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User Review: Sanyo Zio by Kyocera

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:19:04 GMT

babyboy14622 submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

easy phone to use, good battery life, takes photos and videos great. overrall a good phone thats not sold much anymore.

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User Review: the perfect phone for cricket (not sprint)

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:47:33 GMT

enrique77102 submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 1 (out of 5)

this phone is so good in cricket,fast easy to use and much more,with android 1.6 and that scroll button,is the perfect phone (and even better,you can upgrade it to 2.1 that's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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User Review: Very Old School

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:20:18 GMT

hdtravel submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 1 (out of 5)

Slow.....slow.....unresponsive......

Cheap looking and feeling.......

Might have impressed someone 3 years ago.

Not now.

Do yourself a favor and skip it.

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User Review: loved it

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 06:35:25 GMT

Pedro submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

this is my first touch/driod phone, & from cricket, i loved it, it works great, but must be rest sometimes, but still loved it

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User Review: Zio good phone with bad keyboard

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:40:46 GMT

dmarkson submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 2 (out of 5)

I have four Android phones (Droid 1, Droid X, Mytouch 3G) and the Zio.

Good:
- Speakerphone and earpiece. Good volume and clarity.
- Reception is good (within 2-3 dBm of my Droid X and e815 on the Sprint network)
- Display is good. It's bright and legible. Nowhere close to Droid X, but not bad.

Bad:
- Touch keyboard. Many times screen presses are missed. This makes the phone feel more sluggish than it really is
- Calibration of the on screen keys. Horrible. Hitting the key dead on usually results in getting a neighboring letter. You have to learn to offset your fingers on the screen to get the letter you want. Tried other keyboards and went back to factory settings. Still bad. It's just poorly designed/calibrated.
- OS is sluggish. Angry Birds not smooth
- Can't even complete the Quadrant Standard benchmark
- Battery life. Fair to poor. Battery lasts 6-8 hours of very light use. I am in a poor signal area so it will likely be better in a good signal area, but its not going to be fantastic.

If the Zio had a hardware keyboard this would not be a bad phone. But having to use the on screen keyboard is very very painful. Perhaps if I did not have three other Android phones I would not have known how bad it is.

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User Review: Like this phone

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:52:27 GMT

justdancin submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

I really like this phone. Tons of apps available. Only drawback is the battery. The battery life is very bad. You'll be lucky to get thru the day without having to recharge. They need to concentrate on a much better battery. Other than that it's great.

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User Review: Now Available on Sprint!!!

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 01:24:38 GMT

jxdutoi submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

This is definitely an entry level android phone, but it is still pretty good. It is light, almost to the point of feeling like a toy, but it functions well.

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User Review: Crickets Quick Answer

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:14:18 GMT

scott141 submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 2.5 (out of 5)

I give this phone a 2.5 out of 5 for the following reasons.

1 point for being the first android smartphone for a prepaid company that has the service as innovative and realistic as Cricket.

1 point for having actual buttons for call and end call I really like when a full touch screen phone comes with a few real buttons.

.5 point for having all of the features of any android phone you can get these days (atleast when android OS 1.6 was out)

All in all this phone is definably a big step in Crickets favor but I really cant wait for the second android phone that Cricket will be selling in late October. It will be a lower priced phone but I think it will be a jump up from the Sanyo Zio.

I gotta say though the main reason I didnt give this phone a better rating then 2.5 out of 5 which was me being gracious, was because the delay, onscreen keyboard, and back casing of the phone was pretty much all crap for lack of a better word.

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Review: Kyocera Zio

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:31:01 GMT

We just published our In-Depth Review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera.

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User Review: love this phone

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:30:34 GMT

duckshouse submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

i've had the phone for one month and i love it. the only thing is the key board is to small for my finger. and sometimes i get a black screen and have to reset phone by taking battery out. but everything else to working great so far. this is the best phone cricket came out with. keep up the good work i'll be a cust. for life

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User Review: Kyocera Zio, It's a start.

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:30:43 GMT

drew0621 submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

I just got the phone in today, and I'm already noticing some flaws. First thing I noticed, is there is no heptic feedback when touching the Home, Menu, Back, and Search buttons. This is irritating cause when you are in an app, and want to go home, you can't tell whether or not you hit the button correctly. Second thing I noticed is that the screen with the stock keyboard, it's extremely hard to type. I just downloaded Better Keyboard, that seems to have fixed the problem for now. The call and end call buttons feel fake. like if you push them too hard, they will brake the entire phone. But this is just my first day with the phone. So let's see how it is when I have had the phone for longer than a couple hours.

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User Review: GREAT ANDROID FOR THE $$ SERVICE???

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:48:38 GMT

swosu submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

I travel to Dayton ohio alot for my job., I live near Columbus Ohio. Visited the Cricket store and decided the purchase the Zio.
The phone its self is really good. Clear calls, sms, mms, internet usage is Good for Cricket. Tho I live far away enough that I need to use wifi in my home,,no issues.
It's really a nice step for Cricket. It's the best high end phone they have.
I've read the complaints about cricket customer service over the phone and online purchases. Not good for Cricket.
I go to the Cricket retail store in Dayton. The reps are friendly and are very helpful. To avoid issues,, I suggest going to the store for any issues you have. Buy your phone at the store.
I purchased a walmart moneycard and load it with my checking account for free. Its better than signing up for auto pay. Alot of issues with people doing that,,over charges..
Overall for those who are in Cricket service areas,, Its worth the investment for an android phone.

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User Review: nice

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:12:41 GMT

speedy 01 submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

sweet.tha phone is great. an android on a set price plan i'm lovin it. everything is workin great wi fi pandora n utube. have already downloaded apps. n works great only prob. i have had is screen will shut off once n a bluemoon n have 2 take battery out 2 reset otha than that keyocera n cricket hit homerun with this one i luv it

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User Review: Yep.

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:57:28 GMT

PocketsofSand submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

Step 3. Create house pets with surgically installed droid phones.

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User Review: Pocket NE FOREVER!!!

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:18:41 GMT

Urza42 submitted this review of the Sanyo Zio by Kyocera:

Overall rating: 4 (out of 5)

When Pocket New England gets this baby were gonna be breakin necks and cashin checks! Ive had face time w/ it and i loved the idea of a droid w/ a trackball. Feels good man. The idea is 1. Get lots of Zio's 2. Sell em with no contracts on unlimited networks 3. ????? 4. Profit!!!

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