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Good Phone with features

Overall Rating:
3.7 out of 5
By: Dean Valente on Saturday, March 17, 2007
From: Bothell, WA (United States)
Experience: 90 Days
Pros: Good battery life

Cons: Camera quality is poor. Keypad function is poor. Poor installed ring tone options (geared toward you buying more).

Summary: The phone sounds very good and is very reliable. Battery life is good. The camera quality is poor and makes this feature almost not worth having. The keypad function is poor. I constantly mis-type numbers and goof up text messages.

28 out of 59 people found this review helpful

New Cell Phone

Overall Rating:
4.8 out of 5
By: BONNIE MITCHELL on Thursday, October 26, 2006
From: RUTHER GLEN, VA (United States)
Experience: 35 Days
Pros: No antenna to break off, works everywhere so far, battery life is great

Cons: Haven tfound any yet

Summary: This is my first cell phone. Everyone I know has one, so I have used many. This one is sturdy, I have three kids. And it has excellant reception and battery life.

39 out of 89 people found this review helpful

SCHA870

Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
By: WAYNE REBELLO on Wednesday, October 18, 2006
From: NEW BEDFORD, MA (United States)
Experience: 3 Months
Pros: Compact and lightweight design

Cons: Menu toggle is too small to operate efficiently

Summary: The camera really could use a zoom option. The left, right, up, down toggle is way too small – I keep hitting ok by accident. Picture clarity is good if you are close enough. Lots of other options are available though.

35 out of 81 people found this review helpful

Basic flip with Bluetooth that works for me!

Overall Rating:
3.8 out of 5
By: Laura White on Tuesday, September 19, 2006
From: Anderson, IN (United States)
Experience: 3 Weeks
Pros: Great sound quality, features, and easy to use buttons. E-mailing pictures to friends is easy.

Cons: The phones doesn't have a lot of data or messaging features. Doesn't take the best pictures considering it only has a VGA camera.

Summary: I needed a new cell phone for personal use and found that the A870 was appealing in it's design as well as the features.

34 out of 65 people found this review helpful

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