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Motorola Ming A1200 Unlocked Phone with 2 MP Camera, MP3/Video Player, and MicroSD Slot--International Version with No Warranty (Black)
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- List Price:
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$329.99
- Our Price:
- $149.99
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- $180.00 (55%)
Product Info
- Brand: Motorola
- EAN: 5025322303788
- Manufacturer: Motorola
Features
- This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint.
- Quad-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies and GPRS capabilities
- Ultra-chic, iconic styling with outer-space transparent cover; 2.4-inch touchscreen; business card reader for easy contact input
- 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD expansion; digital audio/video player
- Up to 7.4 hours of talk time, up to 170 hours (7+ days) of standby time
Spotlight customer reviews:
- Customer Rating:
- Summary: Wrong Phone
- Comment: Ordered the Motorola Ming A1200 as advertised and received the Motorola V3. Emailed the company and never got a response. The receipt calls it both. The company seems to have a mix up in what phone they are advertising and what is being delivered. The V3 works fine but that is what I was replacing so now I have two of the same phones. A bit pointless and a waste of money
- Customer Rating:
- Summary: If only it could funtion as well as it looks
- Comment: I've own this phone for about a year now and now I'm looking for a replacement. I absolutely can't stand the phone.
CON 1:
Texting is ridiculously hard. There are 2 ways to text. Using an onscreen QWERTY keyboard, or using the onscreen writing recognition ability. The Recognition really is a great idea and fun at first, but I find that it almost never can accurately recognize a full word. I have to write in all caps in order for it to distinguish letters well. a o e u p all get mistaken. ! = i. So I have to rely on caps, which I don't like writing in. And even then it is prone to errors. Sure you will wow people when you show them the ability, but its kind of impractical to actually use. The other way to text is with a QWERTY keyboard onscreen. Howerver, the each letter is about the size of the stylus, which means you have to use the stylus in order to accurately text. Even a childs thumb would be too big to accurately press the keys. Which brings me to my next point:
Con 2:
The stylus. Yes the stylus inclusion is nice, especially since its almost required. It has a nice extending ability so that it fits in the phone but can be extended to better fit in your hand. Sadly I lost mine, which is really not that hard because it is kind of slippery and has no real grip. So i figured, no big deal, I'll buy a new one. Sadly, because the phone is not offered in the US, the stylus's are not either, so you can't buy the right one. I tried a few different ones, such as DS's, but none fit into the slot correctly. I found ones to order over seas but it would cost me almost [...] bucks for a 20 cent product.... So now I have to use the phone with my fingers, which is next to impossible. My main purpose of the phone is texting, which like I said is hard without the stylus, so I often find myself wanting to send long texts but too lazy to put forth the effort to do so.
Cont 3: The Voice Dialing is too easy to activate. Its just a button on the side that you press if the phones open. Sometiems when I'm using my phone I accidently push it which starts up a loud and annoying speech. PLEASE SAY A COMMAND! PLEASE SAY A COMMAND! DID YOU SAY DAD? DID YOU SAY DAD? Its extremely embarsing when it goes off. It should really require a double click or something to go off.
Con 4: The vibration is iffy. Sometimes I can barely feel it vibrate in my had.
Con 5: Cheep. If I drop it, the battery cover pops off, the battery flies out, etc. And I really don't drop it that much. The clear screen has a large crack in it. The silver siding has peeled. My phone within a few months looked like it was years old. At least it has a protector over the touch screen! Plus now the flip cover flies open and is very loose.
Con 6:Smudges. Most touchscreen devices are like this but the screen gets really gross looking. They should at least provide a cloth...
Con 7: The charger. It comes with a wall charger, but I did something dumb and broke it... which I don't blame them for, however, again I can't get the charge in the us. I have to order it overseas... So now I rely on the usb charger which is a pain when I want to plug it in at night and talk to my girlfriend in bed.
Con 8: Low battery. All I do is text. I don't call much, I don't play games or use the internet at all. I just text, and yet I have to charge the thing almost daily. The vibrations kill the battery. And I think the system itself is just draining resources and battery life.
Pros:
Copy Paste Select All abilities. Makes texting and typing easier.
Texts open in separate windows, as do programs. You can keep several things running at once without noticing a slow down.
Good calendar system.
Excellent sound quality and signal with AT&T. I've used 3 phones including this one in my area which has a weak AT&T coverage and the other phones were not able to hold calls well and lost connection a lot. But this phone gives me signal in areas I never could before. And its always crystal clear. Its something I really love about this phone.
Its cool. Every time I pull it out in public, I get, is that a phone? Can I see it? Thats so cool. They love the clear cover. And I love the attention. Sadly it does not function up to its appearance.
- Customer Rating:
- Summary: Loved this phone!
- Comment: For me this is a really great phone for all my communication needs. It's also stylish, cute and small.
- Customer Rating:
- Summary: One of the Best Phone I ever owned.
- Comment: This is one of the best phone I ever had. I say had because a own 2 of them and both got stolen. But anyway, the features are great, 2mp camera takes pretty good pics in good light, but no effect, it also had macro mode, as alot of other 2mp camera phones, the BCR works perfect, never really got the barcode reader to work. The touchscreen is responsive and the flip is awesome, you barely notice the wires running up to the speaker. The volume on mine was pretty loud and battery life was ok, about a day and a half with moderate use. There are some nice games out for it, I personnaly recommend midnight pool. It also supposts multiple apps running at the same time, such as browser and a game. It runs linux OS which makes it the perfect OS for 3rd party apps. The reception and call clarity are both pretty good. The hand writing recognition is very accurate and you can adjust the speed at which handwriting locks in a character. Music can be controlled without opening the phone.
This phone can do so much if you know where to look for how to do them ;D.
All in all, I highly recommend this phone for anyone who is looking for a good touchscreen phone for multimedia.
- Customer Rating:
- Summary: Motorola Ming a1200
- Comment: I love this phone. It's compact, different and pretty easy to use. But please be aware that the functions are in Chinese when the phone arrives. It took a good while talking with tech support before we could get the language switched over. The amount of space for music and other files seems a little low as well. But I would still recommend this phone.
