| Design | 3/5 |
| Display & Interface | 2.5/5 |
| Calling | 2.8/5 |
| Talk time | 2.5/5 |
| Messaging | 2.5/5 |
| Music | 2.8/5 |
| Video | 2.8/5 |
| Camera | 2/5 |
| Memory | 2.5/5 |
| Web browsing | 3.5/5 |
| Connectivity | 2.8/5 |
| Productivity | 2.5/5 |
| Scheduling | 2.5/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 0/5 |
| Navigation | 2.6/5 |
| Gaming | 3/5 |
| Mobile services | 3/5 |
| Accessories | 2/5 |
| Value | 2.5/5 |
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Pros:
Good Web browser. |
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Cons:
Everything else. Unresponsive touchscreen. Poor hardware design. Simplistic, disorganized interface. |
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| Conclusion: |
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| The AT&T Quickfire disappoints at almost every level. The interface design is simple and bare, with some odd ways of handling touch input and gesture controls. Of course, that won't matter much, because the screen is so unresponsive that we didn't bother skipping around the interface more than we had to. The keyboard designers seemed to have desktop PCs in mind, and didn't make any concessions to help mobile users. Worst of all, the phone is Spartan when it comes to messaging options, and neither our favorite e-mail client nor our choice of IM service was supported. The Web browser was surprisingly adequate, and call quality was okay, but with abysmal battery life rounding out our list of complaints, it's easy to conclude that messaging users and touchscreen addicts alike deserve better. |
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