$149.99 on contract
Features:
-3.0 megapixel camera
-Wi-Fi compatible
-3.1 inch display
-320x480 resolution
The Devour has a 3.1" display with three touch-screen buttons directly below it
(menu, home and back). It has a USB , a lock/power button a 3.5 mm headphone
jack, a volume rocker, 3.0 megapixel camera without flash as well as an optical
trackpad.
The battery compartment on the Devour is particularly interesting. Open the phone on the side, and there will be a little tab to pull out the battery. The slot for micro SD cards is located next to the battery. The side battery cover is a nice touch because it makes the phone look sleeker on the back, where the battery cover would normally be.
Despite the phone's Android experience, I have problems with the Devour's
physical design.
The Devour is a little bit too bulky for me. The phone is on the larger side of
the smart phone spectrum. It's also very heavy because of the amount of metal
used. While the phone itself is large, the screen on the phone feels a little
bit too small. Navigating through widgets and applications is fine on the
Devour's screen, but if you want to type something in portrait mode, the on
screen keyboard is to small to type on very comfortably.
The keyboard on the phone is very comfortable to use. It has a lot of space and nice rubberized keys. However, some of the keys are organized strangely compares to other cell phone keyboards, but that is something you can easily get used to.
Beyond the weight of the phone, it feels really nice to hold it in your hand,
especially because of the smooth metallic backplate.
The Devour has MotoBlur, which expands Android's capabilities. Like HTC's
Sense user interface, MotoBlur gives you more homescreens than a normal Android
phone. In MotoBlur's case, there are five.
Also like the HTC Sense phones, MotoBlur phones come with special widgets already installed. MotoBlur's widgets are focused on social media and social networking. For example, there is a widget that syncs updates from different social media sites (Twitter, Facebook and others) and shows them all at once.
Of course, the Devour also has all of the functionality of any other Android
phone, with access to all of Android Market's apps and Android's built-in apps.
If you're willing to put up with a bulky phone and you're really into social
networking, the Devour might be the right phone for you. It would be a good idea
to go to a Verizon store first to make sure the physical aspect of the phone
doesn't bother you.
Bottom line- the Devour gets the job done.
6/10
