Hyundai HGC-601e Review

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GV.'s Review of Hyundai HGC-601e

17th Jan 2002

Overall Rating

2.5 stars
  • Value for money
    3 stars
  • Reception
    4.5 stars
  • Features
    2.5 stars
  • Style
    2.5 stars
Good Points

Size + weight, LiMH battery, CDMA reception, WAP


Bad Points

Unusable UI, misaligned letters, clamshell feels fragile.
Poor WAP service provided by Orange Australia.


General Comments

The Hyundai HGC-601e is an otherwise good phone let down by its unusable UI (almost identical to the Motorola StarTac clamshell) and WAP service.
Phone book
Uses 'locations' numbered 00-99 instead of names to navigate. e.g. names are stored in order of location, not alphabetically. It takes 5 key presses to get a list of names starting with a letter - cf Nokia 5110 takes 2.
Phone book is second in the menu options, after a meaningless "Downloads" option.
Received SMS messages
While you can read a message, there is little else you can do with it. c.f. Nokia 5110 is able to extract phone numbers from VCards and other messages.
Phone number format
Hyphenates in US (xx-xxx-xxxx) format and not Australian +xx-xx-xxxx-xxxx. Must store numbers in local format, complete with international dial codes - a UK number must be 0011 44 1227 1234 5678 and not +44 1227 1234 5678. Ditto for long-distance numbers.
Poor Text editing
Can't move the cursor back to insert or edit text - must delete all text up to the edit point. Clumsy access to special characters such as @ , . - via a combination of keypads and the navigation keys on the side.
Misaligned letters
Letters such as P and G are misaligned. Poor font definition is to blame.
Display crowded by meaningless icons
Such as one indicating "vibrate before ringing".
Poor WAP service by Orange Australia
Cricket scores from a live game were delayed by 15-20 minutes. Competitor Telstra's scores update instantly.
Navigation into some services such as the weather leave you stranded without a way to get back.

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Members' Comments onGV.'s Review

  • blackvinyl on 9th Feb 2004

    How do you insert the "+" symbol to call long distance or send SMS's?
    Can the software be updated?
    Another bad thing about it is that if you miss a call and go through your 'missed calls' menu, only the number will appear (in not private/blocked) but not the name of the person if their number is stored in your phone's memory.

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