Motorola - December 9th, 2010

Motorola Citrus (Verizon Wireless) Reviews

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The Motorola Citrus is a bad bad phone of this year, one of the worst mobilephones I’ve seen this year. It’s a pitiful attempt at a budget Android device. While the Citrus is a solid voice cell phone with great battery life—two perennial Motorola pluses—it has way too many flaws for us to recommend it.

The Motorola Citrus measures 4.1 by 2.3 by 0.6 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.9 ounces. It’s made of rough-feeling plastic that aligns poorly around the edges; Motorola’s usual high construction quality is nowhere to be found. The 3-inch glass capacitive display has only 240-by-320-pixel resolution. That’s fine for feature phones, but it’s terrible for Android, as it makes screens feel cramped and renders some third-party apps unusable.

The 3-megapixel camera has no auto-focus or flash. I needed a tiny, flat screwdriver to get the plastic protective film off of the recessed camera lens; someone goofed in manufacturing. Test photos were clear, crisp, and colorful, with a moderate amount of grain in dimmer rooms. Recorded 352-by-288-pixel videos maxed out at 16 frames per second; they looked surprisingly clear and vibrant, if too small.

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In case it’s not clear yet, please don’t buy the Citrus. The $49 LG Optimus S (4 stars) on Sprint and the free LG Optimus T (4 stars) on T-Mobile are far, far better budget Android devices. We’re going to review Verizon’s LG Vortex (which is basically the Optimus V) and MetroPCS’s Optimus M pretty soon, and we’re pretty sure they’re going to be good, too. Finally, the LG Ally ($49, 3.5 stars) is bulkier, but its slide-out QWERTY keyboard is great for frequent texters and e-mailers, and its higher screen resolution makes it a better candidate for installing apps.

Pros
Clear voice quality. Good battery life.
Cons
Screen resolution is too low for Android UI, and also limits Android Market app compatibility. Backtrack is useless. Stubborn on-screen QWERTY keypad. Lots of bugs.

Spesifications

  • Service Provider : Verizon Wireless
  • Screen Size : 3 inches
  • Screen Details : 240-by-320-pixel, 262K-color TFT LCD capactive touch screen
  • Camera : Yes
  • Network : CDMA
  • Bands : 850, 1900
  • High-Speed Data : 1xRTT, EVDO Rev 0
  • Processor Speed : 528 MHz

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