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Microsoft came out with Windows Mobile Phone 7 Series in late 2009, and here are the so called “Pink” phones. They are the Kin One and Kin Two for Verizon Wireless. We managed to get our hands on the Kin Two, but the Kin One looks like the Palm Pre but a little squeezed together. But we like the form factor of the Kin Two more then the form factor of the Kin One.
Hardware
The hardware of this device isn’t absolutely impressive over other smart phones on Verizon’s network. But for the price and the form factor, this is pretty good.
It’s small, easy to hold, and the keyboard is pretty nice, no virtual keyboard, just the slide out horizontal physical keyboard.
The screen is 3.4″, capacitive, and supports multi-touch. ( Applause )
The screen is a good size, .1″ smaller than the iPhone, but not noticeable.
Software
The Kin OS is new, fresh, and runs better than any Win Mo device 6.5 or back.. Yes their is the Windows lag, but over the other windows OS phones, this one throws sand in the faces of the other Windows Phone..
I never had a big lag on this device.
The Kin OS is pretty cool overall. It merges all of you social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, etc. All on one page. Easy and simple.
But no app store! NO APPS 
This is where I am really disappointed by Microsoft. No apps, games, or cool programs.. This thing doesn’t even have a calendar! But Microsoft said that they merge Windows Mobile 7 Series with Kin and add the App store to the device. This can go both ways so don’t quote me on that.
The browser on this phone is plain.. But has no YouTube support. I have tried everything, but I never got a single YouTube video to play on this device. This is a really big CON for me because I am a big YouTuber, I watch videos, I comment, thumbs up, and interact with the community, and with no support as what I can see, THIS THING IS BELOW PAR ON THE BROWSER!
Final Verdict
OK so I will stop ranting about this device, let’s get a overall verdict about this Kin Two.
I like the UI, its easy to use, and pretty cool, and has some neat features included.
But with a lack of a App store, calendar, and a below par browser. This phone has a lot of room for improvement. But being this is the first line of devices, I can see newer models releasing.
I like the phone, but this is not a full SMART PHONE! It’s a ” SMART FEATURE PHONE “
It has smart phone features, but also does things like a feature phone.
So my recommendations are if you are looking for a fun phone for social networking with all your sites, then you have a winner.
But if you want a smart phone, go ahead buy something else, because you will be paying the same amount of money per month, since this thing runs you 30 a month, so I say spend a little extra, and then pay the same as you would pay for this per month.
Thank you guys for reading this review on the Microsoft Kin Two. I will see you guys in the next post!
