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This mobile phone is a good all rounder. “It feels solid in your hands and because the keypad is enclosed there is no chance…” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 73 real customer reviews

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73 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
84% of people recommend it.

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Battery life	6.5
Design	8.6
Ease of use	8.2
Features	7.9
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.7
Overall rating	8.1

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Business or web user (1)

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Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ it feels solid in your hands and because the keypad is enclosed there is no chance of accidently dialling someone!

- none so far

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71 of 82 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 May 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ looks good and has a lot of features

- short battery life

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53 of 58 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

ronald , chelteham , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ smart looding and easy to use

- none

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60 of 79 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Mar 2009

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Looks nice

- Very difficult to navigate

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47 of 67 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ expandable memory good music quality ease of use

- complicated memory expansion explination

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35 of 49 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 May 2009

Score 8.0/10

Dennis, Maryport

+ it is a good all round phone no complaints apart from the short battery life

- battery life

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23 of 28 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Suzie, Horsham

+ looks great and has a great battery life. Easy to navigate

- The most annoying part is when selecting someone to send a text to, the default keypad is numbers so you have to switch to text before typing the name of the person to choose from your address book.

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Tom, Hinckley

+ Fairly easy to use. Well built and looks smart. Contains most functions that you would want / expect from a moderately spec'd phone.

- The sounds quality isn't great and the speaker volume is not very loud. No flash on the camera. Lack of availability of spare parts. The screen got cracked quite soon after I bought the phone and I have so far been unable to find a replacement. Not sure whether this is down to the model being fairly new though.

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Aug 2009

arthur, maybole

+ cheap and very easy to use

- battery life very poor

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25 of 38 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Jun 2009

Score 4.0/10

Eileen, Manchester , “all round user”

+ screen size - slider action - size and weight - overall look

- user manual instructions does not cover sequences to access features in enough detail

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Amy, Skelmersdale

+ This phone is a really good size not too small and not too big, the music player is excellant aswell as the camera and its options.

- Battery life

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Nice design and feel
Good quality slide phone
Metallic finish
Does what it says on the tin

- Not that advanced for this day and age
May be too simple for some

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Barbara, Ammanford

+ Light and easy to use

- none

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13 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Heather, Woldingham, Surrey , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ easy to use value for money

- user manual not very clear when trying to use some fo functions on the phone

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Gillian, Weston-super-Mare

+ compact lite phone

- keypad is a litte ackward to use hits number below

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jul 2009

Score 6.0/10

Gordon Russell, Bo'ness , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Nice looking and sound is pretty good.

- Not easy to work between phone memory and memory card.

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8 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

margaret, manchester , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ phone is nice looking easy to use serves its purpose for a casual phone user

- dont like the ringtones

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use even by an old codger.

- Difficult to align with the hands-free device in my car.

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

ANN, GLASGOW

+ camera video

- battery life

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

janet, west malling , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ very easy to use, quite straightforward

- none really

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Russ, High Wycombe

+ good picture on camera, good sound quality.

- Battery life good enough but could do with improving.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Aug 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Good, easy to use for technophobe using basic text & phone features.

- Battery life could be better.

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Jenni, Isle of Sheppey , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ I've found it quite easy to use and as I'm a mature female that I do not always find easy to do. So impressed and my daughter likes it I'm going to purchase another one for her.

- Could do with more choice of ringtones.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Sep 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Simple and effective!

- Does not synchronise with Outlook accurately. Moreover, if the wrong configuration selections are made on your computer (which is easily done in this case) then the potential to have your contacts deleted is huge. (PS: the reviewer has a technical background)

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9 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Looks good. Neat and compact. Easy to use. Stylish.

- Would prefer a longer battery life

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Hamish, Winchester

+ Excellent value for money

- Lowest volume is still quite loud

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7 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Fazer, Brighton , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Nice, easy, small phone. Solid feel. Fairly good cam and fair amount of memory (though I did purchase a microSd card for it as well, now it's huge)

- No usb cable or cd in the box

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Sep 2009

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ its pink and compact.

- the battery does not hold its charge very well. I charged it fully last night and its is now down to three bars already and im only in the next afternoon and i have hardly used my phone today.

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4 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Andy, Reading

+ lots of excellent features for the price

- menus a bit fussy and battery life

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

emma, exmouth

+ The phone is easy to use. Love it!!

- Dont really have any real bad points but i cant find the % sign when using the calculator!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Sep 2009

Score 7.0/10

Kelly, Stockport

+ Looks sylish, Camera, Messaging, Can have songs as ringtone and message tones. Easy to use. Large Screen

- Battery life is poor. No USB lead to connect to computer included. Camera is low megapixels

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very use to use, excellent set of features for good price

- No voice activated dialling.

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purchased 27 Oct 2009

Score 9.0/10

Belinda, Leeds

+ clear screen, easy to use.

- I didn't actually get a £10.00 free top up when I purchased the phone.

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purchased 07 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Angele , Pitstone near Tring

+ Easy to use and can you use the keypad quickly

- Battery runs too soon always on charge and I did not receive a £10.00 top when I purchased this phone that is most unfair.

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purchased 07 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

edward, Sale Cheshire , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ looks good

- took awhile to negotiate systems

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2 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

DEBBIE, WIRRAL UK

+ EASY TO USE PHONE.GOOD BATTERY LIFE.EASY TO TEXT WITH.EASY TO LIVE WITH

- THE USER BOOK,HARD TO FIND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.BETTER TO GO TO VODAFONE HELP PAGES OR JUST MESS AROUND ABIT UNTILL YOU SORT THE PROBLEM.

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purchased 23 Sep 2009

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks nice.

- I never hear text messages coming in, despite it being on the highest setting. My previous phone used to beep if there was a missed text or message, until it was picked up. This one doesn't do this, even if you select the remind every 2 mins option.

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purchased 04 Oct 2009

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Product Features

3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen	No
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
Type	Slide Phone

Band	Quad
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	Yes
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	2
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.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	240x320
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	Yes
XHTML stands for Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XHTML enabled phones are able to browse most internet content.
WAP	Yes
Simple Web browser
FM Tuner	Yes
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	Yes
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 OS
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)	95
The weight of the product in grams.
Talk Time (hours)	4
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Standby Time (hours)	400
Standby Time dictates how long your phone would last if left on standby, ready to receive calls, but with nothing else being done to it.
HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)	No
USB Port	Yes
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)	99.9x48x14.3
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
Games	Yes
This is an indication of whether or not the phone has video games installed to play such as Snake or Sudoku.
HTML Browser	No
An HTML enabled phone will be able to browse the internet as if it were a normal PC. The exception to this is that it will not be able to show Flash-based content. HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language.
Colour	Silver
The main colour of the product.