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CNET editors' rating:
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Product summary
The
good: Solid call quality; sturdy design; speakerphone; GPS enabled; Direct Connect service; impressive battery life.
The
bad: Relatively big and bulky; text-only Web browsing; small keys; LCD is tough to read in direct sunlight.
The
bottom
line: Nextel's new budget--and bulky--handset may not be a feature powerhouse, but it boasts all the basics and throws in PTT and GPS service for good measure.
Specifications: Carrier: Nextel Communications ; Band / mode: IDEN 800 ; Talk time: 165 min ; See full specs
CNET editors' review
- Reviewed on: 05/18/2005
The i265's 65,000-color, 1.5-inch-diagonal display looks reasonably bright indoors, but colors are a bit washed out, and details aren't as sharp as we'd like. We also found the screen difficult to read in direct sunlight. Just below the display is the five-way navigational control with user-defined shortcuts; it's surrounded by a pair of soft keys, the Send and End buttons, and dedicated menu and power buttons, with the keypad and a small, dedicated speakerphone button (very nice) just below. The whole arrangement is crowded, but it's nothing we haven't seen before from Nextel.
The keypad was a bit small for our fingers, but at least the raised rubberized buttons kept our fingertips from slipping. On the left edge of the handset are a big, rubber Direct Connect button and volume up/down controls, while a 2.5mm headset port sits on the right side, protected by a rubber flap. Finally, the speaker is on the rear face.
The Nextel i265 comes with a solid, if unremarkable set of features, including Direct Connect push-to-talk; a speakerphone that you can turn on before placing a call; 3MB of shared memory; GPS support, although service is spotty to nonexistent indoors; text and multimedia messaging; wireless Web browsing using, unfortunately, a text-only WAP 1.1 browser; voice and text memos; voice calling; a calendar; caller ID (where available); and three-way calling. The 600-contact phone book holds up to seven numbers for each contact; as with all Nextel mobiles, separate numbers are required for regular and PTT calls. You also can store an e-mail address, and contacts can be paired with any of 3 polyphonic or 12 monophonic ring tones. Continue reading- See more CNET content tagged:
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