Motorola V50

• Phone
• Charger (4.4V @ 1.1A with a weirdo connector)
• Battery (3.6V weirdo battery with no current rating)

I got this because I wanted a very basic phone. I also wanted something small and hard to break. My thoughts were that a flip phone would be better protected than a 'normal' type, but this turns out to not be the case. The hinge on this phone is very cheap feeling, and the 'lid' has some noticeable slop in it. That said, it has survived my partners pockets for a while now, so its probably strong enough. A hands free kit can be plugged in by means of a 2mm jack.

The menu system is confused and hard to navigate. This doesn't bother me as I only bought it for emergencies, but a heavier user might find this irritating. The indicator LED is so unobtrusive as to be nearly useless, also.

Battery life is acceptable, although not brilliant, standby time being between 5 days and a week. The reception is clear and the speaker isn't gutless, however the receiver is not very sensitive, so often loses the signal indoors.

I completely forgot about this when buying the phone, but its irrelevant anyhow, since the phone has no IrDA or Serial interface that I know of.

This phone does the job it was bought for and NOTHING else. It seems robust, and the screen is quite nice, but thats as far as it goes.

• Size: 82x43x26 (mm)
• Exchangeable battery (3.6V)
• Predictive text input
• GSM 900MHz and 1800MHz bands
• Fax and GPRS capable
• Voice dialling (never worked out how to use it)
• Ring, Vibrate, or both
• Voice recorder