Sharp GX1 Review
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The Sharp GX1 mobile phone was one of the first camera phones and includes
an integrated digital camera with 110,000 pixels, digital zoom and storage
for up to 80 pictures. Whilst the GX1 features a high quality TFT display,
it suffers from having a poor quality camera and no easy way of transferring
pictures from the phone to a PC. It is also an unreliable phone. Also
consider the Sharp GX10 which has all the
features of the GX1, but with the addition of downloadable Java™
applications, and in a flip design, instead of the GX1's straight design.
Features of the Sharp GX1 include:
- WAP, GPRS
- 16 voice polyphonic ringtones, ringtone composer
- High resolution colour display (120 x 160 pixels, 65,536 colours)
- MMS
- Enhanced animation
- Wallpaper
- Caller identification
- Built-in infra-red modem
- Predictive text input
- Clock, calendar, games
- Size: 133 x 46 x 23 mm
- Weight: 110g
- Battery standby: 55 - 260 hours
- Battery talktime: 2.5 - 4.5 hours
- Vibration alert
- Dual band
Sharp GX1 User Reviews
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Average rating from 66 reviews: 
Reviewed by ohcheers.com from Moon on 4th Oct
2011
Terrible phone. Dropped calls, wouldn't send MMS, poor battery life.
No wonder Sharp dropped out of the mobile phone market - they weren't
very good at them. 6 weeks of arguing with O2 and eventually I got a
free replacement with a Nokia 3650 which looked like a Ladyshave but
at least it played Doom.
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Reviewed by Andrew Browne from England on 27th
Sep 2007
I got my GX1 when it first came out 5 or 6 years ago and it was pretty
much top of the range then. Compared to a modern phone its features
are poor, so I wouldn't recommend you buy one now. Although it can be
a tad unreliable, once you get used to its quirks you can resolve all
problems easily. I still use mine every day and am keeping it as long
as I can! The ringtone editor is the best I have ever seen on any phone,
but you do need to know how to read music in order to use it...
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Reviewed by mike from netherlands on 27th Jun
2006
this phone is very poor you download games! or does somebody knows how
to get games FOR THIS PHONE ??? thanks but don't buy it waste of money!
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Reviewed by Daniel from The Netherlands on 11th
Apr 2006
I have the phone for 2,5 years now. You have to take your time to get
to know it, but then it's really ok. Oh.. and I recently discovered
I can use my XboxLIVE! headset with it, how cool is that ;) makes the
big 'n bulky look complete, but a nice touch
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Reviewed by shadab (max) from Bahrain (UAE) on
23rd Nov 2005
THIS PHONE IS WORSE THAN JUNK . BETTER PREFER BUYING JUNK FROM JUNKYARD
,THAN THIS PHONE .ITB HAS GOT NO RESALE VALUE N FEATURES ARE RUBBISH
.ITS A TOTAL WASTE OF HARD EARNED MONEY , NOTHING ELSE........I HAD
BOUGHT IT IN NOV 2004 ASA GIFT FR SOMEONE IN INDIA (AS IM AN NRI),BT
NOW IT IS NOT LESS THAN A WORTHLESS METAL BOX .
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Reviewed by MPM from england on 5th Oct 2005
good if you want a phone with a simple camera and polyophonic ringtones
but the if you want a phone with REALY good camera good enough to be
like a normal camera then this it not the phone for you
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Reviewed by George from Nigeria on 21st Jun 2005
I have been using this phone for a year or two now, just as it was said,
the problem it has is its poor image quality, the infrared device not
working and the wap and also the size, a little too big and also u must
be very good at music before you can compose a ringtone with this phone.
but generally is a very nice phone, the ring tones, easy text sms, and
so on. I recomended it.
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Reviewed by Levi Best from England on 19th May
2005
Stupid phone. I've buyed 2weeks before and i sell it now. The batery
is Auwfull. I charge it and an half day later the batery of the phone
are "light". Never buy it. You can buy better an Nokia 1100.
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Reviewed by Eloise from UK on 2nd Apr 2005
its not bad but like it has been mensioned the camera quality is very
poor. I have had this phone for about a year and 3 months, and i have
really got to know it. I could not connect to wap or send mms but only
recently found out u have 2 ask 4 that and when i got my samsung e700
yesterday i got wap and mms by phoning my serice line. 02. As the sharp
gx1 was my first camera phone wen i got my samsung i noticed that there
are so much better camera phones out there. I really dont reccomend
this phone to any1. it is very big although there is a very big screen.
but it overall isnt terrible but there are alot better phones out there
so have a look.
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Reviewed by tosin johnson from nigeria on 30th
Mar 2005
Very good product,especialy the quality of the camera and other feautures
that came along the phone.Only that i could'nt make use of my infrared
facilities.why? 4 stars to sharp.email address;tosinvilla2003@Yohoo.com
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Reviewed by chris from n.ireland on 27th Mar 2005
i've had this phone 4 over 2 years and no probs until recently when
cursor pad stopped working in up direction (can still use backwards
most times)got nokia to replace it then t630 it was rubbish too gx1
far better than both !! going for V3 or S700i or D500 this time . will
say if they are any good
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Reviewed by Matthew from United Kingdom on 20th
Mar 2005
The Sharp GX1 is a bit on the big side this is because it is one of
the first camera phones that come out but for it being one of the first
camera phones that has come out on to the market the quality of the
photos are very good. So I have rated this phone ***** 5 stars because
of its quality camera.
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Reviewed by Vixy from UK on 19th Feb 2005
Ive owned erickson & nokias and thought I'd give this a whirl - What
a HUGE disappointment. Composer - you need a degree in music to understand
it, sms was a pain in the ass to use, sound quality was tinny on calls,
its a brick and is just AWFUL. I complained to O2 within the 21 days,
left it a bit and after becomming thoroughly fed up with it called them
again and they gave me a nice nokia to replace it (as I'd made first
complaint within 21 days) Gave it to daughter who hates it too but beggars
cant be choosers hey?! Only thing I found mildly interesting as the
games were poo too was the internet access, thats when it could connect....
Would never touch the brand again!
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Reviewed by jhon from america on 19th Feb 2005
ITS AVERY BAD PHONE.DONT BYE IT EVER IT REALY DISAPOINT ME ITS CAMERA
QUALITY IS TO BAD IT DESTROY NATURE THAT HAS CAPTURE IN THIS PHONE SO
PLZZZZZZ DONT BYE ITTTTT PLZZZZZZZ DONT BYE IT
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Reviewed by Mark Edwardson from Blighty on 7th
Dec 2004
I swapped my GX1 for a Motorola MPx 200 after spending a year fretting
about the Sharp's lack of connectivity/MP3 player/memory etc. What a
sucker. The Sharp was able to make a call from anywhere on the planet
(no exaggeration) whilst the brand spanking new/state of the art MPx200
is feeble to say the least. I'm sick of having to step outside to make
a call on the Motorola. Before you slag the humble GX1 think about how
much worse it could be. Don't believe me? Go see the MPx 200's review
on this site.
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Reviewed by tara from up the irish on 5th Dec
2004
look, grand fone!! a bit big but im not complainin am i? I've got a
sharp gx10i now it's a good fone. i'm gettin a new fone now- LG U8120.
I'll see how it goes with tat. GX1 is a big fone and all sharp fones
are almost-they've got alot to put in them and thats why so- THE BIGGER
THE BETTER
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Reviewed by Adam Ebrahim from New Zealand on 28th
Oct 2004
This phone is amazing.The colour is perfectly sharp and the camera is
extremely high resolution.The phone is easy to use and charges very
quickly(2 hours). Instead of using Vodafone Live this phone uses WAP
which allows you to save pictures and sounds to your phone free of charge!.In
short don't ever buy another phone because other phones (paticlarly
Nokias) are a waste of time.
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Reviewed by Omar from England on 3rd Sep 2004
i had a sharp gx1 and now have a samsung v200 and am soon getting a
nokia 6230. The sharp gx1 is a really good phone it takes very good
clear pictures. It is very easy to use and has lots of cool stuff on
it, you wont get bord of this phone. It has a very clear display and
the colour is good to, there are cool animated wallpapers too. The only
problem with this phone is its size, its massive, i had this phone for
around 4 months and then i got the samsung v200 because i found that
the sharp gx1 was just too big and i also wanted a flipphone but if
your someone who doesnt care about the size of a phone but still wants
it to have the latest stuff like a camera and polyphonic ringtones this
could be the phone for you.
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Reviewed by james page from england on 1st Sep
2004
i would like to know if any one know how to get all networks if so e
mail me to let me know on jamesdeanpage2003@yahoo.co.uk thanks
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Reviewed by rahul from india on 25th Jul 2004
the phone is excellent only the thing is the battery is unavailabe with
the dealers. sharp should provide all the accesories in india as well.the
bets part of the phone is its voice clearity. i just love it.not even
a nokia gives such a clearity. i really would love to buy sharp phones
and even recommend to my friends if the company provides accesories
to every retailers.
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Reviewed by Cay from Bahrain on 4th Jul 2004
I had my GX-1 for 2 years now and I'm totally pleased with it! Never
had a better phone - and I've gone through seemingly hundreds over the
years. Because I work with horses, my mobiles have to be simple: indestructible,
easy texting, good size so I can always find it or squeeze it between
shoulder/ear to talk with my hands free - and a camera is a bonus. I
also never had a problem with battery life not being enough and find
the menu dead easy to operate, especially when texting! It's fast &
the punctuation menu is the best of all the phones I had! 2 years ago,
when the GX-1 was new, it was top notch, now it has been overtaken by
other brands that offer more technology, but now you get more accessories
for it, like data cables to transfer pics to a computer. So - if you
want a no-nonsense phone to make phone calls and send sms' or take the
occasional piccie with a phone that's different, go for the GX-1!!!
But if you're into playing games, browsing the internet, downloa ding
ringtones and all that kiddie stuff, then the GX-1 is not for you. Get
a labtop!!!
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Reviewed by BabbitCymru from Wales, UK on 30th
May 2004
As a devoted, die-hard Nokia fan, I never thought I'd like another phone.
This one is OK, although it has its faults, but I'm planning to go back
to Nokia next time around. Most of the major faults have already been
listed - poor image quality, fast battery drain, lack of peripherals
(no USB charger especially a pain for me) - but one thing I dislike
from a girlie, gadget point of view is the difficulty in getting sensibly
priced tones for it. I mean, £4.50 for Hotel California? Get real...
Seriously, though - the GX1 isn't the greatest phone I've ever used
but it's definitely better than some of the pieces of garbage I've had
in the past. Frivolous, fun but not for a serious / business phone-user.
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Reviewed by nathaniel goodier from england on
27th May 2004
THE PHONE IS GREAT LEARN HOW TO USE IT DONT CALL IT IF U DONT KNOW HOW
TO USE IT PROPERLY
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Reviewed by leanne from UK on 27th May 2004
I think the Sharp GX1 is pretty good. Compared to other phones, the
camera picture quality is quite good. I think the sound quality is excellent
as all the polyphonic ringtones i download sound about a million times
better than when downloaded on a nokia, for example. Yeah, its a bit
of a brick, but its easy to use and has a nice big screen so can see
pictures etc better. And i like the fact you can program a picture of
a contact to their number, so their picture comes up when they call!
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Reviewed by Roger from Uk/France on 25th May 2004
I want to know if anybody knows how to unlock the phone? Thanks
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Reviewed by jo from Portugal on 25th May 2004
I was thinking of getting one of these- so reviews very useful. I see
a lot of people complaining about replacement battery availability-
go and look on ebay, there are loads there
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Reviewed by Greg Thame from UK on 24th May 2004
> Can only store 10 text messages > Picture quality very poor > Battery
life low > Games are very poor > Weight is heavy > Size is bulky > Cannot
attach text to alarm > Cannot display date > Really bad decision to
buy this phone, anyone who writes a good review about it is insane.
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Reviewed by Laura from England on 30th Apr 2004
Even though the Sharp had some bad points, such as the battery quality
being quite poor and the message storage being small, it did have some
good features. I've had to get rid of mine after a year and half. The
camera was good quality and i found the menu very easy to use. Although
i was told today that the reason my phone doesnt work anymore (due to
water damage) is the very reason that O2 stop selling Sharp phones altogether,
so although my phone served me well, i don't think i'd recommend it.
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Reviewed by Lindsay from UK on 20th Apr 2004
Got this phone on contract about a year ago,no way was I gonna pay £200+
for any phone, you can't type quick when sending text messages cause
it's just too slow. It's great using it for a torch and that's about
it, was going to unlock the phone and give it to my mum but I don't
think I'll bother now a waste of money!!!!!
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Reviewed by martin from england on 19th Apr 2004
i have had my phone for about a year now and initially was pretty dissapointed
with it as it is big, initially difficult to use, the battery is poor,
the dictionairy in the predictive text is rubbish, the camera isnt too
good (although when it was 1st released it was), the ring tones are
stupid, it doesnt store sent texts and the text memory isnt too good,
oh and the games are pointless. but it grows on you and i now really
like it. no one can read your texts cause they will never learn how
to use it, textin is quick when you knwow how and its individual. everyone
asks me what it is. but the best thing about is it is indistructble.
i have dropped it, soaked it, smashed it, scratched it, sat on it and
it hasnt broke. nokias never last me more than a few months. overall
i have grown to love this phone and am proud to own it. buy one if you
want to be different.
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Reviewed by steve from uk on 3rd Mar 2004
totally agree with all the negative reviews this phone is toally rubbish
my advice stay clear
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Reviewed by pst off from wales on 21st Feb 2004
this phone is #### do not buy it. It it a rip off.
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Reviewed by my name from some place on 21st Feb
2004
Brill phone, camera is brill evryhting bout it is brill ove it hope
not 2 give it up.... ever!
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Reviewed by will from yorkshire on 19th Jan 2004
wel i have had ma phone for ages now the camra is bad compared to oters
but still good. the phone rattles now if you shake it but its a tuff
phone and it still works with lots of scratches. overall the phone is
fun and i will want the same make in the future. ow ye i hate nokias.
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Reviewed by ANN from IRELAND on 16th Jan 2004
THE PHONE ITSELF IS QUITE EASY TO USE AND LOOKS NICE. MY FAULT WITH
IT IS THAT AFTER FIVE MONTHS THE BATTERY IS MORE OR LESS GONE AND HAS
TO BE CHARGED EVERY NIGHT. I HAVE GOT ON TO SHARP AND TO O2 AS IT IS
AN 02 PICTUREPHONE AND I CANNOT GET A REPLACEMENT BATTERY ANYWHERE WHICH
IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. THE PICTURE QUALITY ISN'T VERY GOOD EITHER. YOU
HAVE TO BE VERY CLOSE TO THE PERSON AND THE LIGHT HAS TO BE JUST RIGHT
OR THE PICTURE IS C***. OTHER THAN THAT THE PHONE ISN'T TOO BAD. I ACTUALLY
WON THE PHONE BUT AT THE TIME IT WAS WORTH AROUND ?200 OR MORE AND IT
DEFINITELY ISN'T WORTH IT ESPECIALLY WHEN I CAN'T GET A REPLACEMENT
BATTERY FOR IT WHICH MAKES IT WORTHLESS AFTER SIX MONTHS WHICH ISN'T
GOOD VALUE. I THINK I WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO NOKIA AS I NEVER HAD A
PROBLEM WITH ANY NOKIA PHONE I HAVE OWNED. I DEFINITELY WILL NOT BE
BUYING A SHARP PHONE AGAIN AS THE AFTER CARE IS NON EXISTENT.
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Reviewed by sheila from liverpool on 5th Jan 2004
hi after reading all the reviews i have decided not to buy this phone
thanks to everythin that has been put about it it would be a BAD idea
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Reviewed by Hans from Netherlands on 30th Nov
2003
I've had the Sharp GX1 for about 5 months now and I can't say like so
many people that it's bad. It has it's shortcomings but overall I think
it's a pretty decent phone for the 50 euros it costed me. The big plusses
are the keyboard, screen and size of the phone. It's actually a phone
and not something you lose along with your change. The screen still
is great and comparable to the new phones now and the keyboard is ideal
for messaging with enough room for your fingers. Another good thing
is the browser. It has everything you need on 10 lines. The ringtones
are okay but the possibility to download any ringtone or picture through
the browser makes it excellent. The big downside is the connectivity.
It's only connectable to a PC for the modem function, if you want to
transfer pictures for instance you have to send yourself an e-mail.
But as the camera is probably intended for MMS it's not as big a problem
as some people like to say. The 288x352 pixel camera is okay for messagin
g, and if you need to e-mail a picture to your pc the quality isn't
that bad either. If you want to take holiday pictures you should take
a digital camera, or wait for the mobile phones to evolve, shouldn't
take much more than a year or so. But don't blame it on the GX1, it
wasn't intended for that...
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Reviewed by steve from england on 16th Nov 2003
I dont know if anyone else has had this problem...Two months ago i bought
this phone and now i cant even switch it on!
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Reviewed by Ruman from England on 7th Nov 2003
I regard the the sharp gx1 as a rubbish phone! I want to get rid of
it, can someone buy it for me!
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Reviewed by westi from uk on 27th Sep 2003
before i start i want to say i don't like nokia phones - i've always
used samsung which i find much intuitive and easy to use. The sharp
gx1 comes somewhere above a nokia and below a samsung. I had no problems
using it - very easy, though i do understand problems encountered by
previous nokia users. The quality of the phone is excellent, screen
is Vgood and the ringtone clarity is the best i've heard. I also had
no problems with the predictive text which is very good once you've
used it a couple of times. The two main downfalls of the phone is the
lack of connectivity and the below par camera (which will either take
great pics, or rubbish ones - no in between!) No data cable included
and not being able to upload pics is a big disadvantage, no blue tooth
either. However most people seem to buy a new phone every year or two
and this phone should do me for the next 12months.
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Reviewed by whatever_girl from on 25th Sep 2003
Thanks! I just bought a sharp GX1 (being delivered tomorrow) and you've
totally put me off. I will make my own decision very soon. Boo Hoo!
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Reviewed by kam from uk on 23rd Sep 2003
the phone is good but do not buy it coz of the camera i made that misatake
already arnt i a stupid f***er
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Reviewed by Andi from UK on 18th Sep 2003
This phone is terrible - I am amazed that anyone is pleased with it
- they have obviously never owned a Nokia before ! Bad points -> The
menu system is ridiculous and completely counter-intuitive. The camera
is a huge disappointment quality wise - and as said elsewhere, there
is no way to download pics to PC. MMS take ages to send (when they work
at all). The predictive text simply does not work as well as Nokia.
You have to acknowledge everything several times. Easy to lose a composed
text once it has told you it is too long for a single SMS and asked
if you want to edit. Keypad cannot cope with quick sequential input.
Turning the phone on and off takes silly amounts of time (almost as
long as Windows). The battery life is terrible - probably due to the
nicely lit screen (worse than my nearly dead 2.5 year old 3310). Alarm
and calendar is useless - can't add text to alarms. The phone occasionally
turns itself off. After 4.5 months of infrequent use and good care,
mine has just stopped working completely. Most of the ringtones although
snazzy are not very loud. The inbuilt games are incredibly dire - nice
grahics - completely unplayable (when will they learn ?) The memory
for texts is pretty small. Good points-> Phone looks nice and screen
is very impressive (so bright - can even use as a torch at night if
desperate). Front LCD is useful and practical. Flip-front design is
nice - saves use of keypad lock. Thats it, I'm out. Do not buy this
phone. Go for quality (Sony) or usability (Nokia).
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Reviewed by dev from scotland on 10th Sep 2003
this is a bloody gr8 phone, i love it oh yeh its sexy
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Reviewed by Yelka from the Netherlands on 4th
Sep 2003
I think this phone just "stinks". No java games, no bluetooth, no fm
radio and very bad quality of photo's! I'd have change the phone for
a nokia 3650 and that's a lot better! Not mentioning the poor downloads
you can find for the sharp, with a nokia this is simply easier. love
Yelka
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Reviewed by inara from UK on 26th Aug 2003
its awful. battery life is stupidly short. can't put pictures on PC
t9 is awful, doesn't rememeber words virbration isn't strong enough
people on the other end of the phone can't understand you. loose all
your voices definition. only good thing is it has a large screen!!
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Reviewed by MIKE from U.K on 22nd Aug 2003
Having read these reviews I feel like crying, I just bought one myself,
hope the phone is good now.
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Reviewed by Whizzbang from Ireland on 19th Aug
2003
I bought one of these December last year as I wanted a colour mobile
that looked nice and wasn't too expensive. Having used it extensivly
for the last 9 months I have a few complaints but they are not too serious.
Bad things 1. Battery life is dire. I had nokias before this and always
got at least 2 days out of one charge no matter how knackered a battery
was. The GX-1 works fine if you charge it every night but it you forget
it will be pretty much dead by the following morning. That being said
it is relatively quick to charge at about an hour which is handy. 2.
Screen visibility in sun light. Practically illegible, need to shade
it with you hand to read a text message. 3. Crippled IR port. The IR
port can only be used as a modem. It doesn't even work as a gprs modem,
only the old fashions dail up which is a pain. So no transfering images
from your phone to the PC using this, they have to be sent over the
network (at the operators request to Sharp from what I understand) Good
things To be fair to the phone it does have it good points as well!
1. Screen is nice and colourfull with good resolution. Also the rining
and startup and shutdown animations are a very nice touch! 2. Ringtones,
lots of fun, good repoduction of Midis, even up to 16 channel midis
which is really good! also the fact that you can browser to wap midi
sites and download the ring tomes for free rather than paying 4 quid
a pop for them is nice! 3 woo, shiny! it has to be said it is a nice
looking phone and the screen size allows plenty of space for your wallpaper
to impress your freinds (or confuse them as the case may be *cough*).
4. Menu system, The menus on the GX-1 are nice and fast! I have found
on some phones that you can be waiting an age for the thing to flick
from one menu item to teh next, which the gx-1 is nice and zippy with
big friendly menu icons. Thumbs up. All in all it is a good phone that
is let down by its battery. If you get an offer of a cheap one with
a spare battery it is definitly worth a look.
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Reviewed by Richard from UK on 16th Aug 2003
I am disgusted with this `phone - its just not mobile - no hands-free
(I mean a real one) no in car charger (at the time I bought mine) and
the big no no is less than a day battery life. I complained about this
from day one to the Carphone Whorehouse and although they were helpful
and replaced battery, phone, and charger on 3 different occasions they
must have known about this fault and made out mine was a one off problem.
Bad service CW I am now going to seek legal advice after reading these
pages confirming poor battery life, I have resorted to taking my old
nokia with me as a spare.
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Reviewed by Ben from UK on 13th Aug 2003
This phone is absolute tripe. The display periodically hangs, pictures
are impossible to get off of the phone (O2 MMS sucks)..dont buy one,
ever.
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Reviewed by Kim from England on 1st Aug 2003
SHUSH U PEOPLE IM TRYING TO SELL THIS PHONE ON EBAY!! LOL
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Reviewed by Carrie-Anne from Scotland on 22nd
Jul 2003
Why oh why did i stray from my nokia, I bought the GX1 as it was the
same sort of shape and size as my 6210 and i thought for £50 it was
worth getting a camera phone. My problems with it are mainly differences
to my Nokia, why defaulted to pre-dective text, i hate that. Worse still
that words it doesn't know can't be stored. I want a turquoise 6210
with a colour screen, camera and polyphonic ringtones. They made anything
like that yet. No probs with batterie yet and have had about 5 months.
*Touch wood*
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Reviewed by Pete Shand from UK on 21st Jul 2003
This was an excellent phone when I first bought it and I would rate
it with five stars but now less than six months old and the battery
doesn't last a day. Trying to get a replacement is a nightmare. Sharp
must know there is a problem,maybe that is why the phone is being discontinued.
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Reviewed by Harry ter Mors from The Netherlands on
15th Jul 2003
If i know all this about the Sharp the i never had boughted this stupid
phone. I have a palm and i like to GPRS. But the Sharp is almost the
only cellphone witch does not support this.... Something else, Pictures
you make can't be transported directly to your computer. I'm realy p*ssed
off now.
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Reviewed by scot from - on 14th Jul 2003
the battery is rubbish! My phone is now 6 months old and cant hold its
charge for longer than 8 hours in stanby. its no better now than an
expensive landline! - dont even concider this phone
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Reviewed by Mike from UK on 23rd Jun 2003
my sharp gx1 arrived a couple of days ago, when it came, I couldn't
wait to get it out of the box!!! First impressions it was great! High-res
screen, pictures, easy to use menu system. But as I get to use it, i
find a few flaws, like the lack of a email client, which would have
been great, also the fact that you can sync contacts with your pc, and
the only way to get pictures to your pc is paying to send an mms to
your email, which is stupid considering it has an infared port. My phone
I have is faulty, having problems receiving calls, o2 dont seem to know
whats wrong, but once its replaced, im sure it will be a greate phone!!!
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Reviewed by Jamie Berkley from UK on 5th Jun 2003
The phone itself is outstanding, however, my battery has just died on
me and finding a retailer that sells them is impossible. O2 don't supply
them, Carphone Warehouse don't sell them, Sharp (who you'd think would
have some lying aroud!!) don't supply them. If ya have one, cherish
it, because when the battery dies, the phone is dead, literally.
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Reviewed by MF from UK on 21st May 2003
Not sure why I need a camera phone (I have a perfectly good digital
camera) but the basics are good. The GRPS WAP is good (nice big clear
screen and 10 lines visible). The phone lets itself down because the
battery runs out every day and a half and you can't get any decent accessories.
I need a USB charger (no way) and a USB data cable. All you can get
is a data cable with a 9-pin DIN connector - how 20th Century can you
get? And it looks as if it is being withdrawn now so little chance of
Sharp getting any decent accessories out. Interference from the signal
is huge (what is it doing to my brain?). If it had some add-ons it would
rate above average but otherwise, get yourelf a mainstream phone.
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Reviewed by Michael from - on 16th May 2003
The phone is not only the latest edge in mms technology, and one of
the first MMS Cameraphones out, but its also stylish for a phone of
its size. The Pros + MMS and Novel Camera + Large, LCD screen + Polyphonic
Sound + Lots of features + Great internet speeds + Sturdy Build The
Cons - Quite Chunky compared to the new Samsung and Panasonic models.
- Sound not loud enough, only a few polyphonic tunes give a loud enough
performance. - The Battery life is only around 2 days under EXTENSIVE
use
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Reviewed by Mr T from - on 9th May 2003
What a pile of ****! I'd rather use a peice of string and 2 cups than
this pathetic excuse for a phone. It causes more electrostatic interference
than a 20 tonne nuclear warhead, (it's the after shock i'm talking about)!
The picture quality is so poor a 2 year old could draw better! Wap is
unreliable so you will never get any decent ring tones in the thing.
Overall I am so disappointed with the SH*T GX1.
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Reviewed by ed shearer from uk on 24th Apr 2003
excelent!!
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Reviewed by Craigy D from UK on 14th Apr 2003
I recently got a Sagem MyX5 because i wanted a colour phone, i had no
problems with it except it had alot of limits to what it could do. The
screen colour wasn't brilliant but it was better than those c##ppy green
and black nokia things. Now im not one of these "LOVE NOKIA ONLY" people,
my first phone was a nokia and i've since used 5 different models all
Nokia until i went over to the Sagem, now im using the Sharp GX1. At
first i was put back by reviews, especially those saying its hard to
navigate in the menus and the camera is bad. Well all i can say is dont
listen to them... The menu system is great and easy to use, of course
learning your way around takes time like any phone and the Camera is
brilliant. One thing people should get into their SMALL MINDS is that
its a funcam not a real digital outfit. Its meant for on the spot pictures
and its brilliant for that use. The MMS on the phone is easy and great
and emailing is so easy, no need to bloody change the format of the
text or anything. So far i dont have one problem with the phone after
2 months usage. The screen resolution is pure eye candy, i found that
most pictures on the wapnet aren't up to the GX1's display capabilites!.
If your looking for a colour phone with the camera, go for this or its
big brother the GX10, ignore those nokia lovers.
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Reviewed by Ed from UK/Russia on 9th Apr 2003
Overall a nice phone that many of my friends call a "babe puller" and
a "posers phone". Picture quality is acceptable only in the high resolution
mode, and even then it's really nothing more than a sub VGA grainy image
that will not fill at home anywhere outside your phone. Viewing the
images on the phones (admirably large) display however is another matter,
and having a pint of lager as my "background" image gets sighs from
the girls, and cheers from the guys. Smallish, around the same size
as my old Nokia 6110, 6150 and 6210 (I used to be a Nokia Guy) - it
is built well, looks very nice in the silver colouring and the interface
is adequate (but not outstanding). Many compare this to the Nokia 7650,
but to me the 7650 looks like a small brick and sex appeal is zero.
Lets face it you buy this phone just as much for image as for functionality,
and on this basis, the Sharp wins hands down. Call quality is excellent
(on par with the 6210) and it holds 02 pretty well. Some may be interested
to know that the CELL ID feature actually works on this phone! Another
cool (but network dependent) feature. 5 stars for image, 4 stars for
functionality.
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Reviewed by Gavin from Scotland on 8th Apr 2003
Having owned a 7659, I have to say I find the GX1 a refreshing change
from the nokia. The size alone, considering it has a built in camera,
is astonishing. Also, the fact that it is compatible with most ringtones
and wallpapers means that the possibilities are almost endless, and
keeping your phone trendy is not a problem. I change my phone once a
year, and this one is a real treat. All in all, a winner!!
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Reviewed by a disappointed customer from uk on
4th Apr 2003
in all honesty there are other handsets that do the same thing as the
gx1 but far better.For a start it does not support java to play games.The
camera is built in which adds to ease of use, but quality wise is no
better than a web cam for such a high resolution screen.The menue system
leaves a lot to be desired, i would find my way better in the brazzilian
jungle!other options are the 7650 or 3650 which are much better in quality
and plus they use a symbian os which enables you to update and change
software.
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Reviewed by Somak from United Kingdom on 16th
Feb 2003
Brilliant handset with many features.The quality of the colours on the
screen is almost perfect.The keypad is very comfortable and fast for
messages.
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