasnt wat i expected the 1.3 settting is very poor and blurry and funnily enough the 0.3 setting takes clearer and beta pics.wats all that about?????????.sound quality is poor any1 thinkin of getin this phone CHANGE UR MIND GET THE SONY ERICSSON K700I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it takes beta pics and it has beta sound quality and also features a cool radio(which is great quality/signal.)i toook my x3 bak and bought k700 ammediatly.its wiked.f ur getin the x3 for crimbo..........think twice becus u dont wanna be dissapointed on crimbo day do u .wen i got my sony ericsson i was on it non stop for 7 hours!!!!!!!!! thats how flippin good it is p.s k700 has a bigger ad beta screen." K700i sucks. face it... where are the memory cards? where is the megapixel camera? We would only take your opinion if you could spell properly... eg. bak beta toook ad u y wat any1... etc etc etc. Now go back to your pram...
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Reviewed by Chris from UK on 3rd Jan 2005
I was rele confident that this phone wasnt such a bad fone and when i first got it i was rele rele impressed, all those who have rated 5 after having it a week wait a few more and believe me u will b really disappointed, i was amazed wiv everything then one day it turns off, at first i thought o its prob nufin, a week l8r everytime i touch the fone it turns off, the vibration stays on, everything slows down, its a complete load of **** to b honest, i duno wat to do now cus i duno wev il b able to return it or get it replaced some how, i fink o2 demand a big apology to all buyers and there money back whatever they payed for it!!
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Reviewed by Alex from England on 3rd Jan 2005
This phone is one of the best out at the moment, one review said that it hasn't got a 1.3mp camera , they must be blind because if you take the right picture they look stunning. You have to keep the phone perfectly still as the lense isn't as sophisticated as a coventional camera. Admitedly the camera isn't good enough for that special occasion but what phone is? Thats why you buy a proper digital camera but for spur of the moment snaps its up there with the best of them. If you are concidering this phone along with the Sony Ericsson K700i bear in bind the camera on the K700i is only 0.3mp thats a whole 1mp less than the x3 plus the screen has 4 times as many colours at 262,000 compared to 65,00. If you don't know which phone to buy, go for this one.
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Reviewed by Nick from UK on 3rd Jan 2005
Upon opening the box, I found the phone, Stereo Headset/Handsfree, SIM Card, miniSD card, Cleaning cloth, data cable, battery, and charger. Also included were the Instruction manual, SIM Card offers, and the installation CD. Upon first turning the phone on, was greeted with the same start-up noise and image as the x1 (made by Maxon at the time). Which was a good sign, obviously. The straightforward menu was a breeze, with the icons exactly the same as o2 Active, which meant not much confusion! The bottom right of the corner, labelled "Media Centre", was my first looking, where Images, Ringtones, MP3's, Videos, and wallpapers are found. The Video function was the killer for me, where I have seen Nokia 3650's recording in 120x120 resolutions for 10 seconds. This phone is capable of unlimited recording (depending on memory card and battery status) at a VideoCD resolution. This was the first thing I tested. Very good quality, along with sound as well. At some point I will post a video sample. Next along the list was MP3, but i'll come back to that later. I was also anticipating the 1.3 MegaPixel camera. Personally I am of the belief that if you want a camera, buy one. But, with the 1.3 MP camera included, I didnt think I needed to. The camera is OK. If you want to take a small shot of something. Remember this is at 1.3MP resolution. I was fairly impressed, considering I last had a T610! I uploaded the photo onto the phone using the software (which again I will come to later) and viewed it. The camera is very good, IMHO. MP3's! This is the function I have yet to test, as the software supplied with the phone does not allow MP3's to be uploaded. On this bombshell, I realised I needed to get a card reader for the miniSD card, as that is the place the MP3's can be stored. Not the phone memory. So I drifted off to ebuyer and picked up an internal card reader and 256 meg card for £26 (inc shipping). Which will be coming on Jan 6th FYI . Onwards to the software... Very user friendly I think not. I suppose it isn't as bad as it looks on first impressions, but does struggle to speak good english... The installation was a breeze, albeit slow. The cable does not directly recognise the x3. It recognises the cable as a USB - Serial Bridge. Which I installed OK, and went on to the second screen, which was to install the handset manager software. This all went well, and synched with outlook (i think :P). I found it easy to upload and download images and ringtones to the phone. You can type and veiw SMS and MMS's in the software. By the way, if anyone does read this just having bought an X3, dont worry, it is OK to close the flip while connected to the PC! The text input method used is one called iTap, which is basically like T9, but without the ability to add your own words. Multimedia Messaging is a good addition, allowing the sending of Pictures, Sounds, Videos etc. When a new media message is received, the external screen reads "New Media - Open Flip" to which it connects and downloads the message. The sending process is displayed with a progress meter (i.e it gives you a percentage of how much is done). One point to note is that the message alert tone cannot be changed from the doorbell... :S The connectivity options of the phone are the data cable, and IrDA. Under the Tools option, you will find Infrared, of which you will open up the infrared to receive something someone can send. You however, cannot send anything via infrared. Pro's of the phone: - Small, - Light - Good design - External Colour screen (allows photos to be taken and texts to be read from it) - Memory Cards - MP3 (you can set them as ringtones) - Data Cable Included - Reception good - Ability to answer calls just be opeining the flip - Very easy to send/receive SMS and MMS messages. Con's of the phone: - Can't change message tone - External screen is a little faded - No bluetooth - Cannot send by IR - iTap is not as good as T9 or manual! Thanks for listening. And Now!! Onto moaning about the people who complained!! 1. The camera could be better, but IMHO is excelent for what camera phones are designed to do... TAKE QUICK PICTURES, as the person said below this, dedicated cameras are for david bailey shots. 2. thats all people have been complaining about... Thankyou for letting me type that :D
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Reviewed by Jingle balls from Great england on 2nd Jan 2005
Good pics, good flash, quality phone.
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Reviewed by Vaughan from Wales on 20th Dec 2004
All you people who are whining about the picture quality: BUY A DIGITAL CAMERA IF YOU'RE THAT CONCERNED. It's a phone for God's sake. It's not meant to take wonderful, David Bailey-style shots. Personally, I like this phone. The camera is adequate for what I need, the MP3 player is good to have for ringtones and short journeys, and I think the video recorder is top-notch, especially if you have a big memory card. It's easy to use and eye-catching. The little niggles are obviously the lack of different message tones, the inability to input your own words to the dictionary, and the fact if you have an MP3 in your playlist, it won't sound as your ringtone. I've never had a problem with it turning itself off. By the way, you're allowed to post comments in here in a format other than text-speak. Your comments are not limited to 120 characters, so cut the "dat, dis, 2, cldnt, sum" nonsense. Ta ta!
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Reviewed by Rory from UK on 20th Dec 2004
terrible terrible...teh camera is appauling. NOt what I expected at all. People listen....when i turned it on i hated it, looks cheap inside, the software is ridiculously poor. Within 2 minutes it started to lagg and break on me. Sent it back same day. This phone is designed by a phone company with the sole intention of making money from it. The ringtones sound rubbish and the are only 10, there is one game and the wap is slow as hell. I prefer my Motorolla E365. This phone is designed with minimalistic features in order for you to buy more. The sim card is stuck once you put it in. Its absolutely terrible. PLEASE DONT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID!!! GET A SAMSUNG D500 or the SE S700i, there is a reason why the x3 is free with a contract...ITS RUBBISH!!!!
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Reviewed by mark from england on 19th Dec 2004
I had dis fone for 2 moths now and i cant put it down! i luv it 2 pieces i dnt care wot ufer peeps say bout it,its da bets and u can record ya own ringtones,put mp3's as ya ringtones loads of stuff u can even have movies on it!!!!! i downloaded the whole of spiderman 2! belive me and trust dis review its brill!
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Reviewed by becca from uk on 19th Dec 2004
what phone are you lot looking at are you sure looking at the o2 x3 bcoz i dnt fink u can b!the camera is amazing n it is packed wit features im glad i payed the price one fault it has got is not coming with all the accesiories nessecary but so WHAT! i luv this fone and i dnt no y u lot r givin it crappy reviews
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Reviewed by amina from england on 19th Dec 2004
the only good thing about this phone is the front cover else it is rubbish, the photos are such bad quality if u want my advice dont get it
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Reviewed by Jubbster from UK on 16th Dec 2004
I recently upgraded to this phone, which in my opinion is ok. However "ok" is the key word here as the phone looks good and the displays are good. But for me this phone is one that would appeal to a younger audience. Everything is simplistic and does what it has to do but for the older audience this phone will become boring after a few weeks. The picture quality is pretty bad for todays standards and the ringtones are poor but this phone is still a pretty decent phone and nothing to be ashamed of. The only reason I have sent this phone back is the fact that the K700i seems to be too good a phone to miss out on at this moment in time.
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Reviewed by Warren from England on 16th Dec 2004
Much better than the Nokia 7610 which I had previously.
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Reviewed by Kyla from UK on 15th Dec 2004
I got my first X3 a few months ago and within 24hrs it switched off and wouldnt come back on even after leaving it on charge. I sent it back and got another, and so far so good. The 1.3 camera isn't great, and certainly NOT 1.3, but then I didn't buy it for the camera. The video quality is 5 Star, I have 2 full movies that I converted into 3gp format on my phone. Today I watched spiderman 2 in the bath...lol The look and feel of the phone is excellent. As for MP3's. You DO NOT need to spend a fortune to get MP3's on the phone like someone stated. You get a 32Mb mini SD card with the phone the only other thing you have to buy is a mini SD adapter which costs 3 pounds. Of course if you want more space to hold more Mp3's, videos and images then you can buy a 256Mb mini SD card with FREE adapter for 20 pounds. Putting the MP'3 onto the phone is easy to those that read the manual. It's basic drag and drop from desktop to your SD card folder. Sound quality of the mp3 through the speaker is very tinny when played at full volume, but sounds great through the earphones. You have a choice of ONE message tone, which is a door bell, it would have been nice to have a choice. You can use mp3's as ring tones, which is good. Also you can assign a video or mp3 to a caller. Battery life is good, I can play games, music and watch movies and only use one bar. Kyla
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Reviewed by Tim from UK on 15th Dec 2004
This is a great phone. I can only imagine the people who slate it either: 1) Have the original 'buggy' firmware or 2) Are jibbering idiots. Camera is decent enough for a phone, video cam is best around, great screen, mp3's are great, can watch entire movies - in widescreen (with a big enough SD card) MP3's as ringtones etc etc. Battery is also very good. Awesome phone, looks great too. Do yourselves a favour: go here, view the interactive demo, then you can download SD content (Doom game and another good game) and a prog to convert .avi to mpeg4 to watch on the phone: http://global.benq.com/wm/front/benqmain.asp *** EDITOR'S NOTE: WE INCLUDE THIS LINK FOR INFORMATION. HOWEVER, PLEASE NOTE THAT MOBILE-PHONES-UK.ORG.UK HAS NOT TESTED THIS LINK AND YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT OF EXTERNAL WEBSITES IS NOT SUBJECT TO OUR CONTROL AND WE ACCEPT NO LIABILITY FOR THEIR USE. ***
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Reviewed by jetmax from england on 14th Dec 2004
one word to describe it rubbish. I would raver have a motorola c350. The x3 is rubbish the only good thing is the mp3
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Reviewed by Kenny from Scotland on 13th Dec 2004
The main reason for getting this phone was the 1.3M pixel camera with built in flash. I take a lot of indoor photos so I thought this would be ideal. How wrong could I be! The photo's were really very poor quality. Dark and blurry. The 'flash' is not a flash, just a bright light that has no effect on the picture. My old Sagem MY-X6 took better pictures (VGA camera, no flash). The keypad is awful, menu keys are too close together. I downloaded a Java game (from O2) and it didn't work. You cannot transfer MP3 files using the data cable. You need to buy 2 adaptors (unless your PC can already read SD cards, then you only need 1). The video is a joke. The recorder laughable. The menus don't remember your settings. e.g. evertime I take a picture I first have to select 1.3M pixel size, then 'indoor', then 'flash on', AAAAAARGH! Good points? It looks nice. Blue-lit keypad is eye catching. Ring tones are LOUD. But I took it back after a week. Trading it in for a Sagem MY-X7, a very under-rated machine.
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Reviewed by Terry Tulley from England on 13th Dec 2004
I have had my x3 for ten weeks now and for the last few weeks it likes to switch itself off when it feels like it.The screen has flashing line across it now and again.The vibrating alert likes to stay on all the time and u have to switch it off.You have to press the keys slowly or you get the wrong letter.A phone of this standard should be bluetooth!!!Other than that it makes a good paperwieght!!
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Reviewed by John-Bob from Malaysia on 12th Dec 2004
It was very terrible and it looks a state. My daughter who is 7 wouldn't even take it.
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Reviewed by Daz from UK on 12th Dec 2004
at lot of mixed oppinions here, personally i think its a nice lil phone, plenty of cool features to play about with...shame alot of people find so much wrong with them, I havn't found a thing wrong with mine yet...yet, i had the o2 x1 before hand and it was perfect when i first got it, im lucky if i can make a fone call now!! :-(
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Reviewed by Nick from UK on 11th Dec 2004
What a poor phone. I'm on my second and it's still faulty. Despite having the 32mb mini SD card it won't let you download any videos over 10kb, pathetic. As for i-mode, what was wrong with t9? It's very annoying not being able to add your own words to a ditionary. Why won't the damn thing allow you to change the sms tone either? It has so many little niggling problems like this that really do drive you up the wall. No counter to gauge how long your texts are plus the phone has to be switched on and in a non-silent profile for the alarm feature to work. Bad design, stick with one of the established manufacturers.
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Reviewed by Nick from England on 11th Dec 2004
this phone is class.It is the best phone i have ever had!!!the 1.3 megapixel camera is well good and the display screen is very colourful.the video feature is cool as well because it can do up to 4 min, how brilliant is that!!!this phone is one of the cheapest megapixel phones out and i highly recommend this phone to anyone!!!!
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Reviewed by Paul from Newcastle on 11th Dec 2004
1.3 megapixels??? Nonsense. Utterly dissapointing compared to the likes of sharpGX30. The internal screen is smaller than I hoped. I have to admit I liked the bright buttons but thats about it. I got a refund for it and now have the Samsung D500 coming on Monday. It has excellent reviews. I dont think the camera will be as good as the sharp GX30!!! Message for Laura Prouse - the O2X3 states it has 64 chord polyphonic tones NOT 64 tones!!! Easy mistake to make. But whilst on the subject, I think the tones are poor and the MP3 quality is rubbish.
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Reviewed by Stewy from UK on 9th Dec 2004
Average is the word! I have to say i was dissapionted with the phone after reading it's adverts. It just does not work. That is why i returned it and got a Sony Ericsson K700i. It is much better and cheaper. I suggest you look at that first before considering this phone.
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Reviewed by Frank from England on 9th Dec 2004
absolutely amazin fone-i got mine yesterday and i cant get over how good the camera is. ive been messing around with it non stop, the mp3 players is also great and i cant wait to download some more songs
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Reviewed by Jenny from England on 9th Dec 2004
I havent got my o2 x3 yet i am getting it 4 xmas!!!!!!!!!! i have looked into phones for agers and i havent come across a phone ad good as this 1! it has everything u could need,i have used 1 of my m8s before and the mp3 is great! its clear and so easy to use. IF U DONT WANT THIS PHONE U JUST MUST BE PLAIN MADDDD!
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Reviewed by Still NOTHappy from u-k on 9th Dec 2004
I suppose the only positive reviews are from people from O2 that DO NOT use an X3!Returned my faulty one in the hope of a better replacement but now they out of stock (probably removed the whole production of the market,what a surprise!),i went for the X3 because of the specs offered..Don't they test products properly before putting it on the market? X3 is NO GO..
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Reviewed by Charlotte from England on 8th Dec 2004
This fone is fab, ppl dunt no wot their on about sayin its poor. U can develop da photos u take, it has picture caller ID and u can have mp3 songs as ur ringtone! How knewl is dat??????!!!! Gt dis fone!!!!!
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Reviewed by Mike from U.K on 7th Dec 2004
Good phone face it
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Reviewed by Laura Prouse from England on 7th Dec 2004
Its not soo bad but has ne1 noticed that wen u take a foto it goes green after a while?? also the predictive text, i cant input any words it doesnt know!!! it says everywhere that it comes with 64 ringtones, that is a lie!!!! there are 10 n they're awful!!!! there are loadza setting u cant change n they give u an SD card but cant use it without spending loads more money. doesnt even have bluetooth, i chose this fone cuz it was cheap n i wud have to an xtra £60 on the fone i wanted but bout £70 to get the bluetooth headset which was the main advantage so i decided it wasnt worth it, i wish i cud bk now it looks nice but there are beta fones out there
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Reviewed by David Dalgleish from England on 6th Dec 2004
Don't go there. 1st X3 I got from O2 on upgrade didn't work. The battery only charged for about 2 mins then said it was 'full' so when my alarm went off in the morning after 1 snooze it was out of battery. I had to charge the phone constantly 'til O2 replaced it. The replacement worked, the battery life was fine then I went and got my mini SD adapter and SD adapter to computer (£5.99 and £24.99 respectively). I get home, upload my music files and...then the phone said there were no files on my memory card. I'm about to ring O2 and demand a better phone. If you are an O2 customer getting this phone on upgrade then beware, and if you do go for it, ask the O2 upgrade team why they conveniently forget to tell you that 2 adapters are required (1 if you have a very new computer with SD memory card port). I might have to take up the K700 recommendation.
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Reviewed by george from england on 6th Dec 2004
O2x3 is the incredible new phone from 02.With its cool clamshell disighn and a 1.3 megapixel camera you wont be dissapointed. Using the latest technology,O2 have added video capture and playback, an mp3 player,loads of memory space and a built in flash for the camera.
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Reviewed by Quatro_Dolphin from UK on 6th Dec 2004
This phone is OK I suppose, but not totally convinced. The 1.3 mega pixels is a joke; Picture Quality should be a lot better! I cannot change the message tone? Can anyone else? - all I can have is a doorbell chime? How gay! The built-in ringtones are really rubbish - but then again, aren't they all? I don't know if i can put up with thephone for a whole year! Especially with that door bell - it is SOO embarrassing! Oh well, at least it was free(ish - £30 upgrade)
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Reviewed by craig from england on 5th Dec 2004
absoulutly diabolical poor camara poor mp3 no radio so u want my opinion get the sony ericsson k700i i did when i took the x3 bak and the k700 is 5 stars defo
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Reviewed by james from wales on 5th Dec 2004
this fone is class it has every thing that u will need and more and 4 only £199.99 its a bargain 4 dat price i would recomend it 2 any1 in the world who wants a fun and exiting mobile phone :) :) :)
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Reviewed by lick me! from uk on 4th Dec 2004
buy this phone it is brill!
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Reviewed by Bob from England on 2nd Dec 2004
I think that this phone is the worst phone in the world. The Nokia 1100 is better and that isn't even a colour screen. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by John from UK on 1st Dec 2004
I don't know why everyone's saying this isn't very good! Picture quality is very good, but I can see why there would b a problem with the memory cards. Luckily my computer already has the slot and the picture printouts are great, like a real camera. Very good but not excellent!
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Reviewed by claire abbott from england on 1st Dec 2004
who evers been saying that this mobile is rubbish is out of there mind it's brilliant it take the best pics and has a very good mp3 player i love it
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Reviewed by NotHappy from U-K on 29th Nov 2004
Just got it on an upgrade,picture quality poor,software wobbly,need memory card adapter(y can't they supply adapter with it ,beyond me!)car charger extra too,10 sad ringtones supplied! Basically evrything extra..Phone shuts down on it's own will,cannot do this cannot do that.. What an upgrade, or was it downgrade?
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Reviewed by Denise from UK on 26th Nov 2004
My first "non-Nokia" and it is fantastic! Looks great, pictures are fab and easy to use. I love it
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Reviewed by Tracy from England on 23rd Nov 2004
A really good compact phone. Has high res pictures and the memory card is a good idea. I love this phone. Its the first time I have not had a Nokia phone and I can't see me ever going back to Nokia
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Reviewed by tom sansome from england on 23rd Nov 2004
u want my opinion?..........its a bag of junk!!!!! 1.3 megapixels???????????!!!!!!!!!!!. thats y i bought it.but it wasnt wat i expected the 1.3 settting is very poor and blurry and funnily enough the 0.3 setting takes clearer and beta pics.wats all that about?????????.sound quality is poor any1 thinkin of getin this phone CHANGE UR MIND GET THE SONY ERICSSON K700I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it takes beta pics and it has beta sound quality and also features a cool radio(which is great quality/signal.)i toook my x3 bak and bought k700 ammediatly.its wiked.f ur getin the x3 for crimbo..........think twice becus u dont wanna be dissapointed on crimbo day do u .wen i got my sony ericsson i was on it non stop for 7 hours!!!!!!!!! thats how flippin good it is p.s k700 has a bigger ad beta screen.
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Reviewed by claire abbott from england on 11th Nov 2004
this mobile is brilliant and easy to use i would recomend this to mobile to anyone that needs a new mobile or wants one overall this mobile is the best one i've ever had
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