My cell phone is terrible. Let me specify. First off, the number keys are much too small, at least for my hands, and I don't think of myself as large-handed. Not only are the buttons themselves small, but they are very close together. This presents a problem for texting, calling, and checking voicemail. Basically, when I press a button, I mean to press that one and not several around it. Instead of typing, "Hey what's up?" I get "Hey what's utptptptp." However, I'm sure if I accidently send that text, people will understand what I'm trying to say. My texts are never that important that I would seriously wreck something if I misspelled a word. On the other hand, its very annoying when people think that I'm on drugs when texting them. This same general problem happens with phone numbers, and voicemail. I get numbers I don't want, and it creates an undesirable result.
Another issue with the phone is with the "touch" keys directly below the screen. While the call button is straightforward enough (a picture of a phone), the end/clear/exit button is some sort of c-shape that doesn't really mean anything to me. Then, there are the 2 dash-like buttons above those, which doesn't really signify anything either. Now that I think about it, I have no idea what those buttons are, nor have I ever used them on purpose, which brings me to my next point. The speaker is at the top of the screen, so naturally, you hold it so that the speaker is close to your ear. There is nothing wrong with that. There is something wrong with the fact that, when I am talking on the phone, my face rubs up against the touch buttons, which all of a sudden become super-sensitive, and connect me to the internet or try to make a playlist out of music that doesn't exist on my phone. That is very annoying, especially during an important call.
Finally, my phone is of a poor design because of the side buttons (not visible in the picture). The side buttons do things like exit whatever I am doing, take pictures, or turn on speaker phone. Those are all useful functions. The placement of those buttons is not useful. How am I supposed to hold the phone during a call, if not by the sides? I love how, in the middle of a phone conversation, I suddenly end the call. It may have been after I told a joke. There would be no response, and that would make me sad. They thought my joke was so terrible that they hung up.
There are many things I can say about my phone, but most of them are bad. Don't get a phone like this unless you have small fingers and/or you like killer cliffhangers in jokes.
-Ben Reback
Another issue with the phone is with the "touch" keys directly below the screen. While the call button is straightforward enough (a picture of a phone), the end/clear/exit button is some sort of c-shape that doesn't really mean anything to me. Then, there are the 2 dash-like buttons above those, which doesn't really signify anything either. Now that I think about it, I have no idea what those buttons are, nor have I ever used them on purpose, which brings me to my next point. The speaker is at the top of the screen, so naturally, you hold it so that the speaker is close to your ear. There is nothing wrong with that. There is something wrong with the fact that, when I am talking on the phone, my face rubs up against the touch buttons, which all of a sudden become super-sensitive, and connect me to the internet or try to make a playlist out of music that doesn't exist on my phone. That is very annoying, especially during an important call.
Finally, my phone is of a poor design because of the side buttons (not visible in the picture). The side buttons do things like exit whatever I am doing, take pictures, or turn on speaker phone. Those are all useful functions. The placement of those buttons is not useful. How am I supposed to hold the phone during a call, if not by the sides? I love how, in the middle of a phone conversation, I suddenly end the call. It may have been after I told a joke. There would be no response, and that would make me sad. They thought my joke was so terrible that they hung up.
There are many things I can say about my phone, but most of them are bad. Don't get a phone like this unless you have small fingers and/or you like killer cliffhangers in jokes.
-Ben Reback
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