Motorola V360 Review
Review: December 2005.
The Motorola V360 is an excellent mid-range camera phone, and one of
Motorola's best offerings. Although the camera is only VGA resolution,
that's as much as you can expect for this price, and it does have a
video recording and playback capability too.
The MP3 player is very good, and with the 64 Mbyte TransFlash
memory card provided, you can store 15 or more audio tracks. Alternatively,
this is plenty of memory for storing pictures and videos, and the high
quality display is perfect for viewing images. The main display has
262,000 colours and a high resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. This is one
of the best displays in its class - only the Panasonic
VS6 or Sharp GX25 can beat it. The
external display is greyscale and shows a clock together with network
& caller information.
The V360 comes with Bluetooth wireless connectivity as well as USB,
so transferring MP3s, games and pictures is easy. Other nice features
include an integrated handsfree speakerphone, picture caller ID (so
you can see who's calling you) and fast internet access via EDGE.
The V360 is a great phone and excellent value for money.
Features of the Motorola V360 include:
- Integrated VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels) with 4x digital zoom and
- Video camera (MPEG4 format)
- MP3 player
- Internal display: TFT, 262k colours, 176 x 220 pixels
- External display: 96 x 80 pixels, greyscale
- Handsfree speaker phone
- Picture caller ID
- Messaging: EMS 5.0, MMS
- iTap predictive text
- 24-voice polyphonic ringtones
- Downloadable Java games
- Picture phonebook
- Memory: 5 Mbytes plus TransFlash memory card
- Connectivity: Bluetooth®, USB
- WAP 2.0, GPRS class 10, EDGE
- Size: 90 x 47 x 24 mm
- Weight: 104g
- Talktime: 220 - 450 minutes
- Battery standby: up to 240 hours
Motorola V360 User Reviews
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Average rating from 100 reviews:
Reviewed by harmey from australia on 20th Jun
this phone has just about as much as u would want in a phone but u cant
delete the stuff the factory puts on and the video dosent record for
very long but still is an impressive phone
Reviewed by jord118 from uk on 17th Jun 2006
Hey rusty logan the same thing happened 2 me with the files corrupted
but still this is an amazing phone i just wish it had infra red aswell
as blutooth, but still not complaining this is an exellant fone 4 £70
and vodafone live rox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Reviewed by frog from scotland on 14th Jun 2006
my review is very plain im really happy with the fone for the price
i paid for it £75 from argos and got an additional mp3 player with it
so 5 stars on that subject however scotland being scotland i came home
from the pub pished one night i dropped my fone in the back field in
the morning i found the fone minus the back battery cover a long search
to no avail anyway a long extensive search through different fone calls
to various mobile parts dealers im still arseless for my mobile so a
big boo on the spare part subject henceforth if rusty logans gonna damp
his in the bin any chance of gettin the back?im open to any suggestions
Reviewed by AnThOnY from South africa on 12th
if Celloholic chick is reding this then you sound really hot and cool
(im 12)... but now about the phone. its a really cool phone that has
anything you could want and it is better than the razor (trust me i
had one) this phone is basicaly the best phone you could ask for at
the cheap price of only R650!!!!! (south african rands) P.S can someone
please tell me where i can find the momory card inside the box
Reviewed by Rusty Logan from uk on 9th Jun 2006
After reading all your comments I decided to buy this phone but kow
I regreat it. First of all I couldn't switch it on so I come back to
the shop and I still asked for onother v360v. I bought a 512mb memory
card. The first day every thing was fine but now 2 out of 3 times I
try to open the music files it says that the files are currupted. I
need to switch off the phone again and see if the next time I'll be
luky. I tried the memory card in my pc and it works perfectelly so the
problems seems to be the phone. I am very disapointed because I bought
this phone because of its mp3. Maybe I am doing something wrong. Any
idea or suggestion? I am about to damp it in the bin!
Reviewed by Dara from Ireland on 8th Jun 2006
This Is The Best Fone I ever Had It Has Everything You Could Want In
A Fone Bluetooth,Video Capture,Camera And All The Rest Its A Very! Good
Fone And If Your Thinking Of Getting A New Fone Get This!!!!!.
Reviewed by Fookinell from Malaysia on 8th Jun
I just bought the phone. Love it. For the price that I am paying, I
happy with the functionality that comes with it. It doesn't have all
the latest bells & whistles but enough to make me happy. My advice is
to look at the functionality that the phone offers in relative to its
price. If you want more than it offers, fork out the extra cash and
get the latest phone available.
Reviewed by Mark from Australia on 7th Jun 2006
This phone is amazing for the price $99 aud Features abound( great screen
),(pretty fair mp3 player) Good battery life ,Bluetooth
Reviewed by Mbgenius from Croatia on 3rd Jun 2006
This phone i AWFUL!!I hate it!It has got this poor VGA camera and more
poorer menu!I hate!The only thing is god for this mobile is a design.
Reviewed by dani bentley from uk on 2nd Jun 2006
this is a fantastic phone!! i luv the fact its got a usb port and its
so easy to transfer music pics and videos to and from the computer.
its stylish and the camara and sound features are awesome. i had some
trouble with putting a photo to a contact aswell but it didnt take long
for me to find out you have to store the picture you wish to use to
the phone and also the contact. ultimately this is definately the best
phone i've ever had!!!
Reviewed by Andrew from UK on 30th May 2006
For someone looking for a bluetooth compatible flip phone this is an
excellent buy. I get reception where my old 'sony ericsson t630' would
not. The sound clarity and dialing speed is also good. Howveer I agree
with one chap here who found that the mp3 playing element is pretty
dire. I only get mono sound at low quality, even with highquality headphones
through a minijack - so dont think of buying one as a replacement for
your Ipod. Decent screen, and camera. and a very good phone!!
Reviewed by Celloholic Chick from Australia on
28th May 2006
I've had the phone 4 about a month and i am so pleazed with it. it has
fantastic features for those who said that the camera is junk i disagree
becoz what can u expect ditital camera quality IF U WANT DIDITAL CAMERA
GO BUY A DIDITAL CAMERA the video camera is great considering it's a
phone, the ringtones are awesome plus u can down load songs for your
ringtone for free if u cut the song you down load it via bluetooth so
you can have ultra cool ring tones like L.O.V.E by ashly simpson. The
Phisical aperance is super coz its silver the in colour even better
2 tone its very compact and light. The Price is outstanding for a phone
with those cool features and the ultra cool aperance guess the price
99 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont listen to the horrible reviews
coz i have had no trouble at all with this phone if you like the Motorola
Razors features but don't have enough money this is the phone to get
plus i think its better than the Motorola Razor becoz its way cheaper
an d cooler although i would like to know how to use da Mp3 player but
hey iv got my ipod.
Reviewed by Celloholic girl from Australia on
27th May 2006
i got this fone about a month ago now and havent had any problems. this
fone is the best fone ever i would say it's better than the Razor it's
features a great and any one who can't work out how to put the fone
in the analog form i here to help go to settings (bottem right hand
corner)go to personalise home screen then you'll see clock settings.
there you go and i figured that out and im only 11. back to the topic
Great features the camera is awsome but i think the video camera could
be better and iv managed to donload free songs well parts of songs for
ring tones via bluetooth i no have an awesome ringtone free to cost
and anyone can do that easy. the phisical apperance is awesome i wanted
a cheapish phone and a get it this phone is only $99!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and anyone who says this fone is horrible r bozos and obiously don't
no how to use it I recomend buying this becoz of its phisical aperance
Reviewed by Mark from New Zealand on 24th May
Great phone so far. Has many features found in a lot of higher priced
phones. Great sound quality, display, physical appearance. Even has
little rubber stoppers to cushion the clam when closing. I would've
liked some stereo headphones included - very hard to find in New Zealand
(had to get em from america). An external colour display would've been
good too. But all in all an excellent phone.
Reviewed by Charlotte from England on 22nd May
It's a very useful phone with lots of highpoints. It is quite a medium
phone with a big brain mostly. I like the way the V360 is very light
subjecting to the size.
Reviewed by hayley from uk on 21st May 2006
i'd give it 4.5/5 all of u who cant seem to figure it out have you even
thought to look at a user manual? I havent needed it yet as i thought
the phone extremely easy to use and brilliant for its mp3, and cam.
I'm only 14 and managed to have the phone working in about 2 hours.
The mp3 player is in file-sounds for all of you who couldnt find it
(and btw that was in the manual as well!) and the external display can
be set to clock face by settings, personalise, home screen and changin
clock to analogue.overall the phone is great it lost its half point
from me only because the video capture is a short length of time and
you cant get it in pink;) lol but its still a brill we phone
Reviewed by maddsta from australia on 21st May
heya dudes and dudettes!!!!!!!!! me mum bought me dis fone a couple
of days ago. i tink its awesum all around!!!!!! its cam is allright-
but hey dis is a fone not a digital cam- so if ur goin round complainin
about it- WHERES UR HEAD??? GO BUY A DIGITAL CAM OR SOMTHIN CUS DIS
A V. GOOD FONE!!!!!!!! the screen quality is pretty good, and the design
is nice....although da people who make dis phone should make it more
colurful.......anyway......... its light.....fits in r school blazer
pocket v. nicely....especially when ur not supposed 2 hav fones @ skool......and
ur teachers cant go through ur blazer!!!!! spesh if u wear it everywere...........anyway.....bak
on trak........um deres no real problem wif dis fone......cept i still
think u should hav more colour......oh- and dont forget 2 buy a mock
when u hav a fone....trust me there really good- spesh if u r rough
wif ur fone......and theyre so cute, nd when they get dirty, can put
em in da wash!!!!!!! anyway (sorry 4 sayin dat so much) i hav 2 g2g
becus im busy cus i hav 2 sms me friend. c ya guys!!!!!!! PS- if u buy
dis fone u r a v. smart person!!!!!!!
Reviewed by Soph from Australia on 21st May 2006
Well, I think it's pretty good. You can't really expect Bluetooth or
Infared for the price, now can you? If you want infared get a more expensive
phone. That said, my old phone (MOTO V360) had infared, and I could
never get it to work anyway. My two (and only) problems are the battery
life, which is NOT good, and the amount of heat it kicks out, especially
during calls. I have not tried uploading Java games onto the phone with
the USB cable yet, but if I got it to work on my old phone in the same
way, I'm sure I can on this one! And I have to tell those who have said
the phone only comes with 2mb of memory - it doesn't, it comes with
16mb (well, 17 and a bit mb's, actually). All told, I'm pleased with
the phone - it looks the biz! IT WAS $99!!
Reviewed by jayasanka from Sri Lanka on 19th May
When u are finding for a clamshell phone with better performence to
a better price u should choos this phone. The biggest advantage is external
memory. it can upgrade to 512MB. MP3 player work excellent. Screen is
sharp enough and bright. Main disadvatage is absent of FM tuner. Another
thing to say there is no voice recorder( but can add voice to MMS).
The doual mode of the phone, while conected to a computer helps to store
files as a normal flash drive.(but little slow). camera quality is average.
But night mode is excellent than othere sonyericssion k700, nokia 6600
and other phones at this price range. Another thing to say the phone
is charging via USB. Buy this phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed by DCUK from England on 19th May 2006
Ive read the reviews the other users have posted, I looked at the good
and the bad points and found that the good outwayed the bad so I bought
one... This has to be the best £75 ive spent, I needed a phone for work
my v500 died and I wanted another flip phone, Ive had no problems with
this phone in any way, the only thing i had trouble with was finding
anywhere in the instructions about the mp3 player, I even wrang vodafone
and they said its not got one, even though its printed on the box they
still denied it had one, I eventually wrang motorola direct and they
helped me in 10 mins to get it goin and its great, I love it, for £75
its worth every penny. As for the analog clock problem ppl have been
having the internal clock needs to be analog not digital, then the external
one will be analog...
Reviewed by blackshadow from UK on 18th May 2006
I had the mp3 player and it was hard to use, have you tried simply draging
the file and putting it on the mp3 player. If you have installed the
driver download the new Media Player and synchronise the mp3 files.
Hope this helps, tell me if it does. Only one problem I need to find
out how to transfer games from PC to phone... I have the games I just
don't know how... if someone helps me I will send them some games. Thanks!
By the way great phone :D
Reviewed by Heather from Australia on 16th May
This phone is one of the best! however can someone help in figuring
out how to use the mp3 player? i cant do it!?
Reviewed by JJ from Ireland on 16th May 2006
All I can say is that this is the best phone I've had. I usually replace
my phone every three months or so. Not this time. Amazing value, it
looks the business in two tone silver, good camera, great battery. I
dumped my old mp3 player and I'm using my phone instead full time. I
can't think of a single flaw. A totally amazing phone.
Reviewed by Kitsune from - on 13th May 2006
This phone is trash! I have it over a week now and I hate it! The menu
is poor and you can never find the features you are looking for. Can
anyone set the clock on the external screen to the one with arrows as
on all the photos in the net? (Because either Im blind or this phone
doesnt have it!)When sending a text it doesnt show you how many characters
are left for one message, so you have to count yourself. Address book
is designed horribly, no proper search method is used. And to send a
text you need to press million stupid buttons. It drives me crazy, I
Reviewed by aimee from scotland on 13th May 2006
i was looking on this website aster my phone broke down on me. I found
this phione, and i saw that LOADS of people had rated it with either
4 or 5 stars, and that it was brilliant, so i bought one, and now i
am reviewing myself, i cant think of aything else that i can say about
it, because every one else has said everything there is to say about
Reviewed by Steve from England on 12th May 2006
Blackshadow if you would like to know how to use your phone ask your
younger brother the way you want because as I understand he knows and
you are not asking him. By the way execelent phone motorola. Only down
side is its a little big and quite thick for other phones with the same
specifications and a better network. If I where you I wouldn't buy this
and I would get the Samsung E330e.
Reviewed by Phil from England on 12th May 2006
This phone is absolutly amazing. As the person before me I got a free
MP3 player with this phone and sold it off for £20 easily (just asked
a random person down the market lol). When i got it home it worked like
a charm. It regestred in about 5 minuites automaticly. Absolutly love
the phone. It is a real reccommended buy. However it is a little un
user friendly compared to Samsung. Also the Vodaphone custumer survices
are pretty pants. I have had a upgrade from the V220 and well all I
can say is vodaphone has made a massive improvement. It can easily beat
Sony Err... But I would prefer a Samsung D series but still im more
then happy with this phone. The only problem is im a show off and silver
phones look the best right? And this one only comes in black! Oh well
ive got to learn. Thanks Motorola. Vodaphone... you get a thankyou when
you become as good as orange.
Reviewed by blackshadow from UK on 8th May 2006
I got this phone only for £75 with a free mp3 player. Overall, I am
very pleased with this phone and rate it 5 stars and I have not had
any problems with it. I had used this website to make my choice on this
phone and I am glad everyone is pleased with it. I have the V360v (made
for vodaphone). Vodaphone services stink! This is the only bad point
as well as no infer-red but, not a problem. One thing, how do you set
the photo to the contact I try it and it comes up with an error message.
Reviewed by Goitsemang from South Africa on 8th
The phone is very cool, coz it has some cool staff that a young lady
like me will enjoy camera, video recording, mp3, memory card, Internet.
And for the price its really shocking. Try it and love it!
Reviewed by Josh from Canadda on 7th May 2006
this phone it outstanding because of all the features.
Reviewed by jake from china on 7th May 2006
this fone is soo cool i recommend everybody to buy it!! i can listen
to my music and take cool photos its ony cheap so buy it
Reviewed by Reina from US on 5th May 2006
i don't care what anyone says about this phone...it's by far one of
the best phones that t-mobile has come out with. i mean it's got everything
you'll ever need: calculator, mp3, camera, video camera, hifi ringtones,
etc., etc., etc. I had purchased the phone a few days before my 21st
birthday in january. it was stolen about 4 days ago from my job and
i already have my replacement. although it's not originally the blue
colored one, i'm still happy with it...it's silver and gray and still
does everything my original one did. when asurion sent my replacement
it only took 4 days and they sent me a brand new one; not refurbished.
There were absolutely no scratches or anything. everyone in my family
absolutely loves this phone and uses more often than i do...and they
each have their own phones...
Reviewed by Ali Atas from LONDON on 3rd May 2006
i got this phone for only £75! The phone came with a 64Mb memory card.
I phone is quite hard to figure out and understand. However, once you
get used to it, it will be a great phone and also, it has a good camerca
(VGA) The olnly thing that this phone lacks is infared and i think not
anyone uses this feature to send and receive things. When i first got
the phone i didnt know how to save an appointment on it. And is anyone
here doesnt know i shall tell. Enter the calendar and click the menu
botton to save and appointment. As i said its a very hard phone to use
and understand but it has veryg good features! HAVE FUN WITH YOUR V360
as i DID!
Reviewed by ryan from england on 25th Apr 2006
this fone is excellent i was first looking into buying the 975 but it
had terrible remarks so i bought this fone for just £75 thats a bargain
there is just 1 lil problem tho the memory isnt the best for storing
Reviewed by dennis from uk on 22nd Apr 2006
I have just got this phone it looked good on paper bluetooth,mp3 etc.But
i am dissapointed with it.the quality of the phone is cheap and tacky.I
have never seen it in any shops, until argos had it on special offer.Bought
it took it home (you cant try it out before you it).And have hated it
Reviewed by James from England on 21st Apr 2006
My mate bought this phone a few months ago and he has had no problems
with it. I am hopefully getting one soon but it is the v360v. is there
any differences or is it just the color of the buttons and cover thats
different? Apparently i heard it is the next model up from the v360.
is this true? Does anyone know?
Reviewed by simbals from australia on 20th Apr
great phone, but i have to laugh at you poms getting it for 169 pounds
mine was only 99 australian dollars with the bluetooth headset and memory
card. you guys get a tough deal there. sweet phone(Y)
Reviewed by nikeisha from los angles, america on
20th Apr 2006
this is an awesome fone. i have had it for 8 months now and havent had
any problems with it! i dont understand why some other random people
have been complaining about though - it's great! the camera, the video
recording, bluetooth, mp3 player, etc etc - they all work fine! 5 star
work and great value for money!
Reviewed by motorola fan from england on 17th
this phone is exellent 4 its price it even has removable memory which
is amazing 4 the money it has a crisp screen and all the features of
a motorola slvr but cheaper i have the l7 because of its lokks but get
this phone if u wANT A CHEAPER VERSION OF THE SLVR GRRREEEEAAAAT FONE
GET 1 2DAY
Reviewed by Evo9 from Singapore on 17th Apr 2006
This phone is not sold in my country. However, I got it shipped from
another place. And it doesn't disappoint. Voice calls and quality are
clear. Speakerphone is very audible when driving. In my box, I've got
data cable, 128MB TF and even the MPT CD, and the standard stuffs. I
have everything to get started. Mp3 player is not too bad, however it
can be better. An all-rounder phone!
Reviewed by Rich S. from USA on 15th Apr 2006
I purchased a new V360 (Along with 2 V3s) from T-Mobile. My V360 started
to lock up after a few days, and after about a month, it shutdown, never
to turn on again. Luckily all of my contacts were saved to my SIM card.
T-Mobile shipped out a "new" (Damaged, scratched and chipped) V360,
as per the warranty. What can I say? How about HORRID! The phone (Using
different batteries) NOW DECIDES to randomly shut down, not turn back
on, then turn on at it's own whim. T-Mobile again decides to ship a
3rd V360. I have not recieved it as of yet. However, I can state that:
The V360 is a good phone for it's use. Decent camera, decent video capture,
good sound quality. Not fairly wowed by anything, but it's a good solid
phone, once it works correctly. I would advise serious thought before
you just jump into the V360. It will save you ALOT of headaches.
Reviewed by Vladimir from Croatia on 30th Mar
SUPERB! Price/value ratio can't be better. I've had Samsung SGH-E600,
and this Motorola is better mobile phone.
Reviewed by S Wright from UK on 10th Mar 2006
Got the V360 on a free upgrade from Voda. Decided on the phone after
looking at various phones. Went for a Non 3G phone as I didn't want
it and did want problems with battery life. What can I say about the
V360 ......... IT'S A GREAT PHONE. I don't understand why people are
having problems with MP3 playing, stereo sound etc etc ....... I haven't
!! I bought a 512 MB card for £20 and a USB card reader for £4. Dropped
and dragged files from PC onto card, put the card into the phone and
hey presto ....... music. As for the stereo sound issues, I can say
that if you buy a set of the correct 2.5MM jack phones, Motorola HS120,
you get very good quality sound from the phones MP3 player. It's brill.
The pwhole phone is up to the usual Motorola standard, good reception,
feels light but is actually well built. Only downside is there are no
full games but that's a Vodafone issue not Motorola fault. It's not
a super dooper video, Hifi, Sat Nav, PDA device .......... it's a PHONE
with MP3 playing capabilities. Get one, get a larger memory card, get
a case and the HS120 headphones, and you will be very happy. SW
Reviewed by Johnny from Australia on 10th Mar
Am having major video issues with the v360. Often too the phone rejects
the playback file stating the file is unrecognisable...which is strange
considering the format was uploaded as a 3gp. Consistently also the
video playback requires approx 45 - 60 secs to finish after you press
'stop'.Motorola have provided too many options for a data transfer confusing
the issue. I have tried all by the book and still the same poor results
wherever video playback is concerned. I know I might be doing something
wrong but can't think of what? Is anyone else experiencing the same
problems with video playback?
Reviewed by Ogy from Bosnia&Herzegovina on 9th
Hi, there celloholic ones. This phone is a brill...t! I want business
shaped - I get it, I want entertainment - I get it! Easy to use, exelent
screen - nice view. All in one for this price you are not going to find
Reviewed by Dan from Ireland on 3rd Mar 2006
Pros: Great phone once you get used to the Motorola menu system. Cameras
good for my needs, and it's a great looking phone for the money. Battery
life seems good. Great large colour display. Cons: Don't like the way
you exit a menu and it takes you back a few steps instead of to the
previous menu - but hey that's a Motorola thing in many of their phones.
My V360 has a few sw bugs. You can create a contacts group but can't
see it to send to in SMS text messaging, only in Multimedia messages.
Also strangley there are 5 quick dial numbers but you can't edit them
once a numbers entered unlike other Motorolas. I don't need to use that
feature but it's a bug anyhow. The built in ringtones are pretty rubbish
and since the phone didn't come with a memory card I can't copy a MP3
one to it from the PC. Also the PC sync'ing tools are not free and don't
come with the phone. Having said that the phone is still worth 4 stars.
Reviewed by matt from mitchell on 28th Feb 2006
best fone ive ever had got it on vodayfone so its silver and black and
hell its a hot fone. great mp3 player nice and loud video is much better
than any other non mega pixels fone ive had and decent video i mean
for $200 australian cant go wrong mate by this fone u wont be dissapointed
Reviewed by Martin from Australia on 20th Feb
Ok dumb dumbs, dont complain about the camera for the phone, if they
put a better camera it would have costed double in price, everything
about it is great, im with vodafone so it comes in black and loooks
soo awesome. sound is great, screen is perfect, menu is great(i modded
various bits of the phone so i can apply heaps of awesome skins and
talk to people without closing the flip lid thing! also if they made
the external screen a colour screen they'd use a cstn screen which sucks
in the sun becos of the price..., you're lucky that they used a monochrome
screen!! WOOO GO MOTOROLA
Reviewed by MOTOROLO from MEGAPIXILAND on 17th
ITS A VERY GOOD ELECTION, THIS GSM IS THE MOUST BEAUTIFOUL AT DE WORD
IN THIS MOMENT. AND VERY CHEAP. LIKE AT THE SPAIN "BUENO BONITO Y BARATO.
Reviewed by james hurley from ireland on 16th
This is a nice phone and has a nice design.I had a motorola v300.It
kept breaking so o2 gave me this phone for free.I think the phone is
ok.First of all I did not get a memory card so I can not use the mp3
player (but anyway I still have an ipod nano).The video recording is
very bad and only lasts for 30 seconds.But I have to admit it has bluetooth
and the camara is alright.My advice would be to get the sonyericson
k750i with vodafone in 3g.My friend has it and it has everything including
bluetooth and infrared and a 2 megapixel camera!!!
Reviewed by Gaylord from South Africa on 16th
This is an excellent phone because you get a lot of bang for your buck.
It has a huge amount of features. Why it losers out on 1 star is the
quality of the material used. The phone feels brittle and cheaply made,
it has a "drop it and it will never work again" feel. Why Motorola used
cheap plastic for this phone is anyone's guess, even my V550 feels more
robust. Other than build quality, excellent phone for the wallet.
Reviewed by Sagam from Malaysia on 14th Feb 2006
Overall a good phone with great features. Been having it for about a
month now and never had any problems so far. The camera's not great
though but I guess it Ok for the price it is selling at. The only problem
is with the sms. Guess I am kinda used to Nokias.Regards
Reviewed by branko from croatia on 13th Feb 2006
this phone is the best.i love it.motorola rulz.but my nokia 3210 is
better.just kiding.heh... lol
Reviewed by Kerri from Australia on 11th Feb 2006
This is a fabulous phone. Packed with everything you could possibly
want from MP3 ringtones to funny cartoons that dance on the screen when
your mate rings (if that's your thing...it is defo mine!) Has a good
camera with zoom and exposure adjustment, great reception, light, compact
and good looking. The keys are not too fiddly and easy to work your
way around. I made the change from a Nokia, which has to be said, has
it's teething problems...when sending texts, the "delete" button on
the nokia is in the same place as the "send" button on the V360, so
I've sent hundreds of useless texts accidentally by inadvertently pressing
send instead of delete (that's not a fault of the phone, though, it's
me!) I love this phone, it is great. If I had to say something bad about
it, I can't work out how to lock it. I think I have done it as per instruction
manual, but it doesn't seem to work. It has crashed once, and locked
itself once for no reason (how ironic is that?!) But both lock and crash
were instantly remedied by using the factory set code in the instruction
manual, so no dramas, and anyway, it could have been something I did
and not the phone (I am blonde, after all!!) Oh, and if colours and
identities are your thing (my last phone was pink and gold...) you can't
change the casing on this phone or customise it, but that's a silly
niggle. If you want a great phone, you can't go past this one, why would
you? It's lovely.
Reviewed by Robert Bickers from United States on
7th Feb 2006
Really does everything I'd expect from a phone in this price range ($200US).
Compared to my Sharp TM0150, this is a phenomenal phone. Camera's not
great, bt I really don't need it to do more than snap embarassing pics
of my friends. The mp3 player works much better than I had expected.
I can't think of a single, valid complaint.
Reviewed by hannah chorley from england on 31st
i love this phone, it is really good, i am so pleased with it, it is
brilliant, i couldnt be more pleased with it, i only had £120 to spend
on a phone and when i spotted this in the sale in phones for you. i
bought it straight away and the canera is excellent. just like to say
hi to all my mates and my family, especially my mum. reccommend this
phone to everyone. love ya all hannah xxxxxxxx
Reviewed by brian from USA on 26th Jan 2006
I really love some of the past reviews... one person said they dropped
it the first day he got it and it hasnt worked since so he hates it.
Someone else was complaining that it didnt have superior MP3 playback
quality as if it was a Bose system, and another person said that his
friend has it and he hates it. How do you write a review on a product
you dont own? On the other hand, some of the other negative reviews/complaints
are legit (so they appear). If theres a problem, send it back. Mine
has no problems. I love this phone and its features. Also very affordable.
I couldnt be happier with it. The bluetooth on it is absolutely fantastic.
I have it set to automatically sync with my computer when in range.
When you set both the phone and computer to trust each other, and the
proper settings on Motorola PhoneTools ($30), anytime your phone comes
near your computer, the phonebook and datebook are sync'd with MS Outlook
without even prompting you. Very powerful phone, highly reccommended.
Reviewed by Claire from UK on 26th Jan 2006
I really like this phone, its looks good, everything works well, like
the keypad, pictures work well. The thing that confuses me is the video,
I can record messages and send them either via MMS or Bluetooth but
I cant receive them. Is this the case or is there something wrong with
mine, i would have thought if I can send them i could receive them back.
Also what is the Bluetooth for basically apart from headsets?! Responses
Reviewed by summer- apricot from england on 24th
an absolutly brilliant phone, i love it, it has everything i need to
txt my mates with, i have already recommended it to my mates and one
has even gone out and bought one herself, an for the money, well you
cant go wrong. i am just so pleased with it and have downloaded lots
of tracks onto it already. this phone never stops suprising me though,
because each day you just find more stuff you can do on it. xxx
Reviewed by hannah chorley, yeovil from england on
24th Jan 2006
brilliant, i love it, i got all i needed for a reasonable price, i would
recommend it to anyone, i only got it a while ago and havnt even read
about everything it can do and i am pleased with it.
Reviewed by Julien from USA on 20th Jan 2006
I have a lot of problems with this phone. The screen goes white and
I can't access any of the menus or anything.. just a white screen. I
can still dial but doesn't help since I can't get to my directories
or anything. I'm sending in for a replacement today...
Reviewed by Leanne from United Kingdom on 15th
Fantastic phone. Only prob with it was, it came with everything expect
a USB Cable, so cant transefer any MP3s. Gotta hunt around for the cheapest
one, Orange want £39.99.Plus im either really dense or the instruction
manual on bluetooth is confusing. My brother has same phone and he cant
understand it either.
Reviewed by kyhm from Canada on 14th Jan 2006
Decent as a phone, hopeless as an MP3 player. Avoid if music is as important
as calling. I bought the V360 as a replacement for my aging Nokia 3300,
after trying and returning a Nokia 6620. The only alternative left may
be a ROKR, but it's targeted at people half my age, and I'm leery of
iTunes and DRM, and after the V360 experience I doubt Motorola know
what they're doing. As a phone it's fine, good voice quality, triband,
decent camera, bluetooth, a bright clear screen. Seems sturdy and reception
is excellent; I work in a concrete box and it never drops calls. The
problem is the MP3 player, in functionality, quality, and equipment.
It was clearly designed by a team with no understanding whatsoever of
music players, likely to avoid stealing sales from the ROKR. Where the
V360 falls down is every place the 3300 shone: - V360: No earphones,
so add $40 to buy a set which are all midrange. 3300: shipped with decent
full-range stereo phones. - V360: No transflash card, so add $70 to
buy a 256M, which is all I could get, transflash being the newest format.
3300: shipped with 64M MMC, easily upgraded as 1G MMCs are readily available.
- V360: no USB cable, and though it has a standard port, no file access
from Windows or Linux, due to lack of drivers. 3300: shipped with USB
cable, appears as standard USB drive under Windows & Linux. - V360:
No equalizer, no balance, not even bass/treble, so tinny midrange sound.
3300: 5-band user-defined EQ with presets and balance. - V360: had to
map the left-side soft button to music player app. 3300: dedicated music
button brings up music menu. - V360: no volume control when closed (using
standard player; Java player works, but is clunky and slow) 3300: dedicated
volume control buttons. - V360: max music volume barely adequate. 3300:
max music volume quite excessive, but still distortion-free. - V360:
no internal FM radio (eternal option). 3300: FM radio with auto-scan,
presets, you can name stations, etc. - V360: both player programs force
you to create and namea playlist, sorting songs from ringtones, before
playing. 3300: just plays whatever MP3s you've put in the Music/ dir
on it; playlists are optional, though you have to use a text editor
or Nokia's software to make them. V360: no way to skip songs while playing
closed; button on headphones tries to send the file to someone, which
a message chides you that you're not allowed to do. 3300: headphone
button skips to next song. V360: playing music in the background rearranges
home screen keys; Pressing "hang up" kills player. 3300: home screen
works normally; press and hold "hang up" for 2 seconds to kill player.
V360: number keys 1-7 set volume... 3300: number keys jump directly
to tracks. I must admit I'm truly disapointed by this phone, the more
so since the lack of available accessories meant I couldn't test it
until after my provider's buyers' remorse period had passed.
Reviewed by Boateng from UK on 13th Jan 2006
The picture caller ID does not work in my phone. Phone settings sometimes
resets itself to original settings.
Reviewed by Fraser from Scotland on 11th Jan 2006
There seem to be a remarkable number of people out there who don't recognise
great value when they see it. This thing offers everything that phones
much more expensive can, including video, photos and mp3 playback. To
respond to some of the criticism in other posts I'd merely say; my reception
is great, it's best not to drop any phone and it IS fully customisable
- as the man says, read the manual. I've got mine just how I want it
now - with my own mp3 ringtone and photo caller id. I'm not going to
tell you to buy it but you can do much, much worse.
Reviewed by matt from australia on 8th Jan 2006
best phone ive ever had everything about this phone is exellent decent
camera and video mp3 player so simple to connect to your computer. great
sound quality very loud and clear over all defentetly recommend this
phone and its cheap what more could u want!!!
Reviewed by Rosie from uk on 6th Jan 2006
I got this phone at Christmas and am very happy with it.PROS..It has
a really good camera in daylight, and the vidio quality is good.Very
easy to use, and the screen on the outside is great because you can
just glance at it and see if you have a message or see the time and
stuff.I havent tried getting MP3's onto it yet but I am sure that will
be good.If your new to bluetooth it is a little confuzing at first but
just read the manual and its easy. The predictive text is really good,it
has every word (even text speak) because it does it letter by letter(its
hard to explain).There is loads of good ringtones (unlike most phones!)I
really reccomend this phone for anyone old or young. CONS- Theres no
alot of these, only that I don't think there is a voice recorder for
recording ringtones etc...But i guess youve got the MP3 player.Thats
all i can think of!
Reviewed by Sean from England on 4th Jan 2006
Some of these reviews talk about not being able to change the side buttons
or about limited video time......Read the manual. This is possibly the
best and easiest phone to personalise. All buttons can be altered to
your choice and there is enough room on the phone - not even including
the memory card - to have a different mp3 ringtone for a large address
book. The memory card makes it soooo easy to get pictures/ringtones
etc. It takes about 2 minutes to fill the card with mp3's and gives
you a pretty good mp3 player that can hold about 15 tracks (not perfect
CD quality but hey! it's a phone. If you want an mp3 player - go buy
one) I would recommend this phone to anyone
Reviewed by Kez from UK on 3rd Jan 2006
Great phone, had it for christmas its amazing the mp3 player is realy
good. bought a 512mb card for it and hav loadsa songs on it now. great
value for money.
Reviewed by Gary from England on 29th Dec 2005
it has a good layout but will consitely break, with the screen going
fuzzy and green blops on the camera pictures, i have had this fone for
4 days but have only been able to use it for bout 4 hrs. sltogther it
is bad and is a rip off
Reviewed by a happy person from england on 28th
ITZ ABSOLUTELY GR8 DNT EVN BOTHER LISTENIN 2 THOSE OTHER PEEPS WHO R
JUST MOANIN CUZ THEY HAVNT GOT ANYTHING BETTER 2 DO! SO GET OUT THEIR
AND BUY IT AND FOR ALL THOSE PEEPS WHO HAVNT WOT R U DOIN? ITZ WELL
WORTH THE MONEY!!!!!!!!!! TAKE MY WORD!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed by Jess from UK on 27th Dec 2005
i luv this phone...got it for christmas...cam is surprisingly good for
one that aint megapixel. does anyone know how to make a voice recording
and how to send a song from ur computer to your mobile? oh yeah...so
this is phone is great...BUY IT!!! for £80...u cant resist!
Reviewed by catherine from UK on 26th Dec 2005
this phone is brilliant! got it yesterday and it was sooo much better
than i expected considering the price of only £80! only problem is my
network is orange and doesnt have very good signal... but oh well. the
mp3 player is superb and the camera is good too. if you are looking
for a new phone, this one has everything. go get it! :)
Reviewed by dan from Romania on 25th Dec 2005
I have to say I bought this phone from Orange an it died the 2nd day.
I went back an found out that i was the only one in the country that
returned the phone to the service (that says something). I got a new
one and it works like a charm. Camera is much better than e398, sound
is ok, T-flash memory card is suported and it came with a 64MB card,
bluetooth and mini-usb come in handy and that screen...that beautiful
256k screen :) Most of everything can be personalized. People complain
about unfriendly menu. It's true the menu is not made for children but
it's still very easy to use and there is always the posibility of using
shortcuts. Great phone! It gives you what it says.
Reviewed by Alex from US on 23rd Dec 2005
it looks great on paper, but in reality ........ i honestly can't give
any more stars to this junk. pictures are horrible, plastic is cheap,
it just sucks. i wish i had kept my v300. it's much better. after a
week with this phone my speaker was blown. i had to replace it. they
gave me another one. :( buttons on the side can't be costumized. only
one. picture quality is horrible. video too. display looks like it floats.
voice dial sucks. my cheap virgin phone had better voice dial. reception
on this phone is poor. if you have a chance to get V330 get it. it's
much better than this, and mp3 player is not worth it. you will not
use it anyways.
Reviewed by simsy from germany on 21st Dec 2005
i'm using this fone for about a mounth and i droped it once and fone
and after that nothing is working as it shoud. and also before that
the fone was slooow..it take for seconds that you got what you wanted
Reviewed by mihai from Romania on 19th Dec 2005
I bought this phone by a month and i can say that is more than i expected.
It has a very good very clear and bright display, it takes good quality
pictures( if the natural lite is sufficent).The fact that it has a slot
for aditional memory is very good, if you want to put on the phone a
large number of mp3 songs and software applications.A minus a will put
on the fixed 30 seconds of video recording. The life of the batery is
good, and the price is the lowest in this category comparing with the
phones that have similar features. Buy it!
Reviewed by Dan from US on 15th Dec 2005
Its not the best phone in the world, receptionwise, but its a good phone.
when ever your indoors, the phone has either a one bar or no bar signal.
When you are outdoors, the signal is almost perfect, unless its in your
pocket. Anyways, the phone does have neat picture qualities (not on
the phone itself but when it is transfered to the computer) and an overall
good volume during calls, whether using the ear peice or speaker phone.
The MP3 feature is an awesome feature. The ability to make any song
a ringtone is an excellent addition (that way, you don't have to pay
to browse the web and download songs directly to the phone). The removable
miniSD stick makes transfering data a breeze, if you have an SD drive.
If not, there is the bluetooth option and the USP cable(which is pretty
dang slow). So basically, this is a really great phone. Despite the
size, this phone is both cheaper and better than the RAZR.
Reviewed by oli from england on 14th Dec 2005
THIS FONE IS TOTAL JUNK. DONT BUY IT, MENU IS RUBBISH AND IT IS ALWAYS
CRASHING. DO NOT BUY THIS FONE
Reviewed by trev from uk on 14th Dec 2005
I got this phone on vodafone handset only for 130 quid and its far better
than some phones which you would normally pay more for, standby time
is good as is talk time for average use rather than heavy use. Camera
is ok (for those of you who want a 2.0+ mega pixel camera then buy a
proper camera) it can do video clips between 6 to 10 seconds. screen
is good with a nice resolution and volume wise is good as is the speaker.
Memory isnt a problem with this phone as it uses memory cards it comes
with a 64mb card so it can store plenty of mp3's/pitures/vid clips and
is easy to expand up to a 512mb. There is plenty to customise on this
phone to from various themes to pics and ringtones, uploading your pics,
ringtones etc from phone to computer is easy enough to with a memory
card reader which plugs into your usb port and its just a case of sending
your pics to the computer or vice versa. Its light looks good (the vodafone
one is black and silver whereas the normal one is 2 tone silver) and
easy to use (the menu can be abit fiddly but in time can be gotten used
to) and you can set up some shortcuts of your own so its quick to get
to features that you use on a regular basis. All in all a good phone
at a great price which will do all what you need and a little bit more.
Reviewed by Blair from america on 13th Dec 2005
Very good indeed. The best phone for the fotballs players .
Reviewed by Sarah Smith from England on 13th Dec
This phone is great!! go get it today!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed by Glenn from Chelmsford, UK on 11th
This phone is great!!! i was so happy walkin out of Fones 4 U with a
Samsung D500 Quality Motorola 4 80 quid, Brilliant, basic features are,
a Super clear camera wiv 4x zoom, MP3 Player, Expanable memory, video.
Great phone can't go wrong for £80, BUY IT.
Reviewed by Julia from England on 3rd Dec 2005
this phone is absolutly brilliant!! i have had it for four days and
i love it so mcuh i dont go ne wher with out it! the camera and mp3
are fantastic, almost as good as my real camera!! i have already bourght
3 of these fones for my daughters, and i cannot belive how brilliant
it is. thankyou!
Reviewed by andypandy from england on 1st Dec
viewd with perspective this is a top phone. mine cost £80 and came with
twenty quid air time, how good is that. if your looking for a phone
with all the best features, all singing all dancing then buy something
alot dearer. but if you looking for a good phone at a good price then
buy a v360. like i say, its all down to perspective. if you want a top
camera, then buy a camera, not a phone. cheers, Andy...
Reviewed by stacey emma fox from england or devon! on
30th Nov 2005
i love this fone i bort i jus 2 weeks ago n its great mp3 goood camera
goood video goood ahh i love it better thatn ma lil semans neday n ma
old motorola v220! thank you for your tym x
Reviewed by jamie from england on 29th Nov 2005
this fone is immense the camera is good the mp3 player is good this
fone is pucka.
Reviewed by KellyD from UK on 27th Nov 2005
This is a sleek and stylish little phone, it has great features and
the mp3 quality is brilliant, my only gripes are that the internal memory
could be bigger, and the card slot shouldn't require the removal of
the battery since it is hot swappable.but overall...this is the best
phone you could ask for considering its price.
Reviewed by Laz from UK on 25th Nov 2005
Good looking flip phone in black and silver with very good reception
qualities. Good responsive menu system. Has an acceptable camera. Video
is limited to 30 seconds. Excellent screen and keypad however texting
can be a little slow waiting for letters on the same key. Couple of
times have turned the phone onto silent accidentally via the side keys
whilst in a trouser pocket. (These can be used for future push to talk
facility) Battery life could be better but not a problem. Ripping audio
to mp3 and downloading via a cheap digicam using the provided 64MB Transflash
Memory Card (SD) is superb. With real mp3 ringtones by original artists
sounding good. A nice size trendy phone!
Reviewed by mark rennie from scotland on 24th
price the phone is great for the facilities it offers compared to other
dearer phones on the market.hey if your a yuppie and like more powerful
phones with better cameras pay £300-£400 or better still buy a camera
they are alot cheaper
Reviewed by Alan from Scotland on 22nd Nov 2005
Had the phone for about 2 months now and its great. Packed with features,
acceptable camera, good reception (orange), expandable memory, bluetooth,
usb connection, mp3 player built in and via java, calendar and contacts
sync to outlook all for under £100. Menus may seem complicated to the
uneducated but they are logical and well layed out. One small gripe
is the different text entry layout, I have used moto’s for some
time and its taking me a while to adapt. Over all a cracking, good looking
phone at a great price.
Reviewed by Mike from England on 21st Nov 2005
Had this phone a few weeks now and so far I am pretty impressed, it
has a large colour screen & very clear. I am on Vodaphone network &
signal is very good especially the area of the country that I reside
in. It has never crashed on me..... Camera is good, video could be better
but is ok.In summary it does everything expected of it...... Go buy
it & see for yourself???!!!!
Reviewed by jake from england on 19th Nov 2005
this fone rocks it has mint sound qulity when you listen to mp3s on
the go the fone does not freeze!!!! this fone rocks
Reviewed by Kevin from UK on 18th Nov 2005
A feature packed phone for under £100. Camera, bluetooth, MP3, modem.
I have had several makes such as Nokia and this is about the best.
Reviewed by Neil from U.K. on 18th Nov 2005
A great phone. Came with Stereo headset/mic & 64MB mem card. Looks &
sounds great. Difficult to beat for 80 quid...
Reviewed by john from france on 11th Nov 2005
PANTS! PANTS GAMES, PANTS FEATURES, PANTS EVERYTHING! YOU WOULD BE BETTER
OFF PHONELESS THAN HAVING THIS!
Reviewed by Owz from Wales on 11th Nov 2005
This is a rubbish phone. The camera is 0.7 megapixel, which is poot
for camera phones these days. It crashes A LOT! The menu layout is terrible
and you can not access anything quickly without having to go through
countless menu's. Ive had this phone two days and im not impressed.
If you thinking of buying this phone, think again, go and get the sony
K750i, now thats a phone.
Reviewed by billy from ireland on 11th Nov 2005
THIS IS A WKD FONE! it has a fab cam fab video and the colour is outstandin!
This is a great christmas presents! It looks great and it IS great!
If ur lookin fora phone u gotta have this one! The mp3 is good quality
and the ring tones that are downloadable are shud i say da bomb! 2 words...
Reviewed by Mark from England on 9th Nov 2005
This is a great little phone...the battery life seens too be ok...even
tho i have been messing about with it. I'm not to sure about the MP3
player...I have not got it to work yet...!!! The camera is okish...!!!...The
screen is quite large and the colours are really good I'm on the Vodafone...so
I got the V360 in black, which looks really good...well done Motorola...!!!
Reviewed by cat from uk on 9th Nov 2005
im planning on getting this phone for christmas and have searched high
and low for user reviews on the model in vain; but the specification
looks brilliant for the price. i recommend that you have a good nose
around the different sites that have reviewed the phone because from
the sounds of it, this phone rocks. With its mp3 player and bluetooth
all for under £100, how can it go wrong...