Telstra Smart-Touch

14 reviews

Dec, 2024

Positive
price (11)
screen (5)
text input (2)
battery (1)
usability (1)

Negative
performance (14)
reliability (5)
size (3)
durability (3)
camera (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 14 reviews of Telstra Smart-Touch. The average rating for this product is 2.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones for all reviews. People are impressed by the battery and usability. The text input and screen also get good opinions, whereas the camera and size get less positive comments.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Telstra Smart-Touch is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Ross Catanzariti (goodgearguide.com.au)

Telstra Smart-Touch 2 Android phone

Telstra's Smart-Touch is back for round two, but the user experience remains frustratingly sluggish

Extremely low price ; Android functions and features ; XT9 Trace text input

Slow and sluggish ; Terrible camera ; Issues with video playback

Telstra has obviously taken the criticism of its original Smart-Touch on board as the Smart-Touch 2 clearly aims to address most of its predecessors issues. However, the chief complaint about the first Smart-Touch hasn't been resolved on the...

Sep, 2012

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Expert review by : Ross Catanzariti (goodgearguide.com.au)

Telstra Smart-Touch 2 Android phone (preview)

Telstra's Smart-Touch 2 gets a bigger screen and a faster processor

Extremely low price ; Good sized 3.5in screen ; Flexibility of Android OS

Downgraded camera ; Exclusive to Telstra

The Telstra Smart-Touch 2 appears to have addressed most of its predecessors issues, offering a larger screen and a faster processor. The Smart-Touch 2 also retains a low $99 asking price.

Aug, 2012

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Expert review by : Ross Catanzariti (goodgearguide.com.au)

Telstra Smart-Touch Android phone

Telstra Smart-Touch review: Telstra's Smart-Touch may be the first Android phone to break the $100 price barrier, but its poor quality display makes for a mediocre user experience

Low price ; Impressive functions and features of Android ; Access to Android Market

Small, low quality touchscreen ; Sluggish performance ; Mediocre build quality

Telstra's Smart-Touch may break the $100 price barrier, but it offers a mediocre user experience doing so. However, the Smart-Touch remains a good choice as an alternative to non-smartphones.

Apr, 2011

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Expert review by : Ross Catanzariti (pcworld.idg.com.au)

Telstra Smart-Touch 2 Android phone

Telstra's Smart-Touch is back for round two, but the user experience remains frustratingly sluggish

Extremely low price ; Android functions and features ; XT9 Trace text input

Slow and sluggish ; Terrible camera ; Issues with video playback

Sep, 2012

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Expert review by : Ross Catanzariti (pcworld.idg.com.au)

Telstra Smart-Touch Android phone

Telstra Smart-Touch review: Telstra's Smart-Touch may be the first Android phone to break the $100 price barrier, but its poor quality display makes for a mediocre user experience

Low price ; Impressive functions and features of Android ; Access to Android Market

Small, low quality touchscreen ; Sluggish performance ; Mediocre build quality

Apr, 2011

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Expert review by : Alex Kidman (cnet.com.au)

Telstra Smart-Touch

Telstra seems to think that the Smart-Touch is awesome. We beg to differ.

It's quite cheap

There are reasons why it's cheap. Many, many reasons

In the prepaid arena, the gulf between the Smart-Touch and phones that only cost a small amount more is quite considerable, especially considering it's only an Android 2.1 phone. You're likely to quickly outstrip the purchase price in ongoing prepaid...

May, 2011

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Expert review by : Ross Catanzariti (goodgearguide_com_au)

Telstra Smart-Touch Android phone

Telstra Smart-Touch review: Telstra's Smart-Touch may be the first Android phone to break the $100 price barrier, but its poor quality display makes for a mediocre user experience

Low price ; Impressive functions and features of Android ; Access to Android Market

Small, low quality touchscreen ; Sluggish performance ; Mediocre build quality

Telstra's Smart-Touch may break the $100 price barrier, but it offers a mediocre user experience doing so. However, the Smart-Touch remains a good choice as an alternative to non-smartphones.

Apr, 2011

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Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

Still a good phone!

The Telstra smart touch still a good phone that i still use today with care. Still love the original longer battery life of this phone which is a bonus unlike the Samsung S3. The functionality of this phone is still quite good considering the apps like...

Apr, 2015

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Great but has one issue

Great phone even for its stats and price with good battery life and performance, not as good camera but thats ok. I do say it does have a issues with wifi tho as it will connect but after a while it will turn off the wifi and glitch and not turn it...

Good performance for its price $99 and what you get and from the phone

Problems with the wifi

Jun, 2014

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Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

this is perfect!

I prefer this phone it's easy to use all touch phones should have some physical keys like this one which doesn't get in the way or interfere when texting, browsing or playing the games. I haven't had any problems with this phone. I love it and I...

inexpensive and reliable

Oct, 2013

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