Motorola F3 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Is an electrophoretic screen, very long battery life and a low price, enough to make the F3 an attractive choice?

Verdict: Motorola is to be congratulated for the sheer effrontery of releasing a mobile that costs as little as this one does. Hardware-wise I suspect many people could live with what?s here, ditto the small feature set, and there is no doubt that the screen techn

Review summary: It is difficult to comprehend the speed and scale at which portable technology has evolved in the last ten years or so. You remember the days when Nokia released the 5110, an incredibly popular model in its time, which arguably revolutionised communicatio

Review summary: Motorola's new Motofone F3 is the phone many people are looking for -- one without all the fancy-pants extras. There's no camera, no Internet and none of that multimedia nonsense, just calls, texts and great battery life. What could possibly go wrong?

Pros: Battery life; easy-to-see display; slim design; large keypad

Cons: Interface is difficult to get used to; text messages and long contact names are awkward to view

Verdict: Motorola almost made one of the best phones ever. It's cheap, it has a long battery life and it looks good. The only problem is that the Motofone F3's interface is very difficult to get used to and if you're looking for a phone that does more than make ca

Review summary: Spiritual successor to Motorola's budget C113 handset, the new 'Motofone' F3 has clearly been designed with developing markets and the more technophobic among us in mind.