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ava’s A16 falls into a price band crowded with touchscreens and QWERTY keyboards. It is a traditional dual SIM candy bar but is designed in a way that obviously targets women. The rear panel is all white with a diamond cut pattern below the surface that makes the phone stand out. A small MTV logo indicates a tieup with the channel in the form of downloadable episodes of three popular TV shows. The A16 feels solid in the hand if a bit too heavy. The main letdown is the flimsy keypad which makes typing a bit of a chore. The phone’s speaker is surprisingly loud and crisp but the 3.2 megapixel camera produced patchy blurry shots even in board daylight.
The A16’s screen is sharp and pleasant to use. You get three themes all of which seem to be designed for female users. The built in apps include Facebook, ngPay, Nimbuzz and opera Mini plus yahoo, windows live, skype and Twitter for all your chatting and social needs. There are also two basic games and the usual calculator, torch, stopwatch, FM radio, photo effects, world clock, and notes. The women centric features continue with a BMI calculator and menstrual cycle tracker. The phone’s software is mostly easy to use but lacks polish in places.
Calls are no generally high quality and we were pleasantly surprised to see the battery last several days on standby.
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