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Motorola Renegade V950 Review
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Motorola Renegade V950 Review
Published on: 15 October, 2008 by PhoneArena Team
Performance:
Callers were impressed with how we sounded on the Renegade, rating us at a 9/10. While they noted it wasn’t quite excellent, we sounded very good and they had no complaints. We were pleased with sound quality on our end as well; callers sounded plenty loud and were very clear. Their voice sounded natural and overall we would agree with their 9/10 rating. PTT walked just as well as it did when we reviewed the PRO series, and Sprint is continuing to expand their QChat markets.
The battery life is rated at four hours of talk time, and we were able to come within a few minutes of it. Standby, however, was a different story. Motorola doesn’t list a standby time, but perhaps it’s because they are embarrassed. We fully charged the phone and let it sit, untouched and inactive. When we came back 22 hours later it was dead as a doornail. The email app is not set up, there were no missed events in that time and the reception is above average. We’ve seen many users complaining of terrible battery life and would have to agree with their assessment.
Conclusion:
The Renegade is one tough phone. It is designed to withstand just about anything you throw at it, and we threw a lot at it. It’s not a small phone, but by iDEN standards it’s downright tiny. It has a wonderful in-hand feel and the grippy soft-touch coating is very reassuring. As far as features go the Renegade has just about anything you want, making it a true feature phone for the QChat lineup. Unfortunately the battery life is downright miserable, and Motorola needs to get a software update out immediately to address this. Then again, just about every CDMA Motorola we’ve seen in the past few years has been plagued by this, so perhaps we shouldn’t expect any less. If you need a rugged PTT phone and want all the modern conveniences the Renegade delivers, just make sure you have plenty chargers on hand.
The battery life is rated at four hours of talk time, and we were able to come within a few minutes of it. Standby, however, was a different story. Motorola doesn’t list a standby time, but perhaps it’s because they are embarrassed. We fully charged the phone and let it sit, untouched and inactive. When we came back 22 hours later it was dead as a doornail. The email app is not set up, there were no missed events in that time and the reception is above average. We’ve seen many users complaining of terrible battery life and would have to agree with their assessment.
Conclusion:
The Renegade is one tough phone. It is designed to withstand just about anything you throw at it, and we threw a lot at it. It’s not a small phone, but by iDEN standards it’s downright tiny. It has a wonderful in-hand feel and the grippy soft-touch coating is very reassuring. As far as features go the Renegade has just about anything you want, making it a true feature phone for the QChat lineup. Unfortunately the battery life is downright miserable, and Motorola needs to get a software update out immediately to address this. Then again, just about every CDMA Motorola we’ve seen in the past few years has been plagued by this, so perhaps we shouldn’t expect any less. If you need a rugged PTT phone and want all the modern conveniences the Renegade delivers, just make sure you have plenty chargers on hand.
Pros
- Rugged, rugged, rugged
- Design pleases both the eye and hand
- Only QChat phone to support Sprint TV, Radio and Music Store
Cons
- Awful battery life
PA rating 
- Good
- out of 10
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