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+ This mobile phone has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on design. “Really good value for money.” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 41 real customer reviews

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41 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
68% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	6.6
Design	7.8
Ease of use	7.7
Features	7.3
Value for money (at time of purchase)	9.3
Overall rating	7.9

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Score 5.0/10

ian, bolton

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- Needed a new battery before it would work,takes a good half hour before showing any aigns of charging.

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purchased 18 Dec 2006

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Really good value for money.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 17 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Compact, and easy to use - good MP4 player,

- None really - battery life possibly

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purchased 16 Dec 2006

Score 8.0/10

Stephen, Malvern

+ Snappy design, small, relatively easy to use

- No Bluetooth, Camera quality low

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purchased 16 Dec 2006

Score 10.0/10

steve, blackpool

+ Very clear display,large numbers,easy to use

- not a speaker phone

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purchased 14 Dec 2006

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ visual display

- unclear instructions

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purchased 15 Dec 2006

Score 10.0/10

jason, Bedford

+ the price was very good. very happy had no probblem using the phone..

- N/A

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purchased 17 Dec 2006

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good design but shame about not holding battery charge for long!!

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 17 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

Russ, Shotts

+ Excellent phone for the money, not a problem and does everything it says it does.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 15 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

Simon, Blackburn

+ Good features. Compact. Looks good.

- Keypad a little difficult. Poor manual.

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purchased 16 Dec 2006

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ excellent battery life, easy to use, wide variety of features

- Slow to show that it is charging battery. i thought at first it was not working. Also slow to turn on.

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purchased 17 Dec 2006

Score 4.0/10

Sarah, London

+ Reviewer left no comment

- This mobile managed to get charged only once...

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purchased 17 Nov 2006

Score 9.0/10

karen, stoke on trent

+ really lightweight, looks stylish, comfortable to use excellent network

- nothing

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purchased 13 Dec 2006

Score 3.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good sound quality.

- camera quality is VERY poor. Undermines all the other good points. Plus lack of bluetooth only forgiven because of price.

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purchased 14 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

pete, telford

+ nice cheap and and does the job

- not for "feature creature" as it lacks anything more than the basics.

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purchased 15 Dec 2006

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ See below

- I am satisfied with the product purchase. It meets my needs and gives value for money. I am unable to provide comparative data, not being desirous of evaluating the market.

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purchased 18 Dec 2006

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good for children and good for music as has an imbuilt mp3

- Stopped working after a couple of weeks all together

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purchased 17 Dec 2006

Score 8.0/10

Jenny, St Annes

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Have intermittent problem with speakers where I cant be heard from other end of line

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purchased 16 Dec 2006

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good value first mobile for my son aged 11.

- Battery life not great. intrustions for downloading MP3 Tracks could be better

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purchased 15 Dec 2006

Score 8.0/10

Angie, Rotherham

+ fantastic little phone has so much going for it and is nicely compact the mp3 player sound is very good

- Does not have blue tooth

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purchased 15 Dec 2006

Score 4.0/10

allan, Lincoln

+ Size

- Having to remove memory card prior to charging phone

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purchased 13 Dec 2006

Score 10.0/10

jason, liverpool

+ everything

- none

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purchased 14 Dec 2006

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good design and easy to use

- battery life is not long enough
Takes over 2 mins normally for the fone to process the fonebook.

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purchased 13 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Simple to use, good value for money.

- Havent found any, doesn't take good photographs

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purchased 18 Dec 2006

Score 10.0/10

heather, glasgow

+ it was great value for money

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 15 Dec 2006

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Product Features

Type	Flip Phone

Band	Tri
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
EDGE	No
A precursor to 3G, this technolgy allows improved data transfer rates allowing features such as video streaming. Read more about EDGE on Wikipedia
WiFi	No
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels	1.3
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Built-in Flash	Yes

Screen Resolution (pixels)	128x160
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
XHTML Browser	No
XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML enabled phones are able to browse most internet content.
FM Tuner	No
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom:“http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/rau/radio-stations/analogue/analogue-main.htm”.
Email Functionality	No
SatNav	No
Satnav is short for ‘Satellite Navigation’. Satellite navigation allows you to see where you are travelling on a map and plan a route to your destination.
MP3 ATRAC Playback	Yes
MP3 playback capability
Operating System	Proprietary
Software on which the device runs
Memory Card Slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Weight (g)	80
The weight of the product in grams.
Talk Time (hours)	2.5
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)	No
USB Port	No
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
Video Recorder	Yes
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Instant Messaging	No
Instant Messaging allows you to communicate in real-time with friends from your phone using services such as MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, GTalk, ICQ or AIM. If you have a good data plan it’s a great way to stay in touch with your friends and save money.
Built-in Camera	Yes
Some GPS products come with a built in digital camera that allows you to photograph the place you are at and then add it to your map. Next time you wish to visit that place you just tap the image and the Satellite Navigation system plots a route. This is great if you don’t want to have to remember street names.
Dimensions (mm)	88x49x22
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Java	Yes
A software platform allowing 3rd party applications such as games to be loaded. Read more about Java on Wikipedia