O2 Cocoon review: Music can be cool

Gsmarena have posted their review of the O2 Cocoon. Here are the key features, main disadvantages and final words.

Key features:
- =Quad-band GSM support
- 2.28" 262K-color TFT display of QVGA resolution
- Hidden external LED display
- 3G and HSDPA support with video calls
- 2 megapixel camera with LED flash
- 2GB of integrated memory
- microSD memory card slot
- FM radio with RDS
- USB port (USB drive mode supported)
- Stereo Bluetooth
- Stereo speakers
- Dedicated music keys
- Original design and bold choice of color
- Rich accessories pack
- Great web browser
- Nice music player

Main disadvantages:
- Sizably thick at 21mm
- External LED display turns off too quickly
- Camera has no autofocus despite the autofocus inscription around the lens
- Short battery life
- Poor file manager

Final words
The O2 Cocoon offers a good feature package and some sweet design decisions. It boasts a number of niceties such as the 2GB of on-board storage, worldwide GSM support, the HSDPA data transfers and the nice display. The excellent web browser also scores a mark. The intriguing design, the external LED display and the rich retail box do add bonus points too.

When it comes to day-to-day operation, the O2 Cocoon file browser is something to really put us off. If you add the "auto-bogus" camera, the relatively large size and the high price tag, the O2 Cocoon might just not seem that sweet a deal as it did in the beginning. That being said, there are some O2 plans that can get you the device for free and thus tip the scale in favor of the Cocoon. After all, the final choice is always yours. The good and the bad of it is here for the taking.