The start screen, consisting of large, colourful and ‘live’ tiles is an attention grabber and once users get the hang of it, extremely satisfying and fun to use. No other smartphone interface jumps out and grabs your attention quite like Mango’s beautiful Metro does. With an iPhone, for example, you always know your single power button is on the top of the phone. Stacking all the buttons on one side of the phone doesn’t feel like a good decision. By touch, particularly in the dark, it is tricky to feel your way around this phone to find which way is up, or which button is which. They are all ever so slightly raised, with the power button beside the volume. One is your on-off/lock button, the other near the bottom of the unit is for the camera (but is customisable). There are three buttons down the right hand side of the phone (including the volume -/+). The charger/USB plug is also fiddly, requiring a bit of wiggle to get it charging. It feels extremely fragile and I see it breaking. ![]() Nokia’s beautiful design is let down a bit by a somewhat rudimentary flip top flap which accesses the USB cable/charger. View all newsletters Sign up to our newsletters Data, insights and analysis delivered to you By The Tech Monitor team Sign up here
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