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Motorola Backflip
This Motorola Backflip (TM) is no longer available.
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- The device has a large QWERTY keyboard, 5MP camera, and runs the Android operating system
- However, it suffers from short battery life, frequent freezing/crashing, and sluggish performance
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Design, 3.7 out of 53.7
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Most helpful favorable review
5 out of 5 stars.
Great phone for Social Media/apps
16 years ago
I know that Motoblur has been around for 6 months or so, but I cannot believe how great it is. I understand some people will slam this phone because it is Android 1.5 (I'd like 2.1 as much as the next person) but look this isn't your ordinary Android phone. It is a social networking phone and for a lot of people, this becomes more appealing than any other phone out there...including______!
Having the abilities of multiple apps at once and fully having the phone work with your GMAIL or Yahoo! mail accounts and address books rocks. (I updated my contacts from my Mac to my Gmail account today via v-cards and they all sync'd automatically through Blur to the phone...that's super cool) I have an iPhone that I still love to use and yeah, my browsing experience on the iPhone is still superior to the Backflip, but really, that is the one huge difference. If the browser was better at formatting the screen size to the Backflip, I'd be more likely to say that I'll use the Backflip exclusively, but it not really even close, so I have to believe both the iPhone and the Backflip will remain in both pockets.
Battery drain is kinda fast and yes it has been fully charged, but so much is going on at once, I am not shocked that battery life isn't stronger, but I'll still say that I'm wishing for a little more battery life.
Camera is really nice, pictures that I have taken are pretty warm in their look, which was kinda surprising. The phone is rather fast (I read reviews saying it was "glitchy"...restarted mine after setting up Blur and phone has been smooth. So I think the reviewers got something odd or whatever...just don't know)
Much has been made of the Yahoo! search instead of Google. That was a major beef for me when I read the reviews. Then I actually used it. Works great. Look, I use google for everything I use, three computers and an iPhone, but really, Yahoo! works quite well. I did regular searches for cnet, espn, google and Rolling Stone, all but RS came with the mobile look (which they all default to on my iPhone as well.) The browser is quick, but as mentioned before, Rolling Stone (RS) was not all that great at formatting to the screen. You can +/- for making the screen look more correct, but then your font is just getting too small. No multi-touch, but I don't expect that on anything but an iPhone. (I know some other Android phones have it, but due to those phones by HTC getting sued by Apple, I don't know how many other phones that will have multi-touch in the near future)
Backtrack: Cool. Not using it a whole heck of a lot yet, but I see the killer feature that it can be. It is nice using it as you scroll down the page, but much like someone that is used to a PS3 controller, using an XBOX 360 controller takes some time...Backtrack will be like that, but I see myself getting used to this.
Overall, the phone is not surprisingly fun/useful/fast and different. Keyboard is exposed, but guess what? Blackberry's, lots of Nokia's, Samsung's, etc have exposed keypads and they don't get knocked for this. Why knock this phone? Don't...at least when you have it "closed" the keyboard is inactive, something that would take some kind of button to lock. I would recommend this phone to anyone that uses email, twitter, facebook, google contacts, yahoo mail, apps. Yeah, buy one if you want to keep in touch with everyone.
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2 out of 5 stars.
16 years ago
I was really excited when I heard AT&T was getting their first Android phone. However, after getting my hands on the Backflip, I quickly realized the faults it had. Firstly, AT&T has locked down this open-source operating system completely. You are required to use Yahoo! in lieu of Google and there is no way to change it without possibly voiding your warranty. Android was designed to be completely customizable and AT&T has certainly used that to their advantage, thus limiting consumer choice options. Secondly, the QWERTY keyboard is a nice feature, but the top of the keyboard is rather close to the screen when flipped out, so anyone with fingers larger than a child's may find it cumbersome to press the keys on the top row. Also, the keys lack any distinct feeling between them, so that makes it difficult to know what you're pressing without looking at the keyboard. The space bar is somewhat small too, I often end up pressing the button to the right of the space bar. Lastly, the touch screen on this device is resistive so it is somewhat temperamental. The slower processor causes some lagging when scrolling through lists or on the home screen.
And a final note, not necessarily a con because this can be fixed with a simple software update in the future. The version of Android used is 1.5 so don't expect to see features found on other phones like the Nexus One. The software is a little buggy when rapid graphic changes happen. I noticed random pixels appearing afterward. A simple shutting off of the screen and turning it back on seemed to fix it though.
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5 out of 5 stars.
LV BackFlip
15 years ago
This is a great phone. Even better with the 2.1 upgrade.
ProsWi-fi Capability, Durable, Ease of Use, Good For Texting, Camera/Video Quality, Speaker
Yes, I recommend this product.
Originally posted on ATT.com
2 out of 5 stars.
Is it too late for a refund?
15 years ago
Just bought this phone like 3 weeks ago at most. I expected problems with a smart phone, but usually that's after a little use. The battery life is as bad as they say, having task killer helps a little. The biggest design flaw is the phone auto-starts about 10 programs, including navigation, voice dialing, etc. As of yet I can't change this.
I have to restart my phone every morning, and do a soft reset about every 2-3 days. The screen doesn't automatically lock.
The craziest problems I've had; phone froze with no tasks running while trying to answer and incoming call, phone doesn't transition well from wifi to 3G, making a phone call is too complicated - the main function of my wireless right?! - and I can't get network access frequently on my navi program.
I'm having no problems with the exposed keyboard, it's got great picture quality, and seems good. However I'm just can't imagine doing this for another 2 years waiting on my next upgrade.
ProsDurable, Good For Texting
ConsLimited Memory, Operating System, Battery Life, Freezes, Software Bugs, not compatible with all android programs, doesn't multi-task well, call function too cumbersome
No, I do not recommend this product.
Originally posted on ATT.com
2 out of 5 stars.
NOT a good phone...
15 years ago
I loved this phone when I first got it because of the apps and the keyboard, BUT it has been a nightmare of a phone. The battery life is horrible, it replies text messages to the wrong contact, it freezes up all the time, and it randomly just turns off by itself. The phone also takes forever to turn back on. I do not recommend this phone to anyone!
ProsWi-fi Capability, Durable, Camera/Video Quality
ConsOperating System, Battery Life, Freezes, Software Bugs, texts the wrong contact
No, I do not recommend this product.
Originally posted on ATT.com
2 out of 5 stars.
It's Okay
15 years ago
I like what this phone can do, because I love Android on a phone, especially compared to Apple. I love how everything is integrated. However, this phone (possibly the manufacturer) can use some work. It sometimes cuts off on me, out of the blue, and is slow at times, and the battery life is not the best. I expect some apps to use a lot of battery, and I try to minimize what's open. However, a simple messenger app (eBuddy) shouldn't kill the battery, right?
The worse part: the phone deciding to cut off at times, and reboot. Oh yeah, the phone takes FOREVER to turn on!
ProsTools, Ease of Use, Good For Texting, Camera/Video Quality
ConsBattery Life, Freezes, Software Bugs
No, I do not recommend this product.
Originally posted on ATT.com
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