And now: The Complaints

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Okay so there are pleanty of advantages of this phone. They probably even outweigh the disadvantages by a lot. However it is only fair that I warn you about these so that you don't get stuck with a phone without a feature that by you is considered "KEY." Here they are:
  • Bluetooth: It's really great except it doesn't have OBEX. "So what", you might ask? Well if you're the type of person whose used to using Bluetooth to get the latest ringers, pics, etc. then this is bad news. The only things you can transfer are contacts and calander entries (and use handsets...). This really disappointed me cause I'm not in the mood of paying a fortune to get new ringers etc. Aside from the price of the ringer (which, paranthetically, I wouldn't mind paying, there's that annoying data transfer cost. It really is outrageous that they couldn't include OBEX (actually i did a little research, and I noticed that many phones from Sprint/Verizon are missing this Bluetooth component... Make sure to double check before you get a phone - that is if you want this feature)
  • Only 15 second videos. There's no way to change this. That's the limit - that's it - too bad.
  • Limitations on Data Cable: This really is a long story. I'll write another post on it...
  • Very bad picture album interface: I'm the type of person who likes things nice, neat, organized and accessible. For some reason all the pics you ever take are stored in one big "folder." So for example if I want to take a look at picture 115 out of 193, I have to go scrolling through approximately 80 pics (working backwords). The only sorting they have is between pics and vids if you activate the filter. Pretty annoying, but it'll only apply if you're big in pic taking. [It also might not apply if you go online. I think that you are then able to create albums, but I'm not really so sure.]
  • Picture Delay: The phone does not take the picture immediately after you click the capture button. Instead it takes it a bit later (how long depends on the resolution being used), and that's precious time. For example if you click capture and the target moves - the picture is messed up (either blurred, or missing the target). The same is true if you move.
  • 100 Message Limit: No matter how many folders you create the combined total of all incoming texts cannot go over 100. Similarly, the sent messages cannot exceed 100. This is a bit misleading cause some would think that when you create folders, there is now more space for additional texts. [I believe that drafts and outbox have separate counts].

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