User Reviews on O2 Cocoon

Surprisingly pleasing!

8/10

aftiley

20th August 2011

The 02 Cocoon is a surprisingly quality hand set. Though not everybody likes its bulky, brick like structure, The phone itself benefits from it, being highly robust, and being able to suffer drops onto hard surfaces well. The clamshells hinge is firm, but the hinges attract pocket lint, which spoils the phones aesthetics. On a similar line, though the phone does appear stylish and rather chic, it attracts dirt and begins to look rather grubby. A quick wash in a mild bleach or disinfectant and water (carefully applied with a cotton wool ball.) In everyday practical use, the cocoon does not disappoint, though the internal memory is not sufficient to function well as a music player, the main market of the cocoon, and it is no match for the music players such as the Ipod, rendering this phone's main function useless if you have one. The screen is not a high resolution, but this is not to be expected from older phones. The caller ID that is displayed on front display is fun, and often has a wow factor with friends. The Phone's camera is sadly poor, with an abysmal shutter speed that makes taking moving photo's impossible or blurred. Furthermore, the phones user interface is sadly sterile and blocky, though easy to use. The call quality is far from clear, and there is often allot of interference on the handset. However, even through all this, the phone is reliable and I personally have fond memories of this phone, it is the best one I have owned to date, sadly. Though unable to match current phones, it is still a good quality phone, and, for the price, is too good to look down.