It's no easy task birthing a cell phone,
but despite the hard work that goes into designing and manufacturing
these handsets, things can go (very) awry. If you've been thinking
about picking up one of these the next time you head out of the house,
well, you might want to reconsider.
Samsung Brightside (Verizon), March 2012
Why, Samsung, why? I appreciate feature phones that don't require customers to pay recurring data fees, and the keyboard is good! I'm just not buying the exposed menu, the mediocre camera software, and the relative high price -- and I don't think that customers will, either. Read the full review.
ZTE Chorus (Cricket Wireless), November 2011
Cricket deserves some credit for thinking up Muve Music, a clever all-you-can-eat music download service that's wrapped into a monthly everything-plan. However, ZTE's Chorus makes a poor ambassador, in large part because of its old-school, laggy resistive screen. Read the full review.
PCD Wrangler (U.S. Cellular), November 2011
Don't just walk away from this phone, run. Nevermind that it's rugged and cheap. Its awful call quality, weak camera, and molasses-slow speeds will help nobody. Read the full review.
Pantech Hotshot (Verizon), October 2011
There's nothing wrong with being a feature phone -- as long as it's not trying to be a smartphone. Although the Hotshot makes decent calls, its laggy processor and unresponsive touch screen proved to be too frustrating. Rather than creating a mediocre hybrid of a smart and feature phone, it's best to make a solid product of just one. Read the full review.
Why, Samsung, why? I appreciate feature phones that don't require customers to pay recurring data fees, and the keyboard is good! I'm just not buying the exposed menu, the mediocre camera software, and the relative high price -- and I don't think that customers will, either. Read the full review.
Cricket deserves some credit for thinking up Muve Music, a clever all-you-can-eat music download service that's wrapped into a monthly everything-plan. However, ZTE's Chorus makes a poor ambassador, in large part because of its old-school, laggy resistive screen. Read the full review.
Don't just walk away from this phone, run. Nevermind that it's rugged and cheap. Its awful call quality, weak camera, and molasses-slow speeds will help nobody. Read the full review.
There's nothing wrong with being a feature phone -- as long as it's not trying to be a smartphone. Although the Hotshot makes decent calls, its laggy processor and unresponsive touch screen proved to be too frustrating. Rather than creating a mediocre hybrid of a smart and feature phone, it's best to make a solid product of just one. Read the full review.
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