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Slow and Frustrating2
Posted by:
aem0032 from Saco, ME on
03/16/2013
My 2 stars have nothing to do with T-Mobile; I've been with them for about 6 years and have no complaints (I am on contract but bought this phone to replace my last Samsung Gravity Smart#. My gripe is with the phone's performace itself: it lags A LOT #even when there are no apps running, and I'm only using 1/5 of the memory), and sometimes freezes so I have to remove the battery in order to get it work again. It can take up to 10 seconds just for it to do what you want it to do- open texts, call log, picture gallery, going back to the home screen, etc. When going to compose a text, I have to tap in the empty box at the bottom up to 4 times in order to get the keyboard to come up. Very SLOW start up & shut down. I was expecting a lot more from a 1ghz processor. Furthermore, the power button is almost flush with the body so it is hard to feel/find. Despite the back being textured, the phone is very slippery and hard to hold onto. Otherwise, the screen is great, colors are vivid, 4G works well, apps generally run smoothly, battery lasts about 15 hours with average use, but I just dont have the patience to sit and wait for it to do what its supposed to do. Looking to replace it, which is too bad because I've only had it for about 4 months.- Age : 25-34
- Phone size: : Just right
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Hungry Baby4
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Sergiazo from Colonial Heights, VA on
01/25/2013
Great phone but the battery life is frustraring I can't go anywhere without a wall or car charger. I love the phone but I am thinking on buying the Optimus L just to get a brake from the battery karma0 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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Not a good buy2
Posted by:
Mattman74 from Southaven, MS on
12/10/2012
This phone is not any faster than a 3G phone. It locks up and lags a lot! The battery runs down quickly, even when I close all apps and I'm not even using it. I would think twice before buying this phone.I have had it less than a year and I am about to get rid of it.5 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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Great smart phone starter4
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471Tarmenta from Az on
11/30/2012
Good phone for a starter smart phone. It is a little pricey but what isn't theses days. Overall I would recomend this phone. I have had no issues so far.- Age : 25-34
- Phone size: : Just right
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Easy to use5
Posted by:
LiLu813 from Woburn, MA on
11/27/2012
I have not had a phone in over 2 yrs and this is my first Android. I love it. Easy to use, with trial and error and the manual it's a perfect phone :)- Age : 35-44
- Phone size: : Just right
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EXCELLENT value on the $30/Month plan5
Posted by:
deroyhooves from Gainesville, FL on
11/25/2012
Ok so I have owned the HTC Thunderbolt, Droid X, Droid Bionic, Motorola Triumph, and Kyocera rise. I am no rookie when it comes to androids. I left verizon because I was paying $90 a month and not really using anything but data and text
This is a snappy quick phone, definitely feels very solid. Feels like a slimmed down GSII or III, Its definitely on the higher end of the mid-range androids. I looked at T-mobile because I couldnt stream any video on spint's 3G in my area and T-mobile's monthly 4G has a $30 100 Min of Talk and Unlimited Data (5GB 4G# and text plan.
Netflix streams in high resolution fine and I get between 2.5-7MBps downstream on T-mobile's HSPA+ 4G. Its not LTE, but its fast enough to stream high resolution video without buffering. My only complaint is T-mobile's 4G towers #EDGE is fine) don't get enough building penetration and there is no data roaming on prepaid, so you can't use the AT&T data.
You can get more minutes for 10 cents a minute. I keep a floating balance of $5 so I can use 50 minutes in an emergency and Im over my limit.
After your 4G data alotment is up, you default back to EDGE until you renew again. EDGE runs between 20-100KBs
Battery life is good, make sure to have a large microSD card as it only has 2GB of on board storage. Screen is very crisp. The phone's back is plastic though and pretty slippery. Camera takes OK pictures for a 3.2 MP camera.
For $15 more you can add mobile hotspot. Not bad for a prepaid plan.- Age : 18-24
- Phone size: : Just right
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A good phone prepaid phone.4
Posted by:
sushiluvr from California on
11/10/2012
It's better than my old Samsung phone. The text messages comes out as a chat instead of a separate message for output and input.0 out of 2 found this review helpful.
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Better than expected5
Posted by:
ZooManCuMan from on
10/29/2012
Very Good Phone for the $
Have bought another for family member as well- Age : 45-54
- Phone size: : Just right
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surfing internet like lightening, saving time5
Posted by:
xioma from miami, Fl on
10/26/2012
In general is an excellente tooll
I can make all my businesses , any time with
high speed /- Age : 45-54
- Phone size: : Just right
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This Phone Is Great5
Posted by:
PhoneGuy558 from MN on
10/24/2012
First of, i am a big android user so when i switched to this phone from my others i was shocked, It is such a great phone and i love it! It says 4g and it means it. The screen is perfect sized! And it just suits me very well. The camera is amazing both the back and the front facing one. The flash is amazing too! Very bright unlike other phone flashes i have had... The touch response is almost if not all the time very responsive, barely have to touch it to go to what i want or type what i want. I use my phone pretty much all day for texting calling using the web and apps. And i only charge my battery at night, its at 20% by 11pm and that is when i charge it and let it charge until morning at 5-6 am and my phone lasts all day with constant use and its full of apps and storage is almost all the way used up. Still fast! I believe this phone is for anyone. You dont have to take my word for it though, Try it out for yourself, you will be as surprised as me!- Age : 15-17
- Phone size: : Just right
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