Reviews of the Helio Kickflip
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CNET Review
The Good: The Helio Kickflip is a very attractive phone with a nice swivel design. It features a beautiful display, a 2-megapixel camera with flash and a 4X digital zoom, a music and video player, a user-friendly interface, EV-DO support, and great audio quality. It also comes with tight MySpace integration, plus an optional newsfeed aggregator.
The Bad: The Helio Kickflip lacks Bluetooth and instant-messaging options--especially disappointing in light of the high price tag. Helio's download store doesn't offer music at this time, and the Helio on Top aggregator doesn't allow the manual addition of feeds. We also experienced subpar call quality with the Kickflip.
The Bottom Line: The attractive Helio Kickflip offers high-end features, such as a 2-megapixel camera and EV-DO support, and is the better phone of the carrier's two offerings. Unfortunately, it's plagued by the lack of Bluetooth and instant-messaging options; plus, the call quality is subpar.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 60/100 and users 81/100. Comparing these reviews to 492644 other Cell Phones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 75/100 = Good.
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No Rating
phonescoop.com
Review Summary: In-depth review of the Kickflip by VK Mobile, one of the first two phones for new MVNO Helio.
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pcmag.com
Review Summary: The Helio Kickflip isn't ready for retail sale yet. Wait until they fix the bugs.
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infosyncworld.com
Review Summary: This 3G bi-directional spinner boasts integration with MySpace, streaming video playback and the ability to "gift," "beg" for or "rent" games and other content. Ben Patterson takes the Kickflip for a test drive.
Manufacturer: Helio
Part number: HDW-VKA000001
General
- Product Type Cellular phone With digital camera
- Service Provider Not specified
- Width 2 in
- Depth 1 in
- Height 3.9 in
- Weight 4.4 oz
Cellular
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
- Phone Design Swivel
- Antenna Internal
- Vibrating Alert Yes
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Conference Call Capability Yes
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Caller ID Yes
- Additional Features TV Link, Intelligent typing (T9)
Communicator Features
- User Memory 70 MB
Phone Memory
- Phone Book Capacity 1200 names & numbers
Messaging & Data Services
- Short Messaging Service (SMS) Yes
- Internet Browser Yes
- EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) Yes
- Messaging / Data Features Text messages, Multimedia messages (MMS)
Multimedia Features
- Playback Digital Video Formats MPEG-4
- Downloadable Content Games, Ring tones, Wallpapers, Screensavers
Digital Camera
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 2 megapixels, this camera phone will give you higher quality pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 2 megapixels
- Digital Zoom 4
- Camera Light Source Flash
- Digital Video Formats MPEG-4
Organizer
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Reminder Yes
- Calculator Basic
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 320 x 240 pixels
- Diagonal Size 2.2 in
- Color Support Color
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Headset, Battery, Screen cleaner, desktop charger
Power
- Type Power adapter
Battery
- Talk Time Up to 170 min
- Standby Time Up to 192 h
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty
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