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Panasonic VS2 Review
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Posted by: phoneprobs

I can only find 1 decent review on the net. Has anyone here done one? I would appreciate any information on how you are finding this phone. Thank you

Posted by: lawr_rawr

Have you seen the Mobileburn review?
http://mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=1776

You might also want to read reviews of the VS3 (almost the same phone):
http://mobile-review.com/review/panasonic-vs3-en.shtml
http://mobile-review.com/review/pan...-vs3-1-en.shtml

I have a VS3 and I really like it.
If volume is important, don't get a VS2/VS3. Earpiece volume is very low, even on the max setting. Sounds fine in quiet environment, but not so good in the car or anywhere with other people. Ringtone volume is low as well -- forget about hearing the phone unless it's in front of you. MMF/MIDI ringtones are louder than MP3. Ring volume isn't a deal-breaker for me, since the LED flashes when you get a call.

I wish the phone was smaller. It's thin, but long. I like the auto-open button. The button placement on the right side of the phone is poor; it's easy to push the voice record or volume buttons while holding the phone to your ear.

Battery life is very good -- I charge it every 2-4 days, a vast improvement over my Moto Mpx200, which lasted less than 24 hours in standby.

Camera quality is decent. It's best at taking macro photos; normal pics tend to be slightly out of focus. I have some photos on my website if you want to see the quality.

I really like the customizability of the phone -- you can change wallpapers, menu icons, etc. easily. The interface is intuitive, and the display is beautiful, the best I've seen. You can download games from box.panasonic.com and the Chinese site bookmarked in the phone, and the graphics are SNES/old school console quality. And of course there's Sonic.

Posted by: phoneprobs

thank you!

I might get something different for 2 reasons - All the phones I see in the shops don't close, which was a major factor causing me to look around for another phone - I don't change my phones often and when I do I don't want it to break easily. Secondly, yes the call volume is important because I am upgrading due to poor volume quality.

Posted by: lawr_rawr

Yes, the push-to-open thing would be a PitA if it broke. It seems pretty durable, though. I've had the phone for a couple months now, and it's perfect... but I'm a lot gentler on my phones than most people.