Review: Poser's phones are ostentatious things, with flashy exteriors, pointless low-res cameras on board and access to java games and endless ringtones that will do nothing for your credibility or your wallet.
The Sendo M550's ringtone support and its three rather poor games demonstrate this.
It was the lack of pointless extras that attracted me to it. My brief was for the smallest and lightest phone I could find: this is it. I also wanted a clamshell phone so I didn't have to bother with a case.I've had mine for six months now and I'm more delighted than ever with its simplicity. It just works. Sending texts is a doddle. All the menus are laid out clearly and this is the phone your granny could use. I reckon it's much nicer to use than a Nokia.
The T9 predictive text works well, and although it can't remember your favourite words, the previous reviewer is wrong to suggest that you have to select T9 each time: the default setting is T9.
I find the screen extremely useable in all lighting conditions. You have to remember to set the delay on the screen to your chosen length of time because the screen dims to save power after a few seconds (or longer if you change that setting).
I use mine mostly for texts and just the occasional call. I switch it off at night and back on in the morning and get two weeks battery life.
It worked perfectly on a trip to Denmark recently too.
One weakness is the keyboard, which is a tad unresponsive, and difficult to see in dim conditions because the central row of buttons is a different colour to the others and the backlight doesn't show through as well.
But overall, if you want a cheap simple phone that's a delight to use, and is the smallest and lightest around (with no aerial sticking up), this is the best there is. |
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