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6.5
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I got this as my first smartphone.
Pros:
- Available with cheap no-contract plans from Virgin Mobile
- Runs Android
- Has a physical keyboard
- I like the button placement (obviously this is a matter of taste, but I like the power button on the front)
- Not ridiculously large, not eye-strainingly small. Nice balance, IMO.
Cons:
- Starved for RAM. Even most other low-end Android phones have 512MB, vs the Intercept's 256.
- Only supports EVDO rev.0, not rev.A. Since it's my only phone I can't say how much better rev.A is. It is theoretically faster and more reliable, but in real-word use I can't say.
- If you try to listen to music, it will skip unless you A) Have a really good signal, or B) Turn on airplane mode. I'm told this is not a problem on other Android phones because they have dedicated modem processors, so the CPU is always available to the OS.
- The physical keyboard sucks. I hesitated to even put it in the "pros" section, because trust me, you will prefer using on-screen keyboards.
- The GPS is flakey and WILL NOT WORK without active cell phone service.
Basically, this phone looks a lot better on paper than it really is. The lack of RAM makes a HUGE difference in usability. It's widely considered one of the worst (if not THE worst) Android phone on the market. When I bought it, it was the only Android available on Virgin Mobile. Today, there are much better phones, like the LG Optimus V and Optimus Slider. I'm considering ditching my Intercept for one of those.
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- 2011-12-13 00:46
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I personally love the phone. I got it for $150 n that's including the unlimitited plan. People have complain bout it freezing n shutting off. But as long as u don't download a million apps ull be fine. And along wit facebook already bein in the phone u also get a version of advance task killer. So if evry so often u go there and end apps ur apps ur not using it helps a lot.
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- 2011-11-09 21:23
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> In reply to kutti @ 2011-10-14 17:19 from bJ6Q - click to readIt runs Android
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- 2011-11-04 00:57
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2011-03-27 23:50 from smPn - click to readyes as long as you try and keep it from people who are bad and willing to steal it.
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- 2011-08-08 21:33
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> In reply to khambe @ 2011-03-10 18:10 from ttvq - click to readcapacitave
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- 2011-06-01 03:17
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does this phone have capacitive or resistive touchscreen??
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- 2011-03-10 18:10
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I own this phone and love it! The price was great for my first droid and the $25 monthly unlimited plan from Virgin Mobile is a wonderful value!
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- 2011-02-28 11:56
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Yes, this is not a bad starter smartphone, esp. considering Virgin's $25 plan is perfect for you.
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- 2011-02-08 20:25
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I LOVED THE IDEA OF PUTTING THIS PHONE ON A PREPAID SERVICE! What more could some ask for? this phone comes packed with, 3.0 mega pixel camera/camcorder, android 2.1, gps navigation, google, 32gb of expandable memory, and pretty much anything you don't like is customizable, also you can stream youtube videos. all this for 99.99 on Sprint plus 2 year agreement, or 249.99 on virgin mobile with unlimited calling/web/text for 60.00 monthly or 300 talk mins/unlimited text/web for 25.00 monthly. beat that!
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- 2011-01-22 05:48
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This is a neat little phone. It may not be the greatest invented but it suits my purposes. Not everyone wants to spend $500-$600 on a phone. Virgin mobile offers great service cheaper than the rest plus it is a touchscreen with droid. What more can you ask for? The screen freezes sometimes but so do iphones. This is a great phone. I don't know what cdma or the other initials you guys were talking about but I enjoy this phone. Worls great for me
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- 2011-01-10 20:15
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This is a neat little phone. It may not be the greatest invented but it suits my purposes. Not everyone wants to spend $500-$600 on a phone. Virgin mobile offers great service cheaper than the rest plus it is a touchscreen with droid. What more can you ask for? The screen freezes sometimes but so do iphones. This is a great phone. I don't know what cdma or the other initials you guys were talking about but I enjoy this phone. Worls great for me
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- 2011-01-10 20:13
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I am a first time phone buyer and this would be my first phone (ima teen) and this seems like the ok phone for me. Am I right?
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- 2010-11-10 02:05
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For the price this is a great little Android phone. A faster processor, Higher Res Screen and Camera would be nice, but that would have pushed the price up. Up to now this is the best prepaid phone that money can buy. Those who complain about this have more money than sense.
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- 2010-10-23 00:50
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Not even sure Sprint offered this. This is a rebranded Samsung Moment without the AMOLED higher resolution screen. This or the Transform model was supposed to be the upgraded newest Moment (SPH-m900). The Moment is a decent 800MHz Android smartphone but can't compete with the newer 720p 1GHz ARMv7 processors (or above). If rooted these ARMv6 based phones will run Android v2.2 but can't support Adobe Flash Mobile. Look for AMOLED rather than this lower tft based phone if looking towards Samsung. And IMHO spend the extra to get a 1GHz or better CPU and 4G with 802.11n WiFi. These phones are CMDA because Sprint uses that for its 3G network.
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- 2010-10-09 05:50
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