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| Motorola w385 Phone (Verizon Wireless) | 
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| Brand: Motorola
Category: Wireless
List Price: $399.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 1780
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: LG-VX8800P
UPC: 723755881020
ASIN: B000TF0IIA
Release Date: July 9, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great balance of attributes - a solid performance pick if not a status symbol. February 8, 2008
45 out of 45 found this review helpful
As an IT pro I get involved in lots of cell phones and PDA solutions. When my cell phone contract came up and it was time to get a new one I switched from Nokia to this Motorola w385 after some intensive research. The w385 isn't the slickest or greatest phone in the world, but it gets the important things right and does very little wrong. Factor in price and it's a very liveable winner.
Hots:
1) Excellent reception - the number one feature of a cell phone/carrier. A big part of this is Verizon's excellent (if pricey) network service. I get bars with this thing in the NJ Transit train tunnels and lots of other weird underground spaces I never got bars with the Nokia/T-mobile combo.
2) Excellent audio clarity - the other principle feature of a cell phone. This phone is loud and crisp as a handset. As a speaker phone it isn't state of the art, but it's quite usable. Audio intelligibility is way ahead of the pack.
3) Regular cell phone features, such as Bluetooth (and easy to config), voice dialing, lots of quickdials, camera, etc... present and well implemented and easy to find.
4) Interface - like all Motorola phones the interface is a little more "vibrantly colorful" (i.e. glitzy) than I prefer - and some annoying animations slow the interface's speed a bit - but this model has the features well organized and easy to find. Most features can be mapped to your choice of hotkey.
5) Price - this was free after rebate in the latest promotion. It's awesome that this level of quality and performance is now available in a low priced phone.
6) Tough rubberized nonslip finish - attractive and tactile.
7) Outside screen shows caller ID on incoming calls so you can tell without opening who is calling.
Not so hot:
1) VGA camera. The camera is fine, and is just as good as the one on my last phone, but be aware that this is a 640k model, not a gigapixel so if photo performance is important to you, this isn't your phone.
2) No color choices. I'm also not so wild about the silver interior. I wish the whole thing were black - but this is a quibble for me.
3) It's just a cell phone (what do you expect at this price?) Although web surfing, text messaging, GPS Navigator and the like are available (costly) options the slow CPU and small screen make this a less than suitable platform for those advanced features. If you can afford the scratch for those monthlies, you should kick the bucks for a top end phone optimized for those features.
4) Unit is thin - (although not quite as this as the RAZR - dimensions about the same as the KRZR). Like the Krazer this unit is a bit long. It doesn't sit in my shirt pocket quite as nicely as the tiny Nokia flip. The KRZR is better looking too - with its color choices and smoky mirror finish. On the plus side for the w385 the rubber finish enhances grip - which might save its life. Also the w385 fits the hand better than the RAZR and is a really great unit ergonomically in use. It sits just right in the ear and the microphone is right in front of your mouth (just like a real telephone). OK - all this is probably, on balance, a plus rather than a minus (unless you must have some wild color to match your look).
5) Microphone recordings in "My Sounds" cannot be used as ring tone. I guess they want to save their income stream from selling ring tones.
Battery life is very good, if not superb. I can use it for 2 days of light normal use before I drop a single bar on the battery. I could go 3 to 4 days easy without having to recharge. Used heavily (lots of speakerphone) I easily manage the whole day with some bars to spare. If you find you're sucking the battery in one day you can upgrade to the high capacity battery option, but you'd be a maniac.
All in all this is a great value in a basic phone - nailing all the important points. My general impression is one of solidity, quality, and performance within its areas of competence (basic phone functions).
Best Deal Ever! January 14, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I received this phone for free from Verizon when we signed up for 2 years. I absolutely LOVE it!!! It's just a nice sturdy phone, period. Battery life is excellent compared to other phones out on the market. Menu is very easy to use and the screen is nice and bright. Also I really like the fact that the external screen runs lengthwise...pretty cool feature. And for a cell phone camera this one is very good.
My only issue with the phone (and maybe it's something I've just overlooked) is that I can't delete a saved ringtone that I received from a forwarded message. In the future if I want to get rid of them, how would I be able to do that? It has ALL the ringtones, the standard and the ones I save, as "locked".
Just a great cell phone December 21, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I've owned the W385 for two weeks, and it really is a great cell. Battery life is as good as can be expected. On one charge, I got 1 hour of talk time, 6 days of standby on the first charge. Also in this first week I was constantly playing with the phone so the back light was on quite a bit which would effect the battery. Bluetooth is great. I use a Voyager 510. Also Bluetooth was on the full week. This feature uses a great amount of battery also. I also was in a area where the phone got no service for 2 hours...a battery killer in some phones. Reception is excellent. The phone works in areas where my VX8300 would not. Call quality is excellent both sending and receiving. Speaker phone works and can be left on if desired. It's not a good camera (only VGA), but it is a great cell phone.
Love the W385 December 19, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've had this phone for 2 months now and am still very satisfied and happy that I purchased this. The features are excellent. I use the bluetooth headset which works perfectly with this. I love that it has a variety of phone rings and wallpaper that I can use without purchasing through Get It Now. You can move through the features with ease. Very happy customer!
I LOVE this phone! November 16, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I've had this phone for about a month, & I can't say enough good things about it. If there was a higher star rating than 5 for it, I'd vote on it. I'm glad to see so many who agree with me. My son-in-law was looking for a new phone & I told him to get one of these & he did. He also likes it. We live in an area where the reception isn't the greatest, but this phone is light years away from the Samsung I had. It has a solid sound to it, & the signal indicator is twice what I had with my old phone. I have not dropped a call on it yet. I ordered a belt clip for it, & I like the fact that this phone is slimmer than what I had & it doesn't get caught between me & the steering wheel when I get in & out of the car. I'm short & have to slide the seat close up & I was always getting hung up with the Samsung. It's also slim enough that I can just slip it in my jeans pocket if I want to. The other reviews are right. The battery lasts forever. It takes days & days for it to get down to the last bar that I can recharge it. This phone is tops. Motorola did a great job on it & I would recommend it to anyone.
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