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Review: Alcatel Venture for Virgin Mobile USA

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Media Camera Photos/Video Browse/Customize Extras

Browser

The Web browser on the Venture is the standard Android browser. Web performance was consistent, but not awesome. As noted during the signals section of the review, the Venture performed well at maintaining a good connection to Sprint/Virgin's network. That led to "OK" performance under crummy conditions, and good performance under good network conditions. I saw the 1x network icon a few times, but that didn't seem to hinder browser performance too much.

Customize

The Venture offers the standard laundry list of customization features for any Android device. It lets users adjust the ringers, wallpapers, and such, and the addition of the Sprint/Virgin iD packs allows users to choose different themes and profiles for their devices.

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Alcatel Venture / Premiere

2.8" display 240 x 320 pixels
Snapdragon S1 MSM7627 processor 0.5 GB RAM
1,300 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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