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(More customer reviews)Although the listing mentions this phone for use on T-Mobile, I was unable to get it to access internet via their network, even after much searching for settings and so forth. That being said, once I went overseas, I found this phone quite easy to set-up and use. The quality of photos produced by the 8MP camera is quite amazing and I manage to get some quite decent shots despite the inherent limitations of a compact camera. I do find it rather annoying how long it takes to wait before I can take the next shot, however, and find myself frequently pressing the camera button several times to force it to hurry up.
The GPS works quite quickly and I have had no trouble getting an accurate signal in either the UK or NZ. There are 3 apps on the phone for this - Maps, Motonav and Navigation, but I am only able to get the Maps app to work for me. Motonav requires a Motonav SD Card of some sort (must be available in Europe). Navigation is actually Google Maps Navigation and is not available in every area I have checked.
Call quality is quite good with this phone and I have had no dropped calls whatsoever. When the phone is on vibrate mode, however, I can't set it up to vibrate for any text messages, so bear that in mind if you do a lot of texting. Ringtones are somewhat small in choice but I think you can download more. The alarm does work with sound even in vibrate or silent mode, which is an improvement over other phones I've had.
The internet browser works well. There is an Email app on the phone which I found super annoying when setting up my Yahoo! Mail account. Instead, use the Yahoo! Mail app, and of course you'll need a Gmail account for this phone anyway. The Email app does work well for my Mobile Me email, however. Contacts and Calendar are fine to work with, and the screen is pretty responsive and accurate, although occasionally it enters the wrong character from an adjacent key if I'm going too quickly. As others have mentioned, the responsive vibration when you touch the screen is quite a neat feature and very gratifying.
My only other complaints are that the home screens seem to have problems with placing and organizing widgets - it seems like there's enough space, yet sometimes I am unable to put one more icon on my main screen. The world clock widget I downloaded for free is not as nice or user-friendly as the iPhone clock feature (having recently switched from a 3G model). My Sign is quite a neat feature. So far, I have not tried the radio or any voice commands, so cannot comment on those.
Finally, this is one of the newer phones and ships with Android 2.1, which was a big factor in my not going for something else with 1.6, as I have read reports from others that this makes a big difference. In conclusion, if I was remaining in the USA only, I would really need to do more homework on seeing if I could get internet access with the darn thing - admittedly I was experimenting with a prepaid T-Mobile SIM, and their on-account plans may be a different story. This model is apparently sold by one cell phone provider in the USA, so it is possible, just a matter of getting the right settings and working with a company that will support your unlocked phone adequately.
This phone is packed with many features and pretty nifty HD video capabilities, plus is easy to use and feels solid in the hand. An excellent all-around choice provided you ensure you can access internet via your mobile network provider (otherwise you'd be stuck to just wifi access).
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