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mobiledia‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Kin One does what it sets out to do -- make social networking simple and easily available. Every tweet, every Facebook status update, and every MySpace post instantly appears in an easy-to-manage thread on the phone's main menu screen thanks to Kin Loop.

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May 17, 2010

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brighthand‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Microsoft KIN ONESharp has delivered wonderful hardware to Microsoft at an affordable starting price, but the software and pricing plans hold the Kin One back. While it is just $50 to buy the device, it requires a 2-year service agreement with at least a $39.99 voice plan and $29.99 data plan. Text messaging plans could easily add $20 and a Zune Pass is another $14.99, leaving users paying almost $105 a month for the Kin One, before taxes and fees are factored in.

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Jun 02, 2010

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Phone Scoop‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The basic concept of a phone focused on social networking is not new, and has been done better by others (Motorola, Palm, HTC). The Kin Loop and Kin Spot are neat concepts, no doubt, but the execution falls far, far short of what others have been able to accomplish. The skin-deep nature of how social networking has been implemented on Kin is so painful, I can hardly imagine applying the term "social networking" to these devices.

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Published on:
May 05, 2010

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Macworld‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Kin One has a slick and intuitive user interface, but the hardware is middle-of-the-road and the phone can sometimes be sluggish. Additionally, advanced users might be disappointed with some limitations within the operating system.

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Published on:
May 04, 2010

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PC Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Microsoft Kin One could have been a cute messaging phone, but it's being sold as an under-powered smartphone.

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Published on:
May 05, 2010

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MobileBurn‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The KIN ONE is the most interesting feature phone to come down the pipe in a long time. It has a Windows Phone 7-like UI, a full Zune music player, and a solid browser - all in a tiny form factor.

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May 14, 2010

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Digital Trends‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Microsoft’s Kin OS make the specialized Kins seem kind of alien, and it’s an acquired taste. It would be foolhardy for us to express an opinion on the look and feel, since some people will cozy right up to its unusual social network approach. You won’t take to the Kins if you’re more verbal and want a multi-function device – in other words, neither is a Droid alternative. Between the two, the Kin OS is too big and too cluttered for the cute Kin One. Neither phone is helped by their slipperiness or their impossible to feel-by-touch external controls. But if texting and keeping up with your virtual friends is all you want from a mobile device, either Kin can cleverly keep you connected.

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Published on:
May 10, 2010

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LAPTOP Magazine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The more affordable of Microsoft’s two social networking phones offers a unique design but very limited functionality.

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Jun 03, 2010

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CNET Reviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Kin One offers young people a different and fun social networking experience, but its lack of certain basic features and required monthly data plan will limit its appeal.

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May 04, 2010

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