Thread: Helio Drift-Review

The Drift is Helio’s newest phone. It has similar features to the Hero and Kick flip plus it throws in stereo Bluetooth support so you can use it with Bluetooth headsets and headphones. While the drift isn’t a flimsy phone, it doesn’t have that ‘dense plastic feel’ with the intention of other Samsung phones have. Still, despite this and despite the fact that it’s a sliding phone, the Drift passes my squeeze test with flying colors. Some of this is due to the fact that the Drift’s battery cover is built into the battery .Size-wise the Drift is a lot smaller than the Hero. .While the keys are a good size and easy to find the placement of, the back button is awful. Whenever you press down on a button there’s a very good chance that you’ll also get the back button. It’s truly maddening .There are a bunch of buttons on the side but there are also a lot of slot covers which makes things a bit confusing. On the left you have a volume, play/pause, voice and a memory card slot cover. On the right you have a headset jack, charging port and camera button. The display is nice, big and easy to look at. The battery release button is on the bottom. U can find far too easy to accidentally pop the battery off if you close it by holding the phone with your thumb on the bottom and your middle finger on the top.

Ratings (out of 5)
Build Quality: 3.5
Battery Life: 3
Phone Related Features: 3.5
Ease of Use: 3
RF Performance: 3.5
Degree of Customizability: 3
Overall (not an average): 3

May i know some more good features of that mobile?

The Helio Drift is a compact and lightweight slider handset with a comfortable grip and a stylish user interface. It features a 2-megapixel camera, a microSD card slot, a media player for music and video, EV-DO support, and GPS capabilities. The Drift also comes with cool Web features like MySpace Mobile integration, Google Maps for Mobile, and Buddy Beacon, a friend-location service.