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Nextel i90c Reviews Summary

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Highlights of Nextel i90c Reviews

Pros:

Headpiece is very clear and automatically mutes when not talking to reduce background noise
Voice recognition and headpiece can provide more safety while driving, even though it's not recommended to do so
This larger sized flip allows easier access to the keypad
Items on the menu can be reorganized to cater to your phone habits, it allows for more customization and easier/faster menu use

Cons:

Navigating through the menus is not intuitive, reading the operating manual is recommended/ maybe required to properly use the phone
Short battery life, which will most likely require daily recharging
Screen display is small and hard to read

Overall User Rating:

4.1/5 based on 153 reviews

Specifications for the Nextel i90c

DIMENSIONS	4.26 inches long x 1.96 inches wide x 0.88 inch thick
WEIGHT	3.49 ounces
DISPLAY	High-resolution illuminated graphical display with white LEDs: 96 x 65 pixels
SERVICE	IDEN 800 MHz
BATTERY LIFE	Extended Li-Ion Battery 850mAh -- Digital Talk Time up to 3.6 hours -- Digital Standby Time up to 11 days
SPECIAL FEATURES	Global Positioning System (GPS) capable wireless phone for location based emergency services

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Product Description from CNet.com

It's been a long time coming, but Nextel customers finally have another flip model to consider. While the i90c isn't as light or as compact as some Motorola flip phones offered by other service providers, it is sleek, sturdy, and not overly expensive.

Design

Though the i90c is about the same size (3.5 by 1.9 by 1.1 inches) and weight (4.8 ounces) as Motorola's Timeport flip phones, it's more refined-looking, with a dark-blue finish and a silver face and back. When you open the phone, the hard plastic keys are backlit in blue, which gives the phone a Star Trek Communicator-like presence. Like other Motorola Nextel mobiles, this one is solid and can withstand some punishment. For example, we dropped it a few times onto a thinly carpeted floor with no ill effects.

The i90c follows the flip-phone trend of having a second, external LCD that conveniently displays the time, date, and caller ID info (if available). You can see who's calling without opening the phone.

As with all of Nextel's newer models, there's a four-way navigation button in the middle of the phone for scrolling through menus and text on the wireless Web. The interface is relatively simple to navigate and, by comparison, much easier to use than the menus found on other Nextel mobiles, such as the i1000plus. That said, users will still need to spend some time digging into and surfacing all the phone's features, which include the ability to create keypad and voice shortcuts.

The i90c's internal display is identical to the ones found on Nextel's earlier J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) phones, the i85s and i50sx, and displays up to six lines of text in wireless Web mode. It's 4-bit, with more pixels than your average cell phone screen, which means it can display higher-resolution graphics. Don't expect anything spectacular, but you'll definitely notice crisper text and images.