Camera

Most phones waver between 1.0- and 3.0-megapixel for camera quality, making the CF360's 1.3-megapixel lens a less-than-great option. But a a bevy of options for adjusting and editing photos aims to overcome the problem of taking lower-quality pictures.

The phone has night mode, self-timer and 4x zoom, as well as brightness, white balance and color effects.

Users can also choose from a variety of shutter sounds and pick a camera resolution quality: 1280 x 960 px, 640 x 480 px, 320 x 240 px or 160 x 120 px. Still, overcast and blurred images are common, as with any 1.3-megapixel camera.

Once the picture is taken, the editing begins. Users can resize, crop and rotate images in landscape mode to get their photos just right. They can also add color effects, image filters, create mirror effects, add fun frames and spotlight pictures.

The camera also doubles as a camcorder, taking videos with 320 x 240 px or 176 x 144 px resolution videos that can be sent or saved to the phone (as long as it's not too long -- nothing longer than 32 seconds can be sent in a multimedia message). The camcorder's most impressive feature is that users can share video during a call once it's recorded or as it's being recorded. Brightness, color effects, white balance, night mode and 4x zoom options are also available when using video capture.

The CF360 has a low-quality camera with a variety of image adjustment and editing options. Those who plan to snap photos to print out will want a 2.0-megapixel or higher camera.

Basic Features

Users can multitask using the CF360's basics tools such as the address book, calculator, world clock, alarm clock, calendar, notepad, tasks list, tip calculator, unit converter and stopwatch.

The handset stores up to 500 contacts, with room for five numbers, two email addresses and a photo ID for each contact and supports English, French, Korean and Spanish languages.

Making a few calls or listening to music on a subway commute could mean a cell phone charge is needed by the time you leave work for the trip home. The 900 mAh battery lasts only three hours without a charge when the phone is being used, and can last just 10 days and 10 hours on standby without plugging in. Other phones can boast talk or standby times that are 50 to 100 percent longer.

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