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| Motorola Zine ZN5 |
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 The Motorola Zine is a phone that would be a good replacement for your low-end point-and-shoot camera, and that's the nicest compliment you can pay a cameraphone. It's a good phone, a pretty good camera, and a surprisingly capable multimedia and Web browsing device. The camera takes real, good-quality pictures, helped along by some agile post-processing, and we even enjoyed the full-size 8 by 10 inch prints we made directly from the device. Kodak et al. don't quite deliver on their promise of easy uploading, and we had trouble sending and managing our pics, probably caused by the phone's buggy OS, which was sluggish some times, and completely unresponsive at others. Still, if you can manage your own pics, and you're looking for a casual shooter that's also a fine phone, the Motorola Zine is a great choice. Release: November 2008. Price: $100.
Pros: Very good call quality with fantastic battery life. One of the best cameras we've seen on a phone.
Cons: Still can't match a good compact point-and-shoot. Image transfer software buggy and useless. Messaging options limited. No 3G networking.
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| Motorola Krave ZN4 |
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 The Motorola Krave ZN4 has some great hardware, with a cool flip shell and a very responsive touchscreen interface. Unfortunately, the user interface that hardware supports is something of a letdown, with an inconsistent design and some aging apps, like the V Cast Music Store and the OpenWave Web browser, that haven't gotten better with time. In this way, the Motorola Krave ZN4 is like the opposite of the LG Dare on Verizon Wireless, which was a phone that had a unique and modern interface, but lacked the hardware to keep up. Of course, both of these phones borrow liberally from the Apple iPhone 3G's playbook, but neither of them come close to measuring up to AT&T's multimedia smartphone. We liked the cool, clear flip and the V Cast Mobile TV capabilities, but even the advanced TV features gave us trouble, and for the severe starting price, we'd have to recommend buyers look elsewhere. The Motorola Krave ZN4 feels like the first version of a phone family that might someday be great, and we'd stick with the look and feel, but everything else on this phone needs an update. Release: October 2008. Price: $150.
Pros: Responsive touchscreen interface. Cool design with the clear flip and invisible wiring. Great navigation features.
Cons: User interface feels half-baked. Some static during calls. Reception problems with V Cast Mobile TV service. Lousy Web browser with strange pointer tool. Aging messaging and music playback apps.
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| Motorola Adventure V750 |
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 Verizon Wireless doesn't leave much choice when it comes to PTT phones. Either you go rugged and waterproof with the G'zOne Boulder, or you go rugged and stylish with the Motorola Adventure V750. The Adventure V750 is a better phone all around, though that doesn't mean it's perfect. But though the lack of waterproofing might mean improved call quality and better reception on this phone, we think this tough RAZR-like phone would be a real winner if it could take a swim from time to time. Still, the phone packs real multimedia features and impressive hardware into a fairly attractive (yes, we know it looks like a RAZR) shell. We would like to see Motorola break out a bit from the stodgy Verizon interface design and really bring this phone's media features up to speed, and then it would be a more compelling device for any audience. Release: August 2008. Price: $100.
Pros: RAZR-like design is still new to the PTT world. Very good call quality and calling features. Great navigation options. Very fast networking.
Cons: Speaker is clear, could be louder. Messaging and 3G multimedia features come up short. Waterproofing would make this a killer device.
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| Motorola RAZR VE20 |
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 The Motorola RAZR VE20 is the best RAZR on the market right now. We've been uttering that phrase about once a year for the last four years or so, and it's no less true now. The RAZR VE20 is a fine phone. It doesn't break any new ground, except for its sleek, polished interface, but it gets a lot of things right. Making phone calls, for one thing, is a good experience on the MOTORAZR VE20. GPS navigation works well; there's plenty of messaging options; and music isn't bad either, despite the lack of equipment. So what if it's a RAZR, let Motorola worry about that. It's a fine feature phone, and it isn't a bad choice for someone looking for a flashy phone with plenty under the hood. Release: August 2008. Price: $150.
Pros: Curvy, feminine new design for RAZR family. Polished user interface and menu screens. Loads of multimedia features.
Cons: There's nothing wrong with being a RAZR. MicroSD card slot buried under battery. We'd like to have more memory. Web browser lousy and dated. Streaming services can't keep up with downloads.
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| Motorola ROKR E8 |
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 If you're looking for a good music phone on T-Mobile, check out the Nokia 5310 Xpress Music phone, which was slim and responsive with great dedicated music keys, instead of the Motorola ROKR E8, which has no keys at all. There wasn't much to like about this phone. The menus were a jumbled mess; the music player was hurt by the strange scroll wheel design and slow hardware; and, to be frank, the touch-panel-that-feels-like-buttons kind of creeped us out. This is a gimmicky phone, and though we have nothing but compliments for the great call quality and loads of onboard storage, the overall experience isn't worth putting up with. Plus, the phone will retail at launch for $200, the price of an iPhone, when better music phones can be had on T-Mobile for much less. Release: July 2008. Price: $200.
Pros: Unique design for true button-haters. Great call quality. Good battery life. Lots of onboard memory.
Cons: Touch instead of buttons doesn't make this phone better. Poor menu design. Strange scroll 'crescent.' Unresponsive controls hamper music experience.
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