Bottom Line: The Motorola Rival A455 is a texting phone with some nice touches, but it doesn't match up to its competition on Verizon Wireless. Pros: Nice touch-screen dialer. Comfortable keyboard. 3.5mm headphone jack. Cons: So-so RF reception. Poor camera. Some balky buttons.
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Though we like the Motorola Rival's features, its poor design keeps us from recommending it.
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sfnightfire
This phone is great, EV-DO, Rhapsody V-cast, a bit useful. This phone is a great MP3 player as well, of course when coupled with a SD Card. It takes ok pictures, but nothing to amazing, same with videos. This phone is great for texting, the keyboard is very roomy. I only rated this phone an 8...
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Marcs06
I've been waiting and debating whether to get a Pre, an Iphone, or a T-Mobile G1/Mytouch 3G. I decided that all I really wanted (and needed) was a phone with a qwerty keyboard that did not require an expensive data plan. I use my cell phone for texting mostly and some talking. The enV...
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avclayton
This phone was a real disappointment. I finally replaced my old second-gen LG Chocolate because its battery wasn't lasting anymore (even after replacing the battery). After being woken up two nights in a row by my Rival's low-battery chirp, I went online and learned that it was...
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TheDirtWhispere
It was a very handy texting phone. It took awhile to get used to but it served it's purpose well. Unfortunately it wasn't very durable and began to fall apart after 6 months of light use. The touch screen usually worked well but at times it would glitch and freeze, the only way to unfreeze it...
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