Well before I start, let me just say, I bought this phone on the spot, no previous research, no comparison whatsoever. I was leaving for Singapore on that day and I thought my ancient Nokia 2g phone would be useless in that well-connected city. I've used Blackberry and iPhone 1 as company mobiles before (no biggie), so I already know the upsides of smart phones. Even used to own a Nokia Symbian (bleech) for a short while, good thing it got stolen LOL.
Anyway, I needed to rush buying a phone at 12 noon because I had to run to the airport by 4!! I was with my dad and bro, so I received the much needed boost through peer pressure. I must say, I got swayed by the persistent but nice salesmen from the small town hyper-mart near to where I live.
Features that initially caught my eye :
- Android (gingerbread)
- Touchscreen
- Auto rotate
- Small and handy (great for a petite gal like me)
- 3 gb Phone memory
- Dirt cheap!! Only PhP 5,000 (around US$ 120)
Things that I love :
- Google play
- Android apps - so far my favorite is xe currency converter which is very usable for a cheapskate like me
- Youtube app - very accessible
- Google maps & GPS navigation - now I'll never have to be lost again in this city, not unless GPS breaks down in the middle of nowhere (which only happened once)
Minor glitches that bother me :
- Experienced problems sending SMS around 5 times
- SIM Card is hard to remove
Home page is not cleanable- remove button is not working- When making calls, phone automatically locks which makes it virtually impossible to key in numbers when I top up to my Singapore pre-paid sim. I need to transfer my SIM to my old Nokia phone whenever I have to top up to my account which is a bit inconvenient.
Generally, being my first android phone, I am very satisfied with this model. You get all the benefits of having an android phone without breaking the bank.
- Connection speed - good
- User friendliness - good
- Price - very good
- Portability - very good
Will keep updating this review for anything.
Ciao!
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Just a little update on this. Last night while I was playing with my phone, I found out that you can actually delete unwanted homepages. You just have to press edit and then drag the page to the trash bin. It does work but you just need your fingers trained on how to make it work properly.
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Just a little update on this. Last night while I was playing with my phone, I found out that you can actually delete unwanted homepages. You just have to press edit and then drag the page to the trash bin. It does work but you just need your fingers trained on how to make it work properly.
