SpecEagle review · Microsoft
Microsoft Kin TWO review: Larger Kin sibling.
SpecEagle Editorial·May 2010·$100
Overall
47/100
Class rank
#1 of 2
Tier
Feature
Buy?
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The verdict, up front
Microsoft Kin TWO.
Kin TWO was the larger Kin — 8 MP cam and 3.4" touch but cancelled with ONE in June 2010.
01Display
60/10060/100 puts it above the 58-point average for feature phones of 2010.
TypeTFT touch
Size3.4"
Resolution480 x 320
02Performance
50/10050/100 — right at the average for feature phones of 2010.
ChipsetNVIDIA Tegra
RAM256 MB
Storage8 GB
03Camera
60/10060/100 puts it above the 58-point average for feature phones of 2010.
Main8 MP 720p video
04Battery
64/10064/100 puts it above the 62-point average for feature phones of 2010.
Capacity1,200 mAh
05Software
48/10048/100 — right at the average for feature phones of 2010.
What works
- 8 MP cam + 720p video.
- 3.4" larger touch.
- 8 GB storage.
- Slide-out QWERTY.
What doesn't
- Cancelled 6 weeks after launch.
- No app store.
- Verizon-exclusive.
- $100 with contract.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 2-phone cohort of feature devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .