Three (3) INQ Chat 3G Mobile Phone Review

The audio player is of a decent quality and is capable of supporting a range of filetypes. The built-in HSDPA modem provides you with the ability to plug your handset into your laptop or PC, so you can have wireless broadband access wherever you are, perfect for students.

We found the screen to be an average 2.4inches, which is fine but we prefer a bit of a larger screen nowadays. The quality is alright and offers plenty of space for Web browsing and reading text. We found that the auto-focus camera was again only passable at 3.2 megapixels, which is acceptable for a phone of this price, but the quality of the resulting images are only really suitable for online use. We did find that the apps and games available on the phone were good and the wireless capabilities were great.

Unfortunately for the Three network we’re not a school student so we found the supposed funky, colour menus to appear as a horrible, acid-trip like mess and the whimsical little sounds whenever we did anything did nothing more than irritate us to the point where we felt like the only way to make them stop would be to destroy the phone.

Loading the various social networking features and apps on the Chat 3G were for the most part slow and sluggish, and unfortunately we found that Web browsing was pretty much the same. With such a low resolution, the screen does Web pages no justice and the buggy features on the phone meant that our browsing experience would freeze on regular occasions.

And of course there is no 3.5mm headphone jack, so the rubbish headphones in the box are what you’re stuck with. We have no idea why manufacturers continue to do this. In conclusion we found that the price of the Three INQ Chat 3G is enough to overcome the problems of the phone, however on the other hand we believe that the Chat is suitable only for students of 15 to 20 years.

Once you get a bit more money in your pocket and want something more high-tech you will definitely want to upgrade to something that boasts a few more features and a better handset experience. In addition, those who are concerned over the over-use of social networks may find this phone does little more than enable this addiction.

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