NEC e338 Review

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NEC e338
4.3 stars
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sjhartland's Review of NEC e338

14th Nov 2005

Overall Rating

2.5 stars
  • Value for money
    2 stars
  • Time Phone Owned
    Between 1 - 4 Weeks
  • Battery Life
    2.5 stars
  • Reception
    3.5 stars
  • Reviewers Network
    3
  • Screen Quality
    4 stars
  • Features
    3 stars
  • Style
    2 stars
Good Points

Screen size, screen quility, camera.


Bad Points

Battery life, awkward to navigate, small buttons, phone is large, no outer screen.


General Comments

I got this NEC e338 phone free, and I'm glad I didn't pay for it! While it is an ok phone, it does lack some style, is definitely on the large size. I found the buttons too close for comfortable texting, and the number of menus you need to go through to send a simple text too many. I feel it has a lot of small annoying features, comes with no games, and I can't find the MP3 player as another reviewer on this site mentioned!

Things like there does not seem to be an audible alert reminder if you miss a call or text if you are out of the room for example, you need to open the phone every time to check for missed calls etc. Even the outer LED does not appear to flash if you miss a call which would have been useful.

When the low battery alert comes on, my phone shut off within 1 minute! On all other phones I've had you get a low battery reminder while you still have SOME power to make a few last calls!

Although the phone has some good poly ringtones, there is not 1 'normal' ring tone. I for one prefer my phone to actually ring, not sound like some tinny radio doing a dance track, even though these may be popular.

Strangely when you want to take a photo with the excellent camera, you have to press 'video' and have the legand 'video' on the screen before you take the photo - conversely you need to have the word 'photo' displayed to take a video clip! Weird. The rotable camera is better than others I have used though.

Overall I would say its only an OK phone, suitable for someone that does not want or need the very best all singing all dancing most upto date phone. There are lots of faults with the phone, but enough good points to make it usable. Try before you buy.

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