AT&T FX

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

2

Pros:

Pleasantly retro styling. Includes broadcast mobile TV tuner. 3.5mm headphone jack.
Tons of multimedia features and services, a nice social networking app.
With a touch screen to complement its full QWERTY keyboard, the Sharp FX's design has a lot to offer texters. Multitasking is a perk, and we appreciate the social-networking shortcuts and carrier features like AT&T Navigator and AT&T Mobile TV.

Cons:

Poor reception. No voice dialing. Blurry, stubborn screen. Buggy camera. Bloatware-infested. A little heavy. Required $20-per-month messaging plan kills value.
Serviceable but uninspired phone UI, speakerphone has a noticeable buzz.

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Last revision on September 20, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Pleasantly retro styling. Includes broadcast mobile TV tuner. 3.5mm headphone jack
Tons of multimedia features and services, a nice social networking app
With a touch screen to complement its full QWERTY keyboard, the Sharp FX's design has a lot to offer texters. Multitasking is a perk, and we appreciate the social-networking shortcuts and carrier features like AT&T Navigator and AT&T Mobile TV

Reviewers Didn't Like

Poor reception. No voice dialing. Blurry, stubborn screen. Buggy camera. Bloatware-infested. A little heavy. Required $20-per-month messaging plan kills value
Serviceable but uninspired phone UI, speakerphone has a noticeable buzz
The Sharp FX's touch screen is laggy, and the cramped menus are frustrating. Also, the mediocre call quality cast a shadow on what would otherwise be a promising phone

Expert reviews and ratings

The Sharp FX is a midrange device costing $99.99 after rebates and offering decent phone quality and performance. The FX is said to be most suitable as a youth oriented device because of its innovative and unique design and classical keyboard...

By BrightHub on May 19, 2011

The Sharp FX is a somewhat unconventional slider phone with broadcast mobile TV, but its poor performance across the board means you should stay far away. Buy it...

By PC Mag on August 20, 2010

The Sharp FX is the perfect replacement for the QuickFire in both form factor and features. Though it’s not a smartphone, you do get a lot of features including a full compliment of AT&T’s MediaNet services and digital mobile TV, GPS with...

By MobileTechReview on August 08, 2010

The Sharp FX has plenty of multimedia features and additional services to occupy socialites and text-happy users, but mediocre call quality and some usability flaws keep it from fulfilling its complete...

By cnet on July 30, 2010

The QMD lineup at AT&T is a puzzling mix. They all have QWERTY keyboards, and some have touch screens as well. The FX falls into this latter category. I suppose the primary target for QMDs -- tweens and teens -- might like the SMS/MMS and IM...

By Phone Scoop on July 28, 2010

I am very impressed with the Sharp FX. My only complaint is its mediocre camera and slightly wobbly sliding mechanism. The wobble seems to be a problem with other units and not just mine, so this may be something to consider. Otherwise, despite it's...

By PhoneDog on January 01, 2006