Motorola StarTAC 6500 Cell Phone

Pros: Very small, good coverage and features
Cons: Low battery life

What can I say - I'm a sucker for sexy small gadgets, and the Startac certainly qualifies. I had this little buddy for a year and had no complaints (okay, one complaint - low battery life). For no more than the price of a few pizzas, the StarTac still...

Pros: Small and lightweight; Good signal inside
Cons: Horrific display; Belt clip designed by an idiot; battery life is anemic

If you've read my previous cell phone reviews, you probably know where this is going. I'm something of a connoisseur of cell phones and I have yet to find a StarTac that met my needs. Add this one to the list. I got this phone through work when my...

Pros: Sturdy, small, and a strong signal
Cons: Short battery life and display

The Motorola StarTac 6500 is a cute little phone. It comes with a holster, A/C charger, manual, and yes, even a battery. It stores 100 phone numbers and comes with a messaging service and call waiting. Caller ID is an option, but you have to get the...

Pros: Small and powerful
Cons: Stupid Antenna End breaks off way too Easily

I bought the phone because I wanted something small I could hang on my belt and yet would have good quality. The Star Tac has been a great friend in my life and is my constant companion. It has one problem though: It misses about 1 out of 3 calls, but I...

Pros: Excelent quality, high-end analog phone, great feature set, nice styling
Cons: Iff'y speaker quality, microscopic buttons, confusing user interface

The Star Trek, err—Tac.

Motorola’s StarTac series of phones are quite stylish. The
flip-open and talk, “Capitan Kirk” communicator styling of
this cell phone have made it one of the most recently
copied styles (by...

Pros: size, features
Cons: no games

This phone is great, it has a very compact size, that will fit in any pocket without sticking out, it generally is very clear, though that may be owing to the service plan, but motorola did do a wonderful job on this digital star tac.

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Pros: Sturdy, small, easy to use.
Cons: Small size makes it a little cumbersome at times, antenna wears poorly, clip (and phone) always falling off.

General Impressions and Battery Life
My Motorola StarTAC has been indispensable and nearly indestructible. It's the first mobile phone compact enough to be comfortable for daily use. It charges quickly and overall has been useful for me on a...

Pros: small, light
Cons: low battery life, substandard belt clip, too fragile

The first thing I thought when I got this phone was "it is SOOO small"
Now I say "it is SOOO fragile"

It worked well, until I had to use it more frequently. The auxiliary battery (looks like the space shuttle on a...

Pros: small, loaded with features
Cons: menus are tough to navigate

The Motorola Startac is a neat little phone. Its a great small size, and works well. Its not as cool as those phones in the Matrix, but spring-loaded mechanisms are unreliable anyway.

This is a flip phone, but unfortunately it requires two...

Pros: Sleek, Many Battery Options
Cons: Small, Close Buttons

I bought this product last year because when I am off the job and not at home people need to reach me. This product came with a year of paid airtime along with the products purchase for $49.95. I thought this was reasonable so I purchased it. My first...

Pros: TINY! A wonder of microengeneering.
Cons: Flimsy, feels easily damaged

The phone is tiny. The absolute number one reason to buy the StarTac is because, quite simply, it is the most easily carried phone on the market.

But such a phone comes with a hefty price, and the gratuitously tiny buttons. It is a sin for...

Pros: Very compact, easy-to-use features
Cons: May be difficult for someone w/ larger hands to use

My husband just bought me this phone for Christmas. Two years ago he purchased me my first cell phone because I felt I had to have one. I just assumed they were all basically the same since I had never owned one before. I trusted that my husband would...

Pros: Small, good audio quality
Cons: Hard to use features

If a small phone is what you want then the StarTac is a great choice. If you want a phone whose features are easy to use then you might want to look elsewhere. Don't get me wrong, I loved my StarTac and I even paid quite a bit for it a few years ago...

Pros: Size, Shape, Features
Cons: Antenna can bend and/or brake, Analog

Let's admit it, most of us are closet technology junkies. Or not so Closet junkies. I my self am quite rabid about technology and have been restrained from entering many tech stores by my wife...usually with a judiciously applied choke hold.

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Pros: Sleek Small Design, Emits Least Radiation of all Cell Phones
Cons: None so far

My husband upgraded my old,heavy, and cumbersome cell to the Star-Tac and I simply love it!

The phone is so light weight that I carry it everywhere, and it fits practically everywhere! The phone is so simple to use, and the battery seems to...

Pros: Pocket sizes
Cons: i havent found any yet

The Motorola StarTAC 6500g is perfection all wrapped up in a little 2 1/2 inch caseing. The phone is the perfect size to fit into one purse or [ocket and still go undetected by others. The StarTAC 6500g is an analog phone which i would definately...

Pros: LIGHT, SMALL, Stylish, great features.
Cons: Price is dropping, but still high for an analog.

Startecs remain one of the most fashionable phones to have. This is probably the only reason i got one. Style aside, it's a pretty decent phoen anyway. It has 99 phone# speed dial, complete with a name to go with it. The orange display reads...

Pros: Very small and convenient to carry!
Cons: Not as clear as land line

I love this phone! The Motorola StarTAC 6500 is so small that I can carry it anywhere. The entire phone is only 3.6 ounces! I can even take it to school because you can turn the ringer off and set it to vibrate like a pager. With the carrying case it...

Pros: great design, small, good connection
Cons: horribly short battery life

If you're the type of cell phone user that gabs away on it several times a day, including decent sized conversations, than the Motorola 6500 is not for you. The battery life simply can't handle it. But if you're same kind of cell phone user I...

Pros: high-quality sound
Cons: uncomfortable

I've had my Startac for one year and I am already fed-up with its ergonomics and uncomfortable design. Its weight, while being revolutionary at its arrival on shelves, is now eclipsed by smaller and smaller modern models. My main complaint is with its...

Pros: stylish, works well, cost effective
Cons: it is relatively weak

This phone is great. My dad bought himself and I one. This was my first cell phone, and it was a good choice. it is light, hand held, small, and fairly cheap. I would recommend this phone to anyone who wants to get their money's worth a whole lot more....

Pros: Durable, compact, and Capable.
Cons: Need a bigger ear piece.

-You should have comfort in the Motorola name.It has been around for some time, they make durable products, they are tried and true.I for one bought this product because Motorola has never let me down with its beeper, computer, and other services.
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Pros: Smaller size, stylish, good accessories, great directory
Cons: None for an analog cell phone.

This is the phone you want to be seen with. It's small, sexy has a great directory and is so popular that accessories abound.

Size does matter...small size.
This tiny phone is alike a Star Trek communicator but when it unfolds...

Pros: Small, clear, cute!
Cons: Missed rings.

This is a really great phone. Its extremely compact and very clear when making calls. But I have sometimes missed calls because my phone has not rang, but this is very rare. But I am still overall very satisfied with this phone. It is definatly a...

Pros: Small
Cons: Poor dependability, Obvious design flaw.

My wife and I both teach, but at different schools and needed to purchase cell phones in order to communicate after the switchboard at each school closed. The StarTAC seemed like a great phone, mainly because of it's size. She bought an analog, and I...

Pros: Lightwieght-clear signal-ease of use
Cons: Not for persons with huge hands

After owning virtually every type of cellular device including a bag phone, the Motorola "Brick," a flip phone and the StarTac. I feel I have finally purchased a phone that I can continue to use into the new millennium.
The StarTac has all...

Pros: Slim, Great clarity, Tons of features, Reliable
Cons: Analog only

The Star Tac 6500 is an awesome phone! My husband and I owned one of the largest cellular dealerships in the mid-west, so I've used lots and lots of equipment. Even though digital is highly promoted, I chose to stick with my 6500 until I no longer got...

Pros: small, long Lion battery life
Cons: led display, gets hot

I must be one of the last few Analog cellular people. I swear I must have the entire analog cellular network all to myself. I've had a StarTac 6500 for at least a year now and it's been a great phone. I got a black 6500 when the only black ones were the...

Pros: Great feature,service,durable
Cons: too small

If you want a small phone with big quality, this is your phone. Motorolla scores again. I use this phone and it has lasted me for a year so far and still works like its brand new. I can hear a clear reception when I am talking and the fees are a...

Pros: Great size, SUPER DURABLE, fits face nicely
Cons: battery life is sub-par, hard to hear ring sometimes, digital is the new king

This phone was great (I say was because I cut my cell service off and had to go with a digital phone). I no longer use the "phone" part of it, but the phone book inside holds over 70 numbers that I still use today, I use it as a kind of really, weak palm...

Pros: Digital Great Reception
Cons: needs e-mail web etc.

Over the past 8 years I have owned many cell phones. This one with out a doubt is the best ever. It is the digital model and has reception as if you are across the street even if that means Virginia to California. I have used the programming as my...

Pros: Sound Quality, Easy to use, Many features
Cons: Battery life.

When I purchased my Startac 6500, I didn't know that I would be changing my profession to construction. The worst job to have this kind of phone. But I made it work for me. I changed the antenna to the "Stubby" antenna, and I added a Velcro...

Pros: Small, Light, ease of use
Cons: Can randomly power down

As the Manager of a cell phone store, I've seen all of the various problems that plague cell phones. The one that I've seen the most is the unexplained and random powering down of the Motorola brand phones. I have learned that this can be due to a...

Pros: Small
Cons: Bad display, poor battery life

This is a great little phone, I have had mine for quite some time. The reception is great, I barely get any static, and I would say the voice quality is fairly close to my other GSM phone (digital). The only problems I have with it are that the display...

Pros: Small size, Vibra-Ring, Good Display
Cons: Hard to use menus

Having first purchased a Star-Tac 3000, I was eager to check out the 6500.

My Star-Tac spends most of its time in a hands-free kit in my car, and is constantly being clipped in and out of its cradle.

My 3000 was not up to the...

Pros: size, battery life, clarity, durability
Cons: ocassionally size. (The keys can seem small), digital only service

I switched to the StarTAC from a Qualcom Q-phone. Instead of mentioning the Q-phone's weaknesses, I'll dwell on the positives of the StarTAC.
The phone provides excellent battery life for such a small phone. I typically talk only 20 minutes a day,...

Pros: Compact, Nice Screen, Side buttons
Cons: Flimsy Antenna, Address Book

After using this phone for over 2 months now, I decided to review it and share my opinion with everyone. Its most attractive feature is its side buttons, I must admit that I swear by them. Many of the newer popular phones (like Samsung's 8500 which my...

Pros: Size,Shape,Vibra Call feature,Carry holster,Ease of programming
Cons: Cost

I have had my StarTAC6500 for 6 months and I have used it more in this time than I did my previous cell phone that I owned for two years. Size of the unit was a major factor in my choice of this product. With its convenient carry holster it can be worn...

Pros: Size, Color, Looks, Weight
Cons: Taking it in and out of holder

I first bought this product because of the look, but as I've been using it I love it!!! It is a great phone. With my Nokia 252 I couldn't get have the signal I get with the Motorola StarTac 6500. It's really compact and fits great in my purse, or in...

Pros: None
Cons: Size

I hate this phone, it is too small. I lost it. They keep making cell phones smaller and smaller, so you lose them, and you are stupid enough to go buy another one. I bought this, because I thought the size of the phone would be very helpful, and would...

Pros: easy to carry and use
Cons: none

I have had my phone for about four or five months. The phone itself has presented me with absolutely no problems. I am in love with this thing! I am in college and it is small and compact enough that all I have to do is slip it into my backpack and go....

Pros: Size
Cons: Poor Quality

I thought this phone was "it"! It was small, no problem to carry. But, I am very disappointed. If you put it on your waist band, and you are the least little bit overweight, the tip of the antenna bends at an odd angle. If you pull it up...

Pros: small ,good reception, elegant looking
Cons: none

I have owned this phone for about 5 months now and i havent owned a better one. Previously i owned a nokia, whitch was considered small at the time of purchase, but the startac makes even the nokia seem big and clunky.

I have experienced...

Pros: Great LED readout
Cons: Rings not very loud and Phone holder not easy to use

I first tried a Motorola StarTac 3000 and I was disappointed with the old style LED readout.. I then purchased the StarTac 6500 and I am very impressed with the readable LED.
I love the size (Compact and cute). I am impressed with the Vibrate/Ring...

Pros: Lightweight, sleek, down right cool!
Cons: workmanship and durability

The Motorola StarTac 6500 analog phone is lightweight, sleek, and packed with a decent amount of features. BUT, I stress, there are a few things to consider before shelling out 150.00 for this phone. Battery life being one of them. The standard slim...