Bleu 453x

Simple but good design Feature-rich Camera can be used as a webcam Has call recording feature Advanced mobile tracker

Music player is a bit low FM recording quality not too great

I’m feeling increasingly pleased by the simple solutions mobile manufacturers come up with nowadays. These are simple phones with simple features that cater to those who don’t need or want too much form their handsets than what they were originally created to do. The Bleu 453x is just that, a simple handset with simple features and a few more tossed in just to make things interesting.

Form Factor
The Bleu has a 1.5 inch TFT display with a 128 x 128 pixel resolution. The VGA camera is located on the rear and I have to say that although the keypad may look a bit small it’s comfortable to use. The five-way nav-pad makes navigation really easy as well.

The 453x has a simple, cool exterior for a compact entry-level handset. It’s so simple that there’s nothing more to the exterior except for a 2.5mm handsfree socket on one side, a microSD card slot on the other, and a mini USB port on the bottom for PC connectivity and the charger.

Features and Performance
The 453x is a simple phone but Bleu has managed to incorporate some pretty good features. For starters the 453x has a decent (but not loud enough for my taste) music player. The player has a few EQ presets to choose from, although the adjustment cannot be heard unless you select it by pressing the ‘OK’ option (I didn’t like that).

The FM radio was pretty good though. The reception was good in most places and there's a recording feature as well. It allows users to record files in WAV or AMR, but unfortunately doesn’t deliver too well on reproduction. The playback of those files sounded a bit hollow.

The 453x has a voice recorder and a video player that reads 3GP and reportedly AVI and MP4 files, though I couldn’t get them (except 3GP) to read. Then again it does depend on the encoding and of course, whether you would really watch a video on a handset with this reception is also a BIG question.

Other entertainment features include a melody composer and a couple of games including Sudoku.