Cell2Get.com Reviews Velocity Cell Phones
Cell2Get, being one of the largest internet retailer of Unlocked Cell Phones, have seen plenty of Windows Mobile devices in our day, and at times all the SMARTPHONE GSM Cell Phones start to blur together, same story, just different packaging. However, while the Cell2Get team was back at CTIA, a new company called Velocity Mobile caught our eye, impressing the Cell2Get team with a fresh approach to the user interface. Recognizing that Windows Mobile isn’t the easiest operating system to master, the company developed the Velocity Odyssey interface (somewhat similar to HTC’s TouchFlo) where you can access your frequently used applications through a shortcuts toolbar and perform actions with various finger swipes. The whole idea behind it was to create an easy-to-use experience and offer an extra level of personalization to match your smartphone to your lifestyle. Like the latest touch-screen smartphones, the Velocity 103’s design largely centers around the display and features minimal tactile buttons. The 103 is a fairly attractive smartphone with a sleek, all-black chassis and compact frame (4.4 inches tall by 2.2 inches wide by 0.5 inch deep and 4.5 ounces). It is slightly larger and heavier than the HTC Touch Diamond, but has a solid construction and nice soft-touch finish on the back.
The Velocity Odyssey interface isn’t as intuitive as the company would have you think. Right out of the box, you wouldn’t even know the shortcuts toolbar is available to you, until you read through the user’s manual. Plus, there are some performance issues, and the speakerphone is plain horrible. That’s not to say the 103 is a complete dud. It’s got a gorgeous VGA display and is packed with features, including over-the-air software updates The star of the show is the Velocity 103’s 2.8-inch VGA touch screen. With a 262,000 color output and 640×480 pixel resolution, the display is a feast for your eyes, as images and text look amazingly sharp and vibrant. You can, of course, customize the Today screen with various background images, themes, adjust the backlight, and more. Unfortunately, we at Cell2Get felt the Velocity 103 suffers from the same fate of the original HTC Touch, in that it has poor text entry methods. You get a full QWERTY keyboard, but it’s the teeny, tiny version that requires you to use the stylus, so this phone definitely isn’t the best for messaging fanatics.
The differentiating factor between Velocity Odyssey and TouchFlo is that you can add and remove applications to the toolbar on the Velocity 103. With a longer swipe of your finger (from bottom to top), you can access a full menu of programs. To add a shortcut to the tray, just tap and hold an icon and then you can drag it up to the tray; same idea for removing an item. Thus ,it can be inferred that the Velocity 103 has a sharp VGA touch screen and offers over-the-air software updates. The Windows Mobile smartphone also features HSDPA support, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS. Hence, buying a velocity phone will not only give you access to these features but also will add to the good moments you can have with this amazing cellphone!
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