Still, the image-rendering capability of the display wasn’t too bad. I was pleasantly surprised by the sharpness of images and video shown on the screen, and I was satisfied with the screen's brightness.

The Zio's camera functions were again a story of pluses and minuses. I found the camera somewhat difficult to operate, simply because I couldn’t control the camera buttons and sliders (for zoom, for example) in the OS very well. I did appreciate the dedicated physical camera button on the phone, which immediately puts the phone in camera mode and gives you a solid, well-located button to push when you’re ready to snap a shot.

Again, while the images and video I shot through the Zio’s 3.2-megapixal lens won’t win any awards, I liked their sharpness.