MOTOROLA V500 REVIEW

Firstly this phone looks good, not perhaps the best looking but its certainly stylish. The 'blue' external screen provides enough information that you'd want outside the main high quality screen inside. The screen is the best i have seen apart from that of the Sharp GX20, it is both bright and clear. The buttons are a good size and the build quality feels very sturdy both on the keys and in flipping it open/closed.

This phone is rich in features too, with bluetooth, quad band, voice dialling, photo's and speaker phone to name a few. It has a high quality sound with a large range of polyphonics coming as standard.

The camera is good quality too, it has a 4x digital zoom and brightness control which enables you to take pictures in lower light but unfortunately not in the dark. The menu systems are easy to navigate and don't really take long to get used to.

On the downside you'd have to be really picky to be critical of this phone. Compared to some other models on the market this obviously hasn't got the benefit of video recording and flash lighting. The design is rather chunky too, but personally i think this is a sign of better build quality and toughness. Some suggest a problem is beeping for low battery in silent/vibrate mode - this is NOT the case, at least for later firmware models as sold here.

Overall, I would thoroughly recommend this phone to anyone and if you do buy it, you won't be disappointed. Coupled with the text saver, its an awesome package! The only better all-round phone (and my friends agree with this), is the Sharp GX20 but then that is a larger-sized phone! For a good looking phone which is easy to use and has most of the top features available, the Motorola V500 fits the bill perfectly.

Also it is surprisingly cheaper than many equivalent or lesser quality rivals.