The
GD87 is Panasonic's first digital camera mobile phone. The camera
has 4 modes (Full Colour, Black and White, Sepia and Negative),
a digital zoom, Night Shot Mode and a framing function. Pictures
can be saved as screensavers or sent via MMS. A nice feature (missing
on some other camera phones) is that you can attach a picture to
an entry in your phone book, so that person's picture appears when
they call you. Neat.
The
Panasonic GD87 has an excellent display with 65,000 colours, ideal
for use with the camera. The display is TFT and is therefore of
high quality. The GD87 also features a small external display, which
displays details such as the caller's identity.
The
main feature that lets down the GD87 is the poor quality of the
camera - just 0.1 megapixels. This is understandable in an early
camera phone, but there are now so many better camera phones on
the market, it's not really worth considering. It is also an unreliable
phone.
Features
of the Panasonic GD87 include:
65,000
colour display
Built-in
digital camera (110k resolution)
Polyphonic
ringtones (16 voice) plus recordable ringtones
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Average
rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by mark from uk on 15th
Jul 2004
Hi, finally panasonic have sorted out the problem with the gd87!
(11 months later!!) the phone continually locks up and switches
its self off regularly!! after my fourth handset replacement orange
told me to take the phone to (selected) orange store for a "flash
update" whatever that means! apparantly they re-programme something!!!
Having had my phone done two days ago the problem is cured !!! Yipeee!!
shame my contracts up next month and i`m gonna change it!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Aj from England on
11th Jul 2004
i have had the phone 2 days and it alreday cuts out, although the
ne has excellent features eg. camera i think panasonic need to think
twice about making another phone like this!!! Rating:
Reviewed by pete from uk on 10th
Jul 2004
the phone its self is fantasic how ever i cant seem to get the package
for the data cable i got easy gprs with it but its is no good can
any on email me with the name of the package for photos and ringtone
please at pey.chizzy@blueyonder.co.uk cheers Rating:
Reviewed by Zoe from England on 23rd
Jun 2004
Can't see why everybody is moaning bout this phone i've had it for
just under a year and had no problems with it at all, the picture
quality is brill and when writting messages it holds loads. Only
one down fall tho have found as the year has gone on the battery
life has got shorter, have to charge ever 2/3 days. But do try this
if you have never used a Panasonic before as the set up is really
easy. Rating:
Reviewed by mickey from england on
21st Jun 2004
this fone is amazing its camera is class and luk wen it came out
in those days cameras were plain so this fone is sumthing special
now go and buy it!!! Rating:
Reviewed by N from UK on 10th
May 2004
Without doubt the worst phone I've ever owned. I'll be returning
to Nokia or Sony as soon as my contract is up. Once it starts turning
itself off, and you get the repeated SIM ERROR message that's it.
The phone's OS is evidently too much content, a nod in the right
direction at style and no thoughts whatsoever about the practical
nature of using a phone or how overworked the processor is. Excuses
by manufacturers/networks/shops/engineers/programmers that phones
do crash are unacceptable, as are repeated and frequent crashes
on a PC (which is why I use a Mac) and won't be using a panasonic
any more just don't bother buying it it's a waste of money. Rating:
Reviewed by James from UK on
26th Apr 2004
I can only store ten items in the SMS - Pathetic. Also why are there
no games available for this phone?? The infrared is the life saver,
downloading pictures, and texting is easier to use, but the number
section doesnt always work, and the camera is brilliant, but the
ring tones that come as standard are rubbish as well as the wallpaper
(Panasonic take note - women are not going to be the only customers,
so get rid of those pathetic flowers. However the memory needs more
space, as you cant save much stuff. I have to say its rather poor
quality, and Panasonic will not get my custom ever again. Panasonic
- I hope you are reading this, when are you going to actually compete
against the other manufacturers, instead of dragging behind. Evan
the first Nokia is better and thats saying a lot. Rating:
Reviewed by robbie williams tm from
england on 17th Apr 2004
There is a huge overeaction apparent on this page about the panasonic
gd87. 1,It is slow writing text. 2, It does not have stunning battery
life.3, it does not hold many sms messages. BUT It is a stunning
product which incorporates good looks with above adverage fuctionality.
1, The photographs are excellent. 2, The battery is ok as long as
you top up every couple of days. 3. The text does have that dictionary
thing and various features to increase speed. 4. Everyone I know
who has seen mine is envious( nokia users) I bought mine on EBay
and have had it two weeks, I have always had Nokias and they are
not without faults believe me. The Panasonic is not a Nokia and
therefore a different beast to master, but I have not read the manual
and can use all its functions now with ease. Ignore the negative
on this site and ask yourself the following question. Why have the
people on here purchased a GD87 if the phone they had was so perfect...
All mobiles are a compromise to some extent. This is an excellent
phone . Rating:
Reviewed by mick mardlin from england
on 17th Apr 2004
could anybody tell me the way two get the key pad lock of thanks Rating:
Reviewed by Scarlett Mummery from England
on 16th Apr 2004
THIS PHONE IS THE BIZ THE PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO BE HAVING THE PROBLEM
WITH IT ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WITH ORANGE !!! THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
MOANING WITH THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE PHONE SWITCHING OFF JUST HAVENT
SPENT ENOUGH TIME WORKING THE PHONE OUT. THE ONLY BAD THING ABOUT
THE PHONE IS THE 1 GAME BUT I CAN LIVE WITH THAT BUT OTHER WISE
IT IS THE BEST PHONE EVER SO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOANING ARE MAKING
A BIG ISUE OUT OF NOTHIN FROM SCARLETT Rating:
Reviewed by me from england on
16th Apr 2004
have just purchased this fone and am waiting for it to arrive at
the present.All the reviews on this fone just state the plain obviouse
things that goes wrong with every fone.My old fone a nokia was shocking
u have to dial a special num,ber to get txts to come through.The
more i read about the panasonic the more i cant wait to get it.It
seems to have the best qualities on it and the neatest things to
play with.I canrt wait to get this fone, it sounds outstanding!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Alessio from Italy on
15th Apr 2004
this is a outstanding telephone.i many like this telephone, thanks.........W
panasonic gd 87. would you like the panasonic gd 87? Rating:
Reviewed by mavericke from United Kingdom
on 9th Apr 2004
I've had had this phone for 1 1/2 years and what can I say about
it? It is a fantastic phone. IT had served me well. There was absolutely
no problem in it after a few 'tweakings' and 'upgradings' to firmware
version A55. The phone is as solid as a rock! Way to go Panasonic!Keep
up the good work! Rating:
Reviewed by Katherine from England on
29th Mar 2004
Both my Mum and I have this phone and we've had nothing but trouble!
It costs a bomb and hardly works now! It turns itself off at least
seven times a day, and it takes at least five attempts to send an
SMS because it keeps crashing. Sent my phone back to Panasonic and
they updated the software which has done absolutely nothing to solve
the problem. The Panasonic Consumer Hotline is a complete joke,
I was on the phone at least a quarter of an hour and couldn't get
through to them at all. I'm desperately trying to find a way of
getting our money back now! :( Rating:
Reviewed by Timbo from UK on
29th Mar 2004
Was an excellent phone when I first got it used to do my head in
regards i used have a nokia and when typing a text you could hit
the hangup key and it would save what you had already typed so you
could go back to it and carry on. everything else was spot on with
the phone camera is a great assett enabling me to rember what i
had done the night before. But now I find that when the phone is
just sat there not being used it restarts, when I am starting to
make a call it restarts when typing and sending texts it restarts.
Then once it has restarted if I continue trying to make a call upon
it coming back online full reception it can restart 5-6 times in
a row or take 10 mins to connect just leave it there on handsfree
with number flashing on the screen then after then ten mins you
get the calling tone. wap is very unreliable. called orange and
panasonic need to get the software flashed for updates only 6 places
in the uk do it, all in london bristol or manchester closest bei
ng bristol 200 miles away ish. Rating:
Reviewed by Hadi from England-Persia
on 26th Mar 2004
I have been using thsi mobile phone for 9months and I think it eccellent Rating:
Reviewed by jamma dee from united kingdom
on 22nd Mar 2004
hwo comes on here either u love it alot or h8 it alot, dont u think
it could b because of different versions on software etc. ive ordered
mine and its coming through in 6 days dont disappoint me. Rating:
Reviewed by pete from uk on 19th
Mar 2004
My Gd87 started off as a brilliant 'phone - easy to use -good pic's
which you could send to your computer (not by e-mail 'cos I couldn't
sort that out even with the so called help at Orange). Then I crunched
the screen (actually I did that shortly after getting the thing
but it was only minor and the 'phone still worked o.k). A friend
suggested buying a used 'phone and swapping over the screen 'cos
they cost an arm and both legs to replace - so - I started looking
around on the internet and quite by accident found this site.........that
was the kiss of death.........a previously good 'phone immediately
degenerated in to a worthless heap of scrap which wouldn't make
or receive calls (either left them hanging or rejected them) and
also rejected any form of text or MMS. I've now had to contact Orange
and pay for a replacement, so my feelings about the GD87 are a bit
mixed - in saying that 2 friends have the same 'phone and haven't
had any problems what-so-ever - just have to make sure they don't
log on to this site and attract the mobie gremlins...!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Gaz from Northern Ireland
on 14th Mar 2004
Love this phone, great screen, and good camera, battery life may
be a little short, but apart from that, its great!! Lots of unlucky
people out there, but mine is great. Mine holds 200 messages, and
never switches itself off. :) Rating:
Reviewed by Andrew M from N.Ireland
on 13th Mar 2004
A few bad points about the phone. Only 1 game, and you can only
download 1 more and if you want to change it it overrides the first
download. You can only picture message with a similar Vodaphone
live handset.Useless to try and even download ringtones. Only saving
grace is the excellent camera. Rating:
Reviewed by Avon Palmer from UK on
12th Mar 2004
Hello again, I forgot to mention in my last review that to connect
to the p*sspoor Panasonic software to the phone you have to buy
a lead even if you have an infrared port. Unlike nokias for the
last ten years there is no way to connect via infrared! Hurrah another
triumph! Anyway I'm back to add that six months into my contract
mine has now started shutting off halfway through sending texts.
Panasonic have made a lifelong enemy. Tell them I'm coming! Rating:
Reviewed by john from uk on 11th
Mar 2004
HAVING READ ALOT OF THE REVIEWS IT SEEMS THE MAJORITY AND MYSELF
AGREE THIS PHONE IS NOT THAT GOOD ,WHAT HAS NOT BEEN MENTIONED IS
THE VOLUME FOR THE RING TONES IS VERY POOR AND I HAVE MISSED NUMEROUS
CALLS WHERE I HAVE NOT HEARD IT RING WHERE AS SOMETIMES NOT ALWAYS
POSSIBLE TO HEAR AS ITS TURNED ITSELF OFF. HAVE JUST SENT BACK PHONE
TO PANASONIC FOR NEW SOFTWARE TO B INSTALLED WAITING FOR IT TO COME
BACK Rating:
Reviewed by liamdaly from England on
10th Mar 2004
Hi i can not say this mobile is good or poor because iv not had
this mobile but iv give it 2 stars anyway ok am just writing a review
because i have read some of these poor reviews about this phone
haveing some error's on it and i would like to help you people who
do not like this mobile and think its vary poor ok i had a panasonic
GD67 and that had some error's on it and listen hear i sent it back
to panasonic and they only could send me a second hand one back
so i agreed with them and then i got it then i had it for about
5 weeks and then gusse what!! i got the same error's on it like
before so all i can say panasonic mobile's must not be vary good
as if you think about it i bet they all have error's on it so dont
send your mobile off to panasonic go to the mobile shop where you
broght it from and if its still on warntey then get your money back
and beleave me get the Sagem MYX-6 or the Sagem MYV-65 iv got 2
of them mobile's and the colour on both of them are so great and
i v never had any error's on it and people whos got the sagem iv
never been told they have had any error's on it ok the Sagem MYV-65
is a bit better then the Sagem MYX-6 becasue its got better colour
and its got java games and the Sagem MYX-6 has not got java games
but colour still great on that one and its only got 2.3 Mbyte memory
and the Sagem MYV-65 has got 4 Mbyte memory much biger space ok
its up to you now i hope i helped you liam. Rating:
Reviewed by George Spiggot from UK on
7th Mar 2004
Just noticed my GD87 playing up and rebooting. At first I thought
it was just a network problem, but have found that it reboots when
send text messages and the message is deleted. I worked out how
to get round it by saving the mail prior to sending it so if your
phone reboot while sending, you can at least resend it without have
to write it all out again. It an okay phone, but I get the impression
that most phones aren't built to last more that 12 months anyway. Rating:
Reviewed by IAN from NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
on 2nd Mar 2004
I'VE HAD THIS PHONE FOR 9 MONTHS AND I'VE NEVER HAD NO PROBLEMS
WITH IT THE COLOUR SCREEN ON IT IS FANTASTIC I WOULD HAVE ANOTHER
ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Dave from Basildon UK on
27th Feb 2004
I have had the phone for eleven months and just started to have
problems with it.. The same as most people , slow txt , freezing
up , battery , restarting . a soft ware problem i am told. so now
i am given panasonics phone number ( thats a joke in its self )
after a month of these problems , i try to phone them ,, you know
the story ring ring ring ... got a lovely temper ,, just like John
Lydon on ''im a celeb''. I through the phone on the ground , the
screen shattered , now only see the top bit , so thats no good now
.. went to '' car phone warehouse '' and got a nice NOKIA 3510i
. Which works first time every time.. Panasonic '' stick it up your
... '' fed up owner... Dave from Basildon Essex.. Rating:
Reviewed by Carla from England on
23rd Feb 2004
OH MY G------DDDDDD....I HATE THIS PHONE...!!!!!!! This is the biggest
piece of c!!p I have ever bought. Please can someone tell me what
to do.... I have experienced all the same problems everyone else
has - it switches itself off when it feels like it, messages take
ages to get through (has already ruined my love life!), barely any
reception, says 'emergency calls only', calls freeze when you try
to make them. I have called up Orange a zillion times who told me
its a fault with the phone and to phone up Panasonic. I tried ringing
them, but they were constantly engaged (no doubt because all their
customers were trying to call them), eventually got through to another
department who told me that they would leave a message. When someone
did call me back, they said it was testing that Orange were doing
on the phone and that basically it needed new software to update
it. They have now sent me a bag to send my phone back, but whos
responsibility is it here....Orange, Panasonic or Phones 4 U (that
don't work and want to throw off a cliff). Surely if I've bought
something that doesn't work then they need to give me a new phone....!!
I can't wait until my contract ends in 6 months time.....Someone
give me advice please coz I feel like crying coz I'm so frustrated!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Cassie from England on
21st Feb 2004
The most worse phone ever had only had it 5 months already on second
phone and going for my third. Can't do anything on the phone not
even make a phone call or send a text without it freezing and restarting
it's self at least three times and that's on a good day it even
turns off when trying to answer a call (really helpful). On top
of that orange say there is no fault with the phone it's ok the
software is suppose to do that from time to time but about 10 times
a day what do you think? So now having problems getting replacement
phone it's far more trouble than it's worth avoid at all costs!! Rating:
Reviewed by Sol from U.K. on
20th Feb 2004
This phone whups bottom. i have had it for 8 months and it never
even once have i had one problem and you are all moaners for complainin'
about things that don't even happen. i luv it because it has the
best camera on the market, looks fantastic and has the best menu
interface i have ever used. the camera even has different modes
to change the style of a photo which is really cool. EVERYBODY,
dont listen to the people who are crying about non-existant problems,
get this phone, it is great! Rating:
Reviewed by john burton from england
on 20th Feb 2004
Well i am having a problem of where it shuts off but i rang orange
now everyone READ THIS!!: AFTER EVERY PHONE CALL THE PHONE HAS TO
DO A STANDARD RE-BOOT OTHERWISE IT WOUDL FREEZE ALLTOGETHER AND
NOT WORK AT ALL AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE BATTERY OUT ITS VERY
VERY NORMAL IN PHONES AND DO NOT WORRY ; ) Rating:
Reviewed by Greg from England on
16th Feb 2004
This is the worst phone I've ever owned, it's absoloutly horrendous.
Why? Because it doesn't even make a phone call without crashing
(normally works 2nd or maybe 3rd, on a bad day 4th, you have to
wait for it to restart and refind the network after every failed
attempt). It wont send or recieve a txt without crashing. I had
always assossiated Panasonic with quality electrical products, this
one is dreadfull! I've contacted Panasonic, only to find that they've
totally ignored my emails. I'm a professional who relies on my phone,
I now have to go and buy one that works, maybe I can get a cheap
old Nokia that'll actually make calls and texts. The camera works,
but my digital camera takes better photo's and for the communication
abilities of the phone, I'm better off carrying the camera around
and chucking this waste of space phone in the bin. BTW disabling
power off time doesn't make any difference. Rating:
Reviewed by lauren from uk on
3rd Feb 2004
nothing but problems from the moment i got it, turns itself off,
txt is awful, only good thing bout it i thought the picture quality
was clear and not that far off the new samsung e700 but that phone
is awful to work as well if you thought the texting is bad on the
gd87 have fun on the e700. unfortunly i have 6 months left till
i can get a good phone like the sony ericsson t610. Rating:
Reviewed by Avon Palmer from UK on
3rd Feb 2004
All the good reviews seem to be from kids who think it looks nice.
For the business user this phone sucks. Having always used Nokia
I assumed all phone software was written by programmers rather than
the infinite collection of monkeys responsible for this rubbish.
Firstly I didn't realise how fiddly it can be to have the IRDA port
on the top of the phone so you have to half open the phone to collect.
Secondly the fax in the phone only supports class 1, not 2 or 2.0,
so I cant use it with my palm pilot. Even though my old nokia 7110,6210
and 8210 supported it along with most decent phones. Thirdly how
anyone can describe the Panasonic software as good is beyond me,
I bought a data lead to transfer the pictures off the phone, but
once connected you find out that you have to individually copy and
paste each photo into the received folder because the software cant
access the unchangeable photos folder! Genius! I goes on and on
but in summary the hardware looks nice enough and feels sturdy,
but the software is written by a team of simpletons and I would
never buy another panasonic phone because of it. Rating:
Reviewed by saj from yors on
29th Jan 2004
dis is the best phone eva!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its got so many functions
and the camra is brill!!!!!! and u can take ure own pic aswell and
it also got a massive screen wich makes the camra beta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
u need this phone! Rating:
Reviewed by ELLOOOO!!!! from your country:
on 27th Jan 2004
a phone is a phone ppl.....n the gd87 has all a phone needs plus
more. if some of u sad ppl are going to moan about not enough memory
space for messages the just do what i do....DELETE THEM!!! but seriously,
if you are thinking of buying this phone the go get it.i was concerned
after reading many ppl's views on here...but have had ZERO problems
with it so far. The camera is one of the best i have seen.And if
the noise bugs you then you simply need to get a life! i give this
phone 4 out of 5 as it has a nice colour screen and a great camera....as
well as being a phone i guess! Rating:
Reviewed by Rach from UK on 25th
Jan 2004
This phone is absolutely awful!! Had 5 replacements so far- all
decide to switch themselves off randomly and take HOURS for text
messages to be sent/recieved- don't even bother with MMS or WAP
unless you've got 2 hours to spend trying to get it working!! Service
provider (orange) are also rubbish- Vodafone are miles better! AVOID
THIS PHONE AT ALL COSTS!!! Rating:
Reviewed by paul from england on
25th Jan 2004
this phone is good, but to every1 that is having troulble with the
phone going off and on it is easy to solve,,, go on to the menu
then to aplications and then it says power off time, select it the
disable, thanx paul Rating:
Reviewed by IAN from ENGLAND on
24th Jan 2004
I have had no problems with my phone. The only non use of them phone
was on the Isle of Man which does not have Orange, only Nokia and
Manx GSM pronto which is extremely bad!! Rating:
Reviewed by Ell from England on
22nd Jan 2004
good phone, but its dating very quickly, great camera and stuff.
worst thing is that you carn't get rid of the stupid shutter sound
it makes when you take a picture. which is very very anoying. it
is very easy to scratch and damage with poor builld quality. apart
from that good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by warren G from lbc on
16th Jan 2004
dis iz d best fone ive eva had, its got sum G styles init, chek
ma g files, i do it lbc syles. gangsta fone!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by disgruntled from UK on
16th Jan 2004
This is the worst phone I have owned for a long time. The photos
are great, but the phone's battery life is horrible and the phone
cuts off unexpectedly all the time. In addition, the flip feature
does not answer or hang up calls, which can be very annoying. If
you're looking for a phone, keep looking. Rating:
Reviewed by Rob D from UK on
16th Jan 2004
After 11 months of ownership of my GD87 I have had enough grief
with this thing. Initially I first thought the phone was very good
I owned mostly Nokia's before this so it was a nice change, however
storage of 10 messages was a pain but I could live with it. Camera
is good but not as good as the Samsung's flip phone. But like other
people on here I was having problems phoning other numbers, the
screen would display calling but nothing was happening, this was
so annoying that I'm surprised I managed to retain my anger and
kept the phone intact! Contacted Orange my provider who sent a SIM
update but no luck. So it got sent back to Panasonic for a software
update but the problem still existed, again back it went to Panasonic
who this time changed the main PCB. However still not joy but at
least you could store unlimited messages presumibly from the software
update. Would be intersting to find out which providers people are
using that are suffering from this problem. Changing to a T610 next
week. Rating:
Reviewed by Laura from UK on
15th Jan 2004
I can appreciate that some people have had problems with this phone
but I do think it is really good. The piccies r great and did u
know u could record conversations!!!! However recently I have experienced
problems whereby the phone just goes off and then back on again.
It happens at least 6 -10 times a day and is getting annoying. I
am convinced the GD87 has some kind of bug/fault (whatever you want
to call it).I have 3 friends with the same phone and we r all experiencing
the same problem. Just thought this may be helpful :) Rating:
Reviewed by Pussnip from UK on
9th Jan 2004
I have to agree with many people on here, this is definitely the
worst phone I have ever had the misfortune to own. I have had problems
with accessing Vodafone Live since day 1, in fact, it took 5 months
for it to work (alto that's prob. V'fone to blame for that, worst
network I have been on, come back O2) Compiling text messages are
a nightmare as it cannot keep up with the speed in which I write
them and I am constantly having to go back to correct the text,
come back Nokia all is forgiven!, the battery life is very poor,
when I flip it open more often than not it turns itself off and
the picture quality on the camera facility is poor and you cannot
buy a hands free car kit specifically designed for it. Just can't
wait until my yearly contract is up in April then I can kiss it
GOODBYE! Rating:
Reviewed by STELIOS from GREECE on
31st Dec 2003
IT IS ONE OF THE BEST PHONES BUT IT COULD BE EVEN BETTER IF IT HAD
THE QUOLITY IN PICTURES THAT GX20 HAS.ALSO IT SHOULD HAVE VIDEO
AND JAVA GAMES.APART FROM TOSE 3 NEGATIVES THE PHONE IS TOP Rating:
Reviewed by yhujgy from uk on
25th Dec 2003
i aint got dis fone. my sis has. its ok. only 1 game tho!! the camera
makes u luk fat and wide ! specially from ur cheeks! Rating:
Reviewed by charlotte from uk on
23rd Dec 2003
very nice!! i wish everyone could be as good and nice as it. also
i think its screen is the best and it has that look that just makes
it perfect!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Alan from UK on 23rd
Dec 2003
I have a GD87, and I'm impressed with many aspects of it. Minor
irritants; need pics in the recieved folder to transfer them to
PC, lack of outlook sync, but i've got the import/export thing off
to a fine art now. I noticed some complaints about switching off
when recieving a call. accessing wap etc. I've spoken to a neighbour
who is in the industry and he tells me that there have been a number
of network changes on Orange and Vodafone that are causing handsets
to crash (not just panasonic), apparantly its to do with 3G cells
and new software on the GPRS. Mine started crashing regularly at
work, but not at home, and apparantly its down to the bracnh of
the betwork that I'm on. My network - vodafone, said not, Anway,
guess what. suddenly its stopped. Rating:
Reviewed by David from UK on
18th Dec 2003
I agree totally with Colette (12th Nov03 Review) - The phone is
well overated - battery life is very poor. Saving phone number/s
is cumbersome and very fiddly. Menu selection is adequate but long
winded to get to the most used functions. Camera and picture quality
is very good - but be honest...how many people are actually using
it! If you use the games function a lot - using the GD87 - you won't
be playing long as the battery will give up before you do - also
the majority of the games require additional items that have to
be downlaoded by sms in order to play a decent games - In my view
- one of the worst phones on the market... Rating:
Reviewed by Lynn Joyce from UK on
16th Dec 2003
This is the WORST phone I have ever used. The general reception
is poor, the battery cannot make its mind up if it has any life
or not, it goes red and if you remove the battery all together it
then has half life again! It is not worth a quarter of what I paid
for it. My daughter also has this phone and has experience even
worse problems. Text messages take HOURS to get through and only
then when she uses the phone for something else. Rating:
Reviewed by javind from uk on
9th Dec 2003
it's a top phone.please buy one for me can't afford to buy one.
Help me please. Rating:
Reviewed by Mike from England on
7th Dec 2003
Hey all. I've had the GD87 for about 6months, and its been a pretty
good phone, the pictures are good (if a little small) and its very
simple to use. The only problem i have had is the small amount of
sms messages able to be stored (the women in the store had the same
phone, she said there was a way to make it bigger, as she had done
it, but couldn't remember how, anyone know, get in contact) The
second thing i dislike is the 'camera sound' it makes a silly sound
like a film is being moved on, its silly, does anyone know how to
turn it off? i've tried everything. If you wanna contact me, or
know how to solve either of the 2 proplms i haev, email me on michael__mike@hotmail.com
(note the 2(two) underscores in the email. thanks) Cheers, Mike. Rating:
Reviewed by ARJ from UK on 4th
Dec 2003
this fone is quality , u cant beat the image quality and best of
all u can download free ringtones as it plays midi files!! fantastic
stuff well done panasonic Rating:
Reviewed by q from q on 1st Dec
2003
the best Rating:
Reviewed by Quaz from United Kingdom
on 1st Dec 2003
EXCELLENT THATS ALL I CAN SAY Rating:
Reviewed by nick from poland on
29th Nov 2003
my very first mobile was a panasonic, eb-gd520, but it was long
ago and i was very pleased with it as everyone had recommended either
ericsson or the ubiquitous nokia. i took my chances and chose panasonic.
and i converted immmediately to panasonic mobiles. later, i replaced
it with the excellent gd93. a superb mobile which i still use as
a secondary phone. naturally, when it came time for a camera mobile,
i jumped at the chance to have the panasonic. and i did...last year
i got the gd87 and i have been using it for a year now. i have read
the comments posted here and i have a few things to say: 1) battery
life is of course dependent of what you do and how much fiddling
around you do with the mobile. if you just make calls and answer
calls that last a few minutes a few times a day, the battery is
sufficient to last half of a week. if you are texting/sms'ing and
mms'ing and gprs'ing and showing off the photo album, you are using
the battery! and if you switch off the mobile on and off throughout
the day, you are again using more battery 'juice' 2) i have not
had any software problems...last time i checked, there is no 'windows'
'microsoft' evil here...! sure, at times the mobile has frozen,
but not enough to make me upset. maybe not even five times has it
'frozen'. i really don't understand what is meant by those who state
that their gd87 has 'frozen' 3) the picture quality is by far the
best i have seen...of any comparable mobile. i haven\t seen the
new x70 nor other recent mobiles, but compared to anything that
nokia/ericsson/motorola/siemens/samsung/alcatel has to offer, this
gd87 is really the best when it comes to having the crispest clearest
colour screen. it is really vibrant and a joy to see! the pictures
are amazing...even for the measely average 25kb size, they are darn
good...sure it's not digital camera, but it's a heck of a lot better
than most of the stuff on mobiles out there. if you can tell what
the heck the picture is about, then the job is done. i have taken
some superb pix from the gd87. 4) the polyphonic sounds are incredible...enough
to choose from...loud boisterous obnoxious to smoothing easy tones
to suite your mood. the personalized voice ringer is a sweet! record
your favorite sound/voice and viola! 5) the clamshell design is
practical...it protects the excellent color display/ the mini-lcd
display is also nice and you can assign three different colours
to signify incoming calls, sms's, mms's and so on. very nice. 6)
the panasonic quality....i hate to say this but i do believe that
panasonic makes the best mobiles around. i have no idea why nokia
has this reputation of making the best when i see their technical
data and wonder why no single nokia phone has every feature available...nokia
has like a gazillion different models; all over-priced. sure, they
look good...do i care how it looks or how it works? ericsson mobiles
to my experience are finicky....my old t68 'freezes' so i can relate
to what it means to have a mobile 'freexing'. sure it's a great
mobile, i like the ericsson t68 but the panasonic gd87 is overall
much better. 7) the ONLY complaint i have with the panasonic gd87
is the VOICE QUALITY....it's not as good as it should be. incoming
calls cannot be clearly heard....not really an 'echo' as one reviewer
stated, but more of a shallow muffled sound. not a crisp clear one.
that is my only gripe. if you're in a crowded bar, pub, or on the
street, it's difficult to hear the caller. and it's noticeably worse
than the other mobiles. panasonic, if you are reading this...please
address this issue and get your engineers to fix the voice quality.
this is the no.1 priority for a mobile, no? 8)i hate to brag about
the gd87 and have just about everyone else having it, but hey, it's
a darn good mobile. Rating:
Reviewed by Brian from France on
26th Nov 2003
It's the most customable mobile phone in the market right now: -easy
to unlock here is the site...BUT it's in french: http://www.forummobiles.com/forum/index.php?s=f9e97896e19910d22dbdc25ad559a269&showforum=49
-best screen better than nokia 6600 or the new samsung E700 -lots
of free bios(change logos of menu): http://gd87bios.pagesonline.net/
Rating:
Reviewed by michael cullum from uk england
on 23rd Nov 2003
the panasonic gd87 phone is exelent ok with use but very jampacked
with the coolest stuff i recomend it to anyone.when i fist got this
phone i wanted to compare it to other peoples camera phones and
the ones i have it overrated them. Rating:
Reviewed by pikesters from UK on
21st Nov 2003
having bought the phone a few months ago the phone has not yet failed
to impress me. the other phone around at the time just didn't compaire..GX10/i
to big and the infra red does...nothing, samsung v200..gives the
gd87 a run for its money but overall the gd87 just beats it..T610
good phone but the display looks like one of those magic_eye things
(you have to stare very hard and at the right angle to see anything)..Yes
i would agree the battery should be better, and the text limit is
a pain (try upgrading the firmware as this gives you more texts)
but the camera and screen are simply the best around. The user interface
is very easy to use, the ones complaining should stop using the
fisher price toy phones they have...having said all that..i wish'd
i'd waited and bought the X70... Rating:
Reviewed by Rob from uk on 19th
Nov 2003
This is a great phone.It has everything u could ask for and has
the best camera around,yes better than the Samsung V200 !! Rating:
Reviewed by Jill from England on
17th Nov 2003
I don't know why so many complaints. This is a brilliant fone with
no hazzles at all. Keypad is big and easy to use menu is great.
I think those used to Nokia should stick to it, rather than trying
another brand and criticising the fone, if it differs in any way
Nokia works. GD 87 is an excellant fone, go for it. Rating:
Reviewed by Trev C from UK on
12th Nov 2003
I did think this was a great phone when i got it, but problems soon
started to show. Phone keeps needing powering off and on before
it will do anythin-ie, access gprs, wap or make calls. The phone
will turn off when i go to make a call, and will also turn off when
i have a call incoming. Very handy for that all important call your
waiting for, i dont think. Had software updated by Panasonic and
the pcb re-traced in hope to cure the problems, but no luck. Roll
on the Samsung E700. Rating:
Reviewed by Colette from UK on
12th Nov 2003
I have had a GD87 for seven months now. I have found it very frustrating
to use, encountering a lot of the problems others have mentioned.
A major gripe is poor battery life. The battery indicator only has
three bars, not five, so it's difficult to guage how charged or
flat it is. I'm not a major phone user, using it maybe 5 times a
day on average, but sometimes I end up on one bar after what I consider
regular use of a phone, when the phone started "fully charged" earlier
in the day. The case is very soft. I've only dropped the phone twice
in all the time I have had it, and the case has got some really
deep scratches as a result. I've not come across that problem before
with all the phones I have owned since 1995. The SMS memory seems
to fill up really easily, and I clean mine out fairly regularly.
That's a pain though. I;ve not had that problem with other phones
either.. As an aside, as it's on Vodafone, you can't download any
new games. It's certainly not as good as the GX10 in that respect.
I've sent one MMS since I got it - either mates don't have a compatible
phone, or it won't send (network provider issue). I've mentioned
this so people check, if MMS is one of their primary interests,
that the phone will be able to reliably do what they want on their
network...don't rely on marketing hype to guide you. When making
a call, it's difficult to hear the other person often, particularly
if there's some noise in the background, such as in a busy pub,
if it's windy or by traffic. I've enjoyed the clam shell case and
the polyphonic ringtones and I have enjoyed storing camera images
and then showing people when I meet them, but all in all I feel
a bit short-changed and I'm looking to change ASAP and pass this
on to a mate who's phone is on its last legs. It's not been the
performed I hoped for when I bought it. Rating:
Reviewed by Jad from US on 11th
Nov 2003
This 'phone is very poor. The RF is very weak and I often have little
or no signal in areas where other 'phones are fine. It gets confused
when you are roughly equidistant from two cell towers and you cannot
make outgoing calls. It reboots for no apparent reason, sometimes
in mid-call, and other times just powers itself down. People at
the other end complain about the poor sound quality and the constant
echo of their own voice (I think the output of the speaker just
goes right back into the microphone). If you attach a headset to
it the line buzzes like crazy. The address book is abysmal and some
features just don't work. On the upside, Tetris is quite fun. Rating:
Reviewed by scottyboi from england on
10th Nov 2003
Well what can i say! went shopping for a new phone and looked at
the samsung v200, sharp gx10 and pan gd87. I loved the look of the
gd87 and just went for it on a gut instinct. Im glad i did! Fantastic
screen, gprs, tri-band, and a very high quality camera. All the
people who moan about the user interface and software glitches need
to buy a recent model with the latest software. i have had it for
two months now and it has not let me down. Only one complaint and
thats the abismal battery life. But you cant have it all! Nice one
panasonic! Rating:
Reviewed by Frank from Switzerland on
4th Nov 2003
Everything, apart the compatibility with ms-outlook is great. But
man, this sucks. First, you have to create an export file in the
outlook, than import this into the Panasonic-software, define all
the fields, and then you can export from desktop to Panasonic, but
not more than 200 addresses. The Siemens I used to have offered
a direct contact from ms-outlook to phone, and no limits. Or has
anyone out there a better solution? Answers frank.huber@freesurf.ch Rating:
Reviewed by PIT from uk on 3rd
Nov 2003
Best phone EVA!!!!!! Best Camera and the phonebook function is MINT! Rating:
Reviewed by ionutz from germany on
30th Oct 2003
I use GD87 for about an year now. Actually I had 2 of them (first
one got bit by a dog, i killed the dog afterwards :)), and I had
almost no problems with it. It is trued that 10 SMS storage is too
little and sometimes frustrating. But I have an USB cable and I
d/l all my SMSs on the computer anyway, so I can handle this one.
The only problem I have, and I really don't know if it can be solved
(maybe in x70, the next one...) is that the pictures, if sent on
the email, are the same size as a phone display. and that really
sucks, because i make so beautiful pics with it and then sending
them to my friends on email almost makes no sense, since they are
so small. Anyone has a workaround for that? anything... Rating:
Reviewed by joe from england on
27th Oct 2003
for all of you who are complaining about this phone, stop being
such fools!people complain about software problems: there are none
what-so-ever! the user interface is brilliant, how can you complain
about that? the menu is easy to use and foolproof,the design is
one of the best out there at the moment, the IrDA works well with
the computer and other phones, and the camera is very good qaulity!
all this topped off with a beautiful 65k colour screen, the best
of its kind.the only nag i would have about this phone is the sms
capacity. however i have had this phone for about a year now, and
still going strong! the new version coming out late october 2003,
the X70 looks even better! smaller, lighter and 4mega-bytes of memory!!
the X70 is a definite buy, as is the gd87. well done panasonic!!! Rating:
Reviewed by SWEET_SASSY_SEXY from uk
on 24th Oct 2003
It's slow the pictures are fuzzy the photo options are good you
can't see who txts are from until you read through the whole thing
to big Rating:
Reviewed by Ian Sim from UK on
22nd Oct 2003
Nice looking handset and camera quality is good. Unfortunately,
software problem with texting, why doesn't it work? No point in
having a 'phone that doesn't allow you to communicate in reasonable
time. Still trying. Rating:
Reviewed by 2PAC from England on
21st Oct 2003
this is the best phone there is, the only bad point is that the
ringtones are really quiet even on the loudest setting! Rating:
Reviewed by lmw2203 from uk on
14th Oct 2003
I have worked in the mobile phone industry for over 5 years, and
i would just like to say what a moaning bunch of fools some of you
are. People need to understand that the more features you have on
a mobile phone, the more there is the potential to go wrong, being
unable to send mms or recieve is generally a network problem, not
a handset problem, and 9/10 it's usually a user problem. I have
used this handset for the past 10 months, and i haven't had a problem,
i think its great. In comparison to other phones i have v200, 3650,
gx10i, they are all much of a muchness. But you can't beat the camera
quality on the gd87. The battery life i agree isn't as good as a
nokia, but everybody is different, and obviously the more you play
with it, the more quickly it will go down. So please stop moaning
and stop expecting things to work 100 % of the time, a software
crash is not the end of the world, p.c's do it all the time, and
i expect you don't go running back to pc world everytime your pc
freezes.... you expect it from time to time. Instead realise what
a sophisticated bit of kit a mobile phone is, and get over it! Rating:
Reviewed by Jonas from Sweden on
14th Oct 2003
This Phone rocks...i have had many different picyure camera phones
including all the shit nokias and the new sonny ericsson ti610...but
im not even cose to being as impressed by the FUCKING amazing camera
in GD87..its just soo good quality..respect to panasonic..i myself
sketboard and sometimes my frends take pics while im doin sometimg
amazing and the pics are VERY STILL not blury at all..respect ..never
buyin a ne pfone again..ait...BUY IT NOW COZ ITS THE BEST Rating:
Reviewed by Charlie from UK on
8th Oct 2003
I've had this phone for just under 6 months and it has been plagued
with faults that I know aren't unique to my phone. The main problem
is with text messages. Sometimes they take 3 days to come through.
Sometimes they don't come through at all. Orange, my service provider,
blames it on 'degraded transmitters'. Which is strange, since none
of my friends have this problem. They also don't have a Panasonic
GD87. And neither will I once I've found a totally reliable alternative!!!
And Orange won't have me as a customer either. Rating:
Reviewed by Tim from England on
25th Sep 2003
Started off as a good phone, now developed software problems and
is barely useable, wish i'd never changed from my nokia. whats the
point of having a phone that looks good but doesn't work. Sort yourselves
out panasonic - Rating:
Reviewed by klaire from england on
20th Sep 2003
well this phone DOES have loads of good features and has a brilliant
camera but i just cant seem to get one that works! my first one
bought in june lasted 2 weeks before blocking up whilst trying to
make calls, the name of the person you are calling is there flashing
away lovely but nothing else happens. Then you press end and that
sticks on so much you can only remove the battery to get out of
it. Sometimes it says calls rejected, sometimes it says sim error,
sometimes it doesnt send and receive texts and sometimes it stops
others from calling me. Well i got another one (under 28 days replacement
policy) and guess what, after 2 weeks its at it again. Tried different
sim cards, bought new battery, no good. So there you go still trying
to get one that works!! Will persevere though cos its still a cool
phone. Maybe my luck will come soon.. Rating:
Reviewed by P from UK on 19th
Sep 2003
Great phone... with one minor drawback. Why can I only store about
10 text messages? Both sent and received? Any way around this? Still...
superb camera with all the featurs I needed.. just needs to store
more text messages. Will store zillions of photos, but only 10 txt
msgs. Whassup with that? Anyone help? Rating:
Reviewed by marilyn from UK on
14th Sep 2003
Well, I had the new Sharp phone for less than a day, took it back
cos I hated it, big, buly and ugly man....Anyway, I bought the Panasonic
GD 87, Lovely Phone, and its got a hands free button. hey, get the
body glove cover too ....looks cool. I am however having a problem
downloading tones from phunkyphones.com. Managed to download one
but the page just wont reload so I keep landing up on the same page
as the last tone..if you know what I mean. Any suggestions would
be gratefully recieved. E Mail marh@blueyonder.co.uk Anyway, all
in all a smashing phone and the hands free feature is an extra bonus. Rating:
Reviewed by LongDrag from England on
1st Sep 2003
Nice Phone, dropped my first one which led to txt messages being
delayed by up to 3 days. Since replaced, no hassles at all. Battery
life is ok and handset is well easy to use. If you lose yr messages
when your writing them, check your outbox as that's where I find
mine.. With orange, I can only send MMS to other orange contract
users. Not pay-as-you-go, or other networks; both these receive
a link to Orange.com where they can find my piccies...this was explained
to me prior to buying the phone, so it wasn't a disappointment.
What is the only disappointment is that when I download piccies
to laptop I'm not able to get them any bigger than the screen size
of the phone...reduced to thumbnail it would seem; I haven't worked
out if this is how they are supposed to be.. still, nice phone.
Deserves three stars Rating:
Reviewed by karen from uk on
22nd Aug 2003
I can't fault it....it has many features other phones with cameras
just don't have - all the basics are there - voice memo, game (with
more to download or play via wap), camera (quality as good as the
digital camera I had. I haven't yet tried loading to pc - but on
the phone itself - v impressed. If it's the first camera phone you
are looking for - go for it - the samsung 200 doesn't even compare.
I was told in the shop you couldn't take self portraits with this
one, but a small "mirror" on the front means it's easy - just switch
to camera mode, close the phone and look into the mirror and take
your pic (there's also a camera button on the front). The timer
and effects are also good. No probs with texting (just gotta get
used to using the # key to add a space if you are used to Nokia's).
You can add your own backgrounds from those installed or make your
own from pictures you take and there's a calendar, clock, infrared,
currency converter etc etc...the ONLY thing I have found which i
dislike - is the keypad itself - but you get to see that before
you buy anyway ! Rating:
Reviewed by Laurie from England on
15th Aug 2003
I have been on Nokia phones since day dot, but fed up with the constant
bugs in Nokia's software decided to go in search of another brand
phone this time. I bought the Panasonic GD87. This phone, I was
told was the best phone with the least amount of problems or bugs.
On this info not only did I buy one, but I dragged my brother and
my mum both down to the Vodafone store to get one for themselves.
After having the phone 12 days I had sent about 15 Picture messages,
NONE were received by any of the phones, only 2 pics were ever seen
and that was because I had sent them to an e-mail address. Then
Vodafone Live died on me so I was unable to access the internet
via the phone either....getting very frustrated at this point, I
called Customer Services who very kindly passed me onto their Network
Dept who explained that Panasonic DO NOT guarantee that the GD87
can or will send MMS Messages to other phones on other networks
than the one you are on, and the Vodafone live problem I was having
was also a common one with this phone. Unfortunately this didn't
answer why my mum who also is on Vodafone wasn't able to get the
MMS Messages I sent her. So he delved a bit deeper and found that
her handset was also faulty in that it hadn't been programmed to
receive MMS and needed a software update. Please be reminded this
is ONLY 12 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. Luckily the gentleman reminded me
that I was within my 14 days and I had the right to exchange my
phone for a new one. He, working in the Network dept advised the
Sharp GX10i as this phone had little or no problems since it's release.
Myself and my mother have both got the Sharp GX10i and are quite
impressed... MMS messages are being received, the quality of picture
is just as good and can be better as the default setting is a medium
quality picture not the high as Panasonic did. The ringtones are
great, they play louder and you can also download Java games if
you wish. This phone, if you like the little nik naks a lso can
have animated screensavers where as the Panasonic GD87 can't. My
advice,.....AVOID PANASONIC GD87 and buy a Sharp GX10i or equivalent. Rating:
Reviewed by GD87 from Pakistan on
13th Aug 2003
very pooor resepshion and baterry liyfe Rating:
Reviewed by Serkan from Bangladesh on
7th Aug 2003
What a phone! bein a bangladeshi living in the UK i need my phone
for business purposes aswell as to contact family back home. hav
not had 1 problem with this fone, although i had a sharp gx10 which
was poor. i recommend this phone to anyone . great storage, tri-band,
beautiful to look at. well done panasonic Superb! Rating:
Reviewed by pana-pants from UK on
6th Aug 2003
everything looks good and feels good...apart from the Games and
the TEXT.....games wise...very crap ! and texting someone takes
years..i think Panasonic should take the text software of nokia
and put it in thier fones....anyway I got one and I'm happy with
it....long battery life and it's good for taking nice sweet shots
!! Rating:
Reviewed by Bobby Dazler from England
on 5th Aug 2003
Pure Quality. I wish my Mrs was as much fun!! Rating:
Reviewed by Paul Lowery from UK on
5th Aug 2003
What battery life .. Useless user interface .. no text message storage
to speak of .. Software crashes ..... Panasonic should take a look
at Nokia or even Sony/Ericsson for advice on how to write an interface.. Rating:
Reviewed by Terrence from UK on
30th Jul 2003
Picture quality is very good. Upgraded from the sharp GX10 (appaling
phone), and am finding it generally much better. Some of the navigation
takes some getting used to. Functionality is ok but can be a hindrance
at times. Infrared function allows you to beam pictures without
being forced to send via MMS (unlike the GX10!!!). The phone doesn't
appear to be very well supported for either game or picture downloads.
Basically the phone takes good pictures, but I keep asking myself
if gimmick is everything. Think i'll be going back to my trusty
Nokia 6110!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Chris Jones from United
Kingdom on 28th Jul 2003
Lovely to look at and enhanced I think by the scuba bodyglove case
that's available for it. A couple of small niggles - difficult to
track down details of missed calls and no easy way of backing up
mobile phone book onto sim. Camera takes decent enough photos although
transferring these to a PC without a cable is made more difficult
by lack of bluetooth. Greatest niggle is the reception on Vodafone.
My previous mobile (Nokia 7650) had excellent reception at work
(5 bars out of 5) and at home a more modest 3 to 4 bars out of five
which was still fine. Having now had two Panasonic GD87s the best
I've managed is three bars out of five at work and at home it alternates
between one bar and "searching for network". As I need to be available
at the end of a phone as part of my job, having a mobile I can rely
on to work at all times is essential. This is why my GD87 will be
replaced very soon. All the nice extras are great but at the end
of the day I want a phone I can speak to someo ne on. At home on
the GD87 I have more chance of making a nice photo than a phone
call! Rating:
Reviewed by N D Bakerly from UK on
24th Jul 2003
Excellent coloured screen, and awsome specs. Falls short in battery
talk and standby time. easy to use (windows type) menue, and good
polyphonic ringtones (midi files), you can actually DIY them. Infra-red
port, and you can download the compatable linkage software from
panasonic website. This will enable you to use your phone as a phone
and modem to connect your laptop to the internet using the infra-red
connectability between the phone and the laptop. In conclusion,
very good piece of gadget. Rating:
Reviewed
by - from UK on 22nd Jul 2003
Lovely looking phone, lovely screen, easy (ish) to use, nice menus's,
down loadable tones, looks much better than the sharp or the samsung,
and with the latest firmware, its quicker than before, more stable
than before, 200 texts and 500 names addresses with all the bells
and whistles. it oozes excellent build quality. voice recording
fuctions, tri band, excellent MMS, there the plus points end. The
reception is disgraceful, its difficult to pick up a strong signal,
i have full bars of my 6310i and only 1 none or 2 on this, i keep
getting cut off, sometimes the screen goes blank, even having it
replaced several times problems persist, screen goes blank, you
lose texts youre writing, it crashes too, sometimes frequently actually
your trying to make a call or send a text and the screen hangs and
you have to take battery off and restart! its still slow, texting
if done under normal input is horribly slow, T9 is faster but still
slow,the battery life is very poor using the camera for a few minutes
means you lose a battery bar straight away, you cant copy sim to
phone memory, so cant back up your sim etc, which is a pain, and
vice versa nor can you delete texts all at once, its a pain having
to delete your outbox (and inbox) continuously, screen gets scratched
easily, theres no Blue Tooth and how you sync it with a Mac? I dont
know! In conclusion, this could have been an excellent business
phone, but the niggles, the poor reception and the slow speed, the
poor battery life and the problems I listed turn it into a nightmare
for heavy users, light users may find it the best phone theyve ever
used, but heavy users will get annoyed and fed up with the niggles.
light users, trust me, this is one for you! Rating:
Reviewed
by gigabyte from south africa on 5th Jul 2003
i own a cellphone shop in SA and let me tell u sumthin if u got
a prob with the gd87 then get ur head read! i got one 4 myself and
its the best wireless device next 2 anythin else its got the best
resolution next 2 any other phone which other phone has got a framindg
capality and special effects? can ne1 answer on that one Rating:
Reviewed
by Daniel from Australia on 8th Jun 2003
Got the phone in about Jan 03 from overseas as it is over priced
in Australia (of course). great phone with features and all but
i dislike how it only holds 30 sms's or so. Other small things also
annoy me how you can easily loose a SMS when writing one if u hit
the wrong button here or there. But definatly better then any nokia
and the screen quality will blow any other model outa the water
:) only has 1 game? where do i get more?!?! :) Rating:
Reviewed
by ******* from ******* on 23rd Jun 2003
This phone is sick man tat means heavy. I think anyone would enjoy
and love dis phone as much as i did!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed
by iMMortaL_luV from USA on 7th Jun 2003
actually i dun have tis phone.... but my friend has. i look at it...
it was superb. Rating:
Reviewed
by gadget man from mars on 4th Jun 2003
i have four fones, the nokia 7250 ,sansung v200, sharp gx10 and
the gd87 the gd87 is second best after the samsung i love the gd87
it has a superb screen great camera and polyphonics. it lacks a
swivel head camera and is a little to bulky...but it is worth at
£250 on pay as you go.my advice although this fone is great i would
wait a few months as a replacement (x70) is soon to be released
it is smaller sleeker and has a higher resolution screen. overall
brilliant. Rating:
Reviewed
by James from UK on 4th Jun 2003
I bought this phone from the Vodaphone shop as an upgrade to my
trusty Nokia 7110 - purly to get the tri-band capability for a trip
to the US. It had all the features I wanted (clam-shell config,
IR USB port and WAP/GPRS access) for only £20 more than the cheapest
tri-band on offer. The built-in camera and polyphonic tones are
not features I am remotely interested in a pnone. Having tried to
live with it for 4 months now, I am tempted to swap my SIM card
back into my old Nokia. The problem with it is - the utterly abysmal
user interface I have ever had the misfortune to use in a complex
electronic device. I frequently loose data entering into the address
book because I pressed the wrong button, the complex menu system
obstructs you dialling a choosen number unless you are in just the
right mode, and the instruction book is written for 8-year-olds
- with little or no useful technical data (eg: data baud rates,
memory capacity, picture compression levels etc). I woul d not recommend
this phone to anyone - if you want a clam-shell camera phone, buy
the Samsung - I don't now anything about it, but it can't be any
worse! What were Panasonic thinking when they designed this! Rating:
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by - from - on 17th May 2003
Nice phone, spoiled by poor battery. Doesn't live up to advertised
200 hours. Lucky if I get 60 or 70 when I don't even use it. Disappointed,
wouldn't recommend it. Rating:
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by Jonathan from UK on 12th May 2003
This phone is fantastic. Great features and functions, I'm using
the phone on Orange that come with the latest software firmware
(I heard there were quite a few problems with earlier versions of
firmware). The pictures are great quality, if a little small. It's
not designed to be a digital camera for a PC so if you dont expect
full size high res pictures you won't be disappointed. The pictures
are great for it's intended use (picture messages). Great internet
access with a choice of either WAP or GPRS access. If you get yourself
a connection cable you can transfer midi music files to use as ringtones
and save yourself £3 a time for a ringtone Rating:
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by HAZ from UK (NI) on 11th May 2003
RITE FIRST THINGS FIRST THE PHONE GETS MY TOP MARKS ON ADROP TEST.I
DROPPEDIT ON THE FIRST DAY FROM A HEIGHT OF AROUND 3 METERS.SECOND
THE PHONE IS PACKED WITH NICE FEATURES.NEXT MY MATE HAS THE SHARP
GX10,FIRST DAY I SAW IT I WANTED IT REALLY BAD.BUT WHEN I WAS GOING
OUT 2 BUY IT I SAW THE GD87 AND SAID YEP THATS THE ONE FOR ME.THE
GD87 IS A BETTER PHONE 2 THE GX10.PLUS IT WORKS IN THE USA.TOP MARKS!!
Rating:
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by Daz from - on 8th May 2003
Wow - what a phone. If you are looking for the cutting edge of phone
technology, this is it! The 65K colour screen is a dream & the user
menus are easy to use. This phone not only looks smart but acts
smart - top marks! Rating:
