- 3G-enabled, Google Android OS-powered smartphone with MOTOBLUR social networking, 3.1-inch touchscreen, and slide-out QWERTY keyboard
- Access V CAST Music with Rhapsody service (subscription and PC downloads); GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions; Visual Voicemail capabilities
- 3-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD expansion to 16 GB; access to personal e-mail services; full HTML Web browser
- Up to 5.67 hours of talk time, up to 440 hours (18.3 days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 8 GB microSD card, quick start guide, user manual
Amazon.com Product Description
Powered by the Android OS and featuring the MOTOBLUR overlay designed with social networking in mind, the Motorola DEVOUR smartphone for Verizon Wireless helps you stay on top of both work and personal e-mail as well as keep tabs on all your Facebook, MySpace and Twitter pals–all automatically delivered to the customizable home screen. Constructed fsrom durable, extruded aluminum for a seamless cutting edge design, the DEVOUR also features a 3.1-inch tou… More >>
Sure, you can fill the home screen with apps much like the iphone, but every time any app does something, your screen fills with little bubbles that will not go away. 3 widgets can easily fill the entire screen! Also, MotoBlur does not recognize the same settings you have on your Facebook. I use Facebook for business and hence a lot of customers want to follow me. I “hide” most of them and only follow my friends, but now I see every person on my Facebook pop up with updates almost constantly.
Another thing… when my contacts were uploaded to this phone, MotoBlur uploaded every single MySpace and Facebook contact into my contacts list which completely cluttered my system with over 200 contacts who I do NOT call! I also find the home buttons across the bottom extremely difficult to push. I often have to push them 3 or 4 times to get them to react.
The phone is cool-looking for sure. I love the weight, I love the separate keys on the keyboard I love how the charging cord is interchangeable as a USB for your computer. I mostly just hate the interface. It didn’t come with a users manual so every time you had a question if would bring you to the internet to look it up – which took you out of the phone’s homescreen over and over when trying to learn how to USE the phone. I’m going to try and return it this afternoon.
Rating: 2 / 5
excellent weight and feel, pretty responsive screen, manageable interface, awesome keyboard, but absolutely pathetic camera and died within 2 hours. During initial setup I turned on Wifi to help load Facebook into Motoblur (to no avail) then while setting up voicemail, phone clicked rapidly, cut off, and would not restart even after removing battery 3 times and recharging for a while. Can’t get it past the white M home screen. Downloaded Motorola’s repair software and connected phone via USB, but software doesn’t even recognize the device. That’s a problem.
Rating: 2 / 5
the setup was a breeze. i was up and running in no time. easy to figure out the user interface. i removed some of the icons and added my own. one minor issue, but i figured my way out of it quickly: the pics are uploaded sideways to fb if you take the pic while holding the phone like you would hold a regular camera, if you hold the phone strait up, the pics are awesome. GREAT PHONE!
Rating: 5 / 5
I have only had this phone about 4 hours, but I am having loads of fun with it! I have downloaded apps, used the Google voice search, taken pictures, texted, and so much more. The setup was very easy, MOTOBlur connects all of the social networking sites so when you send an update it goes to all (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc.). I highly recommend the Ringdroid app for making your own ring tones from MP3s right on the phone. The web browser is amazing and I have only been averaging 1-2 bars of service (compared to 4 on my old ENV2 in the same place) but the call quality is flawless and browsing the web is as fast if not faster on the 3G network as when I connect to my home wi-fi. I was going to get the Droid but when I got to the store I liked the keyboard better on this phone. I love that the charger is 2 pieces (like an iPod)…a USB cable and a separate plug so you can charge from either an outlet or a computer. Leaps and bounds ahead of my old ENV2! Except for the camera…no zoom and no flash. I have uploaded a few to Facebook and they look like crap…but I didn’t buy it to replace my camera, it will work for the odd spur-of-the-moment photo op. I am sure I will continue to find more things to love about it, but my first impression is it’s AWESOME!
**update 4/2/10**
I have had this phone a week now and keep finding more bonkers features. When you are using the slide-out keypad to enter letters (in a status update or a text message), if you hold the button down you can access special characters related to that letter (vowels with umlauts and accents and such). I had an issue with the phone randomly rebooting, but I uninstalled the most recent app that I had downloaded before the issue started (I can’t remember which one) and it stopped, so be mindful of what you download from the app market. There are 5 home screens and you can put up to 16 app shortcuts on the screen, less if widgets. I group my apps together…one screen has just games, one productivity apps (calendar, to-do list, etc.) and another the Android Market, browser and eBay app. It is very easily customizable, if I change my wallpaper I can move the apps around on the screen to optimize the view of the wallpaper. One thing I did notice also with ring tones is you cannot save them directly to the phone (or I just haven’t figured out how to), everything is on the SD card, so if it is not installed, no custom ring tones for contacts. Oh yeah, contacts…awesome feature…you can send certain contacts directly to voice mail!!! Mad at your man? Go to edit his contact and tap on the check box next to “Send straight to voicemail?” I agree with the other reviewer it is mildly annoying that MOTOblur imported all of my Facebook and Twitter contacts even though I directly communicate with less that 10% of them. A lot of things I have been learning about just playing with the phone, I can hardly keep my hands off of it, it is so much fun!
Rating: 5 / 5
This phone can pretty much do it all, and I love it. The size is just right for a great grip, and the phone’s aluminum construction looks and feels like a premium product. The capacative touch screen is very responsive, as is the phone itself. Powered by a 600MHz processor, this phone is on par with many other devices in higher price ranges. For instance, the Droid’s CPU is actually 550MHz. MotoBlur is another big plus for this device if you’re into social networking. If not, you don’t have to use the service. Personally, I chose this phone primarily for the excellent design, the Android OS, and the value. While it’s only running Android 1.6 at launch, it will eventually get caught up with the other phones.
All in all, it’s a very tough, yet attractive phone. The rubberized grips on the back and sides look great against the brushed aluminum. Definitely give this phone a look if you dig the design.
Rating: 5 / 5