Motorola A455 Rival 'a compact qwerty package'

Posted: 6 August 2009

A new phone has been praised for its ability to combine a full-sized qwerty keypad with a host of other features in a compact package.

In an article for Mobile Burn, Marc Lynde looked at the Motorola A455 Rival and explained the device will target the same kind of market as the LG enV3 and Samsung's Alias 2.

However, there are additional options onboard the model that will attract "a youthful audience" such as a silver or purple finish, 2.2-inch touchscreen display and a 3.5mm headphone jack "that is sure to please".

In addition, the reviewer added call audio quality is good and the handset's signal strength, battery life and user interface all performed well under testing.

"[Consumers] looking for a great device that has support for a variety of features that can rival a smartphone, I would recommend taking a look at the Motorola Rival," Mr Lynde concluded.

The model offers an integrated media player with support for aac, aac+, aac+ enhanced, midi, mp3 and wma files.

Which is more important - the full qwerty pad or the headphone socket?
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