Savvy(?)... - NOT Like it!!! (Philips Savvy)

Member Name: Jpdm

Product:	Philips Savvy
Date:	02/03/01 (51 review reads)
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Advantages: standby time, user-friendly, shortcuts

Disadvantages: size, small screen, Ni-MH battery, text message editing

I have to say that having kept the same mobile for two years, one could easily think I am finding it useful.
Well, writing down this opinion I do advise all users that read it to AVOID this mobile.
Of course there are certain things that will not disapoint itsa buyer, however these will eventually not proove enough.

Let's see now... Advantages of this mobile:
- its battery life is quite adequate
- the main button is very functional, making the phone quite user-friendly
- there is a number of shortcuts that help the user acess certain features (ie. answerphone, calculator, funds remaining etc.)

Passing-on to the disadvantages, there are quite a lot of them...
- it is quite BIG for a mobile phone, showing it is getting out of date
- it has a Ni-MH battery, making it probable to show the dreaded "memory" effect of the battery in the future - thus, reducig the standby time
- it has a very small screen, making it very unconvenient for viewing/editing text messages or web browsing
- when having saved a text message, it needs for the user to remember a mobile number in order to forward it.

In my opinion, buying a FREE mobile phone (because it is actually being offered for nothing) is NOT always an optimal choise. It is out of date, bulky and quite "funky". This, I would say, quite sums it up.

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