Sharp GX-10

My GX10 was such a disappointment that I returned it after only 10 days. A real lemon of a design. But more of that later. As mobile phones get sexier and more versatile, one thing stands out: nobody comments much on how good they are as telephones – almost all the focus is on the non-telephone features, such as being a miniature games console or an electronic Filofax. This review is no different. AS A PHONE: So, first things first: The GX10 works fine as a phone. You can talk into it, you can dial numbers on it, receive calls, and it copes well enough with low signal areas. Also I found it nice to hold and to use, though some will ...  Read the complete review

Updated: 5/5/03 - see end. My last phone was a Nokia 8310, which had all the usual gimmicks of a high-end mobile phone plus an FM radio. Whilst this is a good looking phone, the software was awful and it was still going wrong after going back to the factory twice. I hear this is not an unusual state of affairs with Nokia phones. So high up on my list of criteria was reliability. Also I need a small phone as I keep it in on vibrate my trouser pocket!. This is partly for convenience and partly because I am a schoolteacher and it is practical to keep my phone out of sight. My vodafone contract was coming up for a year and I was studying the back of ...  Read the complete review

I just obtained the Sharp GX10 free from Vodaphone with a new account. What I want from a phone is to talk, so don't expect me to comment on the camera or test messaging, games etc. I will say that I don't expect a phone camera to be any good and I wasn't dissappointed. I use a digital camera for the simple reason that I have more control over my pictures and if i want to send them anywhere, I e-mail them. It's tough sending a phone picture to people who don't have camera phones (or am I missing something? it doesn't matter) and it has to be lots cheaper even if you have a dial up connection. Apparently the expectation of the manufacturers was that ...  Read the complete review

I'm not a big user of the mobile phone; I only got my first one at the end of 2000. The phone in question was a cumbersome Phillips phone with nothing flash about it however I'd probably still be perfectly happy with it. However at work there was an incentive running for overtime, this meant that you worked a certain amount of hours, got paid for it but you would also receive a Sharp GX10 mobile phone on Vodafone. Now at the time these were £300 on a 'pay as you go' deal. However I understand they've dropped in price slightly over the last couple of months. The first thing that struck me about this phone was the weight, it's incredibly ...  Read the complete review

The Sharp GX-10 is a compact flip phone (clamshell). Its a fairly old phone and it doesn't come with half the features that you get on new phones (eg: Satnav, gaming, touch screen etc). However, whilst those features are great, its not what everybody wants. I, like many, just wanted a basic phone for talking, texting and maybe taking the odd picture, and I think this is a good choice. SPECIFICATION: Built-in 110K pixel digital camera with 5 exposure levels and a 2 stage digital zoom with storage for up to 80 digital pictures. Actually the picture quality is remarkably good. Colour LCD screen 16 chord polyphonic ...  Read the complete review