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Motorola V980 Review at Mobile Phones UK (1 February 2005)

Motorola V980 Consumer Reviews (43 reviews)

Write a review of the Motorola V980! Please share your experiences to help other people choose the product that's best for them. This is a review site, not a forum, so please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive language, and please, no advertising! Reviewed by Jack on 14/12/2008
Can't stand this phone! Whenever I try to use the internet it connects me to germany! And I never recieve calls, even when the person is sat next to me! And you never recieve missed calls either! Also can leave it charging for a whole day and the battery will be dead in 2 hours. Awfull phone.
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Reviewed by joe yanks on 28/10/2008
when i charge it full it don't take me more than ssix hours and the battry runs down again
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Reviewed by James on 27/04/2008
I have had this phone for almost 3 years now. It is still working just as well as when I bought it. It has done everything required and more. it is very versitile, hardwearing (I have dropped it many times and once covered it with cellulose thinners!), and has few problems. There are two camera's, two screens, a good LED light.It is also simple and easy to use. Two of my friends also owned V980's. The Video Call function took ages to boot up and never really worked to its full potential. My friends V980 started deleting all of the contained files including downloaded ringtones and videos for no apparrent reason, and my other friends V980 started suffering battery problems and effectively broke. The storage space which can be maxed out can contain over 1000 images, the only problem is when you exceed more than 250 images the phone slows down because of its content. The other problem is that my charger has become a bit tempermental as the pins do not connect properly (but this could be due to over use!), the battery life has never been as good as rival phones, daily charging is needed if you are using it often, however recently I have used it little and the battery life has increased dramatically! I had several problems transferring my photos to my computer however and gave up. Plus the headphones jack is none-universal which was a great pity considering its mp3 functionality! The final nail in the coffin of this truly delightful phone is that is lacks both infra-red and bluetooth which are essential for any teenager to have! But for �80 (when bought) it was good value for money! Quality: 5 stars Features: 4 stars Functionality: 5 stars Looks: 3 stars Connectivity: 3 stars
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Reviewed by J Dawson on 17/04/2008
The battery life is worse than 'not great' it is diabolical I bought a brand new battery not even 5 months ago and it is already flagging. The charger is not only fiddly but tricky to actually attach. When sending text messages I found that if you dont shut the case instead of pressing 'back' it sends the message twice costing you more money. It's a rip off, I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone.
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Reviewed by Moody on 29/12/2007
Its my fone so it must/is excellent. The fact that it doesnt have bluetooth you can just get media of the pc using the cable.
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Reviewed by Mark C on 17/11/2007
My last phone was a Motorola v980 and i thought is was quite a good handset. But the lack of bluetooth on the handset did make up my mind to buy a new phone.
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Reviewed by Shona on 07/10/2007
I loved this phone, the only trouble was getting to transfer pics to my pc, but it was great having a huge strore of family pictures to look at on my travels and never even realised it had MPS Player!!!!! now someone has purloined, I hope they fell really proud of their sick selves
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Reviewed by Emma on 10/08/2007
This phone is absolutely awesome i recommened it to every1!! Go buy it now!!
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Reviewed by Fiona on 29/06/2007
this fone iz ok for memory space. but its poop with reception and quality ov pictures. i h8 how the battery goes really fast i had to charge it like day after day its soo anooyin. i must tht the sharp gx29 iz beta even tho it hasnt gt as many features as the motorola v980. plz do not buy this fone. its like a prick in a pocket
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Reviewed by satil on 25/06/2007
I am using that for two weeks. It is bulky a little bit.But the main problem is charging device. It takes to charge daily.And sometimes it creates a sound and then shows "emergency only ".I couldn't find the reason like this. Overall it is a standard mobile that fits me.
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Reviewed by Iain Green on 23/05/2007
I find this phone very fulfilling because it has an MP3 player so I can download and listen to music on the move
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Reviewed by paul on 20/05/2007
its ok. the picture quality is good and the vidios could be longer. its very slow with the memery card in and very expensive on vodaphone!!!!!!!!!! 12p a text and at least 50p per minute.
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Reviewed by Jibri on 16/05/2007
I hae this fone i hate it hate it hate it!!!! It dosent even read my memery card nemore!!!!!!
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Reviewed by zack on 03/05/2007
yes exactly! ive had this fone for almost 3 years now and it has rly been gd to me. there are problems like the usb not connecting properly and the screen just goes white and starts again.... thats annoying! sometimes when u try to ring someone the phone just turns itself off. it is good camera and video especially cus i got it 2004. well its my birthday next week and im getting a new phone.. the amazing samsung d900. AMAZING!
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Reviewed by anna on 22/03/2007
mucho GOOOOOOOOOOOD telefon
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Reviewed by Nissi on 09/03/2007
i have the motorola V980 and just recently it has been giving me strange problems, like my pictures are deleted without my knowing and blank files are left in their place, same as with my music files; and now i can't make phone calls, send & recieve sms messeges and i really can't figure out what's wrong with it. It's been good all the time i had it and i've beenhappy with it but now humbs down!
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Reviewed by ahsan on 22/02/2007
when i bought this phone the seller in the phone shop told me that the phone is good. i have been using this phone for 3 months and i think this is one helluva phone. the best phone in the market.actully you just have to know what the best way is to use the best thing.
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Reviewed by fans on 05/02/2007
Terrible phone. Terrible connection. Terrible battery life. On my third one, because all the others broke. I don't treat my phone with kid gloves, but a phone should survive being dropped once or twice. Thank god I can upgrade.
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Reviewed by victor on 05/12/2006
so.the phone is great but i have just 1 problem with it.i can't instal java games on it.i have data cable,driver and everything but i still can't instal them.i tried everything i copyed them everywhere but it still don't see them as apps.what can i doo?pls help me!i realy want new games on my phone.thx
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Reviewed by Rosie Weatherill on 29/11/2006
This phone is awful! Anyone thinking of getting it don't! It's very very heavy, big and ugly. Also I had loads of problems with the charger. The phone just never charged! It's really really ugly and does not have good features like bluetooth. DONT' BUY IT! I now have to get a new phone because this one broke and it is so ugly I don't want to use it!
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Reviewed by Sally on 20/08/2006
This phone is excellent! The battery life could've been better though. If you need a phone with a long lasting battery life this phone is not for you. Though the battery lets it down the Video calling, Video recording and Camera are outstanding. Another good feature would be the internal view on the camera and the light on the camera is very handy! It's a shame there is no bluetooth or infared.
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Reviewed by Llamaface on 30/06/2006
This phone is good 4 the first 2/3 months, but seriously dudes, dont get it if your the type 2 take loads of photos. The quality goes down as the memory decreases, and it cuts out alot. Apart from that, its cool. I never actually got the video-calling to work, so that was a bit of a bummer. i woodnt recommend it on pay-as-you-go though, payy-mounthly is the best option because after a year, its seriously kinda rubbish.
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Reviewed by Jenny on 27-02-2006
This is a great phone even though it is a bit of a brick i would still recomend it to anyone the graphics are brilliant! The sound is perfect, mp3s sound brilliant it is really easy to use and the video and pictures are of amazing quality well worth it!
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Reviewed by Armando on 19-02-2006
Avoid if possible! The phone broke down 3 times in the past 2 months. Spent more time sending it to Customer Service than using it. No bluetooth and infrared and the data cable might mess the mobile up even more (if that is possible!!). I'm getting either a Sony Ericsson K600i (even though I've read some disturbing reviews) or Sharp V703. Do yourself a favour... Do as I did. Get yourself anything but a Motorola.
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Reviewed by trev on 13-02-2006
pile of junk mines going in the bin shortly
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Reviewed by dAvE on 20-01-2006
I love this fone PC software is great too MP3 player great camera great
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Reviewed by Dianne on 18-01-2006
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE..... yes it is really really unreliable. The battery will not stay charged, and my service provider Vodaphone has changed this 3 times... the new phone that I have just recieved , discharged its battery within 12 hours of being charged up and I didnt even use it!!!! Vodaphone have known about this problem for months, so why are they still issuing these phones to people, they actually recommended this one to me!!! I am really angry because I am tied into a contract with this useless phone. The last one that I was sent contained a letter stating that there is a design fault with the v 980 and that motorola do not yet have the software to recify this,... so be warned!!! this phone could be a nightmare for you too!!
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Reviewed by Gareth on 05-01-2006
Utter rubbish and without doubt the worst phone I have owned in the 7 or 8 years of mobile usage. Am surprised to have seen so many positive reviews on another site, but then do you take notice of illiterate reviews such as " thiz fone iz wicked" or " omg!!! dis fone am da biz !!! it well rockin guy!" As stated previously, the battery life is awful. For an average user who makes a few phone calls a day and maybe some 3G use, you'll be lucky to get a couple of days. To compound matters, the phone cannot operate whilst it is charging. It just switches off and doesnt even inform you when its completed. On top of this, if you switch the phone off then the inbuilt alarm DOES NOT WORK. You have to leave the phone on overnight if you want to use the alarm, which drains the battery further. The call quality is not good and neither is the overall signal strength. The net result can be frustrating calls with people asking you to repeat yourself. Its also becoming more and more frustrating not having EITHER bluetooth or infrared for sharing files, but then thats my own fault for not reading up about its features. Other issues are perhaps more minor, little usability things that I used to take for granted on a Nokia. For example, the phonebook/contact management on the V980 falls well short. The options for cleaning up and managing text messages is limited as well. If you want a phone with all the bells and whistles, such as an mp3 player, 2 cameras, video calling, a "lighting solution" (errrr?) then this is the phone for you. If you want a phone that allows you to make good quality calls and lots of them on a single charge, buy a Nokia. There are some nice features on the phone, but where it really matters it falls way, way short.
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Reviewed by karen on 03-01-2006
hi had my phone for about 7months now everything good on it but when you go to play the full track songs mp3 you have downloaded you can but cant set to use as ringtones also the battery life is rubbish and the usb cable doesnt seem to work e-mail me if anyone nows k.leishman@blueyonder.co.uk
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Reviewed by karen from London on 15-12-2005
This is the worst phone I have ever come across. I had it for 10 days - pathetic battery life, unbelievable - less than two days if your lucky and that's on standby-I didn't actually get to make a call on it because the internal speaker was faulty - the handsfree speaker worked randomly - no dialling tone - white screen freezes - ring tones rather naff - cannot delete individual phone numbers or data without clearing and restorng it all. I must of been having a very bad day when i bought this phone - it was the worst buy ever! but at least I have been able to get a full refund. I will now buy a Sharp or Nokia phone, never again a motorolo!
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Reviewed by Rachel on 02-12-2005
Would be fantastic if worked ok - mp3 player freezes every couple of songs and battery goes dead within a couple of hours if I put it on silent (does anyone else have this problem?)- slept in loads cause of this. Battery sometimes last a couple of days and sometimes less than one. Camera and video ok.
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Reviewed by clare on 12-08-2005
after having this fone for 5 weeks i had to put away as screen kept on coming up with lines and fuzzy screen ,they sent it to manufacteres only for it to cum back saying it was water damaged ,wasnt happy as had not been near water. so went to vodafone shop thay sent it away for second look and told me there was no fault so got a further 2 weeks out of it and now it has crashed again . worst buy.
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Reviewed by carl g on 31-05-2005
utter rubbish - what is point of 3g, et al, if sans bluetooth and to compound matters the most pathetic battery life of any mobile i have ever had!! have complained to vodafone and they are swapping it for a sharp gx30i - this is the first time i have given up on motorola - had them since startac days. they seem to have lost the plot re: phones. such a shame. don't even consider this rubbish phone. the final straw for me was the battery expired when in middle of an emergency call - it had been on charge all night and been used only briefly during day - it put me at risk failing at the time it did. this is utterly unacceptable. fingers crossed re: sharp!!
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Reviewed by Sam on 15-05-2005
What kind of software are you using to data connect my software does not have v980 telephone at all thanx avdibegovices@lsinter.net
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Reviewed by Kitt on 18-04-2005
This phone is great. I recommend every have one, just go and get one. you will love it.
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Reviewed by Mark on 17-04-2005
Great little phone...if the battery was not a joke. Make two phone calls on this phone and you will have no battery left,it is crazy. I've spent a decent amount of money on what is a nice phone with a great camera and video recorder,however a phone isn't really worth having if the battery doesnt last longer than a day!
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Reviewed by Dan Reaney on 22-03-2005
I bought the phone and was extremely happy with it..........for a day. The battery life is terrible and had gone the next afternoon. After suffering walking the streets with my charger everywhere i went i sent it back and recieved another. I havnt actually managed a day yet without having to re-charge. Sent it back again!!!! Really nice cool phone but no good without a battery. Just dont go walking in the countryside unless your phone is solar powerd!!!!
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Reviewed by Sam on 16-02-2005
The v980 is the phone to get if you want 3G. Why? Because you are dealing with Vodafone, not the terrible 3. With Vodafone you get decent content, UNRESTRICTED internet access, and quality customer service, unlike 3. Apart from all that the v980 is a nice looking clamshell with reasonable battery life, not too heavy, high quality screen and memory card expandable to 256 mbytes. The mp3 player is allright, camera and video are average for a phjone, and easy to use.
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Reviewed by Gary Christou jowett on 16-02-2005
Truly awful,I'm taking mine back at weekend battery runs out in nano second,hand book poorly written,very unimpressed .
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Reviewed by Bob on 18-01-2005
Great phone. Camrea is good on it,and it has a video recorder,easy to use and nice looking. The only bad point about it is the battery life,it doesnt last for long. Still a quailty phone.
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Reviewed by Ed on 10-01-2005
Battery life sucks. Only good for a few hours. Got a new battery and still sucks the same. If the battery life wasn't a problem, it would be OK.
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Reviewed by Lewis66 on 04-01-2005
Wow a 3g phone thats not on three i must get it. and the best thing is u can top it up whenever like ordinary phones unlike 3. hint dont buy three. my advice is if u want a 3g phone buy one on vodafone u can still video call and evrything but without the high prices. Vodafone are my fav network> Nice one vodafone good job
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Reviewed by sammy05 on 04-01-2005
A truly terrible phone. Not only is it ugly and ridiculously heavy but it is amazingly unreliable...i had 2 as i thought the first was faulty. I was wrong...they just are that dreadful. Battery life is laughable and coverage is poor. Diverts to answer phone even when you have coverage...why? SMS take up to 24 hours to be delivered/received. The only good point? Its easy to use...that is when it is actually working! Don't waste your time buying it.
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