March 3rd, 2010 
- 3G-enabled messaging phone with side-sliding QWERTY keyboard, one-touch access to email as well as text and instant messaging
- Access V Cast Music (with Rhapsody) and Video servicse via fast EV-DO data network; GPS-enabled for turn-by-turn directions; Visual Voice Mail
- 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD expansion to 8 GB; digital audio player; 3.5mm headset jack
- Up to 5.3 hours of talk time, up to 510 hours (21+ days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, quick reference guide, user guide
Amazon.com Product Description
Designed for quick and easy messaging, the Motorola Rival for Verizon Wireless keeps keeps you connected to your social network with one-touch access to messaging and a side– sliding, backlit QWERTY keyboard. It’s compatible with Verizon’s V Cast Music Service, which enables you to purchase songs through your phone and download them via Verizon’s fast 3G EV-DO data network. You’ll also stay on course thanks to the VZ Navigator GPS turn-by-turn direction service. And with the optional Visual Voice Mail service, you’ll be able to quickly and easily scroll through your messages and pick the ones you want to listen to. This pocket-friendly side-slider with QWERTY keyboard features one-touch access to both text and instant messaging as well as a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth for handsfree devices and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion up to 8 GB, bilingual interface (English/Spanish), 3.5mm headset jack, ability to use the p… More >>
Motorola Rival A455 Phone, Purple
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Don’t buy this phone. It’s a piece of garbage. Within the first week, the first phone we received kept powering down unexpectedly. The replacement phone doesn’t work either. The speaker had no sound from the start, and within 3 days the screen went white and the phone is completely useless. Two phones and neither work. We HOPE that at some point Amazon will recognize that they sold us a piece of garbage and will trade in the phone for a different model. So far no luck. Not happy with Amazon right now!!!
Rating: 1 / 5
i like mine ok for the price and available features. facebook is easy to use but very basic. i’m now craving a “smarter” phone with more internet capability. but the texting and controls are easy to use and in my opinion set up well. accidentally pushing the touch screen buttons can be avoided by “locking” the phone while you’re talking or immediately after you’re done using it. i’ve gotten used to that, it’s easier than looking at your phone and wondering what in the heck you just pushed. also the phone is much smaller than i expected, but i could have avoided that by paying more attention when i ordered it! if i try to multi-task and balance it on my shoulder no one can hear me. all in all i’d like it to be BIGGER, that would solve a lot of my issues. but if you like small phones with a lot of features this is for you!
Rating: 4 / 5
Pros: QWERTY keyboard, good speakerphone
Cons: NOBODY can understand me unless I use speakerphone. Touchscreen way too sensitive: end up hitting buttons just while holding the phone during every conversation, often putting the phone on mute by mistake.
I can’t talk without either putting someone on mute when on speakerphone or my speech being garbled on the regular phone. Either way, the person on the other end can’t hear me. Useless as a phone! Can’t wait to get rid of it!
Rating: 1 / 5
This is my first qwerty phone, and I am very happy with it. As I know of the other phones available, I knew what I wanted and what I didn’t want. I did not want anything too big. This is the perfect size for me, plus the keyboard is bigger than some as you turn it sideways to slide it open. I have read many reviews and wanted to write one as I’m happy with the design (which is cute and purple=), and the performance of this phone, but a customer should know what it is that they like and don’t like. I did not want a touch screen either, and this one has a few features on the touch screen that work great so I have no complaints. The sound is excellent, it has a lot of great features (I’ve got a signature on my outgoing texts, and a different ringtone for some of my contacts – although they could each have their own!); the alarm works great and I use my notepad and calculator constantly. I’ve had it for almost two months with no problems.
Generally speaking, the manufacturers of these products should keep in mind that most people, including teens, keep their phones in their pockets; and too, drop them – so durability is a desired quality as well.
*Update: I’ve had this phone for almost five months, dropped it once or twice, and it’s still fine. Plus I’ve used the voice command feature, which works great and is very convenient. There’s a button for speaker phone, or if you slide the phone open the speaker phone automatically operates. So, I’m still very happy with this purchase.
Rating: 5 / 5
This phone was my first smartphone; I did not actually get internet access in the plan, so I have nothing to say about its browsing/mail features. I believe the phone is somewhat overpriced for its modest capabilities, though. The camera is mediocre and photo management is very inconvenient; I got a USB adapter for interface with my computer, but it doesn’t help with accessing the memory card. So, the user must carefully transfer each photo to the card, then physically remove the card and transfer it to a card reader. If you take a lot of photos, this is can take a long time.
(BTW, I did get an SanDisk 8GB memory card for this; considering the fact that it’s the only way to access data stored on the phone, I think access to the slot is both difficult and endangers the case. I never did break the case removing the back, but I easily could have.)
The controls are _constantly_ being triggered unintentionally. Every single time I unlocked the controls, there was something extraneous pulled up. This was not such a serious problem, especially since I reprogrammed the controls to only access features I had paid for.
Finally, this phone (NOT the battery) is extremely unreliable; it broke down and had to be replaced twice. I don’t believe I was particularly hard on the phone, but each specimen lasted only months.
Rating: 2 / 5