I hate Motorola ...

... At least I thought that always.

Now, after 12 years, Nokia, a really brief interlude at Siemens and the Notkauf a Motorola Timeport 260 I am now probably landed more out of curiosity at this K3. For me, Motorola has always been, and the Timeport 260 reaffirmed the just, the bare proof that you can wear the pants with a barge pole.

As I said, 12 years Nokia dominate in both positive and negative, so be forgiven me that I probably see this phone occasionally with Nokia.

Now I use the Motorola K3 since about two weeks:

What I like:

- Good Menu structure: The menu structure is very simple. I found intuitively almost 95% of what I was looking for without manual or list of menu substructures. The well-structured and very well-written manual then clears the former Nokianer over the remaining 5%.

- Easy to read display: The display is very sharp (240x320) and bright The selected Motorola font sizes are very easy to see and so big that I can not read this very well without glasses.. Cloudy, with large font sizes, the line is fast too short. Never mind, Motorola has achieved by a text scroll function excellently.

- I find it very elegant ago by Design. It nestles perfectly in my hand. The width of the phone I find very pleasant and ensures that the phone can be operated with one hand; For comparison, I had ordered a Motorola V3i, which I personally was too broad. The keys are a good size, have a pleasant pressure point and the lighting is uniform and comfortable where it is needed.

- Workmanship: Before I became aware of this Motorola, I really wanted a Nokia 6300. Of this I have returned no less than 12 copies for workmanship. The more enthusiastic I am of this Motorola. It wobbles nix, nix it crunches, it creaks nothing, the casing parts fit together nearly seamlessly. So should be!

- Function: I had so far not a single crash and have otherwise not noticed any malfunctions. The software / operating system works quickly and fast enough for my needs. From my experience I've ever done with Nokia which is by no means self-evident (E50 and 3109)

- Text input: Press the # button can be changed as you type between different input modes (predictive text and standard input). The order and the mode as the starting mode when you open an input field is activated, can be adapted to personal preferences. Working no matter what mode, the phone recognizes commonly used words and fill in these unobtrusive. Who z. B. selected as username on the internet 'wrdlpfrmpfd' will be happy about this feature.

- As a very useful is the reminder function proves to missed phone calls. So beeps or vibrates the phone depending on the ringer setting every 5 min for a missed call.

- Multiple alarms: Relatively quickly, the alarm function can be achieved from the Home screen, so that the alarm can be activated without a long search in menus. It can save different alarm times, so I've registered for 'weekdays' and one for 'weekend', which are then activated as needed. Not as elegant as in Nokia but perfectly adequate.

- Phonebook: leaves no wish unfulfilled. So different phone numbers, e-mails can be stored, etc. to a contact. It also does not matter whether it's contact now five landline or mobile numbers to be saved.

- (Charged via) USB: The phone has been recognized as a removable storage medium afloat on my PC (Windows Vista). The used 2GB microSD card can be as enjoyable filled with data or pull data from it to your PC. While the phone is physically dependent on the USB port, it is also loaded. An access to the card is used MicoroSD while on the phone but not possible. Whether the connection to the PC is still standing or whether the 'hardware already safely removed' was.

- Speakers and music player: The music player itself is now not the revelation par excellence, but it does its purpose and also offers enough choices. Thus, between artists, albums, etc. are selected, as well as precisely. Even favorite lists are possible. The speaker is powerful but rattles every now and then in loud passages, and even in the car, you can still listen to music so well. My Nokia 5310 Music Express is clearly too weak for it.

- Price: For the current price of about 95 euros, the device certainly is an absolute bargain.

What I like less

- The alarm clock symbol in the display is almost always there. No matter whether it is morning at the alarm for tomorrow or the memory 2020. Once Christmas is somewhere a programmed memory, the alarm icon is on the display, so seen so constantly. But would you then also be able to give.

- No automatic delivery reports for SMS: With my Nokia I had standard requested delivery reports for SMS because I find it very helpful to know whether the message has been received by the recipient or is still waiting in the system. The automatically request no problem with Nokia, here at Motorola must be specifically stated while sending mail message. Should someone have already solved, am grateful for any information.

- What I sorely miss when compared to my Nokia: the countdown timer. That was very useful.

- Scope of supply: There is no software included to synchronize, even a headset or USB cable. I think at this Cent articles would have no more need here to save. Nokia has at least the software for download and provides the many phones, the cable connected to the PC with. When to get over the current price of 95 euros, rather cheeky at starting price of 349 euros.

General:

- I used the phone with a SIM card from Vodafone in Business Classic fare, and now in the Simyo unit tariff. With neither of the two SIMs the phone had problems. What was different was in fact attributable to the network or the scope of services offered. Means for me, it should probably work hot properly with the remaining operators as T-D1, E-Plus, O2 and how it all.

- The camera is enough for snapshots and achieve a balanced exposure. A 'shooting competition' with the Sony Ericsson 850 of my colleagues found that the Motorola with some lighting conditions significantly better than coped the SE. All in all, it is a phone with photo function and no camera phone, which also was not indeed the goal.

Conclusion:

A great phone for a great price in excellent craftsmanship, functionality and usability. My (s) Nokia (s) I have now mothballed.