Motorola Theory (Boost Mobile) Review

The great: The Motorola Theory has a slim and compact design having a great QWERTY keyboard. Call quality is good and it is affordable for non-contract phones.

The bad: The Motorola Theory includes a dated interface and poor photo quality.

The main point here: The Motorola Theory makes for a great messaging phone for Boost Mobile if you don't need a lot of other features.
Evaluation:

Boost Mobile expanded its messaging phone offering this year with the Motorola Clutch +i475 combined with the Motorola Theory. The Theory is very similar to the Clutch +i475 except that it doesn't have push-to-talk capabilities. However, it does have the slightly better 1. 3-megapixel camera (The Clutch only includes a VGA camera). The Theory works as a good messaging phone, especially with its tactile QWERTY computer keyboard. However, don't expect much more than that with this particular basic handset.

Design

The Motorola Theory has an extremely similar design to the Clutch +i475. At four. 4 inches tall by 2. 4... Expand complete review

Boost Mobile expanded its messaging phone offering this year with the Motorola Clutch +i475 combined with the Motorola Theory. The Theory is very similar to the Clutch +i475 except that it doesn't have push-to-talk capabilities. However, it does have the slightly better 1. 3-megapixel camera (The Clutch only includes a VGA camera). The Theory works as a good messaging phone, especially with its tactile QWERTY computer keyboard. However, don't expect much more than that with this particular basic handset.

The Motorola Theory has an extremely similar design to the Clutch +i475. At four. 4 inches tall by 2. 4 inches broad by 0. 5 inch thick, it's not much bigger either. It has the same slate type factor, with rounded corners and a soft-touch finish about the back. The front trim of the Theory is clad in a glossy dark gray that increases the phone's utilitarian look. Yet, the Theory does possess a certain appeal thanks to its svelte and small shell.

The Theory's 2. 4-inch display won't amazing anyone, but it is a little better compared to other basic phones in Boost's lineup. The QVGA 320x240-pixel resolution is unquestionably sharper than the 220x176-pixel resolution on the Clutch system +i475, and the 262, 000-color support is welcome too. Yet, graphics still looked sadly lackluster, with the dated interface and blocky text. Still, this is rather common with phones in this category. You may adjust the backlight time, the brightness level, the actual wallpaper, the clock format, the banner text, and also the menu font size.

Underneath the display is an easy navigation array that consists of two soft secrets, a dedicated camera key, a back key, and a round toggle with a center select key in the centre. The Send and End/Power keys are on either side from the array. The toggle can be mapped to 4 user-defined shortcuts. We liked that the toggle is large and raised above the top for easier navigation, but the rest of the keys felt a tad too flat for our tastes.

The Theory redeemed itself using its QWERTY keyboard, however. The keyboard is admittedly very cramped, but the raised keys helped to relieve that problem. They're slightly reminiscent of the BlackBerry Curve's secrets with their bubblelike texture that makes texting fast and simple. The number keys are highlighted in white, and also the space bar is quite spacious. The keyboard also offers a dedicated speakerphone key.

On the left is really a Micro-USB port and a small 2. 5mm headset jack port, while the volume rocker sits on the correct. The camera lens is on the back.

Functions

The Theory has a 1, 000-entry phone guide with room in each entry for five amounts, an e-mail address, an instant-messenger handle, a Internet URL, a street address, and notes. If you prefer, you can organize your contacts into groups as well as customize them with photos for caller ID or some of 16 polyphonic ringtones or message alert tones. Unlike another Boost Mobile handsets, however, the Theory does not have access to push-to-talk.