Motorola Krzr K1m Review - Making/Receiving Calls
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Alfredo Padilla Published on April 20, 2007 Comment on this |
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Dialing Speed (4.55)
To test how easy it is to make a phone call on the Krzr K1m we timed how long it took to go from closed position to hitting the send button for five different phone numbers. We score the phone on the average of these tests. The Krzr K1m took an average of 4.4 seconds to make a phone call. This is slightly faster than the Razr V3m, but slower than the LG Chocolate and Sprint Upstage. We found dialing on the Krzr to be a little difficult due to the cramped size of the keypad.
Talk and End Buttons (6.0)
The talk and end buttons on the Krzr K1m flank the directional pad just above the keypad. The buttons are smaller than those found on the Razr V3m due to the Krzr's thinner design. We found the play and tactile feedback to be about the same as the Razr V3m, and significantly better than the Sprint Upstage. Finding the keys by feel is easier than the Razr V3m due to the raised ridges that are used to differentiate them, but the small key size led to more incorrect presses.
Call Management (6.0)
The Krzr K1m's history is very similar to the Razr V3m's. You can access your call history easily by hitting the dedicated call history button to the left of the directional pad, or the talk button just below it. We don't know why Motorola chose to create this redundancy. Once in the call history you can view recent, missed, incoming or outgoing calls by moving between tabs using the right/left on the D-Pad. You can also manage your call history to erase one of the categories or all calls. Calls are arranged chronologically with the phone number or contact name displayed. The selected item also displays the call time and datem but not the duration. From the options menu you can save numbers to a new or existing contact or send a text message to that number. Hitting the talk key when a call is selected will call that number. There were no call timers present, which dissapointed us.
While in a call the options are again similar to the Razr V3m. The left soft key is assigned to the mute function while the right soft key brings up a menu that allows you to turn on the speakerphone, use a bluetooth headset, initiate a 3-way call or record the conversation. That last was especially pleasing as most phones do not allow you to record phone numbers. Overall we found the call management options on the Krzr K1m to be average, with a few drawbacks like the lack of call timers but also some bonuses that aren't often seen like call recording.
Startup to Call (3.06)
To test how long it takes the phone to start up and make a phone call we time how long this takes using five different phone numbers. The Motorola Krazr K1m took an average of 32.72 seconds to complete this process. This is slightly faster than the Motorola Razr V3m's 35.7 seconds but much slower than the LG Chocolate, which took only 20.8 seconds to go from startup to call. The Krzr K1m took the majority of its startup time launching the phone, connecting to the network was relatively quick.
Ring Volume (8.48)
To measure ring volume we choose the loudest ringtone on the phone and measure how loud it gets at maximum volume using a sound pressure meter. The Motrola Krzr K1m registered 84.8 decibels in our test. This is not as loud as the Razr V3m's 88 decibels and is fairly average for a phone.
Ringtone Customizability (0.0)
The Krzr K1m does not allow you to use music files as ring tones.
Non Audio Alerts (6.0)
The Krzr K1m has both a vibrate alert and lights up the exterior display with the incoming number as non audio alerts. We were dissapointed by the vibrate on the Krzr K1m, although not as bad as the vibrate on the Sprint Upstage, it is still very light and would be easy to miss in a voluminous pocket. The screen display is a nice feature, especially when you are in a situation where you don't want your phone making any sounds, but it is obviously only useful if you are looking at the display when a call comes in.
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