Review: Kin Two
GPS
Unlike just about every other feature phone in its class, the Kin Two lacks any mapping or navigation software. The phone has an aGPS sensor on board, but it uses location data for geotagging, not turn-by-turn directions. There is no map to help find local spots or points of interest. This was especially annoying when I was returning from the airport and I needed gas. I had no idea of my exact address, and the phone offered no help for my predicament.
Bluetooth
My Bluetooth headset paired just fine with the Kin Two, but even my high quality Plantronics earpiece couldn't help the poor audio quality on the Kin. I also paired the phone with a set of stereo Bluetooth speakers with no trouble, and music sounded good coming through the wireless system.
Clock
Though you don't get a calendar on the Kin Two, you do get an alarm clock, but you can't set it more than 24 hours ahead, so it doesn't make up the difference. If you're just checking the time, the Kin Two has a large clock on the lock screen, but as I said, the lock button was unreliable, and so the Kin made a frustrating timepiece as I had to keep jamming the button to light up the display. Within the phone's interface, the clock is hidden. There's a general status indicator that remains in the lower right corner of the phone, and if you tap the small box you get the time and date, battery level and wireless signal strength indicators.
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