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Preview: Motorola MOTORIZR Z6 slider phoneBy Ben Patterson, 8 January 2007
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Motorola MOTOROKR Z6
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An update of the RIZR Z3, the upcoming Z6 has a glossier shell and lets you sync with Windows Media Player; no 3G, though.

Design

We weren't too thrilled with the original RIZR Z3's dull shell and stiff sliding action, so we were pleasantly surprised by the Z6's cool, black glossy finish (which is, of course, a magnet for fingerprints), and the phone slides open with a smooth, springy feel. We also liked the bright, detailed display, which showed no sign of a screen-door effect. Otherwise, the phone looks pretty much the same as its Z3 bretheren, with its flat, RAZR-like keypad. The RIZR also felt relatively light in our hand.

Features

The big news with the Z6 is its ability to sync with Windows Media Player 11 in either Windows XP or Vista, which means you can copy over the playlists you created on your PC as well as an DRM-protected music files. You can also transfer you tunes via USB 2.0, a nice change from the poky transfer rate of the USB 1.1 ports you'll find on most U.S. music phones (no word on whether you can transfer music via Bluetooth). You can store you songs on a microSD card (up to 2GB) or with the onboard 64MB of memory. Meanwhile, on-the-go snappers can take photos with the 2-megapixel camera. The quad-band Z6 is good for world-wide calls, but the phone only has EDGE data access -- no UMTS or HSDPA, disappointing for anyone looking to download music.

Pros:

Syncs with Windows Media Player; nice glossy finish; smooth, springy slider action; sharp display

Cons:

No 3G support
 
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