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Kudos to Sharp for giving the Sharp FX Plus a visual and OS refresh. Android 2.2 Froyo isn't the most current of Google's mobile operating systems, but AT&T, Wal-Mart, and Sharp all know that smartphones, especially Android ones, have a certain reliability and market allure. It has going for it a compact keyboard, an Android OS, a pleasing body, and an affordable price. Unfortunately, there's also a check list of features where the device falls a little short--the camera for one, performance speed for another, and battery life for a third. Don't get us wrong--this isn't among the phones you'd best avoid, but it is an entry-level phone best-suited to first-time smartphone owners who aren't particularly looking for anything fancy.

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Oh my goodness...this phone does not work after having it for only 6 months. Verizon's system does not interface with this phone. There's no place to put a memory card so everything is stored directly on the phone. You have no idea how difficult it is to get it out! I just called Sharp's customer service line and even though they have a real person there to answer the phone, apparently this device doesn't qualify as one of the products they will answer questions about at 7:30 pm pacific time. Holy moly! I have never heard of anything so stupid in my entire life!!!!! I will never ever get this phone or any other product from Sharp if I can absolutely avoid it.

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Though the Sharp FX Plus, certainly looks like T-Mobile's classy smartphone, it’s a less ambitious device. Available exclusively through Walmart, the FX Plus is a good choice for AT&T texters looking to save a few bucks, and it’s the best keyboarded Android phone available on AT&T, so it makes the cut for our list of The Best Phones on AT&T. Just keep in mind that it isn't a do-everything, high-end super-smartphone.

Read original review at PC Magazine.

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