Motorola i412 From Boost Mobile – Review, Specification, Features, Price

The Motorola i410 was introduced to the Boost Mobile line up of affordable phones in July 2011 as a budget device for voice calls and messaging. Boost Mobile is an affordable carrier offering budget plans and nation-wide boost walkie-talkie services through their iDEN support.

Motorola i412 From Boost Mobile

Specifications

• Display: 1.79 inch (128 x 160) 64K Color
• Form Factor: Flip
• Camera: VGA
• Messaging: MMS and SMS Support
• Navigation: GPS
• Connectivity: Bluetooth
• USB: microUSB
• PPT: Push-to-Talk iDEN Support

Motorola i412 From Boost Mobile

Features

The Motorola i412 comes with the standard small format flip design for phone. There is a small mono-chrome display on the top which shows signal strength, battery level, and a number of icons for modes. There are two dedicated buttons for, mute function and quick access to call logs. The cover also has a simple VGA camera towards the hinge. Opening the phone reveals the functional 1.79 inch display, and the navigation and keypad on the other half. The interface is somewhat customizable, allowing the change of wall paper, text size, and display theme and backlight timer. The clock format and menu view can be changed also. The keypad and navigation keys are well spaced and raised to allow easy messaging or dialing by touch only. The address book stores up to 600 entries, with each entry supporting multiple phone numbers, email address, IP address and walkie-talkie number and organize them in groups. Each entry can be assigned one of 20 polyphonic tones

Verdict

The Motorola i410 fulfills its role as a basic phone with text and image messaging capabilities. You can stay in touch with your contacts through the Push-To-Talk feature that acts like a walki-talki, however this is only available over the Boost Mobile network. The VGA camera leaves a lot to be desired in this age of Megapixel competitors, and there are better displays out in the market. The phone menu navigation is complex and perhaps not well thought through. If you are looking for a really affordable basic phone, and your primary interest is only making calls and messaging, then this is a good budget phone to look at as an option.

Price

The i410 from Motorola is available for $69.99 without commitments. Boost Mobile offers simple budget contracts that are designed for those who have not decided to join the smartphone evolution.