Microsoft Kin ONEm

  • Released 2010, November
    110.6, 18.5mm thickness
    Feature phone
    4GB 256MB RAM storage, no card slot
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  • 2.6"
    320x240 pixels
  • 5MP
    480p
  • 256MB RAM
    Nvidia Tegra
  • 1240mAh
    Li-Ion

Microsoft Kin ONEm - Specs

Network Technology CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch Announced 2010, November. Released 2010, November
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 84.1 x 67.6 x 18.5 mm (3.31 x 2.66 x 0.73 in)
Weight 110.6 (3.88 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 2.6 inches, 20.9 cm2 (~36.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~154 ppi density)
 
Platform Chipset Nvidia Tegra
CPU 600MHz ARM 11
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 4GB 256MB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features Dual-LED flash
Video 480p@30fps
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
 MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
Facebook and Twitter integration
YouTube client
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1240 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 210 h
Talk time Up to 5 h 40 min
Misc Colors Black
SAR 1.38 W/kg (head)     0.49 W/kg (body)    
Price About 90 EUR

Microsoft Kin ONEm - User Reviews

  • Hello , I heard about your problem ! It recently happened to me , according to GSM arena , this phone is launched in 2010 , so we know it is most likely to disconnect , right ? I have went to the Microsoft store and they suggested that it was too old to manage everything and told me I should get another even though that is not my main phone that I use in my daily life . So like someone said , there is nothing you can do I guess .

  • looks like a tamagochi

  • The 240p screen...it's so 2010!!!

  • nothing life to do anything

  • Nothing can do

  • In fact I like this kinda cute cell too...

  • too small for update

  • I like small phone so I like this phone but the status of this phone showing disconnected...so please suggest me what should I do..?

  • sooooooooo nyc

  • The phone was good for the first few months then it started turning off randomly. Now, maybe a year or half of one later, the text messages are messed up. It basically decides when it wants to do something and when it doesn't. Glad it is no longer made.

  • I had the same problems you were describing almost exactly . Right now I use my iPod touch without a phone and am waiting until July to get a new phone rather than use that piece of shit.

  • I personally have the KIN TWO but i really wish i would have got the KIN TWOm. The regular Kin Two lacks simple apps such as calenders, calculators, ect. I hear the Kin TwoM is waaay better though. My brother has the Kin OneM and is very pleased with it. It has everything he wants. Make sure to get the M though. Also, if you want to get this phone without having to get a contract you can get it off of Amazon no contract added. (29.99 used phone) or (49.99 new phone) This phone is a must buy!!!(:

  • You need to add it yourself... you go on browser then go to face book then you add it as a favorite and it should pop up as an app at the bottom of your other ones

  • instead of pressing the back button you can press the home button or the clear button and it should work so you dont have to start it up again(:

  • I am using mine right now to answer this! I love this phone i originally had the kin two instead of the kin two m so MAKE SURE you get either the kin one or two m!! if you dont get the m the kin phones suck i learned that the hard way! Also i bought mine from amazon(: 29.99 for a used one and 49.99 for a new one

  • yeah this phone dose suck but it better then nothing the only problem ive been having is it says i have vocie mail when i dont i took out the battery for an hour i put it back in and it still said i had a voice message so i cheacked and i didnt have a voice message so dose anyone have an idea how to fix this head ache without getting a new phone had this phone since october 1st of 2011 but other than that i had no problems with it

  • Where did you get your kin onem?

  • This is the worse phone EVER. I have had it since October of 2011 and it constantly turns off. When i turn it off it won't turn back on. The Camera takes random screen shots.My Battery doesn't even last me the whole day. I am glad this phone is discontinued. I am truely disappointed in Windows for making such a horrid phone. Now granite, there are some good features such as: The qwerty keyboard, the small size, and the talking bubbles. But other than that i dislike this phone.

  • It is a good phone. I have had it for maybe 8 months and just today i had my first large problem.f The "back" button wont work so to get to another page i have to restart the phone... I am really upset because i was starting to like this phone a lot. I love the keyboard but its laggy. Calling is great. But there is no speed dial. And I got a lot of compliments on it

  • This phone can be extremely annoying sometimes, but overall I'd say it's a good phone. The touch screen is great, the qwerty keyboard is a little hard to press so you can't text that fast on it. It doesn't have a notepad, and it doesn't have an option to call home/work numbers? I had to make a new contact for my house.. I get many compliments on it though. I'd go with the Kin TWOm instead.

  • it is the WORST phone anyone has ever invented, no wonder it went off the market.it freezes ocasionally and i have to take the batterie out, when you listen to the radio and turn the screen light of and you try to turn it back on it turns off the phone completely.if it gets to hot it will shut off. sometimes when you put your phone on viberate and you get a text message it will continue viberating for several minuets to where you have to AGAIN take the batterie out.... i would not suggest this phone . i to picked it just for the size and last but not least if you send long text your fingers are likely to hurt because the keyboard is SO small.

  • 1.)Calendar appointment alerts either do not trigger at the set time -or at all. This has resulted in lost wages, missed doctors' appointments, and other more serious situations. 2.)Phone calls will not connect, no ringing or call alert, and the voice-mail indicator will not indicate a new message for a substantial duration of time (one particular voice-mail was not announced until two days later). 3.)When attaching the charging cord, the phone has a high chance of locking up entirely. There is nothing visibly wrong until I try to utilize the phone, whereupon it refuses to even turn the screen on/off (depending on what mode it was in when I plug in the power). This can only be fixed by removing and replacing the battery. Obviously, I need not point out why not having my wake-up alarm function is very, very bad. 4.)Backing out of applications sometimes locks up the phone entirely. 5.)Text messages sometimes take hours to send/receive. 6.)Camera button is finicky and sometimes must be depressed six or seven times before the photo capture application starts. 7.)The sound volume -even at the highest setting- is still far too low to be heard outside of a pants pocket without distinctly ideal conditions. 8.)The ringtones (that is to say, the ONLY ringtones -since you cannot download or otherwise add additional ringtones by any means) are merely minor alterations of the same soundbyte, making them incredibly hard to establish from one another... if you can even hear them. 9.)Unable to download my prior (or upload my current) phone contacts list. 10.)There is no functioning software to link (via supplied USB cable) my phone to my PC for transferring contacts, appointments, media, or any other data. 11.)In �sleep� mode, the volume buttons are still active. While in my pocket, the phone can (and is) easily rendered silent, and there is no means by which to circumvent this without physically altering the device... not good.

  • I just received mine yesterday. And it doesn't have youtube or facebook or twitter on it...

  • This phone is nice and easy to use but it sucks. I'm on my third one in less than a year because they keep having mechanical problems like power cycling and the buttons not working. I love it because of the look and size but other than that it is terrible.

  • You can actually order a phone offline & go on the verizon website and switch the phones out, without signing another contract. Yes it is free.

  • The phone is a full qwerty which is good for texting. Calling works fine and you can access facebook through the browser. You don't need a data plan and you can connect to a wi-fi spot in your home or where ever you can find it. However, Verizon no longer offers the phone to buy online so if you want it you'll have to buy it off of ebay.

  • yes you can use wifi at home and other places without data pak

  • this fone is so dumb they dnt tell u every thing when u go to by it... u cant put musice up there and if u do it cost u cant put a card in it and i wish i could get my money back i hate diz fone and i am ready for one year to be up so i can get me another fone they need to do rebates on diz fone ughh i hate it

  • really, got mine for free, just to start a plan its only 19.99 unless thats alot of money to you i recomend it, easy to use, user friendly, i breack phones on a daily cant afford 300 dollar phones so i got this, does everything i need it to, talk text suf the web, i dont see whats so bad about it to be honest

  • this phone sucks when i tried to switch phone numbers it would not let me and now i have to have the phone flash what ever that means. I tell anyone not to by this phone

  • Have the phone about a year and here is what I experienced. The software freezes occassionally. Twice the e-mail app ceased to work. Once the messaging app ceased to work. Only after fully resetting the phone does it work again. A pain because I had to re-enter my entire contact list. The lack of an external memory slot is a negative. The good - when it is working smoothly the phone is great for messaging, calls are clear, Zune is great, and the browser works satisfactory for what it is. Yes, it works with WiFi only but it works for me. Browser is slow and clunky, but it is better than nothing. It will not replace a smart phone by any stretch and I am fine with that. Overall I give this a 7 out of 10 as a feature phone. The software glitches are the only major issues. Overall this is the best feature phone at Verizon.

  • I am 38 years old and have just recently bought this phone. I am only interested in facebook, talk and texting. I wanted it because its small and it looks cool. Is it true I wont need a data plan and can just use my wifi at home or where it is available to get on the internet?

  • Ok, I've been thinking about getting this phone but I've had some people tell me it's a bad phone and it freezes and messes up a lot. But on the other hand I've heard some people say it's a good phone and I've seen some of yall's reviews saying so too. I need help is it a good phone to get or not?

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  • This phone is great. I haven't had many problems. But it will occasionally freeze and you will have to take the battery out. This phone is easy to use. You don't have to go everywhere to find something, it's all right there on the homepage. I recommend this phone if it is your first.

  • its only 20$ on verizon shutup

  • this is a real hand set i dont belive this,the hand set is lunch in market

  • its very costly and it has nothing but it has a high price. please, dont buy it.

  • i think this phone is a really good phone to have for people 12 to 17 years of age, it slides right in ur pocket, its a cute phone and it works really well with the qwerty keyboard and touch screen. it fits nicely into ur hand. i have done alot of researc on this phone and think it is a really good phone to have. it keeps u up to date on all ur texts and is a good social phone, i my opinian.

  • wow!!!!! this is like a egg............

  • If windows mobile have to be in market they should do something diff things but whats this internal memory but no card slot for expandable whats this no gprs and edge 3g speed 3.1mbps but nice operating system but i dont like this if it was gsm and if it was having above listed i would buy it not this dont by this anyone try to buy samsung ace pro nokia e7 is even good i have it nice mobile touch response is really good

  • At first I really liked the kin onem but i have had it for a week and it is forever freezing up or it goes crazy where it blinks from one screen to the next without me touching anything and I have to take the battery out and reboot which takes forever alot of times when im getting a call it wont let me answer the call my ring tone wont stop going its frustrating and now I just found out that I cant download ring tones unless its from verizon I have tried 22 different sites and it wont let me very very aggravated with this phone as well as verizon for not stating alot of things you does not have. And I hate the fact that you have to have the ear phones in to listen to anything the radio or even websites like youtube waste of money in my opinion

  • wow the pancake phone!!!

  • an adorable phone but the screen keeps freezing on me and iv only had it one day. other than that a very good (and cute) phone. :)

  • strange allien phone....

  • I actualy love this phone! I think it is so great for middle schoolers and teen agers because first it fits right into the palm of your hand. Second It is a phone that will provide a lot of comunication between you and your friends! Third parents will love buying this for their children because there is no data plan for the kin onem! I think this phone is PERFECT and I HOPE to see it in stores more often!

  • Hey. the full retail price is $119.99 if you buy it from verizon. If you have a 2-year contract with verizon the phone is $19.99

  • can i plz know the price...can any one send me the price of this phone

  • nice phone n features as well as stylish look

  • Its not good looking compare to other handset

  • nice

  • Where could i buy one ??? i'm searching for a online store

  • It looks like egg inside yellow albumin!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • price high

  • cute...looks like a soap...

  • lol'''well said.

  • it looks like a bubble, jeez

  • good

  • what could be on the creator's mind? let alone the manufacturer

  • hmmm actually it looks good but may i have its price ?

  • So does it run Windows Phone 7?

  • this phone looks quit good to work with... i would recomend it to anybody because it "LOOKS" like a good phone to work with. not only coz it looks good maybe because i havent used it myself but i bet if i had to use it, id like it :)

  • this phone is not good. it messes up the messages and it wont let you receive them. every week i have a different problem with this phone and i DO NOT recommend it.

  • hey man!No memory card slot?

  • too bad the batteryis so weak

  • looking like some kind of game

  • its fine

  • its fine

  • this phone was nvr expensive (kin one) but the data plans needed were. originally the kin one was supposed to be released 18 months ago when the specs it had wud hv been rly good, but last minute there was an order to switch the os and base it off windows ce. 18 months later, the hype died down and the contracts for the phone were also changed. instead of being an expensive phone with a cheap data plan, it became the opposite, bcos by the time they released it, the specs became standard. it was $30/month just for the data. u then needed to add more to that for talk & text. predictably at this price point, it failed cos the ppl who wud pay that amount of money a month got more high end smartphones and this was targeted at teens (which i doubt wud spend over $70 a month). the data plan was expensive bcos the phone backed everything up so u cud almost always access the data on ur phone (from computers as well). gr8 idea if u lost ur phone. also it constantly updated facebook, myspace, twitter... etc. but, since it didnt sell well, it was removed. kin one and kin two were going to be the zune phones. now verizon brought this back either to clear unsold stock, or they wna try again. the reason it got cheaper is bcos a few features were removed and possibly there was unsold stock. if these r new production models, then the hardware also got cheaper since it didnt change for around 2yrs. the removed features involve reducing the amount of data the phone sends and receives. the new 1 doesnt need a data plan and its 1 of the best phones at verizon that doesnt need a data plan along with the kin twom. theres nothing wrong with the phones, they were just unpopular bcos of the following reasons: - poor advertising which did not highlight the unique features this phone had. - overpriced monthly plans (especially for target audience) - no apps/games (an appstore was not standard on phones 2yrs ago, when this phone was initially developed) - took too long to release pHone

  • y is this phone so cheap, is there any problem wit this phone??

  • It looks like a phone for girls.. :)

  • Specs wise it looks good, when it would be available in India?