O2 blueroom

Written by Laurence Borel

I am so in love with my ipod that I would not usually consider a music phone therefore I am the wrong target market for this phone – well that was until I was contacted to blog about it!

I have had the phone since last Saturday so I won’t be reviewing the music features yet as I haven’t had the chance to upload any songs on my Cocoon. My ideal music phone would be a music phone with at least 6GB capacity that would be as easy to use as an ipod as well as aesthetically pleasing!

I am into small phones and the Cocoon is slightly longer and thicker than my Samsung E900 but considering it is packed with exciting features, I am quite happy to compromise on size.

The Cocoon is a great looking phone – no doubt the designers at O2 put a lot of effort into it. My friends (male and female) all think that the phone is very eye-catching and different – probably because of the white outer shell and blue LED display. One of my friends actually compared the Cocoon to an ipod – that can’t be bad! The Cocoon is very easy to use and it only took me a couple of minutes to feel comfortable with the menu.

Overall I think this phone is fab but I’ll be talking about a couple of things that O2 could improve in the future:
• Being able to use the phone as an alarm clock is a fantastic idea, however the alarm clock needs to be every day and it would be better to have an option to pick weekdays etc (for e.g. Samsung phones)
• Is there overcharge protection for the battery when the Cocoon is in the nest? Is the battery not going to get damaged if I leave my Cocoon in its nest even if the battery does not need charging?
• The manual looks good but could have more instructions – the phone is very easy to use however I am still not quite sure what certain buttons are for – it would be nice to have more of a balance between the graphics and instructions

I’ll review the music player as soon as I manage to find enough time to upload the songs. I promise not to cheat and will leave my ipod at home!