After a few days of using this phone, I feel compelled to type up a review for anyone who wants to read it.
I bought this Android Phone for 2 Reasons:
a. I wanted to get a taste of android development and learn android.
b. They dont bind you to a contract, but we will get into that in a minute.
Looks: All I can say is sleek. This phone drops the standard android "look" in favor for a nicer, cleaner approach. The Grey body of this phone and the steel metal frame compliment each other beautifully. It is much nicer than the Droid X and most of motorola's Phones, due to the fact that they use a cheap plastic.
Speed: Blazing. This phone on and offline is perfect for anyone who is a casual user to a poweruser. I was expecting for $150, a midrange android phone, with decent speed. The Optimus V pushed that speed over the bar and provides the user with a snappy, and responsive operating system. While the CPU speed may not be up to your liking, rest assured that Froyo will bring the phone to speed flawlessly.
Battery: Yes, I have to bring up the short-ish battery life. I am not a fan of the battery, as it is a bit too small. I ran it on 3G speeds for a night around town and it went down 30%, which isnt bad considering that I was using it non-stop.
WiFi/3G: Luckily radioshack was giving out $25 gift cards to whoever bought the phone as a promotion, so I grabbed a top-up for unlimited data. I run an airport extreme base station as the primary WiFi router in my house, and this phone can receive signals from my basement and about 30 feet outside the doorway. 3G speeds are FAST, and I mean that in a good way. My verizon phone, when I use bing on it, runs slow, and thats VERIZON, not Sprint. I am really impressed by the speed of this phone on 3G, keep it up Virgin Mobile!
The contract deal:
You can use this off contract, as an iPod Touch type device, or for just $25 a month whenever you want it, the option is there!
Rating: 9/10
-Copyright Brent Rubell.com 2010/teki9
I bought this Android Phone for 2 Reasons:
a. I wanted to get a taste of android development and learn android.
b. They dont bind you to a contract, but we will get into that in a minute.
Looks: All I can say is sleek. This phone drops the standard android "look" in favor for a nicer, cleaner approach. The Grey body of this phone and the steel metal frame compliment each other beautifully. It is much nicer than the Droid X and most of motorola's Phones, due to the fact that they use a cheap plastic.
Speed: Blazing. This phone on and offline is perfect for anyone who is a casual user to a poweruser. I was expecting for $150, a midrange android phone, with decent speed. The Optimus V pushed that speed over the bar and provides the user with a snappy, and responsive operating system. While the CPU speed may not be up to your liking, rest assured that Froyo will bring the phone to speed flawlessly.
Battery: Yes, I have to bring up the short-ish battery life. I am not a fan of the battery, as it is a bit too small. I ran it on 3G speeds for a night around town and it went down 30%, which isnt bad considering that I was using it non-stop.
WiFi/3G: Luckily radioshack was giving out $25 gift cards to whoever bought the phone as a promotion, so I grabbed a top-up for unlimited data. I run an airport extreme base station as the primary WiFi router in my house, and this phone can receive signals from my basement and about 30 feet outside the doorway. 3G speeds are FAST, and I mean that in a good way. My verizon phone, when I use bing on it, runs slow, and thats VERIZON, not Sprint. I am really impressed by the speed of this phone on 3G, keep it up Virgin Mobile!
The contract deal:
You can use this off contract, as an iPod Touch type device, or for just $25 a month whenever you want it, the option is there!
Rating: 9/10
-Copyright Brent Rubell.com 2010/teki9
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