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User reviews3
Philippa Jones 7 August 2008
Good: That fact that it is as good as other phones
Bad: It broke, well the speaker did anyway, i can't hear anything on calls
Comment: I've had this phone since March '07 and as a clumsy person im pretty pleased that it lasted this long! I drop it all the time and the battery cover now falls off when you tap the phone on a hard surface, this is of course enitrely my own fault! when i am nervous i slide it on and off! the games are nothing exiting but everything else works brilliantly!
JOHN CALLOW 29 December 2006
Good: It' a clam type
Bad: Not the easiest to understand
Comment: It does the job as a phone with Bluetooth to run hands free on
Gordon Jackson 17 November 2006
Good: The look, the feel, the two colour screen functions, the cameras, the games, the video playback.
Bad: The operating system, it is HORRIBLE!
Comment: I've been using mobiles now since they were analogue only and conversations could be intercepted on scanners. I've had Nokia, Motorola, Alcatel, LG, Samsung, Phillips. This was my first (and probably last) Sagem.
I bought the my501c brand new as a replacement for my previous LG 3300 flip phone, which was a great little flip phone. On taking it out of the box I was immediately impressed with the look, the size, the weight and the feel of the phone. Open or closed it looked great and felt like it would be equally comfortable to use for long periods talking, texting, watching videos or playing games. The keypad layout was great with nice contoured buttons equally suited to large or small fingers.
In went the sim card and a 256mb transflash card and I switched it on. Oh dear, on came a horrible screen backdrop which I changed to one a little less horrible. The icons in the menu system looked like they were designed by a 3 year old using spilled paints. And the heavily text based menu system did nothing to ease the pain on the eyes. Accessing anything was unneccessarily long-winded, and none of the options or selections seemed to make sense or follow any logical path. The camera and video picture quality didn't match the spec they've been given by the manufacturer either.
I haven't even used it long enough to listen to any of the sounds or ringtones so if they turn out to be fantastic, sorry Sagem, but they'll need to sound like a fanfare of Heavenly trumpets to redeem the unfriendly OS.
I don't need a mobile to come with a steep learning curve, mobiles should be instantly easy to use, even those with multiple features.