Microsoft Kin TWOm

  • Released 2010, November
    133g, 16.3mm thickness
    Feature phone
    8GB storage, no card slot
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  • 3.4"
    320x480 pixels
  • 8MP
    720p
  • 256MB RAM
    Nvidia Tegra
  • 1240mAh
    Li-Ion

Microsoft Kin TWOm - 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 111.3 x 59.9 x 16.3 mm (4.38 x 2.36 x 0.64 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 3.4 inches, 34.4 cm2 (~51.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~170 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 8GB 256MB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
GPS No
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 No
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 SNS integration
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by Up to 232 h
Talk time Up to 6 h
Misc Colors Black
SAR 1.29 W/kg (head)     0.76 W/kg (body)    
Price About 160 EUR

Microsoft Kin TWOm - User Reviews

  • It is. You're sure right!

  • uuuuuuugly

  • this the ugliest phone. no wonder they buy nokia. :D

  • This is the worst phone ever. Always shuts off. Terrible camera. Bad battery. Slow Internet. No games. After a few months of having it, it didn't let me text or call anyone and it kicked me out of all the apps. NEVER get this phone. It's awful!

  • Hello Microsoft please re launch Kin with new name "micro8" with OS 8 for give a biggest sock your competitors

  • Games, no. Didnt you read the description? You want the Kin ONE for those. Sheesh.

  • Well its a good phone great camera but can u download games on the phone

  • have to agree with you , this phone is horrible, after having it 20 days it kept shutting off you could not do anyting with it called my carrier and they would not help at all, i was beyond the satisfaction period, i finally went and found a friend with a flip phone and programmed that, I would not recommend it to anyone

  • "can i buy it unlocked for GSM network in INDIA" himas, it clearly says its not a GSM phone, it will only work on CDMA 800/1900 and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO so wouldn't work in INDIA or any other country. Please read the description at the top where it says "This is not a GSM device, it will not work on any GSM network worldwide"

  • I love this phone was an excellent phone i don't understand why they shot down the phone Microsoft shouldn't do that to this great phone i feel sad but i just buy one on amazon and im using this phone because i love it and e been is not working with Kin service any more but work perfectly.

  • can i buy it unlocked for GSM network in INDIA

  • thats wat she said

  • Wow itz very fine

  • this phone is HORRRRRIIIBBLLEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!turns offf all the time.has no features.home button doesnt work.touch screen is behind about a whole second.cant send video.doesnt say message time.cant forward messages.ETC,.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I hope this phone is no longer being sold. It's a huge joke. My first Kin TwoM died on vacation from more than normal humidity. When I was gettting a replacement, a Verizon worker flat out told me it was the worst phone ever sold. I was sent the wrong replacement. A month later I got my third phone hoping it would work better. Hunk. of. junk. Same problem as the others- constantly shuts off for no reason. And I mean constantly. Like, at least five times daily constantly. If you like a barely functioning piece of plastic, this is the phone for you! I hate Verizon for selling this phone. They also lost my original, claiming I never sent it back (FALSE) and charged me hundreds.

  • Mine had the same problem I ended up using my lg wire to charge and it ended up working. The lg wire is has a think end to it so it doesnt move around much it sticks in there.

  • Okay so this phone SUCKS! honestly I wanna chuck it in a river cause I can't stand. It anymore and now it doesn't charge like ummm... Never had this problem before and it's obviously the phone that doesn't want to charge I've tried several different chargers and not one works unless you hold it in a completely weird way. My phone always shuts off and I think it's so stupid I doesn't have a memorie card spot. I'm upset with this phone please don't get it. It's terrible

  • Phone is decent. Does well as a feature (not-smart) phone. Good for people who like to text a lot (threaded sms, qwerty, etc.) The internet browser is alright, has wifi, no tabs though. Camera has high resolution but poor lighting and focus.

  • i have this phone. i love it. it has everything you would ever need on a feature phone. the price is also cheap. i highly reccomended it.

  • The "m" version has dropped the social network services (SNS) application. It also does not contain an MS Office or PDF viewer application. This phone does not allow downloadable applications either.

  • mine ALWAYS shuts off and the camera is all screwed up

  • i buy this phone

  • That is more than enough to run what you need. BTW, only top of the line phones (this is may when I write this) have processors of at least 1 GHZ

  • iokast you dont know how to use pc then you dont allways get blue screen you must be a granny smth user then lol

  • @jsandy just google windows phone 7!

  • microsoft failures now available on cell phones. I would love to see the blue screen of death in a cell phone.it would be hilarious....

  • I have this phone and love it. There are a few missing features like message forwarding and IM, but it's still Verizon's best feature phone. I was just searching Google and found this site, and it confused because it was on here. The KIN is a CDMA phone, not GSM.... hmm....

  • Is that a 600MHz enough for running applications?Microsoft should offer a 1GHz one.

  • is this wp7?

  • awesome phone love it great battery life sweet camera great wifi awesome keyboard buy it you will not regret it

  • You are wrong sir. The screen is just the right size unless you like having a brick in your pocket. The redone TWOm is the perfect phone for someone who wants a lot of bang for the buck. The wifi without a data package is the best! I am in fact typing this reply on my Kin.

  • This phone is incredible! I have had it for 2 months now and it continues to impress me. It only cost me 49.99 with a new agreement. I love how i can browse the web in full HTML using Wifi. I actually called verizon and had them block all data so I pay nothing for it! This is the most advanced and handy phone you can get without a required data plan. In fact, I'm typing this review on my Kin right now.

  • How can u talk about a hight price??? It's a cheap smartphone and if only it supports GSM I would've bought it.

  • Microsoft got this one wrong. The screen is too small. the specs dont match up and although i havnt checked i bet the price is high too. Quite surprised. Also the design doesnt impress. really expected something better

  • this is the nice selfphone i like it but i dont have this phone because i dont have money please give me one phone my adresse rue de la paix paris n14 app 12 france

  • i have microsoft keyboard,mouse,webcam...they have excelent build quality:) unlike other products,they may be expensive but they are worth every cent

  • so if Microsoft's products are expensive what are Apple's?

  • 'cause Microsoft is SUCKS! WINDOWS and OFFICE is SUCKS! Microsoft products are very expensive, they like sucking bastard! but this phone is so good, I love it. hopefully the price is cheap and good quality. come on Microsoft, do not sell expensive products, you'll burn in hell

  • can update this mobile phone to froyo..?? :p

  • this phone look gr8! Why Microsoft Kin TWOm dont have GPRS,EDGE,GSM capability? Just CDMA??

  • I dont know why big & brand companies like microsoft can not shine in mobile market. As far as I know Sony,Apple, Samsung are the top companies. Please correct me if iam wrong?

  • Great apple is doing great with the Kin phones wander how symbian will do on the tegra platform:D:D:D wanna see more of this phone:D

  • IF you are not looking for a 4G phone this has everything you could want except for a micro slot. It has it all - read the specs. Nice and lite, great camera, keyboard, touchscreen and get this - CHEAP, not because it's chintzy but because of poor timing and marketing mistakes on the part of, guess who? - MICROSOFT. Yeah, us!

  • Specs souns Great but collaboration of Specs doesnt give interest to Music lovers!