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Videocon Mobile V1603 - Two Of Everything, But One Opinion

19 Nov, 2010, 12:45 pm IST | by Ashish Koshy | Mobile phones Mobile phones

V1603: Attractive to look at

V1603: Attractive to look at
Dual battery toggle switch
The mobile radio
V1603: from hindsight
Dual battery: Really?

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Videocon has been on a rollercoaster ride with its launch of phones, some good some bad. So how does the V1603 feature in? Is it the success story Videocon has been waiting for? It does provide with a host of goodies, but are they any good? Let’s find out.

Design

V1603: Attractive to look at

V1603: Attractive to look at

 


The handset has a very attractive layout, with a 2.2 inch color display having 262K colors. The phone is quite light in weight and with it’s small dimensions in size is quite easy to slip into your pocket. The display screen is quite clear and the fonts are quite visible and easy to read. The keypad feels a little small (if you have big fingers or thumbs, you will feel it's small) but otherwise is pretty decent.

Dual battery toggle switch

Dual battery toggle switch

 


There is a mini-USB charging slot on the right, below which is a 3.5 mm jack for the audio headset. Below which is the switch to toggle between the main and sub battery (its dual battery, remember?) There is a small torch on the top (which did not work, either with the shortcut “0” key or through the menu). On the left is a memory card slot with hot swap with 4 GB expandable memory. On the bottom left is a telescopic FM antenna, which does a good job even when not pulled out in open areas.

 

The mobile radio

The mobile radio

 

Tags: Videocon , 2 megapixel

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