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Overview What's Good: Small size, good reception. What's Bad: Battery cover is flimsy, and the Shade doesn't offer 3G connectivity. Introduction Despite the seemingly endless talk about smartphones, there's still a market for regular, reliable, entry-level cell phones. Quite frankly, I doubt that grandpa, the texting teenager, or those keeping a device for backup purposes want or need a fully equipped PDA. That being said, the Nokia Shade is a perfect entry-level smartphone for them to consider, despite a lack of 3G connectivity. But is it a device worthy of owning? I'll take a look at it below. Design & Features The left spine of the Shade contains a 2.5mm headphone jack, volume rocker, and a microUSB charging port. The right side sports a lanyard hole and a shortcut key to voice dialing. The front of the device the external display, the camera, and the external speaker. Overall, the device is relatively bland in appearance. Like most Nokia devices as of late, packaging is... - read full review Read More From Source
