Verizon Blitz Review

As a cell phone the Blitz looks unique: when closed it’s shorter than most phones; but slide open the keyboard, the phone looks like a large BlackBerry. In fact it’s actually just a tad wider than the BlackBerry Curve 8330. You can make and receive phone calls without opening the keyboard, but the device’s shape and width make it uncomfortable to use. It still feels a bit too wide even with the slider open, but the longer body makes it easier to handle. The 2.2-inch display sits in landscape orientation and call controls, menu keys, speakerphone launchers, clear key and the 5-way d-pad live just below the display.


For a phone this size, the Blitz packs a good number of ports and buttons. These include a 2.5mm audio jack, volume keys, charging port, microSD card slot and dedicated music key and dedicated camera key. The camera lives on the back of the Blitz with a self-portrait mirror next to the rear-firing speaker. The battery is under the down-sliding back cover.

The Verizon Blitz has built-in aGPS that works fast and accurately. You can get good position fixes even indoors and the phone works with Verizon’s VZ Navigator 4.1.1 powered by Network in Motion, The Blitz comes with a music player that can play unprotected MP3 and WMA files and it has support for playlists, shuffle and other features