Sometimes in this industry you look at a cell phone, scoff audibly, and wonder how this crap makes it to market. But then, sometimes, you pick up one of those phones you scoffed at and you discover there’s a little more waiting for you than you expected. Today’s review target is based on one such phone, the Motorola VE465.
The Motorola VE465 is a folder-type phone that offers conference call capability, Bluetooth connectivity, speakerphone, voice recorder, mobile web, mobile email, a 1.3 megapixel camera, alarm clock, calendar, calculator, MP3 player and a battery capable of generating four and a half hours of talk time from a full charge.
You can see what I mean here–there’s not much going for this phone. The camera’s low end, the battery life is the lower side of average and there’s not much else in here at all. Not even an FM radio, for crying out loud. But there’s a hidden surprise in here–they’ve got a special feature that I can’t remember seeing anywhere else. It’s a special lighting feature that switches between blue and white light for the keypad based on whether or not the phone’s in listen mode or phone mode. If you’re using the MP3 player, you’ll see one color, so just press a button and you’re ready to make calls, as will be evidenced by the fact that the keys are now a totally different color.
It’s an interesting conversation starter, even if the resulting conversation won’t likely last that long. After all, how long does it take to say “Hey, my phone keys change colors when I go from music to phone.”?
It’ll be up to you if a lower-end phone is worth it for the sake of a cool widget, but aside from that, it’s not a really bad phone.
The Good
Wholly unique color-change widget
The Bad
Lower end camera
Lower-average battery life
Few additional features
Score 5 / 10
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