Sleek Sexy Functional Phone (Motorola L2)

Member Name: Dreamer1066

Product:	Motorola L2
Date:	30/03/07 (148 review reads)
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Advantages: Slim, light, large screen, good PC connection

Disadvantages: Can't default to premptive texting mode

--- Style ---
Compared to my previous phone, this one is so much slimmer. It fits nicely into my pocket and looks great. The buttons are contoured and not your normal square ones. This took a bit of getting used to, but they look much nicer. There is a big round button in the middle that is used to navigate the screen when selecting what your want to do (messaging, tools, etc), it rocks in 4 directions. In the middle of this rocker is another button that allows selection. There are also 3 buttons just below the screen for different functions depending what screen you are viewing. There is also a button on each side of the phone. When you are on the main screen one allows you to setup the Bluetooth link and the other is to retrieve Voice Names. Also on the side is the power/computer connector - a mini USB type.

--- Features ---
The L2 is a fairly basic phone. It doesn't have a camera, not much in the way of games. However it has got Bluetooth, web access, java games, and multimedia playing capabilities. There is a 10MB memory so you can load quite a few tunes, videos, etc. It can play mp3 files as ring tones and show mpeg4 video. These can either be downloaded, or uploaded onto the phone by connecting it to a PC.

--- Messaging ---
I'm not a great messenger, but one thing that annoys me is that you can't set a preference to make the predictive mode the default. When you start a new message it always defaults to normal input and you have to change to predictive. Apart from that it meets my needs for texting.

--- Phonebook ---
I have no complaints with the phonebook, you can store plenty of numbers to both the phone and the sim. You can do all the usual things like assigning individual ringtones. It is also possible to assign voice names to contact, allowing you to dial someone with voice commands. I've not really tried this, but it might be useful for handsfree.

--- Usage ---
The battery last a couple of days, depending on the number of calls. However, at work I have it plugged into my computer via the USB lead which also charges the phone. It would be nicer for a longer lasting charge though.

--- Summary ---
For me this phone was a great leap forward from my previous chunk of metal. It's sleek, functional, light and easy to use (other than a few niggles). Connection to the PC is good (along with the included software), and being able to charge using a standard USB is a big improvement.

Summary: It's sleek, functional, light and easy to use (other than a few niggles).

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