AT&T Fuze Cell Phone Review - Conclusion
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Marianne Schultz Published on April 24, 2009 Comment on this |
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Conclusion
We had high expectations for the Fuze here, expecting it to be comparable to the Touch Diamond, but it disappointed it with its poor still image and video resolution results even though both devices have the same camera specs. Additionally, the Fuze's always-fuzzy camera live preview bothered us to no end, as did the painfully-slow and completely unnecessary TouchFLO interface. It's fully functional when it comes to PIM management and email, and it will do just fine as your MP3 player if you choose to use it as such, but since it had trouble with high-bitrate video files we tested, it won't be a good all-around multimedia device. In the end, the Fuze is just okay - it will get the job done and will keep you company all day with good battery life for the most part, but it won't be a pleasant experience.
Business User
The Fuze, with its strong messaging capabilities and PIM management and synchronization options, is definitely a device that will meet the expectations and needs of the average business user.
Budget Callers
At $299 after a mail-in rebate, the Fuze is not a definitely not a device for those who are budget-conscious.
Chatty Teenager
With its good call time battery life and excellent messaging abilities, the Fuze will be very good company for the chatty teenager. However, it may be a bit of overkill considering all it can do, and its high price tag will not endear it to the parent who will be buying it for the chatty teenager.
Media Maven
The Fuze looks promising on paper but delivered poorer-than-expected imaging text results, which will definitely not endear it to the media maven. Though it did fine with music playback, there were some troubles with video playback, another issue that will give media mavens pause, possibly enough to skip the Fuze altogether.
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