Alcatel OT 710D Pros and Cons . Pros Cons Dual SIM phone Highly acclaimed for poor touch response The software is upgradable ( latest version available is 4.5 which solves many bugs including the most infamous bad touch screen response to a certain scale ) Upgrading is troublesome . Nearly frustrating . In many cases the upgrading kills the phone which happens to be returned back to the retailer . A non-disruptive , stable online connection is recommended during the updrading process Good battery life As the touch response is sluggish , texting is irksome . Not worth buying if you do heavy texting Widgets can be added to the home screen for instant access to favourite and mostly used apps Camera quality is poor . It claims a 2MP Cam which is doubtful Readable , viewable under sunlight , a huge advantage if you do outside a lot No option for adding additional words to the dictionary for Predictive Texting Can use as a Mass storage (MICROSD Card), Web cam and a Modem Themes ( other than the 4 that preloaded with the handset ) are not supported . So you cannot customise it with downloadable themes Daul SIM Dual Standby . Both SIMS operate Quadband mode . Can recieve calls on both SIMS simultaneous Memory card slot comes under the battery making it hard to remove so quick Can switch between virtual Standard Keyboard and virtual QWERTY keypad QWERTY keyboard is only available in portrait mode , so keys are hard to press The screen is bit larger than the nearest , closest rival SAMSUNG CHAMP . But CHAMP's screen touch response is satisfactory compared to the Alcatel and also good for texting Cam Nightmode is a nightmare Heavy lightweight Bluetooth is problamatic Good screen resolution Parts can be hard to find in some parts of the world . Also some carriers may not have settings for GPRS , MMS etc Widgets customizable JAVA games and apps dont run smooth Low priced touch screen JAVA platform phone with an established and globally recognized brand Dont buy it with Great Video and audio playback expectations(software upgrading upgrades the performance a bit) Files with .txt extension are supported .txt files cannot be edited. Also PDF files are not supported Loudspeaker output satisfactory No build in external antennae for radio . Uses headset as a one YouTube videos can be streamed through Network Media Server When converting videos like MP4 , have to addhere striclty to H263 format Hitting wrong keys while typing can be overcome with a stylus . Also helpful when using the virtual QWERTY keypad Only some OT 710Ds support stereo video formats ( AAC , MP3 , MP4) So try 3GP instead MP3S can be used as message alerts , ringtones or alarm tones Direct download not available and only .jar supported , not .jad 3D games supported but running is bit slow No support for FLASH (games , online content etc) Ebook formats like .txt .pdb .jar are recognized Not a stereo set . If you want the loudspeaker you have to plug in the headset first and then turn on the speaker in the options Good internal ram , 3MB Internal total memory that comes with the set is limited to 5MB Most users agree to a certain extent that they can endure the cons since it is a JAVA platform touch screen phone and comes under 100$ price tag SIM changing , memory card inserting are hard to perform as the the rear end is hard to open x While some report good audio quality most complain bad audio output x USB connectivity is bit slow x Display DPI - only 141.59 dots . The 200DPI has become the standard x The radiation level is near the max level . The max SAR rating is 1.60 w/kg (phones exceed this cannot be sold) while Alcatel OT710D reports a 1.2 w/kg radiation level .

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