motorola krzr k1 review

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Average Ratings

Screen Quality	7.4/10
Battery Life	7.8/10
Features	7.4/10
Reception	7.4/10
Style	8.9/10
Value for Money	7.1/10
Reviewer Rating	7/10
Overall Rating	7.5/10

70% Recommended7 out of 10 Reviews

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By GavW on 12th Feb 2007

GavW's Ratings

Reviewers Network	O2
Time Phone Owned	1 - 6 Months
Screen Quality	8/10
Battery Life	7/10
Features	8/10
Reception	9/10
Style	10/10
Value for money	8/10
Overall value	8/10
GavW's recommendation

Good Points

Looks great, very stylish
Good camera quality
Screen quality is good
Mini exterior screen for when the phone is closed
Battery lasts longer than any I've had before (although it is early days and that isn't saying much as my previous batteries have all been rubbish)
Phone comes with a CD application which makes sending texts via computer and transferring of files simple
Stores plenty of texts (although I had to change a setting for this to come into effect)
Room for a memory card to store plenty of music, video and graphic files
MP3 files are of good quality. Can be used as an MP3 player
Web access is useful (although I only ever use it to check the football scores which it does easily)
Bluetooth works fine whenever I have used it
USB adapter which appears to charge the battery faster and allows easy connection to a computer
Extras which include an Alarm Clock, Calender, Calculator. Always handy to have.

Bad Points

Internal phone memory wont allow for too much data although the phone comes with a memory card which allows 123MB, easily enough for me although don't expect to store a large amount of video
Phone shows fingerprints very easily
I read reviews about the phone being brittle before buying it although I can safely say that I have not managed to drop it as of yet
Had to change a setting for text messages as it was only storing about eight before it told me my memory was full, very strange. Not a problem now however as I have had up to about 120 in my inbox and the phone tells me my message memory is only half full, which is good.
The submit text button is directly above the delete character button so if your finger is big you may accidentally send a message instead of deleting a character, I have only done this once however and I had consumed alcohol prior to this mistake :)

General Comments

I have owned this phone for about a month now and I really like it. Having owned a Motorola before it did not take me too long to become reacquainted with the slightly different functionality of using a Nokia.

This phone looks the business and I much prefer how the keys are designed being flat rather than buttons which stick out. Solves the problem of buttons breaking or becoming hard to press like I have had problems with before. I also like the idea of flip phones, however this one is slightly harder to flip than my previous Motorola which flipped sideways as opposed to vertically. Not a big problem however. The phone is quite small when closed, fitting easily into the pocket.

The phone comes with a 2 Megapixel camera which is excellent quality for a phone. The only problem is the picture quality is not much good when in the dark as there is no flash. A problem when in a club I have found. There is however a zoom function which is pretty good and doesn't get to "pixelly" until you are at maximum zoom.

When I have used Bluetooth it has always worked fine. I have transferred a few images from friends and have had no problems with the Bluetooth unlike the last reviewer. Hopefully this will remain the case for me.

I really enjoy having a USB port to charge the phone as opposed to the connectivity that has come before. I have noticed that the phone charges much quicker. The most beneficial aspect of this however is you do not need a plug socket to charge your phone, just a computer with a USB port. I have noticed however that charging your phone this way slows the computer down. Although still a very handy feature if you maybe cant get to a plug socket. Using this connection also allows u to transfer files faster and more effectively from computer to phone than Bluetooth does.

The audio quality of this phone is very good. I only use MP3 files as my ring tones normally but this phone can be used quite easily as an MP3. However using the phone regularly as an MP3 player will more than likely drain the battery a lot faster.

The O2 web access I have always found pretty simple to use. Although I do not use this feature extensively. I just select the sport option and check football scores and that is all I use it for. I don't think that it is an alternative to using a computer as I have never been a big fan of mobile internet on anything more than a small scale.

The memory for this phone is pretty good, but only because it comes with a 128MB memory card. Without this the memory would be poor and unable to store anything other than a couple of MP3s and a few pictures. However with 128MB I have more memory than I require personally. If you are going to store a decent amount of video or a large selection of MP3s then you will need to invest in a larger sized memory card. If not then this should be more than enough.

The JAVA game "Platinum Sudoku" comes pre installed on this phone for those of you who enjoy the gaming aspect of mobile phones. Personally I don't play games on my mobile as I am not a big fan but for those of you that do there is an option of installing new games onto the phone as well as browsing O2 online for applications.

The reception I receive using this phone is a lot better than on my previous phone. I have not switched networks and was on O2 prior to owning this phone but I have been told by people on the other end of the phone that I am a lot clearer now than I was with my previous phone. Which can only be a good thing.

I am pleased with the battery life on this phone as my previous phones have needed charging pretty much on a daily basis even with little use. This phone only needs charging daily if used frequently. As I don't use my phone a whole lot I can easily go almost a week without having to recharge.

One problem with this phone however is it is very prone to finger marks. There is absolutely no way that you will be able to keep the shiny exterior free of finger prints. Personally I don't find this much of a drawback although there are people out there who will.

The main drawback of this phone, and this is not a problem that I have had personally, is its brittleness. Before I bought this phone I read a couple of reviews where people had dropped their phone and smashed the screen easily. If you are somebody who is a bit on the clumsy side then maybe this phone is not for you. Otherwise I would highly recommend this phone to anybody as it does everything you want from a phone as well as look good.

Total Respect: +2