Comments on: Motorola Triumph Review [Virgin Mobile]

By: I Love Rnb

I Love Rnb — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:50:00 +0000

So I can’t tether at all with this device??

By: guest

guest — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:35:00 +0000

Can you please learn how to spell before making comments. I had to slow my reading down just to understand what the hell you were saying.

By: Saharacousa

Saharacousa — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:26:00 +0000

i tried 5 diffrent Motorola triumph when using speaker then sound became horoble cause 2 speaker and mic in the middle and proble is when other person talking on speaker he or she can hear him/her self in the eco and your voice seems like you are talkinh from bottom of the well, no way to fix this problem, motorola befor be in a hurry not to lose a market didn’t test this piece of the art and all going back to motorola,that all

By: Fletcher S. Jensen

Fletcher S. Jensen — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:30:00 +0000

I have owned a lot of Android phones. The Triumph has a good screen, good build quality, good touch screen response, good processor, good reception, good voice quality, and good battery life. The camera is decent (5 MPixel) but lacks a dedicated camera button. The battery door is easy to open without being loose; however, you do need to remove the battery in order to change the MicroSD card. The phone uses soft buttons that light up in the dark (I prefer physical buttons, but fewer and fewer phones have them). It is refreshing and nice to see that the Triumph runs almost unmodified Android 2.2.2 (note that this is not the latest version, but it is compatible with most apps).

For comparison, the Galaxy S II (which I also have, for use in Europe) is slightly better in all of those areas, but at more than twice the price; I find that none of the Galaxy S II’s improvements
over the Triumph in these areas are practically important. The Triumph is an inexpensive and powerful workhorse, the Galaxy S II is a nice luxury.

Some other reviews have noted poor battery life, crashes, poor responsiveness; I have not observed any of those on my Triumph. With Android, it is easy to provoke such problems by installing badly
behaved applications; if you are having such problems, check which applications are using the CPU and battery (there are built-in tools under Settings for that) and uninstall them. The one software problem I have had is that Twitdroyd crashes on startup, but it does that on the LG Optimus as well. Reception is perhaps slightly worse than the LG Optimus (based on the number of bars), but I have had no problems with it.

Some words about the plan (as of August 2011): at the increased price of $35/month, Virgin Mobile’s service is still a good deal. There didn’t used to be alternatives, but now AT&T also offers a prepaid plan with $25 for 500M/30 days plus voice; Verizon’s prepaid plan on an Android phone will currently set you back $75/month at a minimum, and you end up using the truly awful Motorola Citrus. Coverage on VirginMobile is more limited than Verizon or AT&T, but it is still excellent in many parts of the US, including most urban areas I have been to. Unlike the Optimus, where the WiFi tethering setting was accessible using a standard third party widget, however, you can’t fool
the Triumph into WiFi tethering anymore.

In terms of apps, I like to use SlideIt as a keyboard (it’s similar to Swype), and there is a Virgin Mobile minutes checker in the market that keeps track of plan minutes.

Given its excellent price/performance ratio, I think the phone clearly deserves five stars.

Lastly, If you will buy this Triumph I suggest you have to check for best price before you decide at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B005DTSBEU?ie=UTF8&ref_=dp_olp_new&condition=new&ie=UTF8&tag=slashgear.com-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

By: dana theteacher

dana theteacher — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:58:00 +0000

The Moto T works well for some, in between for others, and just crappy for a few. I think that it should have come with Gingerbread and a larger battery – the battery is the most annoying thing about the phone – way shorter life than the LG Optimus V…..even with battery saving apps.

By: edgar arriaza

edgar arriaza — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:08:00 +0000

i plan to move to las vegas, i currently live in l.a. area, hows the
speed of the data and how about the signal drop from 3g to 1x?

By: hawaiiinsomniac

hawaiiinsomniac — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:06:00 +0000

Thanks for the review! I’ll definitely pick one up, they’re already selling for $275 on eBay. :D

By: Rowrowfighttheshowa

Rowrowfighttheshowa — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:31:00 +0000

Had my Triumph since July 19th (got it early at Best Buy) and I have yet to experience any of these issues. My GPS works fairly quickly (sure you wait like 30 seconds but to most people, they can wait that long before shitting their pants), the auto focus on the camera is fine, my signal is fine inside buildings, and my indication light works just fine.

Also, I downloaded JuiceDefender, Gingerbread Keyboard, and Task Killer, so I get battery life around 40+ hours when I disable data and only use the phone moderately (words with friends couple times a day, facebook couple times a day, few texts and calls) and have a better keyboard.

Couldn’t be happier with this phone.

By: Rowrowfighttheshowa

Rowrowfighttheshowa — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:31:00 +0000

Couldn’t be happier with this phone.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:40:00 +0000

It doesn’t matter that it only supports 1900MHz. Virgin operates off Sprint’s native network, which only utilizes their 1900MHz spectrum holdings. 850MHz only benefits for roaming purpose (off networks like Verizon) which you can’t do since you can’t roam on Sprint’s prepaid services (Virgin and Boost).

By: Cory (xguntherc)

Cory (xguntherc) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:48:00 +0000

What I meant was my HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mo seems to be a little faster at actually finding the signal and working, but GPS was functional and worked fine on the Triumph for ME.

By: Cory (xguntherc)

Cory (xguntherc) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:48:00 +0000

What I meant was my HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mo seems to be a little faster at actually finding the signal and working, but GPS was functional and worked fine on the Triumph for ME.

By: Rikki Davidson

Rikki Davidson — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:12:00 +0000

Could you elaborate on your experience with the GPS? I keep reading about all the issues people are having with slow/non-functioning GPS, and when you say it was “maybe slow but didn’t notice”…..well? It was either slow and you noticed, or it worked as it should and you didn’t notice. Thanks for your input!

By: Rikki Davidson

Rikki Davidson — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:12:00 +0000

By: Cory (xguntherc)

Cory (xguntherc) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:42:00 +0000

I made multiple calls and browsed the net both inside my house and on the go around Vegas and I had fine reception. The GPS was maybe a little slow but I didn’t really notice.

My indicator light never gave me issues either. Interesting info Dinkle

By: Tomas Ratkus

Tomas Ratkus — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:21:00 +0000

Junk. Owned it for about a week, this phone’s radio chip is only capable of 1900mhz band(optimus is 800-1900mhz capable), which means you’ll have trouble getting a decent signal while inside a building. GPS is virtually non-functioning. A very nice phone performance wise, I had to exchange it twice before I finally returned it. Optimus V is far superior in terms of build quality and radio chip. Those two things were a deal breaker for me.
Battery is surprisingly great. Been playing Inotia 3 for about 8 hours on a single charge.

By: Dinkle

Dinkle — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:32:00 +0000

No mentions of all the bugs being seen by early adopters?
Bad signal reception, very slow GPS, indication light that blinks when it feels like it and on and on.
Just one place to read up on them…
http://forums.androidcentral.com/motorola-triumph-virgin-mobile/

I have the OV on VM and was really looking forward to this phone, but with all the problems it has I won’t touch it.