Motorola SC-3160 Review

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Motorola SC-3160
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Mark Economos.'s Review of Motorola SC-3160

16th Mar 2001

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
Good Points

Perfect size, not too small and not too bulky. Features are spot on. The leather case (mine with Radio Shack logo on belt clip) is top of the line. The leather case is envied by other cell-phone users. I love the lighted soft buttons and think that the any-button to receive a call is great (even with the flip closed!).


Bad Points

I, too, have found the battery power off problem. It will indicate a bar (or more!!) of energy left and then will shut down only to come back to life (with a power on) and indicate two bars or more. It will promptly die. The frustration is in the disparity of the energy left indicated and the death of the phone the next moment.


General Comments

A fine phone and a great leather case. The manual is good, the quality is good. Sometimes the flip will flop down when the phone is carried on a belt with the leather case. We all know how delicate the flip is, but, it hasn't busted yet. As far as I'm concerned, the antenna need never be extended - I've not seen any difference yet. It would be nice if there were some tone to announce that you fired up the phone and got roaming instead of digital. Also, why don't phones allow you to plug in the charger into the (spare) battery rather that the phone too? Oh yeah, money! So you have to buy the stand for the phone/battery. The lighted buttons are the best and the ability to keep the flip up and answer a call is cool. It would be nice to be able to put the flip up without hanging up while speaking. This is the most vulnerable part of the phone and it would be a real pain if the flip broke!

Apart from the odd low battery action the phone is great and I have to dial in lots of kudos to Radio Shack? Motorola? for the excellent case! I paid a penny for the phone with the service buy-in, so the value for money maxes out.

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