Nokia 7380 Review

Good Points
Small
Good reception
Good camera quality

Bad Points
Rubbish battery
Awkward user interface
No email
No games

General Comments
I originally bought the Nokia 7380 mobile phone because I wanted something really small and light, and the phone meets those requirements. I knew it didn't have a conventional keypad, but that's not really a problem because I always dial contacts and don't often need to type in a number.



The major frustration though is when I call my own voice mail, "press 2 to do.." messages are a nightmare. It takes ages to enter the digits through the job wheel, and you can't listen and type at the same time.



Also, a couple of other problems I encountered were the lack of email functionality. Even simple cheap phones seem to be able to manage that. Java functionality seems pretty limited too, and I can't find any games for it anywhere.



The Orange web site states a battery talk time of 3 hours and standby of 11 days - That's complete rubbish! It doesn't even last a full weekend with minimal use.