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Manufacturer: Motorola Part number: MOTI686KIT
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- Bottom Line:
- The Motorola Brute i686 can take a longer dunk in water, but is otherwise identical to the Brute i680. It's not the prettiest phone on the block, but it's incredibly durable with great call quality to boot.
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CNET editors' review
Motorola Brute i686 - graphite (Sprint Nextel) price range: $139.99 - $149.95
- Reviewed by: Nicole Lee
- Reviewed on: 02/24/2011
The good: The Motorola Brute i686 has a very rugged and durable design, plus a decent feature set that includes push-to-talk, GPS, and a 2-megapixel camera. Call quality is very impressive.
The bad: The Motorola Brute i686 is only very slightly different from its predecessor, the Brute i680. There's no external camera shutter button, photo quality is average at best, and we wish there were a 3.5mm headset jack.
The bottom line: The Motorola Brute i686 can take a longer dunk in water, but is otherwise identical to the Brute i680. It's not the prettiest phone on the block, but it's incredibly durable with great call quality to boot.
User reviews
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Read the i680 reviews. Similar phone.
by dmbleess on June 2, 2011
Pros: Has the same initial quality and look of the i680. The CNET editors were fooled by the i680.
Cons: This phone looks like the i680 and very likely suffers the same hinge design flaw.
Summary: Get a warranty rider in writing for the hinge.
If you want a look into your future, read up on the hinge problems of the i680. Run a google search ...Summary: Get a warranty rider in writing for the hinge.
If you want a look into your future, read up on the hinge problems of the i680. Run a google search on "i680 hinge bulletin" and read the motorola service links. If you still want to buy this phone, get a guarantee in writing that this phone has a new design hinge that will not fail for the duration of your contract on pain of free replacement each time it happens. I bet they'll find you a different model by the second phone.
The armor is made of weak material that makes it look like the phone is abused more than it is. You can rub across a sharp table corner in an industrial environment and take a chunk out of it. That will probably be used to "prove abuse" and deny warranty.
Have 8 in our "fleet", the 4 most used phones all have the RH hinge broken by the first anniversary. Local Nextel store claimed it was abuse and not warranty after the first one (at about 6months). Three more have broken in the last two months.
I am about to ship them all off to our national provider for replacement.
Just before or just as the hinge breaks, the hold-open spring fails as well. Have you ever tried to talk on a flip phone while having to brace open the top so it doesn't flop shut and hang up your call?
I am convinced that the other 4 i680's we have will fail eventually if we don't replace them first.
STAR TAC mechanical quality is long gone. I think the i686 is the same phone with minor waterproofing tweaks. I suspect the hinge is the same and the model number change was to help hide from the steadily accumulating bad reviews.2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Terrible phone, Don't waste your money.
by RedT99 on December 8, 2011
Pros: Durable and sealed well, Nextel piece is the only part of this phone that seems to work.
Cons: hard to hear, drops calls antenna seems to turn off all on it own for no apparent reason. No antenna so reception is shoddy. one of my employees dropped this "rugged" phone the first wee he had it and the display broke.
Summary: We have over 50 of these phone in our company and I had to send back and replace 75% of them already. Batteries don't charge all the way. They ...
Summary: We have over 50 of these phone in our company and I had to send back and replace 75% of them already. Batteries don't charge all the way. They Turn off and don't turn back on till you remove the battery and re-insert it. So if you are looking for an expensive radio it may be a good choice, Otherwise I wish we could go back to the i386's but we already recycled them :(.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Horrible waste of money/time
by RP_Coltrane on August 19, 2011
Pros: Really, not much. It works til it doesn't, and it doesn't way too quickly.
Cons: Fragile. Garbage hinge. I bought 70+ for our company and they keep coming back within a couple weeks with the flip partially or completely detached. Sure some of the guys beat up their phones, but not everyone. Even then, they should be able to withst
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First review, failed to see most of my rant wasn't included as I typed it in the wrong space. Anyway, it continued on:
Updated on Aug 19, 2011
...should ...Summary:
First review, failed to see most of my rant wasn't included as I typed it in the wrong space. Anyway, it continued on:
Updated on Aug 19, 2011
...should be able to withstand more abuse than an iPhone. Motorola and Sprint/Nextel should be ashamed. If you need a rugged work phone, I'd check out other carriers. Besides the junk phones they offer, Nextel isn't investing in the obsolete iDEN network, so that lousy coverage is only going to get worse til its cancelled completely in a few years. Anyway, I'm pretty p!ssed about the whole deal.1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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A great phone .." all bells and no whistles" ..
by badfrog01 on August 16, 2011
Pros: A solidly built phone that fits into your hand and has a great keypad that actually matches your fingers. Easy user interfece and easy to understand features. Excellent signal reception and crystal clear call quality.
Cons: If yah want cellphone whistle features .. buy a smartphone !
Summary: When I first picked up the phone, I thought "great ! .. it actually fits my hand and the tiny button are gone on the keypad". My first call was crystal clear ...
Summary: When I first picked up the phone, I thought "great ! .. it actually fits my hand and the tiny button are gone on the keypad". My first call was crystal clear and I live in the boonies. Strong reception, too .. now I get 3 bars instead of 1 bar from inside my house. Customizing the phone was a piece of cake .. just follow the menu and pick your choices
There is "nothing wrong with the hindge" .. it fits perfectly !
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Motorola
- Part number: MOTI686KIT
- Description: The Motorola Brute i686 is fully rugged, take no prisoners. Nextel direct connect handset that meets the government's military specification 810F for almost anything you may encounter. Not only can it withstand dust, shock, vibration, temperature extremes and solar radiation, it even takes on blowing rain, humidity, and salt fog! And don't forget about the features like a 2.0-megapixel camera, micro SD slot and Bluetooth.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Cellular phone
- Form Factor Folder (flip) - Yes
- Phone Design Folder type phone
- Resistance Splashproof,
Dustproof,
Weatherproof,
Shockproof - Integrated Components Two-way radio,
GPS receiver,
Digital camera,
Digital player - Width 2.9 in
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 3.5 in
- Weight 5.6 oz
- Body Color Graphite
Cellular
- Technology iDEN
- Band iDEN 800/900 (Dual Band)
- Service Provider Sprint Nextel
- Software Platforms Supported Java
Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services MMS,
SMS - WAP Protocol Supported WAP 2.0
- Messaging & Data Features Text messages,
Multimedia messages (MMS),
E-Mail,
WAP 2.0 Communications
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
- Bluetooth Profiles Serial Port Profile (SPP),
Object Push Profile (OPP),
File Transfer Profile (FTP),
Basic Printing Profile (BPP),
Generic Access Profile (GAP),
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP),
Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP),
General Audio/Video Distribution Profile (GAVDP) - Communication Features Internet browser,
Mobile Email client Phone Features
- Phone Functions Call timer,
Conference call,
Speakerphone,
Voice dialing,
Vibrating alert - Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Additional Features E-911 compliant,
Push-to-talk mode Organizer
- Personal Information Management Calculator,
Alarm clock - Phone Book Entries Qty 600
Media Player
- Supported Digital Audio Standards Real Audio,
AAC +,
WAV,
MP3,
WMA,
MIDI,
AAC,
AMR - Supported Digital Video Standards H.263,
H.264
Memory
- User Memory 180 MB
- Supported Flash Memory Cards microSDHC - up to 8 GB
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 2 megapixels
- Digital Zoom 4
- Camera Light Source Flash
- Video Recorder Resolutions 176 x 144 (QCIF),
352 x 288 (CIF),
128 x 96 (Sub QCIF) - Features Video recording,
Geo-tagging Navigation System
- GPS Navigation GPS receiver
Display
- Type LCD display - Color
- Technology TFT
- Diagonal Size 2.2 in
- Display Resolution 176 x 220 pixels
- Color Depth 16-bit (65000 colors)
- Features Wallpaper,
Screensaver Connections
- Connector Type Micro-USB,
Headset jack - Sub-mini-phone 2.5 mm Battery
- Technology Lithium ion
- Capacity 1750 mAh
- Run Time Details Talk ( iDEN ) - up to 350 min,
Standby ( iDEN ) - up to 150 hour(s) Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards HAC(Hearing Aid Compatible),
MIL-STD 810G - Included Accessories Power adapter , Power adapter,
Holster
Accessories
Manufacturer info
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