I got mine as a present from my Hubby. First non-hand-me-down phone I'd had - thought I was the bees knees with a talking phone. However after a few weeks the buttons stopped working properly and again, like some other reviews, the predictive texts were driving me mad and missing letters etc - but thought ok, put up with it, but it got worse. And yes is does need charging up all the time and even though there's a warning it's far too late. Anyway, on holiday left on the kitchen top and some fizzy water spilled over the glass and went under the phone, which was about 18inches away. Wiped it immediately. Left it to dry, came back a couple of hours later and couldn't turn it on. Finally it will turn on if I use mains charger, almost like jump-starting it! Can't use options, can't press centre button to select anything. Can get into menu, but have to use side buttons to move round menu. Can receive text but can't reply. I've had it 7 months and according to Motorola it's not guaranteed… more »

I got mine as a present from my Hubby. First non-hand-me-down phone I'd had - thought I was the bees knees with a talking phone. However after a few weeks the buttons stopped working properly and again, like some other reviews, the predictive texts were driving me mad and missing letters etc - but thought ok, put up with it, but it got worse. And yes is does need charging up all the time and even though there's a warning it's far too late. Anyway, on holiday left on the kitchen top and some fizzy water spilled over the glass and went under the phone, which was about 18inches away. Wiped it immediately. Left it to dry, came back a couple of hours later and couldn't turn it on. Finally it will turn on if I use mains charger, almost like jump-starting it! Can't use options, can't press centre button to select anything. Can get into menu, but have to use side buttons to move round menu. Can receive text but can't reply. I've had it 7 months and according to Motorola it's not guaranteed for water or food spillages - £200 down the drain!! I read all the reviews before I got it and the spec is brilliant and it does do exactly what it says, when it works, but had cheap cast-me-downs that have been more robust - it's far too fragile

Phone is very stylish and well built, the metal frame sets it asides and gives it quality looks and finish. This does make the phone quite heavy though.

Battery life is poor, if used regularly the phone does need charging each night.

Menu is ok, although I find it can be a bit slow sometimes. Mine also seems to have developed a fault where the * button needs to be pressed harder than all the others. When texting this is very irritating!

As with most flip phones, inorder to open the cover you need two hands most of the time, this means using the phone while doing someting else is difficult. Although the front screen does make up for this some what!

It is a shame they could not have kept the USB jack as used on the V3i, just means more cables needed, and if it breaks a generic USB one won't do!!!!

Awarded 3 stars, the phone is OK although I probably wouldnt buy it again given the choice. Its a shame as its such a good looking phone as I often get comments… more »

Phone is very stylish and well built, the metal frame sets it asides and gives it quality looks and finish. This does make the phone quite heavy though.

Battery life is poor, if used regularly the phone does need charging each night.

Menu is ok, although I find it can be a bit slow sometimes. Mine also seems to have developed a fault where the * button needs to be pressed harder than all the others. When texting this is very irritating!

As with most flip phones, inorder to open the cover you need two hands most of the time, this means using the phone while doing someting else is difficult. Although the front screen does make up for this some what!

It is a shame they could not have kept the USB jack as used on the V3i, just means more cables needed, and if it breaks a generic USB one won't do!!!!

Awarded 3 stars, the phone is OK although I probably wouldnt buy it again given the choice. Its a shame as its such a good looking phone as I often get comments on how nice it looks.