Navigation and web usability review
Written: Nov 14 '00
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Product Rating:
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Pros: easy, small, nice looking phone
Cons: missing good PIM features.
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| mikehell's Full Review: Kyocera QCP 2035a Cell Phone |
I'm a wireless web developer, so when I looked for a phone to purchase, I paid very close attention to navigation and usability of the phone, including the web browser. I researched many different phones, and it seemed that the navigation of the 2035 was by far superior to many other makes/models. However, it's not even in the same league as my old SprintPCS touchpoint phone (which I'll really miss, but Sprint coverage in my area is very spotty). I find the navigation on this device is good, but that's not saying much, as I feel that most of the interfaces on cellphones are designed by out-of-work VCR designers.
Good Points of the phone:
Small, compact
Decent battery life (not terrific, but not bad either)
very easy navigation
lots of slots for phone numbers (multiple numbers per name)
good reception
T9 text entry is great
changeable faceplates (tho none exist yet)
Bad points of the phone:
Web browser does not support images, even though the misleading hype says it has a "5-line, full bit-map display"
"mark site" and "bookmarks" menu items DONT WORK on verizon system. In other words, there is no way to bookmark a site from the phone.
Sound quality is a bit tinny.
buttons are small and hard to use if you have large fingers
Ringers can not be modified (no downloadable ringers, etc)
can not assign rings to names in contacts
no charging cradle supplied (comes with a cord you plug into the bottom)
lack of PIM features
In short, it's a great phone for most people, but power-users may want to go with something like the Samsung SCH-850 instead.
Recommended:
Yes
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