Motorola V50 SIM-free mobile phone

i recommened this phone to anyone


great little phone   August 8, 2006
NettAdi (jerusalem Israel)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Had two of those for the past 5 years or so. I have dropped it, mistreated it, and it is still working. Easy to use as basic phone - easy to carry, answer and make calls. An ideal mobile phone but not good as a gadget - sms is tricky, and the menu is extensive but can be frustrating.
Good battery life ( 2-3 days under constant use).
ring volume it is too weak. still, the vibration is very strong.


Poor texting interface   September 6, 2003
8 out of 10 found this review helpful

I found this phone excellent except for the texting interface. It was extremely frustrating to get used to! I was used to the Nokia texting interface, so this came as a major culture shock. Its difficult to input numbers + unusual characters I found.

Some good things are Voice recognition, vibration alerts, alarm clock and you can even record live phone calls and play them back (which was fairly amusing). Also its size is a major bonus, very cute!

But another weak point was the lack of ring-tones. It was very basic in that department. Also I found the over-all sound quality of calls lower than when using a Nokia phone before.

I expect I will keep this about 6-9 months before buying a new one when I get completely fed up with the poor sound quality and awkward texting interface :D

Summary : Good for size, alerts and voice recognition. Poor text interface and a question mark over the sound quality.