I've had my V600 for about 8 months now, so I guess I can say I pretty much know how to use the phone and its features. But it took me a LONG time to adapt myself to the keypad (I've used NOKIA phones up until now), and learn how they categorize functions and features.The V600 is a great phone. It picks up calls with Bluetooth wireless technology and roams globally with quad-band -- a function that I use all the time, especially Bluetooth as I drive a stick and like to use both my hands when I'm driving. It has an integrated camera that takes pretty good photos, even in low light, with a 4x zoom, that I can send to my friends or use as a wallpaper on my phone. Other features, like MP3 and Polyphonic Ringtones, and 'Situational Lights' add bling to the phone, but what really irks me is the UI design and a couple of bad product design decisions too.
1. On the keypad, the Dial or Connect button is on the top right side, so when I'm dialing I have to scrunch my right thumb to hit the key, whereas on a NOKIA, it was easily accessible without putting my thumb in weird positions :b Of course that could just be a personal preference since I *am* right-handed... but isn't the majority of the population right-handed?
2. When I'm on a call (holding the phone with my right hand), my thumb always hits the button on the right side of the phone. I think its the button to record conversations or voice names with. I'm constantly hitting this button by mistake and recording conversations.
3. The 2 buttons on the left side of the phone control the volume and allow me to view missed calls, control the ringer, and show the time when the shell is closed. But when its in my purse, there are other things that hit the button and oftentimes because of this, my ringer is turned to silent and I end up missing calls, or I just keep hearing the button being pressed (there's a tone when it is pressed) over again.
4. There is no option to input notes for individual entries in the Phonebook. With my old NOKIA, I could enter in a note (ie. birthday) and have it notify me when the birthday was coming near.
5. Scrolling through the names in my Phonebook can only be done by pressing the down arrow button. Sure, I can type the first letter of a person's name and it will go to the first entry starting with that letter, but what about allowing the user to scroll by screen when they press the right arrow button?
6. Oftentimes I would have to interrupt creating a text message on my phone. Unlike the NOKIA, if I close my phone or hit a key by accident, it cancels the message. I can't retrieve what I had typed in as it erases it. The NOKIA saved the last message that was created (not sent) and it allowed me to continue. Thats a great feature.
I'm sure there are more, but these are the ones that stand out to me right now :b I am definitely going back to a NOKIA when I purchase my next phone!
