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I got this phone awhile back and replaced it fast because it kept freezing and I'd have to take the battery off to restart it. My phone recently broke and I'm back to using this one again and realizes why I avoided it in the first place.Picture Messaging - never works, always says network failureText Messaging - it doesnt seem to save new words so its quite annoying to have to type a frequently used word that it does not recognizeCalls - good. no problems here.Overall - sometimes the phone itself just freezes and the option to switch off doesnt allow you to choose it.
Even with the volume turned all the way up. What it succeeds at is being a decent phone with the features that you probably desire if you are reading this review. I'm aware it is only 1.3 MP, but even for that resolution it is extremely poor. I really want to be fair with this review and give you a good idea of what I experienced, so I will talk about the things I genuinely liked about the phone along with another (longer) list of what I didn't like.But my verdict is very clear: this device is terrible.In summary--The good:-Probably has the features you're looking for a mid-range phone.-Excellent music/speaker quality-Intuitive interface.
You're better off bringing a pencil and paper and drawing what you see.-This phone is plastic and very poorly manufactured, It feels like it could fall apart in your hands. Very easy to navigate from my experience.-Very easy to load your own music/ringtone to the phone if you want to load your own music.-Got good reception most places, but not great. Call quality was good.-Bright screen that looks sharp.The bad:-You can't hear the phone when it rings (exaggerating a little here, but it is very quiet) even at the highest volume.-You can't feel the phone when it vibrates.-You cannot hear ANYONE on the other end. I bought this phone on amazon back in september. Even when just using the phone for talking, you're lucky if it lasts a full day.On June 26, 2008, I finally said goodbye to the XpressMusic 5300. Make sure you're in a perfectly quiet room when you try to call somebody.-The camera is HORRENDOUS.
All pictures look grainy and out of focus regardless of lighting. It might as well not even have a camera.
Or rather, it said goodbye to me. It fails at what you need to use it for: talking on the phone.
Very cheap looking and feeling (pictures on this site make it look better than it really is).-Keys on the music player require too much force to press and are cheap-feeling, don't even bother.-Screen scratches easily. I'm surprised more reviews don't talk about this.-EXTREMELY bad at filtering out background noise.
Awful. Looks ugly to begin with, will look even worse after a week.-HORRIBLE battery life.
The phone exploded in my pocket, signaling that it had enough.
The battery life works great for me also because i really don't have to charge it that much. I know others have had complaints about this phone's dependability, but I've had this phone for a couple months now and it still works great and i love all the features that it has. At first, i was worried because the USB cord connection did not work with my Mac, but since it has bluetooth, i am still able to send and receive files with my computer and other phones with bluetooth. This is the best phone i have so far purchased. Uh, well, sort of purchased.
After my old trustworthy motorola pebble decided to pack in a went for the Nokia 5300 not so much out of being partially impressed by it but rather that was one of the better phones on offer as part of my phone contract.In the several months I have had it is has broken several times. The screen has decided to take the image of a stained glass window, the phone itself is this ugly little fat thing that sits uncomfortably in your pocket probably the only half decent functions of this phone is a half decent camera.While the phone has tried to sell itself through having a built in MP3 player and radio option personally even if I didn't have an ipod I would rather just spend £50 on a half decent MP3 player and have a phone that is sturdy, slimline and well, functions as a phone.Cant say there is anything really to recommend about this phone. 2 stars is being kind. If only they had put out a new version of the pebble.
The next phone lasted longer - 3 and a half months. I bought this phone when I returned to the states after living abroad. At first, the phone was great. So I had it replaced since it was under warranty. Don't buy it. I'm not that picky, really, so I didn't mind any of the interface issues or the T-Mobile-limited internet/e-mail accessibility.
I'm not buying another one.Rather than go into more detail, here are the pros and cons:Pros:-Loud speakers-External buttons make it easy to access music, camera, and video-Easy-to-access USB port-1 GB MicroSD card includedCons:-No easy access to the SD card-Breaks easily and frequently-Short battery life-Speaker glitch or something else means that the phone often fails to ring or vibrate-Case is cheap and breaks/bends easily with normal use. I was hoping for a phone that would give me some of the features of my old Japanese phone, but I wasn't too optimistic. Now, several of the buttons have died, making it very difficult to use the interface. About two months in, though the problems started.The phone's slider mechanism is flimsy enough that with normal use the leads became damaged enough that the phone could no longer detect when it was open or closed. That meant no backlight. Don't drop it - your screen will scratch easily-"Web browser" is slow and hard to use-Camera has no flash and isn't good with motion-Phone takes FOREVER to turn on (30 seconds +)-No standard headphone jackSee what I mean.
Even if they pay you to.
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