Motorola V600 Phone (T-Mobile)
Sold performer - although it does lack a few features
Warning: The model I reviewed is a general version of the phone and is not branded by any cell operator, and thus is neither sim-locked nor crippled in any way. Also, the general version is quad-band, compared to T-Mobile's version, which is tri-band. Heed the review at your own risk.<br /><br />Anyways, I bought this phone last week, and I must say it is a reliable phone. The only downsides are that it lacks a infra-red port (okay, some websites claim that the phone does have an infra-red port. If that is true, I probably don't know where to look for it) - which I can't be bothered with because I don't use infra-red, and that some sites cite it's operation as slow (but personally, I'm not bothered with that either- the menus are about the same speed as that of my other phone, the SonyEricsson T610 - maybe I'm just used to slow speeds, but meh, I've never used anything faster in my life) but apart from that, it is solid, and it's reception is reasonably good. The quad-band does give me peace-of-mind that I can use my phone just about anywhere (as stated above, however, T-Mobile's version has one of the bands disabled. Getting the phone unlocked might re-enable the fourth band, but you're on your own from there- since T-Mo might not be happy with you unlocking the phone). The phone comes with a generous 176x220 color display, and an onboard camera capable of capturing images at up to 640x480 resolution. MIDI playback has more bass emphasis compared to the T610, but is still faithful enough to retain the mood of the song. Phone can play back videos, but strangely, cannot capture video (another drawback? you decide).<br /><br />Overall, if you're a globetrotter and feature geek, this phone is for you, assuming you can overlook the few flaws. However, if you do want to get this phone, either go for the general unbranded version. The fact that the T-Mobile unit is crippled bandwise is not desirable.