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Helio Kickflip Review
The good: The Helio Kickflip is a very attractive phone with a nice swivel design. It features a beautiful display, a 2-megapixel camera with flash and a 4X digital zoom, a music and video player, a user-friendly interface, EV-DO support, and great audio quality. It also comes with tight MySpace integration, plus an optional newsfeed aggregator.
The bad: The Helio Kickflip lacks Bluetooth and instant-messaging options--especially disappointing in light of the high price tag. Helio's download store doesn't offer music at this time, and the Helio on Top aggregator doesn't allow the manual addition of feeds. We also experienced subpar call quality with the Kickflip.
The bottom line: The attractive Helio Kickflip offers high-end features, such as a 2-megapixel camera and EV-DO support, and is the better phone of the carrier's two offerings. Unfortunately, it's plagued by the lack of Bluetooth and instant-messaging options; plus, the call quality is subpar.
Helio Kickflip Specs
Manufacturer: Helio
Part number: HDW-VKA000001
- Product Basic Spec
