Nokia 7705 Twist Phone, Black (Verizon Wireless)

Offering a unique swivel design, the Nokia 7705 Twist mobile phone for Verizon Wireless showcases a large screen and smooth buttons with tactile feedback. Anchored by a Contact Light ring in the lower right corner--which also lights up when incoming calls are received--the phone swivels open with a snapping click to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. The Nokia 7705 Twist is compatible with the V Cast Music with Rhapsody service, which enables you to purchase songs through your phone and download them via the fast Verizon Wireless 3G EV-DO data network, and the V CAST Video on Demand service that enables you to watch full-length TV shows plus news, sports, weather, and live entertainment video clips. You'll also stay on course thanks to the VZ Navigator GPS turn-by-turn direction service. And with the optional Visual Voice Mail service, you'll be able to quickly and easily scroll through your messages and pick the ones you want to listen to. See more details on optional Verizon Wireless services below. The 7705 Twist also features a customizable Habitat mode that activates a unique interface for visualizing your social circle with fun avatars and allows you to easily organize your calls and messaging history. You can even change the back cover to suit your style. Other features include a 3-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth for hands-free devices, stereo music streaming and tethering a PC, microSD memory expansion (to 16 GB), multi-format digital audio player, access to personal and corporate e-mail, and up to 4.5 hours of talk time.

Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
i got this phone hoping the nokia brand would give me better reception in the office: it's mildly better than the last verizon phone i had. i was disappointed: compared to my last 3 nokia phones, the sound quality on this phone lacks. the keyboard is great: rarely hit the wrong key. the twist feature is awesome, auto-locks the phone when you close it, and displays your choice of screen saver, with option to unlock and view messages, ignore or silence (but not answer) incoming calls without opening the phone.also disappointing was the lack of memory allocation control. you have a limited amount of text memory, with no option to copy texts to micro-sd. music player and speaker were FABULOUS but speaker quit the first time i dropped the phone, with a hard case on. i've dropped other nokias tons of times (in water too) without a case and they remained undamaged. the software is ok at best, not very intuitive at all (symbian was very intuitive, even more than the iphone software, in my opinion). you definitely have to hunt through some menus to change options outside the norm (eg, ringtone, etc), and the graphical interface is klunky, especially when it comes to texting, which is a shame given how amazing the keyboard is.all in all, if i were a teenager and didn't require much from my phone, i would be very happy with this one: it's cute, small, unique, has avatars, adequate ring tones, great screen and keyboard, easy to text on.