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Kyocera's Verve sits pretty in pink (pictures)

Sporting a sliding QWERTY keyboard and a 2-megapixel camera, Sprint and Boost Mobile's Verve is a stylish feature phone.

Lynn La
Lynn La covers mobile reviews and news. She previously wrote for The Sacramento Bee, Macworld and The Global Post.
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Available on- and off-contract

Compact and easy to use, the Verve from Sprint and Boost Mobile is a simple handset that excels at the basics. It is available for $19.99 with contract, and $49.99 prepaid.

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Standout color

The device comes in grey and pink for Sprint users, and a deep blue for Boost Mobile customers. I reviewed Sprint's pink variant, which looked vibrant and stylish.

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Quick access to the camera

Located on the left edge are a volume rocker and Micro-USB port, and up top is a 3.5mm headphone jack. The right houses a shortcut button for fast camera access.

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Compact keyboard construction

The phone is ultra-pocketable, measuring 4.53 inches tall, 2.13 inches wide, and 0.59 inches thick (115mm by 54mm by 14.9 mm).

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A look at the back

You can pry off the subtly textured back plate to reveal the 1,100mAh battery. The rear houses the only camera on the Verve as well, and two slits for the audio speaker.

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Alphanumeric keypad underneath

Below the display is the keypad, which arc slightly downward and are generously sized. Longpress the star and pound keys to launch your In Case of Emergency information and contacts, and dial 911, respectively.

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Transfer files via USB

The fact that you can transfer your files with a simple USB connection (instead of relying on a spotty Bluetooth connection or waiting forever for the email attachment to send) is a useful goodie to take advantage of.

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Small 2.4-inch display

On the front sits a 2.4 inch QVGA display with a 320x240-pixel resolution. Images, like default wallpapers, showed noticeable color banding. The display also has a narrow viewing angle. A slight tilt from any angle can wash out the screen entirely.

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Typing away on QWERTY

The key feature of the Verve is its sliding four-row keyboard underneath. It includes four direction buttons for easy navigation, plus a function key for secondary entry input.

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Surprisingly decent camera

Given that the camera has a 2-megapixel lens, I didn't expect much of photo quality. But in environments with ample lighting, the camera functioned adequately.

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Simple specs and features

As a feature device, you won't find sophisticated software apps of any kind included. But you will get a contact book that's capable of holding up to 600 entries, T9 texting (and emailing), 256MB of RAM, and 512MB of internal storage space.

Read more about the Kyocera Verve for Sprint and Boost Mobile.

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