The Panasonic Allure is probably one of the sexiest phones out today. With its extremely light weight, and small frame matched with the attractive style makes it very appealing.
With my almost 8 years working in the wireless industry, and my current phone being the Allure, this has been one of my favorite phones. It is very light (2.7oz)and relatively small in size which makes carrying nice. I use the optional belt clip and I will forget that it is on my side! The physical size is just about as good as you can have. It is large enuff that you can still use it with one hand, but small enuff that you can fit it in your pocket or purse without needing a compartment of its own.
The phone as plenty of bells and whistles to satisfy just about any gadget person. You can change the back light, choose from 22 different rings. The phone also has the capacity of holding 1000 numbers in the phonebook, but the phonebook is broken down into 250 locations each able to store 4 numbers. One of my favorite features is the voice command. This feature allows you to link commands such as dialing from memory, or changing some of your personal settings. These voice commands can be easily set, and once set are very easy to use. When used in combination with the included hands free headset, it provides a nice solution for safety and responsible use in the vehicle.
The only thing that I feel could be improved is the battery life. Now the life on the battery is subject to many variables. For me it is too short. I use the phone, and I use it alot. Just for a frame of reference I use on average of 2500 min/month. I ordinarily get about 1.5hrs of talk time off of a freshly charged battery, which requires me to charge my battery on a daily basis for the most part. If you aren't going to be a high user, then you will probably see in the neighborhood of 2-3 days of standby. 2-3 days of standby is respectable for a phone of that size, but when compared to my previous phone (one slightly larger) I was getting that much standby in addition to the 1.5-2hrs of talk time. Maybe I had my expectations set to high?







Recommended: Yes

Amount Paid (US$): 129.99