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This sleek phone is sure to make heads turn with its stunning looks and sophisticated technology. Motorola ROKR E8 is all about looks, style and great music listening experience. It comes with an interesting back lit touch keypad and a circular direction pad known as “Omega Wheel”. This can be used for menu and music navigation. Motorola has carefully planned this phone with sophisticated technology. Just so, the touch keys don’t get you confused, Rokr E8 has haptics controls, which makes a key vibrate when pressed.
The Motorokr E8 is equipped with a 2 mega pixel camera with a 256 K color QVGA display. There is no flash so if you are having less light, the photographs will not be that good. The phone also has GSM/GPRS along with 2 GB internal memory, microSD memory card slot, FM radio and 3.5 mm headphone jack. You can get this mobile in two different colors, Dark Navy and Platinum. The screen looks small but actually is not! The landscape mode in the phone allows you to have a great widescreen view as well. If you are looking for a basic phone with sleek looks, superior design and innovation, then Motorokr E8 is the one for you.
Main Feature List
In case you didn’t catch the Motorola ROKR E8 the first time around, here are some of the key features and specifications for those of you who have a particular interest in numbers and acronyms.
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900)
- 115 x 53 x 10.6 mm
- 100 grams
- 2-inch QVGA display with 256K colors
- 3.5mm headset jack
- microSD memory card expansion
- 2GB internal memory
- USB 2.0 connectivity
- Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
- 2 megapixel camera
- MP3/AAC player
- Stereo FM radio
Conclusion
I used to be a big fan of Motorola products, but as the other manufacturers have continued to step it up with cool new features, better user interfaces, and more interesting designs, Motorola has started to lag behind. The ROKR E8 is supposed to be hip and new, but outside of the “haptics” morphing controls, the ROKR E8 is little more than a dressed version of the SLVR. The feature set is quite good, to be sure, but I was ultimately left quite unsatisfied with the final result.
It’s probably a good idea for me to preface this by saying that I’m generally not a fan of touch-sensitive controls, although I love the use of touchscreens (I use an HTC Wizard as my primary handset). I was hoping that the morphing keypad and “haptics” feedback would overcome some of the shortcomings to many touch-sensitive devices, but it’s really no more responsive than other similar handhelds. With the potential for illumination that gets washed out in bright light, the usability of such a scheme is further diminished.
Motorola should be applauded for trying something new, but I’ll have to disagree with CNET — which gave the ROKR E8 a best of show award in the mobile phone category — and say that Moto’s still got quite a ways to go with the ROKR E8.
Pros
- Very slim profile
- Fashionable and attractive design
- Innovative morphing keypad with “haptics” feedback
- Decent feature set
Cons
- Bumps take away from sleek appearance
- FastScroll wheel doesn’t work very well
- Touch controls are somewhat unresponsive
- Will likely be overpriced
- Not the best menu interface and operating system
Main Feature List
In case you didn’t catch the Motorola ROKR E8 the first time around, here are some of the key features and specifications for those of you who have a particular interest in numbers and acronyms.
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900)
- 115 x 53 x 10.6 mm
- 100 grams
- 2-inch QVGA display with 256K colors
- 3.5mm headset jack
- microSD memory card expansion
- 2GB internal memory
- USB 2.0 connectivity
- Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
- 2 megapixel camera
- MP3/AAC player
- Stereo FM radio
Conclusion
I used to be a big fan of Motorola products, but as the other manufacturers have continued to step it up with cool new features, better user interfaces, and more interesting designs, Motorola has started to lag behind. The ROKR E8 is supposed to be hip and new, but outside of the “haptics” morphing controls, the ROKR E8 is little more than a dressed version of the SLVR. The feature set is quite good, to be sure, but I was ultimately left quite unsatisfied with the final result.
It’s probably a good idea for me to preface this by saying that I’m generally not a fan of touch-sensitive controls, although I love the use of touchscreens (I use an HTC Wizard as my primary handset). I was hoping that the morphing keypad and “haptics” feedback would overcome some of the shortcomings to many touch-sensitive devices, but it’s really no more responsive than other similar handhelds. With the potential for illumination that gets washed out in bright light, the usability of such a scheme is further diminished.
Motorola should be applauded for trying something new, but I’ll have to disagree with CNET — which gave the ROKR E8 a best of show award in the mobile phone category — and say that Moto’s still got quite a ways to go with the ROKR E8.
Pros
- Very slim profile
- Fashionable and attractive design
- Innovative morphing keypad with “haptics” feedback
- Decent feature set
Cons
- Bumps take away from sleek appearance
- FastScroll wheel doesn’t work very well
- Touch controls are somewhat unresponsive
- Will likely be overpriced
- Not the best menu interface and operating system
