Nextel i335... Long Live iDen !!!

Size comparison. Left to right, Moto K1m, Moto iDEN i335, Motorola ic902 PowerSource.From the other angle, left to right, Motorola ic902, Motorola i335, Motorola K1m KRZR
You can see the nice large keypad. It is rubber covered.
On the backside, the whole rubberized cover comes off in one piece. You can also see the PTT Push To Talk button as well as the volume up/down and the 2.5mm/Mini-USB headset jack covered by the plug cover.

The Nextel i335 iDEN phone is, well, old school. A small low resolution 130x130 screen with what appears 4096 colors. You can see the large pixels, and it is an odd resolution, so it appears many of the prompts and screens are missing the bottoms of the boxes and such.

Surprisingly, there are many pluses to this phone, which I was inclined to not like. Positives include:

* thin design (for a Nextel)
* rubber coating on back plate and button pad
* large dial buttons
* charges via mini-USB charger!!! :)
* internal antenna (first iDEN phone with internal antenna?)
* battery lasts long
* battery charges FAST
* feels very durable, easy to use
* standard 2.5mm headset jack
* bluetooth
* reception is either better than or equal to a Nextel i850 pure iDEN phone (was holding onto a signal where i850 had no service or cutting in and out in Alameda, CA.. seems to refresh network faster as well).
Rubber covers that really seal out dust!

Negatives:
* no voice dialing
* low resolution/small screen
* slow iDEN data network
* screen scratches very easily
* no holster included