Nokia 7380 (Unlocked)

first off, if you're a text messaging freak, don't even bother looking at it! as you can see there are no keys!!! but, for the rest of the classy, sophisticated ladies it's perfect. it does everything it's designed to do.

the best feature is of course the mirror! no diggin for your compact, a mirror is already in your hands. it looks great and goes with everything i wear. the jog-dial selector takes a week to really get comfortable, it's a breeze when you do. if you're tech savvy, it has bluetooth to download MP3 or WMA files and connect a wireless headset. the Nokia connection software lets you edit/add calender and phonebook items, and easily transfer photos and video clips. i would suggest converting all your music to 64Kb/s or 96Kb/s so you can have more than 10 songs.

however, if you really don't care about all the tech stuff like me (i don't really use any of those features) the phone is exactly what i look for. a really, really, small, simple phone. i don't text message much but when i do, i can. it's a bit slow but intuitive, so it's not terribly tedious (i find 'textin' in general tedious). the camera. . . well, it's a camera phone. better than most phone cameras but the "camera phone" grade photo sensor requires you to need lots of light. another feature i use from time to time is the radio, not great, because you need the clunky wired headset/headphone to use it (it's the antenna), even on speaker phone. the battery life can be better. it claims 3 hours talk time, in reality 2.5 hours. during casual usage i can go 36-48 hours not having to charge it. i suggest you charge it every 36 hours for optimal battery usage (read about battery care, it helps).

the phone at retail is ridiculously over price, my bf purchased this for my b-day from www.importgsm.com for $500 w/ shipping. now it ranges from $270-$400 on eBay and other online stores. a bit too much if you don't care about the MP3 player, camera and bluetooth. overall the phone is beautifully designed to incorporate function and technology.