Motorola i886

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

2
Bad:

2

Pros:

Built to military standards, Aboveaverage speaker, Android operating system, Excellent sound quality.
The Motorola i886 has an interface identical to that of Android, which makes navigation easy and intuitive. It has a rugged and durable design, a great keyboard, and a decent feature set that includes corporate e-mail support and Opera Mini. Call quali...
Rugged, Full keyboard, Popular operating system.

Cons:

Weak camera, Lacks WiFi capability, Slow datatransfer speed, Google apps and Android Market unavailable
Some people might be thrown off by the Android user interface because the i886 is actually not a smartphone. Photo quality is average at best, and the multimedia offerings are pretty basic.

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Last revision on November 21, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Built to military standards, Aboveaverage speaker, Android operating system, Excellent sound quality
The Motorola i886 has an interface identical to that of Android, which makes navigation easy and intuitive. It has a rugged and durable design, a great keyboard, and a decent feature set that includes corporate e-mail support and Opera Mini. Call quali
Rugged, Full keyboard, Popular operating system
Solid build quality. Excellent reception. Booming speakerphone. Powerful, easy-to-use, Android-based OS
Solid design, First sidesliding QWERTY for Nextel, Snappy UI with some customizable elements

Reviewers Didn't Like

Weak camera, Lacks WiFi capability, Slow datatransfer speed, Google apps and Android Market unavailable
Some people might be thrown off by the Android user interface because the i886 is actually not a smartphone. Photo quality is average at best, and the multimedia offerings are pretty basic
Buggy. Poor camera. No voice dialing over Bluetooth. Relatively short standby time
Keyboard is a bit stiff, Battery life could be better, No Google apps

Expert reviews and ratings

If you are in the market for a tough wee phone with good messaging and call performance, then the Motorola i886 could be for you. It is a solid device with a reasonably good set of features for the price bracket. It would be nice to have Wi-Fi...

By BrightHub on August 09, 2011

Today we’re taking a look at a newer Motorola to emerge from Nextel, and it’s looking pretty nice. It’s actually even nicer given that we’re not talking about a smartphone for once. What is this strange model that occupies our...

By MobileWhack on February 25, 2011

As long as you're not tricked into believing the Motorola i886 is an Android phone, it's actually a very functional Nextel messaging phone with Direct Connect and fantastic call...

By cnet on February 11, 2011

The push-to-talk Motorola i886 takes most of what makes Android phones great and packages it all in a rugged, easy-to-use messaging phone. Buy it...

By PC Mag on January 26, 2011

Call quality on the Motorola i886 was pretty good, especially for an iDEN device. Callers complained of a slight echo and hollowness and said voices didn’t quite sound natural, but they didn’t have any issues hearing us and rated us an 8/10....

By Phone Arena on January 18, 2011

The Motorola i886 is a unique phone, reviewers say. It's not a smartphone, yet it runs the Android operating system. And while it lacks the functionality of a smartphone, it boasts some unique features of its own. "No longer is Android confined to...

By ConsumerSearch on November 01, 2011

The Motorola i886 is an iDEN mobile phone that features a side slider design with a 2.2 inch color display and a QWERTY keyboard. This cell phone sports a 2 megapixel camera with video capture. The Motorola i886 also offers Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, Exchange...

By CellPhoneQuick on January 28, 2011