In a nutshell: The Motorola ROKR E8 is a first-class music
phone with a whopping 2GB of memory built in, and support for an
additional 4GB memory card. It's a sleek, minimalist phone with
a context-sensitive touchscreen that works very well. Other features
include an FM radio, 2 megapixel camera, web browser, quadband and
an excellent battery life. Highly recommended!
Review:
August 2008. Updated April 2009.
The
ROKR series is Motorola's answer to Sony Ericsson's Walkman range,
and is intended primarily as a music phone. Like the Samsung
Soul and the LG Venus, the E8 features
virtual touch-sensitive buttons, and menus that adapt to the function
that you are currently using: phone, music player or imaging mode.
This gives the phone a sleek minimalist appearance that definitely
lends an edge when it comes to looks. The use of a haptic (i.e.
vibration) touchscreen gives positive feedback to the on-screen
menus, and makes the phone easy to use. Combining this with the
FastScroll navigation wheel lets you use the music player functions
with ease.
The
phone is slim too, and weighs in at 106g, which is slightly heavier
than average, but gives the phone a bit more "body", making
it sit nicely in the hand.
The
E8 majors in music, so lets take a look at what it can do. As we've
already commented, the music player is very easy to use, with the
combination of context-sensitive touchscreen controls and the FastScroll
navigation wheel. You can easily create playlists on the go, whilst
listening to music, and organising your music and playlists is very
easy with a drag-and-drop user interface.
The
phone is compatible with Windows Media Player 11, and Motorola have
provided access to over 200 online music stores if you want to download
music directly to your phone. An FM radio is also built into the
phone. Audio quality is good and the music player supports all the
common digital formats. Naturally, the
E8 supports stereo Bluetooth headsets, and the use of a standard
3.5mm headphone jack means that you can connect your own headphones.
But
perhaps the most exceptional feature of the E8 is its enormous memory
capacity - up to 6 GB. The inbuilt memory is huge, at 2 Gbytes,
and you can add a 4 Gbyte memory card if your music collection is
big enough! This will give you enough storage for 1,500 MP3 tracks
(more if compressed.) Motorola seem to have really over-delivered
on memory, and we very much welcome this. Compare the 2GB of onboard
memory with the pathetic 12 Mbytes of the Sony
Ericsson W580i, or the paltry 30 Mbytes of the Nokia
5310 XpressMusic.
The
ROKR E8 certainly delivers when it comes to music. It also includes
most other essential features: a 2 megapixel camera with zoom but
no flash, a video camera, a web browser, and email. The camera isn't
brilliant, but remember that this is intended as a music phone.
The E9 seems to work well as a phone too, with good reception and
clear call quality. Motorola's CrystalTalk™
technology helps to improve voice clarity by reducing background
noise. We'd also like to point out that the battery life is excellent
too, despite the slimness of the phone.
We
weren't expecting to be blown away by the ROKR E8, but in fact we're
very impressed. Motorola have delivered a mid-range music phone
that can easily hold its own against mid-range phones from the other
manufacturers. It comes with exceptional storage capacity and delivers
an innovative new user interface without any obvious glitches. Compared
with similarly priced offerings from Sony Ericsson (W580i)
and Nokia (5310 XpressMusic)
we think that the ROKR E8 is the clear winner. Highly recommended!
Features
of the Motorola ROKR E8 include:
2 megabyte camera with 8x digital zoom
Video camera (176 x 144 pixels, 15 frames per
second) with 4x digital zoom and video editor
Display: 262K TFT, 240 x 320 pixels (2.0 inches)
Music player (supports MIDI, MP3, AAC, AAC+,
Enhanced AAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR-NB and Real Audio (RA) v10 formats)
FM Radio
Messaging: MMS, IM, SMS, Email
Wallpaper, screensaver, customisable ringtones
Voice dialling with user independent voice recognition
Handsfree speakerphone
Memory: 2 Gbytes plus memory card (up to 4 Gbytes)
Connectivity: USB 2.0, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone
jack
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Average
rating from 59 reviews:
Reviewed by Terri from uk on
16th Jun 2009
i've just brought the phone and its bad ! it doesnt have the 2GB
it says, the music wont play its so slow :( i bearly used it in
th last three days dissapointed ! Rating:
Reviewed by joe from uk on 6th
Jun 2009
Hi, i personally think this phone is awesome and i love it. It has
so many cool features and im very happy with it, had it almost a
year now. PS: for those people having trouble connecting it to your
pc you have to go to CONNECTIONS->USB SETTING->MEMORY CARD Hope
this helps =) Rating:
Reviewed by satish from india on
6th Jun 2009
Hi, I buy this handset two months back and the handset impressed
me. but I have a major problem with this handset. I am unable to
connect this handset with my Pc and unable to use it as modem. What
can i do plz suggest satishdubey2304@gmail.com Rating:
Reviewed by Issa from Philippines on
3rd Jun 2009
I don't know why, but my Motorokr E8 won't connect with my PC thru
USB connection although my SUB cable is new. Connection used is
Memory Card at Settings. I am disappointed since I haven't used
it much. Rating:
Reviewed by R from UK on 23rd
May 2009
camera says 2 megapixel..but when compared to another it looks like
its vga..very very very very slow..you expect it to go straight
to messages for example but upon clicking you have to wait a good
2 mins..and when a message comes through it has a habit of becoming
even more slower and then the message comes through twice..which
doubles the time..but amazing with music..the headphones flap i
have taken off due to it being lost on numerous occasions..but you
can drop this phone like 100 times n it probs wont break..jus gets
scratched on tha sides..battery is okay..can last you full school/work
day..the body and style of phone can wow anyone though..most people
say to me 'wow its like a james bond phone'..hope this helps.. Rating:
Reviewed by g from england on
30th Apr 2009
this phone gives me no end of hassle! terrible for texting on or
generally getting around. it is ridiculously heavy and large which
makes it uneasy to carry around and work with. very dissapointed Rating:
Reviewed by Crip Kev from London on
29th Apr 2009
This phone rocks... can't fault it in anyway. 100% like no other
i've ever used. Every other phone out there looks like the next
phone and does nothing special... they're all either Iphone copycats,
Blackberry Copycats and then the rest which are all the standard
flips, candybars, sliders with a tweak here and there to try and
diffrentiate etc. This Morphing tech on the otherhand is just ingenious
from Motorola. Now i gotta say the camera is pants when pics are
taken in the dark and the the video ain't any better. However in
good lighting it is definitely good enough no matter what anyone
say's. It gets the job done... check the reviews with picture samples
and judge for yourself. Now i don't mean reviews by people who never
show any pic samples and just expect u to take their negative conclusions
for granted. Always look at the pic samples if available... definitely
not the best but they are good enough for anything u want (in good
lighting). The video is not great but is also very acceptable. Music
rocks... no need to waste time here... it's banging. Mine even comes
with the external speakers u can connect to the phone and the sound
output is unbelieveable (Orange UK include this in the package...at
least when I got it in summer 2008) Texting on the phone is a breeze...
fast and responsive. Don't know how to say it but everything just
works flawlessly. My phone has been flashed with a non carrier software
so it's Original Motorola software as the phone was meant to be.
I know most moans come from those on T-Mobile in the US but hey...
tough luck and blame it on ur carrier for adding all their B.S in-house
software like Orange do in the UK.Go to www.mmus.us and download
the proper software and tools for flashing your phone. U can then
add new themes/Skins, apps, MPKG installer etc... Anyways what can
I say... the E8 Rokr's! Rating:
Reviewed by Moheen Chowdhury from Bangladesh
on 28th Apr 2009
It's just AWESOME...... just cool and over class phone i had ever
seen. It is so much easy to use and it's display is so uncommon.....i
just like it..... Rating:
Reviewed by Douglas MacRae from SCOTLAND
U.K on 19th Apr 2009
It is first class phone for me . And it is easy to use The camera
is 1st class. Rating:
Reviewed by ashley from us on
15th Apr 2009
i personally hate this phone, it has so many problems and it makes
me insane!!!! not a good phone for anyone who will be txting!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Sydney from USA on
2nd Apr 2009
I am currently using the Motorola ROKR e8 and I am highly impressed.
While it is thin it has an outstanding battery life. Reception is
great, and the music is incredible. Motorola Manufacturers really
hit it out of the park with this one. Rating:
Reviewed by jas from united states on
1st Apr 2009
i think the phone is ok but the only thing i dont like is the vibrating
touch it gets relly annoying at times like really. Rating:
Reviewed by Buf from United Kingdom
on 22nd Feb 2009
Love this phone, best i've ever used. Really nice feel in the hand,
amazing storage, buttons a bit unusual to get use to but after a
week i was there. No problems connecting to pc and i use linux.
Ten out of ten Rating:
Reviewed by osbert from indonesia on
22nd Feb 2009
when i first buy it i was very happy about it. ti have outstanding
music quality in speakers/headphone but at the default speaker it
was still better than other phone but not in volume. than a week
past i talk in my heart "damn this phone is sucks it very slow"
but after i know how to flash it the phone is very fast and increase
it sound quality (maybe). hey and its very rare in my country so
it was an eye catching for many people. then i say in my heart again
"damn this phone is the best music phone ever!" (compare with the
price). the key is very unique and need time to get use to it but
it was great it simulate the real key! motorola rocks. and hey the
memory it support SDHC up to 16gb but theoretically it can holds
up to 32gb ! nice ! Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from United Kingdom
on 20th Feb 2009
This is probably one of the best phones I have ever owned and for
the price I got it for, just amazing! If you like your music phones,
this one is perfect for you. The only critism I have of the ROKR
is the cover on the headphone jack. It is prone to coming of and
the paint has started to peel on mine so I am probably going to
get another cover. However, still a very good mobile from Motorola. Rating:
Reviewed by Melvin from United Kingdom
on 16th Feb 2009
I love this phone, it is so easy to use and the music quality is
briliant! 2GB is certainly value for money! Best phone I've ever
bought! Rating:
Reviewed by Niyaz from India on
11th Feb 2009
phone sucks, because their r lots of problem in the phone charging
issue,speaker issue,mike issue waste of money, not connecting to
PC & the motorola galary people not ready to exchange or repair
it and just 6 month old cell, Never use Motorola in life Rating:
Reviewed by Dennis from Brazil on
10th Feb 2009
Well i have the motorola e8 cellphone for a year and it is realy
slow, and i think that it takes to long to turn on, and no game
is compatible with it, it realy sucks, dont by it Rating:
Reviewed by rokkr from bd on
5th Feb 2009
very stylish Rating:
Reviewed by Ray from Singapore on
2nd Feb 2009
If you're not a fan of having just one device to amalgamate the
functions of a cellphone and walkman, and a Linux-based platform,
then DON'T buy this. I was really happy while ordering it as it
seemed like the perfect phone for me; I'm a minimalist. I don't
believe in doing too many things with one device (there's a UNIX
philosophy "do one thing and do it well"), so not having WiFi or
3G makes no difference. After all, I don't need to be online 24/7
as I'd rather spend most of the hours in reality. With all that
said, however, the software stack is horrible with regards to performance.
Functionality-wise, it falls just above average. Every now and then
you'll be greeted with the most annoying of glitches. I've read
reviews regarding the slow UI before the purchase, but I thought
it was just the typical reaction from commoners used to Nokia handsets.
My, was I wrong. Once, I toggled the lock button and plugged in
the USB. After I was done, unplugged it, I noticed that it was no
longer locked while the button was still in the lock position. I
had to restart the phone for locking to work again. Another time,
the UI just gave up while I was scrolling and the scroller jammed
as well. Again, I had to switch it off and on. Not the least annoying,
but it looks like the software gets confused regularly as to whether
a button has been pressed. I say that because the top-right menu
button and the "#" key are the slowest to respond. Now, these may
all be one-time incidents or a fault with just my set, but from
other reviews I can clearly see that there's nothing beautiful about
the UI unless you MOD it. I will keep this phone for the following
reasons: 1) Less bulk; no more carrying of a music player. 2) Linux-based
platform; I can mod it when I want. 3) Sleek design; unlike Sony's
and Motorola's. 4) The scroller is unique; cooler than the ZN5's.
Because of the above 4 points, I can live with the sub-par UI performance.
Cosmetically, though, the ROKR E8 from Motorola beats almost all
other phone in its category. I even gave a pass on the ZN5 because
the E8 doesn't as much like an Apple-inspired device. While more
expensive, if you're not like me and don't bother about those plus
points but want a phone with a similar profile: Sony Ericsson's
G900 Rating:
Reviewed by James from Wales, UK on
30th Jan 2009
Should you buy the Rokr E8? Yes. I have been looking for a music
phone for a while and there are countless to choose from. I purchased
the Rokr form the Motorola online store as I could not find any
store, street or online which sold it sim free. It arrived in about
4 days and ever since then it has been impressing the hell out of
me. The sound quality with headphones is amazing. Truly special.
The Haptic Keypad is lovely to use and the phone is chock full of
customisable functions and features. Call quality is excellent.
Clear and crisp. The music player is very easy to use and the camera
actually takes decent snaps and video too. It's miles better than
my old phone and I'm getting jealous glances from everyone who sees
me with it. The Haptic keypad freaks everyone out and I've had many
enquiries as to where to get the Rokr from. It seems to be a real
rarity this handset,..no one seems to own one. I can't think why?
If you are after a solid phone which oozes class, looks like something
from Blade Runner and plays music with brilliantly, look no further.
Highly recommended. Rating:
Reviewed by Tim from Ireland on
26th Jan 2009
Class phone. love the way the quiet option in the music player is
actually quiet compared with other phones Rating:
Reviewed by Salman from India on
24th Jan 2009
Cool look Great music awsome feel Rating:
Reviewed by Alan from Tajikistan on
6th Jan 2009
In simple word history for this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Lucas from Mexico on
5th Jan 2009
This phone is great! Rating:
Reviewed by jessica from tx on
7th Dec 2008
i have this phone but i think is awesome but its slow at times but
every one that i know likes it the cool thing is that the music
in the rokr sounds great not like some other phones;) Rating:
Reviewed by Ben 10 from America on
4th Dec 2008
so... lets begin... it looks ok a little brickish, my uncle has
this he likes it he got it free :-) BUY IT!! or get it freee! Rating:
Reviewed by the master from england
on 24th Nov 2008
ive always used motorolas from the e398 up to the z6.on a phone
you need a good mp3 interface,the e8 is awesome,loud,2gb memory
means you can upload as many songs as you see fit.put in a 4gb card
and the skys the limit.the sound quality is well clear,the user
interface is easy to use,the switching keyboard which switches from
mp3 to caller mode makes life so easy and i love the haptic buzz
of the keys.it makes this fone stand out.battery life is good,i
luv the style of the fone,its ot everything i need in a fone.recommend
2 everybody. Rating:
Reviewed by Jon from UK on 19th
Nov 2008
I've had this phone for a short while now and i've found using the
ROKR E8 an uncomfortable experience. Despite all of the good features
such as 2gb internal memory and a decent camera, I feel the phone
has been let down by its size. When holding the phone, unless you
have large hands and fingers, after a while it becomes uncomfortable
to use as you have to keep stretching your fingers across the buttons.
Although if people do not find this as a problem then I would recommend
buying it because its a very stylish phone with some good features
and even though some people say the screen is too small, I think
that it would suffice in the long term even though the buttons may
get on your nerves after only being hafl touch and half actual buttons.
But overal still a very good phone. Rating:
Reviewed by David from UK on
17th Nov 2008
Had to send this phone back when we couldnt switch off the annoying
vibrate/buzz every time you press a key. Am I the only person who
would like to be able to send a text message without making a noise? Rating:
Reviewed by Ian Lim from Philippines
on 6th Nov 2008
Hey guys! i bought a phone that is totally awsome and ROCKS! is
the MOTOROLA ROKR E8, i bought this phone 5 days ago, i can say
"DAMN, its cool" the sound is so perfect, especially when you're
using stereo headset... and, and, all features is good, thanks to
MOTOROLA, i found my dream music phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Jo Santriguez from Spain
on 4th Nov 2008
This phone is pretty call - all friends of mine all think its very
cool as it is not yet popular. However, i find texting with it really
annoying as it's like half touch and half button - i dont like that
and i make mistake a lot. Camera isnt so great either, compared
to V8 or U9. Rather have an LG any day, but still this phone is
nice. Rating:
Reviewed by Miranda Christophnickoff from
Russiiia on 2nd Nov 2008
hellol this is an amazing phone much better than the sony errricsssonms
happy bidding! Rating:
Reviewed by Nagarajan from India on
1st Nov 2008
This phone has very fantastic slim shape wonderful music, 2GB internal
memory is very useful.... Very impressive keypads..Amazing E8 Rating:
Reviewed by mr funny from spain on
19th Oct 2008
this phone is so cool i one it and the keys light up very bright
and looks good Rating:
Reviewed by Lucile from France on
16th Oct 2008
I can't find any bad things to say about this phone except the medium
picture quality...otherwise this phone is amazing, lots of useful
shortcuts for making calls and great for playing music. Also very
resistant, I dropped my phone in the sea and I haven't noticed any
technical problems!! I highly recommend this phone, and all my friends
are crazy about the morphing keypad Rating:
Reviewed by Proudpinoy from Philippines
on 14th Oct 2008
Guys and gals, my phone can't play ALL the music stored in my microSD
card continuously (the way it does to ALL the songs stored in phone
memory. Playlist accept only songs stored in my phone. Mine has
no BASS BOOST ,too!Is this how it is or my phone has a problem?
Thanks in advance. Rating:
Reviewed by Glenn from England on
27th Sep 2008
Rubbish phone Rating:
Reviewed by Aravind from India on
11th Sep 2008
Hi all, Am a neutral reviewer!!! I was planning to buy a mobile
with good music and my selection came down to 2 mobiles, they were
nokia5610 and MOTO ROKR E8. And finally bought MOTO ROKR E8, And
people now i say "AM TRULY SATISFIED". Those features that impressed
me: 1) First of all the MUSIC, I ll say that the term crystal clarity
can be defined hereafter by the music of ROKR E8 (In headphones).
But, the volume is only normal in open speakers. 2) Before buying
the mobile i was too much worried about the screen size, but now
i dont feel the restraints of a small screen. When an good quality
video is converted to proper resolution (3gp) the clarity overcomes
the small screen size. Few videos are better in my mobile than telecasted
by my local TV channel (LOL :P). Am oversatisfied with the screen
quality. 3) Next the, KEYPAD. Its brilliant, on pressing the keys
it gives a vibration which causes the senasation of pressing a real
key. If u switch off the mobile and then press u can feel it, it
ll be so hard, perhaps u ll smile in astonishment. :) And with the
scroll i can easily move from song number 1 to some 70 or 80 with
ease (and withiin secs). 4) 2GB MEMORY. Its memory is sufficient
to store a lot of songs and even films (good quality compressed
takes about 300mb). And it is expandable upto 4GB.(But i haven't
:P, 2 gb is sufficient for me now) 5) In few websites processor
speed is said to be 500mhz+. 6) Camera: Good. Thanks MOTOROLA. Concluding:
MOTO ROKR E8 = IMBA MOBILE. :P Rating:
Reviewed by kealii from usa on
10th Sep 2008
the phone sucks, because it can't sink to a mac or a pc. lose money
[Reply by Christina from USA on 4th Oct 2008: the Rokr DOES SYNC
to a PC.... maybe it's Operator Error.] Rating:
Reviewed by Mark from UK on 4th
Sep 2008
Had the phone for a couple of weeks now, all in I'm impressed. Sound
quality for calls and music is great. Battery life is good considering
I have mine set to check emails every hour (recovering blackberry
addict). Keyboard is responsive when you get used to the spacing
between the keys. Mine is an unlocked, unbranded phone and works
perfectly with an 8GB micro sd card. Even better, when I bought
it the guy in the store told me about a promotion that motorola
had on, get guitar hero 3 free!!! Unfortunately the offer has now
finished but if you bought one in the last couple of weeks check
out motogift.com to see if you can still claim. Rating:
Reviewed by Bear from UK on 29th
Aug 2008
Brilliant phone, better than the stream of rubbish that SE and Nokia
are churning out at the moment. Build quality is outstanding, it
does the basics(talking and texting) very well, and it has the fastest
file transfer(PC to phone) that I have ever used. Plugged in my
Sienheissers listened to the Dropkick Murphys at full holler with
NO distortion whatsoever. Ok it only has a smallish screen and doesn't
vibrate and ring similtaneously, but is it really a big deal? And
who cares that the camera is only 2 meg? I'm not a happy slapper
or a chav, so a camera on a phone is irrelevant to me. Rating:
Reviewed by John from UK on 27th
Aug 2008
A friend of mine has this phone, for which i had the pleasure of
using. It is SUPERB! The sound quality is amazing, the build quality
is amazing, and the call quality and reception are top notch......all
the things that all my Sony Ericssons have been absolutely lousy
at. What a welcome change. Moto here i come. In fact i'm buying
it next Thursday. Rating:
Reviewed by Sam from United Kingdom
on 25th Aug 2008
If you want you phone to make a statement, Get a motorola ROKR p.s.
yea every phones have drawbacks and this one as well for e.g. no
3G and flash lite, but otherwise it is a supermodel when it comes
to phones;) Rating:
Reviewed by m from scotland on
20th Aug 2008
its rubbish dont buy it. the screen is way too small!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by allan from england on
20th Aug 2008
GREAT PHONE EASY TO USE AND WELL PUT TOGETHER Rating:
Reviewed by Rulz from England on
18th Aug 2008
Very Nice Rating:
Reviewed by Alan from Wales on
18th Aug 2008
Screen is a little small but managable. Not entirely sure about
the haptics technology? Don't seem to be able to turn it off! Any
pointers? Overall i am very happy with this upgrade although i do
feel motorola should have stepped it up a gear or two. 3G for faster
web browsing would have been nice but then i am nit picking. Menus
tend to drag a little but that has been the moto way ever since
i started using the original rzr. If you don't want too many toys
with the posibility for things to keep going wrong then get this
phone. I had the Iphone and sent it back then had the Samsung tocco.
Yeah sent that back too.. These phones try to do too much and just
can't cope. Back to trusty moto. Camera has no flash but then if
ya want good pics get a dedicated camera for less than £100. Music
player is fairly straight forward when paired with media player
11. Just drag and drop. On board is 2GB and you can add 4GB card
so plenty of memory. Enough for 3000 songs or more if compressed
at the correct rate. A cool feature is the talking phone. A stephen
hawking sound alike will read you your texts if you want. The scroll
wheel is very easy to use. Overall i am very happy with this upgrade
and hats off to moto for another solidly built mobile. Rating:
Reviewed by Wayne K from U.K. on
16th Aug 2008
nokia 5310 is cheaper, and better smaller, classic nokia interface
with excellent music player and sound quality, also has a 3.5 mil
jack on the top and a decent sized screen with a higher resolution
and more colours, dedicated music buttons that function in all menus
case rested? oh and eduardo, good play there, good play Rating:
Reviewed by Bobby from Scotland on
10th Aug 2008
Had one of these for a few days now and I am loving it. Tried a
V8 earlier this year but gave up on it due to the pathetic battery
life and memory. This phone solves both those problems and some.
Menu is the best I have seen on any Motorola although can be a bit
slow, how on earth do the "keys" feel like they move when clearly
they dont? Touch keypad that you actually have to press is amazing
and works perfectly once you get used to it. This is essentially
a pretty basic phone that happens to do the basics brilliantly.
Call quality is outstanding and texting is a breeze. It looks great,
has enough features to keep me happy and feels built to last. I
would not hesitate to recommend this phone for someone who does
not need all the bells and whistles of say, a Nokia N series,i.e.
phones which constantly freeze and crash! Rating:
Reviewed by Eduardo from USA on
7th Aug 2008
Mr.Unknown is right it's a great phone and here in the U.S when
someone calls an inanimate object a he there either crazy or dumb
[Editor's comment: Not every user of this website has English as
a first language, and we should all be tolerant of minor grammatical
errors.] Rating:
Reviewed by bilal from Saudi arabia
on 29th Jul 2008
this mobile shape is fine but screen is small which is not suitable
with mobile set, other vise it is good looking Rating:
Reviewed by Ash Freeman from England
on 23rd Jul 2008
Looks good feels good and works good!I love everything about this
phone from the sound quality on calls to the ease of use on the
menus!the only gripe i have is the battery doesn't seem to last
very long!(Or is it because i am used to a sony ericcson W810i that
lasted 5 days?) Rating:
Reviewed by Simon from UK on
21st Jul 2008
I was using an advance version for a few days - it had a few bugs
but worked well enough to test. The phone part is great, clear sound
& a strong signal. Easy to navigate phone book etc. The camera is
mediocre, not bad but at 2mp it's never going to be great. Music
sounded good and the standard jack socket at the top is a great
idea. I found navigating the music to be a simple idea poorly executed
which may have been sorted by the final release. Generally this
had the potential to be a very good music phone that could also
take quick snapshots. Rating:
Reviewed by unknown from england on
17th Jul 2008
Anthony from croatia... it is not a HE... Stop moaning... this is
one of the nicest phones on the market at the moment.!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Nikhil Skariah from India
on 16th Jul 2008
Music is the special feature of this phone.there is great clarity
when we hear music through the headset.Also,scroll feature of the
phone makes it easy to use.Above all 2GB internal memory and expandable
upto 6GB rates this phone superior above all.only problem is battery
life is maximum 2 days(music+camera).i wish it would have been little
more. Rating:
Reviewed by Neil from USA on
11th Jul 2008
Very nice design. The music and camera features are easy to use,
the screen is vibrant, you can use it as an fm radio... and the
mp3 player works without the sim card (you can use this as your
mp3 player even after you don't want to use it as your phone anymore).
My only complaint is that my particular phone keeps trying to sync
with t-mobile.com and its keeps doing it every couple of hours which
is taking away from my battery life... i'm working with tmobile
right now to correct that problem. Rating:
Reviewed by Verbushitel Steiner from
Urmam on 8th Jul 2008
Small screen. Utter waste. Am taking back. Rating:
Reviewed by anthony from croatia on
5th Jul 2008
This cell phone is junk. He is ugly, slow and (in Croatia) very
expensive! Rating:
