In a nutshell: This cute clamshell phone comes in a choice
of pink or purple, and has a curvy rounded shape and soft feel.
The beautiful mirror finish conceals an invisible external display
that springs into life with custom animated screensavers and touch-sensitive
music controls. Complete with a 2 megapixel camera, music player,
memory card slot and Bluetooth, this is what every girl needs in
her handbag! Beware though that the soft finish scratches easily,
and we have deducted marks from our score because of the phone's
habit of freezing or switching off.
Review:
February 2008. Updated November 2008.
No
question about it - the Moto U9 is definitely a girl's phone. It's
a cute, curvy clamshell and comes in a choice of two colours: pink
or purple. Weighing just 88g and petite in size, it's a phone that's
been carefully designed to appeal to the senses. Not only is the
shiny metallic finish easy on the eyes, but the soft-touch feel
makes it a lovely phone to handle. The external display is very
cool. The screen uses a mirror effect that blends with the shiny
surface so that's it's invisible when not in use. A range of cool
screensavers have been designed to complement the colour schemes
of the phone, and give the impression that the whole surface of
the phone is alive. Touch-sensitive music controls appear when using
the music player. The U9 really is a sensual delight!
The
U9 is the baby of the Motorola PEBL,
but not only does the U9 look nicer than the PEBL, it's packed with
features that the PEBL was missing. The camera on the U9 is 2 megapixels
- it may not be the best, but it'll take some quality snaps and
video clips in good lighting conditions. There's no camera flash
though. The main internal display is a high quality TFT screen with
262,000 colours and a high resolution that can match most top-of-the-range
mobiles. The music player can handle all of the common file formats
and the Motorola software makes it very easy to transfer music from
a computer to the phone using a USB cable (not included). The internal
memory of the phone (25 Mbytes) is only enough for 5-6 songs, so
you'll probably want to buy a memory card. The U9 can take microSD
cards up to 4 Gbytes, which is more than most phones, and is
enough to store around 1,000 songs.
The
battery life of the phone seems to be pretty long, thanks partly
to the energy-saving OLED screen, and you should get up to a week's
use, although that depends on how much you listen to music. Connectivity
is good, with both USB and Bluetooth available. It's a quadband
phone too, so you can use it anywhere in the world.
Initially
we were super impressed by the U9. It's a lovely little phone, and
is one of the best equipped mobiles in the under-£100 price
range. Motorola have saved on the cost by not supplying a memory
card, headphones or even a USB cable, so you'll have to buy these
yourself. However, over the months since launch, our readers have
reported that the phone has a tendency to freeze or switch off.
The soft finish is also very easy to scratch, so be sure to take
care. Also check out the new Motorola
Jewel, which is the same phone but re-styled to look like a
huge diamond!
Features
of the Motorola U9 include:
2 megapixel camera
Video camera (15 frames/second, 176 x 144 pixels)
with 4x digital zoom, MPEG4 format
Main display: TFT, 262,000 colours, 320 x 240
pixels
External display: OLED, 65,000 colours, 128
x 160 pixels
Music player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, enhanced AAC+,
AMR, WMA formats)
Memory: 25 Mbytes user memory plus microSD memory
card (up to 4 Gbytes)
Quadband
Size: 90 x 49 x 16 mm
Weight: 88g
Talktime: up to 7 hours
Battery standby: up to 350 hours
Motorola U9
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Reviewed by charlie from reading on
6th Sep 2008
after braking my samsung f210, i brought this phone and its amazing.
i love it. i have the purple 1 and it looks sexy. im thinking bout
buying another f210 because of its features but this phone is second
best. Rating:
Reviewed by Breesha from Isle Of Man
on 5th Sep 2008
I got the motorola U9 a couple of weeks ago and compared to the
other mobile i had its brilliant, the touch is amazing.the inside
of the mobile is slim and ..slim, its has a nice to hold and DOES
have an ace camera. anyway if u had to choose this phone it would
be A definate yes. if your up to date with technology u;ll love
this phone.The only reason it sometimes turns of is of u've dropped
, bashed it, or...low battery, i have had no trouble from mine and
il love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Bianca from Australia on
5th Sep 2008
This phone has had a few faults * Yes it does freze a bit but not
for long * It wont let you download pictures onto the computer (well
not for me) * I have fully charged the battery for 2 days and it
will only last 5-15 mins * it only lets u take like ... 5 songs
* DO NOT BUY IT FROM ccelectronics NO GUD * the rest i am completely
happy with Rating:
Reviewed by ohn from UK on 4th
Sep 2008
The reasoning behind buying this phone was size. I owned an N95
and an 850i and although packed with features these phones were
heavy and brick like. This little beauty does everything I need,
which basically talk to my bookies and take low res pics. The only
downside is the lack of a radio. Apart from that it's the best phoned
I've owned so far. Rating:
Reviewed by Lynne from Scotland on
1st Sep 2008
From reading the comments regarding this phone...there appears to
be a fault with the motorola U9 in that the phone freezes. I have
had this phone for 3 months and it has frozen on me several times
for no reason what so ever. It eventually unfreezes but is not great
when you are in the middle of a call or need to phone somebody!
Not impressed...and plan to demand a refund not a replacement as
it looks like this is a common fault with the mobile. Back to samsung
for me! Rating:
Reviewed by Zoe from UK on 23rd
Aug 2008
I got this phone 5 months ago, for the past 3 it has been fine but
it has started to turn itsself off when i am in the middle of texting
or calling someone. The only way i can make it turn on properly
is to take the battery out and put it back in, but i tryed that
and it carryed on turning itself on and off repeatedly. Also when
it turns on sometimes it says there is no sim card, but there is
and i have checked that it is inserted correctly. I dont know why
it has started doing this but don't buy this phone, its a waste
of money! Rating:
Reviewed by Emma Smith from UK on
15th Aug 2008
My mum bought me this phone for me 21/03/08 and when i got it i
thought it was a great little phone. But after a few weeks of me
having it the paint scratches off easily the phone crashes when
its on charge, wont let me take pictures turns off when im makeing
a phone call and tryin to send text messages. I had, had the fone
for jus under 3months and it completly shut down wudnt charge and
wudnt turn on, i took it back to the 02 shop and they gave me a
brand new 1 on the 27/06/08 6 weeks later the same fault has happend
agen and i am currently waiting to be given another 1 of these phones,
which i am not to happen about, i adivse people not to buy this
phone the hassel that you get out of it aint worth the money. I
will never waste my money on a motorola phone again!! Rating:
Reviewed by Matty from UK on
12th Aug 2008
I've had my new Moto U9 for over a week. It is a lovely phone, but
I am missing my old Samsung to be honest. The keypad in the Moto
U9 is not as responsive and tactile as my old phone's, despite being
a slightly larger area. The shiny surface which makes it so attractive
scratches incredibly easyly (I now have to put a protective plastic
cover to avoid scratches, which makes the phone a bit bulkier and
not so pretty) and shows fingerprints and dirt immediately. As a
phone, it seems good and so far it hasn't froze and seems to work
ok while charging. Unfortunately I bought this phone on eBay, and
being locked onto O2, it has been pre-set by the network (which
is the network I use) and there are a couple of things I cannot
change: O2 has stored their services on the 9 speed dial settings,
and removed the option to edit them! I contacted the network and
they told me there is nothing they can do, so now I am stuck with
those useless speed dial settings wich I rarely use. Most dissappointed.
I would urge anybody getting a phone with a contract to double check
that the network hasn't altered any settings irreversibly. They
have also changed some of the displays, but that isn't really that
important to me. I still like the phone, but as I said, I miss my
old Samsung, not so flashy, but a damm good reliable phone. By the
way, those people having problems with the phone freezing, crashing
or being too slow, should check the memory status. If the phone
is running low on usable memory, it will do those things. You could
always try to expand the memory and see if that sorts out the problem. Rating:
Reviewed by Mili from Singapore on
11th Aug 2008
best phone ever i really like the texting and the OLED screen no
problems but yea youu do need a cover it scratches otherwise. !! Rating:
Reviewed by april from england on
10th Aug 2008
i got this phone yestaday and is great!!! i love the colour and
touch screen. ive wanted it for ages and i thought it was a really
stylish phone and didnt want a bland black or grey phone so i got
the pink one. i dont think this phone will scratch if your carefull
with it and look after it. i got a memory card for mine and can
get loads of songs on it & it doesnt bother me not having the usb
because i just get the songs of my friends because they have the
same sorta taste as me & pictures can just get my sister to put
them on !!! its just a great phone !! Rating:
Reviewed by janey from uk on
8th Aug 2008
I got this phone a few days ago, and I thought it was great until
it tired to use the camera. It simply doesn't work, and says 'unknown
error'on picture cature. There's constantly just a black screen
whilst trying to use the camera. The keys are slow and unresponsive
and the text feature isn't very intuitive. Totally regret wasting
my money. Rating:
Reviewed by katie from england on
7th Aug 2008
omg dont buy this fone. i got it in february and took it back after
a month as it kept freezing and at one point it frooze for half
an hour and wouldnt even turn off! they then sent me a brand new
one back and exactly the same thing has happened. when i am texting
the words appear delayed and also on predictive text it doesnt save
all the words you have used so you are forever typing a new word
in! like someone else has pointed out, the clear button is below
the send button and often i catch the send button which sends a
half finished text. the music playlist is good although it is very
slow but it can hold alot of songs on. the appearance of the fone
is very nice, its a light weight and a nice shape but the overall
problems arent worth buying this fone!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from England on
5th Aug 2008
I have had this phone since April 2008 and I have hated it since
June. It was great to start with and people regularly commented
on the display on the front, but I have found the battery life is
appalling, the phone keeps turning itself off and then I can't get
it back on, the keys are unresponsive and appear to be getting worse
and as a previous lady mentioned the delete key is right next to
the send key, so I either delete texts I don't want to or send what
I'm not ready to! I hate it that much I have contacted my old mobile
supplier for the unlock code (which I have to pay for) to my old
phone which is a Sony Ericsson W810i. Absolutely NO problems with
that phone. My advice? Don't ever buy a Motorola, rubbish. Rating:
Reviewed by Vibs from uk on 5th
Aug 2008
It's a great phone the music player is great and I just love the
design, it has everything I want in a phone! Rating:
Reviewed by alice from england on
3rd Aug 2008
i love my u9! it looks fab and is easy and simple to use! only probelm
is that it dosnt come with usb cord. also i wanna say almost all
phones will break and freeze. Rating:
Reviewed by Justine from RSA on
31st Jul 2008
I love this phone, has all the necessities that i need in a phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Babs from England on
27th Jul 2008
I've had the phone for almost a week and am happy with it apart
from not being able to disconnect the alarm function. I've turned
the alarm to OFF (on all 3 settings) but still it turns itself on
which I find very annoying. At first If anyone can help I'd be most
grateful. Other than that small niggle I've found the U9 to be easy
to use and it looks good too. Rating:
Reviewed by Rosanna from Ireland on
20th Jul 2008
This is my phone and I really like it looks nice it works well and
everyones jealous the only thing is it does not have great memory
space other than that I love it! Rating:
Reviewed by Kulwinder Singh from India
on 20th Jul 2008
This is great phone stylish, beautiful. It full of qualification.
It os most beautiful & sexy phone I have ever seen. Rating:
Reviewed by isabelle from ireland on
20th Jul 2008
this phone was brilliant at first and i was really happy with it.
Untill i realised that the touch screen on the front wasnt very
responsive, also the camera could be better. There are no games
which i was dissapointed about also it scraches very easily! Its
not the best phone and i would reccomend it to someone who is carefull
and very pacient!! Rating:
Reviewed by Danielle from Austria on
17th Jul 2008
i wonder about all these people who bought the u9 and now hate it.
everybody knows that the motorola software isn't the best but the
design in fact is, so why did you buy it if you don't like it??????
and you can use it while it's charging, i've tried it. I LOVE MY
U9.!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Huq from India on
17th Jul 2008
With in a month, my phone has hanged 4 times. Its Performance is
poor. The charge doesn't stay for a long time. Don't buy it. Rating:
Reviewed by Julia Zengeni from uk on
8th Jul 2008
Overall I like this phone and find the features on it like the video
and the camera, (2 megapixel) very good. I have had mine for about
4 months, and haven't had any major problems with it. However, it
does depend what you like in a phone and what you use most. As a
music phone the sound quality is excellent, but the lock on the
external touch keys on my phone does not work - this is a very common
problem with this phone. So using it as a proper ipod would be a
waste of time for me as whatever the phone brushes up against in
your pocket will make the songs jump about all over the place -
a bit of a ridiculous design flaw for a music phone! I don't use
it as an ipod out and about as I have a decent one for that anyway
- I just like playing the music without headphones while sitting
down and reading a magazine etc, (headphone annoy me sometimes!)and
this phone is pretty good for that as it plays quite loud and has
very clear sound. I would say it is fairly user friendly - but my
v3 was more so. It could really do with a shortcut to the phonebook
and calculator - it has one for alert style, wallpaper,(like you
need to change that in a hurry!)alarm, bluetooth, message inbox,
music, (there is a special key for this anyway - duh!)and video
capture. If you press the green call key it will give you all dialled/received
calls etc, but not the phone book. This phone can be slow, and occasionally
it freezes - usually when it has just been switched back on again
and you try and use the keys before it is 'ready'(!), that can be
quite annoying and takes a bit of getting used to. I find if you
turn it off and on again and let it wake up for about 30 seconds
it solves the problem! I think there are too many features for the
phone to handle - probably why there is only one suduko game on
it, (downloading games for it didn't work for me either - not compatible,
so watch for that) if there were more games on it, it would probably
throw it's toys out the pram a lot more! I find texting on this
phone a lot easier than my v3, I was always pressing the delete
key with my thumb on that one, wiping out the whole text! I have
never done that with this phone and find the whole process of texting
easier. The camera is great, I know there are better ones out there
but they cost a packet, and couple that with a really decent video
camera for the money and high quality music playback, I would say
this is a nice little phone to 'play' with and not take too seriously.
If you want more than a few songs on this phone you have to buy
a memory card for it. It can have quite a high capacity for this
- as much as 4gb I think, so worth in the end. You don't need a
usb however if you have a card reader on you computer - just slot
the card in and drag and drop. I can put all my pictures easily
on my laptop, I have one as my wallpaper in fact as the quality
is not bad for a phone at all. To transfer and play videos on your
computer from your phone you need to convert the files to something
Windows will play, ( wmw/avi etc - I use AVS video converter, works
fine when converted with this and it's a cheap program) but I am
sure any will do. Battery power is not bad considering the functions,
and it is a lovely phone to look at - like I said it's a great phone
to play with, apart from a lack of games. And would suit someone
who doesn't want to spend a lot - but wants a lot of good quality
features for the money. Rating:
Reviewed by Ashley from - on
8th Jul 2008
Graphite colour is good. Rating:
Reviewed by Sue Lee from UK on
1st Jul 2008
I have had this phone for about 3 months now and LOVE it - mine
is pink and my mate has the purple one - mine started freezing slightly
this week but to be honest I put it down to the amount of texts
i was sending, dont normally text that often - also IM NOT SURE
IF THIS IS A PROBLEM or I just dont know how to change it - BUT....
when the phone is switched off and then switched on, it automatically
goes to PREDICTIVE TEXTING which I HATE - however, my friend has
had more problems -she has missed phone calls due to the phone not
ringing and is having problems with the phone recognising her memory
card. THE MAIN THING I HATE ABOUT IT IS THAT YOU CANNOT USE IT WHEN
IT IS CHARGING Rating:
Reviewed by Caity from England on
24th Jun 2008
No! I hate this phone so much! I bought a micro Usb cable to get
music on it from my computer which now doesn't work because it says
i need a memory card aswell. The front screen scratches so easily
- mine is just in my pocket with nothing else e.g. keys etc and
it is covered in scratches. You can't use it whilst it's charging
and sometimes it looses signal whilst charging too. It's really
hard to flick open - I am a girl with longish nails and it really
annoys me how you have to get you nail underneath the top screen
to open it one-handed (and who opens their phone two-handed?) The
only game it has is Soduko (wtf?) Its really slow and sometimes
it freezes completely for ages or it won't respond to you pressing
the keys. When texting, the delete button is right next to the red
cancel all button so often after writing a long text, I push the
end call button instead and completely delete the whole message!
arrrg I hate it so much - don't buy it! Rating:
Reviewed by Debbie from UK on
23rd Jun 2008
I've followed all instructions but unable to play teh music downloaded.
Can not figure it out and no one at the shop can help. It just saya
buffering and does not play. Rating:
Reviewed by Emz from Northern Irland
on 21st Jun 2008
Its a good phone but not the best a wouldnt recommend it because
it is incredibly slow and has no good features but i do like the
touch screen on the front when playing music it has no games so
dont get it Rating:
Reviewed by Claire from Ireland on
20th Jun 2008
I have this phone since February and it is good! But the bad thing
is that it tends to turn of by itself and sometimes delete all your
messages for about five minutes. Basically it is quite slow but
it has a lot of features like the mp3 player, camera and video camera.
Another thing is that it doesn't come with a memory card or a USB
cable to connect it to the computer. But overall a good phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Hamstarr from England on
18th Jun 2008
Have just recieved the phone as an upgrade from my Motorola Pebl
- which I loved so this phone has a lot to live up to! Have not
had any problems yet. Would like to advise that a USB cable was
supplied inside my box, so perhaps the manufacturer has been reading
all your comments! Rating:
Reviewed by kelly appleton from england
on 18th Jun 2008
I have this amazing phone in pink and there is absolutly nothing
wrong with it!!!! it hasn't frozen the keys are big enough the screen
is fine but also i like the way it is touch screen too and how the
music comes up on the screen when u flip it down sooooo cool and
the size is soool too defenetly 5/5 stars oh and i carnt stop playing
with it and i am 10 Rating:
Reviewed by Denise from England on
15th Jun 2008
I am on my second handset first one kept turning itself off. It
wont recognise the memory card and I think it may go back. I always
swore by Motorola but this is a making me change my mind. But I
did get the usb cable with it as it was an upgrade. Dont have any
games on it? are there supposed to be any????? Rating:
Reviewed by Viki from UK on 14th
Jun 2008
This phone is great but can anyone tell me how to find the games
on this phone? I cant find them anywhere!Thanks Rating:
Reviewed by Emily from uk on
11th Jun 2008
This phone is imense !!! av had it for quite a while now and it
hasnt froze once !!!! i really recomend u but this phone i do agree
sometimes it does freeze when youdrop it but thats about it uv just
got 2 switch it off and it will come back on like normal !!!!!!!
BUY THIS PHONE !!!! Rating:
Reviewed by lisa jane from uk on
8th Jun 2008
got my phone free with a pay monthly deal got the usb with it but
had trouble getting pic messages the man in the shop fixed that
for me cos u have to be stephen hawkins to follow the manual instructions
on the web site , only had a few days so havent had chance to sort
out music yet it does go slow when i text to fast and sometimes
my mates dont get my texts straight away or get a couple of texts
together but nothing major love the look and feel, will let u know
if i find any more probs . Rating:
Reviewed by tracy lavender from england
on 3rd Jun 2008
do not buy this phone had nothing but trouble with it, keeps freezing
all the time, it cant find my memory card changes ring tone everytime
it ring and doesn't vibrate. i have exchanged this phone once and
my new one is doing exactly the same. i love this phone when it
is working but its not very often it works BEWARE of this phone Rating:
Reviewed by sumeet from india on
2nd Jun 2008
the motorola phones r gud but there's no fm radio. then whats the
use of such music phones.all SE hv music as well as radio. so y
dont u support this facility??????????? Rating:
Reviewed by carrie from uk on
23rd May 2008
im getting this fone in a few weeks as an upgrade. im writing the
review now because im shocked no one has mentioned the talking phone
feature. im blind and have had a nightmare fiding a fone i could
use. i was left to getting a symbian fone and paying a fortune for
blind software to read everything out until they guy at o2 suggested
this fone. it reads everything, texts, menus displays etc. it is
ideal. i am so surprised that this feature isnt advertised more
and that motorola arent aiming this fone at the visually impared
market. [Editor's reply: Thanks for the tip, Carrie. Didn't even
know that the phone had this feature - Motorola are keeping pretty
quiet about it.] Rating:
Reviewed by lauren from england on
16th May 2008
i got this phone off the O2 website and it came with both a USB
cable and headphones but no memory card ps i LOVE this phone!!! Rating:
Reviewed by eusebia from uk on
16th May 2008
this phone is really cool. the camera is good the the volume is
quite good. There are a few things I can't figure out and it's kind
of annoying you don't get a usb cable with it but it's really good
and all my friends like it. It didn't freeze but it was a bit slow
at times. and if you look after the phone it doesn't scrach that
easily but there are lots of fingermarks. Overall I'm really happy
with this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Lauren from Derbyshire on
14th May 2008
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!! i have had it for a month and it keeps
freezing and the screen scratches really easily. i had to take it
back to the 02 shop & they couldnt fix it so they gave me a new
one. and now the new phone has frozen again. i am very disappointed
as this phone was not cheap. the camera and video is totally rubbish,
and the memory is not very good. it holds about 3-4 songs. i really
dont like this phone at all. Rating:
Reviewed by Rosie from UK on
12th May 2008
I got this phone just under a week ago and fingers crossed, touch
wood, it is great!!! I love this phone soooo much, it looks great,
has got fab features, such as the great MP3 player and the outer
touch screen. In relation to the lack of USB cable, Carphone Warehouse
are selling a pack which contains a flashdrive with a slot for a
memory card, a 2gb memory card and a memory card adapter. This is
brilliant, slot in the memory card, pop into your usb outlet on
your PC, drag on your music and pictures, put the card in your phone!
Simple! Rating:
Reviewed by Spydee from London on
12th May 2008
I like my fone as I am female and the size is a major thing for
me. A fone must fit into a lady's handbag at all times. What I don't
like is the fact that the fone didn't come with a cable or a memory
card. Everyother fone I have ever had came with both and this one
threw me. I was so mad! It's a ridiculous way to try and make more
money off of people. I regret getting the fone now cause budget
be damned...I now have to go fork out for a cable and card. Rating:
Reviewed by cravena from uk on
10th May 2008
NO need for usb lead and phone tools....just buy a cheap card reader
and drag and drop onto the card whilst in the reader....EASY PEEZY! Rating:
Reviewed by mollie from england on
9th May 2008
I am soooo happy with this phone it is sooo good!!! I reccommend
you buy it. I've only just gotten it so havn't found any faults,
but if i do the i'll write again. Rating:
Reviewed by Sue from London on
8th May 2008
I do love thi slittle pink shiny phone but agree that the usb lead
and software should have been included. Can anyone help me - I have
bought the usb and memory card but my pc is reading the phone as
a camera and I can't put music on it?? Please help me, I want a
cool song as my ringtone! Rating:
Reviewed by Rebecca from Wales on
8th May 2008
Gotta say, I am loving my Motorola U9! It's the first phone i've
had with bluetooth, with a music player and with a decent camera!!!
And to Jess-have a look on ebay, that's where i've ordered my USB
cable from! Rating:
Reviewed by jan from uk on 4th
May 2008
I am a great fan of Motorola having had my last one for almost 4years.
Being in the older age bracket (over 50) and partially deaf I find
the volume excellent and the U9 very easy to use. It could be improved
on and yes a usb cable would be great along with a sim card however
there are other phones available with these extras, so I say if
you don't like it why did you buy it? Rating:
Reviewed by Mairin from Ireland on
4th May 2008
Got the black version a month ago, no problems & easy to use. Rating:
Reviewed by Stephanie from Uk on
3rd May 2008
Do not buy this phone as it is totally rubbish. I tok it back after
a week as the external lock was not working and another u9. this
phone i have had for 1 day and the external lock is not working,
it keeps losing my memory card. Whensomeone rings me it does not
ring are vibrate so i keep missing calls and it keeps freezing and
switching itself off. I have now returned to my faithful samsung
and i am going to exchange the rubbish motorola for a samsung as
i have never had a problem with a samsung. So Please DON'T BUY A
MOTOROLA U9 as it is more hassle than it is worth. Rating:
Reviewed by Jo from UK on 1st
May 2008
I think people should be made to pass a quick capability test before
they buy a phone!! I have had mine for weeks and I love it. There
is nothing wrong with the handset, perhaps some user error??? Rating:
Reviewed by Stwphanie from England on
30th Apr 2008
External lock keeps switching off when i make or receive calls and
i have to switch the phone off and on to get it back. Rating:
Reviewed by Tony from England on
28th Apr 2008
Got this phone last Saturday, being replaced with another tomorrow
- phone would not switch on by itself and when you plug in charger
switches on an off repeatedly despite having done an initial 16
hour 1st charge!? Seems like there maybe a few glitches with this
phone looking at other posts. Other negative no usb lead supplied
and why do manufactuters keep changing the shape of the phone end.
Other than that a nice little phone with lots of good features but
not a patch on a Nokia in my opinion. Rating:
Reviewed by jess from england on
27th Apr 2008
i have this phone got it yeaterday its brill but only 20 min ago
my key 7 isnt workin witch is rubbish but it works only when u push
it very hard witch is annoyin but i love da phone and + it doesnt
hold many songs but i got a memory card witch holds 990 songs now
and can anyone tell me where i can get a usb connector from xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rating:
Reviewed by jessie from kent on
27th Apr 2008
i got this phone yesterday readin da reviews it is a bit slow but
its ok i got in pink the camara is brill im not 2 happy cos the
cable its so cute i just cant stop lookin at it and playin da games
its so kool and when did it come out and how does it scratch easy
xxxx Rating:
Reviewed by cravena from uk on
26th Apr 2008
same usb micro cable as i have on my camera...so brill!!! come on
now...the usb cables are only £3 to buy new!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Kitty from UK on
24th Apr 2008
I got the purple phone for my birthday last week and i really like
this phone.It can be a bit slow at first but other than that i really
like it! the music player is really good and the touch screen is
brill. i also like how you can read messages with out flipping the
phone up. my friends also really like it so i recommend it to anyone.
Rating:
Reviewed by Daz from UK on 18th
Apr 2008
Bought this for my wife, she loves it and I must admit looks really
cool, shame only pink or purple. The floating screen looks the NUTS!! Rating:
Reviewed by Debbie from Ireland on
18th Apr 2008
Does anyone know if i can get the cover of my phone repaired????
I had the phone in my bad last night and when i took it out noticed
the whole front cover was scratched to pieces. Im devastated, especially
because there was nothing abraisive in my bag at all!!! Have only
had it for two weeks!! Takes the complete look away from the phone Rating:
Reviewed by laura from england on
17th Apr 2008
when i first saw this phone in the shop i thought how cool is this
phone! so i bought it! however less than two weeks later it has
decided to turn its self off! not to mention the fact that i cant
hear it ring in my pocket even tho its at its highest volume! what
a rubbish phone! yes it may look sexy but it lacks usability and
motorola have obviously still got software issues. Rating:
Reviewed by Viki from England on
17th Apr 2008
Got my purple U9 a couple weeks ago, there are good sides and bad
sides. The keypad is fairly small, and as all the keys are flat
I tend to miss the keys when typing. Looks wise it's great, the
floating screen is a nice touch. I haven't had any problems with
it freezing, although it is a little slow at times. What did annoy
me is that I have to buy the USB and software as it didn't come
with the phone. My last phone didn't even have a usb port so I was
looking foward to being able to transfer music and piture files
from phone to computer, but now I have to wait until I can buy one!
Other then that the phone is really nice, not perfect, but I don't
think any phone is. Rating:
Reviewed by Janette from Isle of Man
on 12th Apr 2008
U9 is a really cute little phone but I can`t connect the bluetooth
anyone else having this problem ? Rating:
Reviewed by kirsty from uk on
6th Apr 2008
Generally a lovely phone. Easy to use, but can be a bit slow at
times. The case scratches really easily, so be weary! Rating:
Reviewed by Bubbly from Middle-east
on 4th Apr 2008
Got this phone !purple. Beautiful and has got all essential features. Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from uk on
1st Apr 2008
Nice looking phone thats about it. It keeps freeing,has no usb leads,ringtone
is soft have tried to turn it up but keeps going back to soft. It
also makes a pinging tone which will not stop until i turn it off,and
each time i go to text is sets its self to dutch,and i cant get
the back off either. In a word PANTS Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from UK on
31st Mar 2008
Got this phone last week, after two days of using found it not to
be user friednly & very slow in processing. To type texts you need
very small fingers! Great lookign phone but not the best from Motorola. Rating:
Reviewed by chrissy from united kingdom
on 21st Mar 2008
This phone is allright.I do agree with most people, such as...It
freezing and not having a usb cable. I do think that should be opthinal
but on the other, no.The sound is cool! It scarches esily.I do like
the screen savers, Yes. They do match the phone.Its actually Quite
hard to comunercate as the sound comes out in two differnt places.
I think its good size a cute and sexy phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Ellis bagley from u.k on
21st Mar 2008
hi i have got the u9 and i luve it. the 1 thing is that i cant get
the back of to get to the battery. can some one tell me how i am
only 10 and i am :( coss i cant get it off. HELLP Rating:
Reviewed by Anne from UK on 21st
Mar 2008
I love this phone too.... Ok I am not technical and this suits me..
I have had no trouble setting up the phone, I downloaded music straight
onto the SD card from PC... I love the look, I like girly phones
even though I am not considered a girl anymore... I use mine with
the Ted Baker blue tooth ear piece and its a greatsound for car
use. I also love the hands free dialling.. shame about the US accent..
I think their should be a choice... Have had no freezing problems
and no probs with ex key lock... Motorola should have usb available
but their are ways around the uploading prob... Also someone mentioned
scratching... mine lives in my pocket with keys and hasn't a scratch...
Wouldn't any phone scratch though if abused? Rating:
Reviewed by Joanne from Uk on
20th Mar 2008
I'm on my second phone, as the external key lock doesn't always
work. I have to switch the phone off to get it to work for a few
hours then thats it. The first phone was exchanged in the first
week and now this one is going to be exchanged or refunded after
2 weeks Its a shame as its a nice phone to touch but it is also
slow and freezes too. Rating:
Reviewed by Jackie from UK on
20th Mar 2008
Had this 4 days. LOVE IT! Swore blind I'd never buy another Motorola
after my last rubbish E550, but was swayed by these reviews and
the phones looks, and cost. LOVE IT! No USB cables, a complete con,
come on Motorola they don't cost that much. Do you really want people
saying 'the phone is brilliant - BUT....' ?? Stop being cheapskates!!
only gets 4 stars cos of USB! Rating:
Reviewed by MIRI TURNER from ENGLAND
on 19th Mar 2008
BOUGHT THE PURPLE ONE, BRILL LITTLE PHONE BUT IT WONT LET ME RECEIVE
ANY PICI MESSAGES, ANY ONE HELP?, I ALSO FIND IT SCRATCHES EASILY,
AND CANT FIND ANY WEB SITES THAT SUPPLY THE USB CABLE, HURRY UP
MOTOROLA!!, Rating:
Reviewed by Pauline from UK on
17th Mar 2008
Bought the U9 last week - found the external key lock didn't work.
Picked up a new one today - and it's the same. Will lock when reset
to factory settings, but as soon as I make a call it will not lock
again. Anyone else having this problem? Rating:
Reviewed by Amy from England on
16th Mar 2008
the phone is ok but it frezes sometimes. the music player on the
phone is good because its a touch screen on the outside. I have
a pink one and i dont really like it its not the best phone ive
had. Rating:
Reviewed by katey from UK on
14th Mar 2008
Not a patch on it's predecessor, the Pebl. this is very plasticy
by comparison and lack of USB cable is a con. works ok otherwise,
ideal as first phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Jane from UK on 9th
Mar 2008
I got my new Motorola U9 yesterday and so far think its great! its
small,sexy and has all the features you would expect a phone of
its price to have ( the 2mp camera is good quality). Although the
phone didnt come with a micro USB cable, i managed to put music
onto my phone by just inserting the music straight onto a micro-memory
card and placing the memory card in my phone - worked a treat. The
music sound is really good quality even when on full volume! As
it is a motorola, it is also really easy to use and i had no complications
setting my phone up or working out how to change anything. I agree
with some people, the phone can be a little slow but everythign
cant be perfect and a little slowness occasionly doesn't hurt anyone.
I would reccomend this phone to anyone It's great! Rating:
Reviewed by Gemma from UK on
7th Mar 2008
Just got my phone today, very plessed with it but noticed you need
a micro UBS cable,and whilst looking for one I came accross this
website! Handy, as now I know from other peoples reviews that its
hard to find them/or they are not available yet!! A big let down,
was looking forward to transferring music onto it!! I hope they
come out soon as its a bit of a con otherwise. Rating:
Reviewed by Katie from England on
6th Mar 2008
Has anybody managed to find a USB cable for this phone yet? Brilliant
phone but i really want to put music on it. Rating:
Reviewed by Brooke McGuire from NYC
on 5th Mar 2008
I think the pink Moto U9 is like the total most awesome thing ever!
I sooo hope my dad buys me it for my birthday! My friend Lizzie
has the purple and it is totally hip and cute but Im more of a pink
gal myself! mwah mwah kiss kiss! xxxx Rating:
Reviewed by karen h from uk on
5th Mar 2008
i bought the purple u9 at the weekend and i am really pleased with
it the volume on the phone is really good, the quirky voice readout
on messages and the voice dialling is brilliant everything on this
phone is excellient well done to motorola for u9 i love it. Rating:
Reviewed by Jo from UK on 4th
Mar 2008
Had this phone about 4 weeks now and love it! It's cute to look
at, it's light and the OLED external screen is superb. I also love
the other little things about this phone, the fact you can have
a different text alert for each person in your phonebook, and the
way you can read a text message without even opening the phone.
It all adds up to a great phone at a great price!! Rating:
Reviewed by purplefiend from scotland
on 4th Mar 2008
Brilliant phone!!! I am very fussy about my phone ( have had SO
many over the last ten years) but this phone is what it says it
is. It IS a girly phone and without sounding patronising girls who
pay the purchase price for this phone get what they pay for-and
a little bit extra thrown in for good measure. Easily personalised,
looks great, has bluetooth (which I have used to put music on the
phone until can get a usb cable)and a decent camera. If you want
bigger and better then expect to pay a bigger price. no complaints
and I am a hard person to please when choosing a phone-I research
them thoroughly. And the purple is the most gorgeous colour phone
i've ever had. (yes the olour of a phone does matter to some people
guys-it's the predominant feature for even looking at buying this
phone). Buy it and have fun with it...it's intended for that purpose!!! Rating:
Reviewed by SMB from UK on 4th
Mar 2008
I think this phone is fab. Its well priced, small without being
too fragile, has a good battery life, looks good, is easy for texting,
sound quality is good. Basically, it does what it says on the tin! Rating:
Reviewed by sophie from uk on
3rd Mar 2008
i gt this phone the other day for my birthday and was quite happy
reading the reviws about it, even though it was not my first choice
im very glad to have picked this phone its apperarence just dazzles
me and i cant stop looking at it, it occasionally freezes but thats
only when your pressing the keys super fast or if your trying to
use 2 differnt keys at the same time, the battery life of the phone
im quite impressed with considering everyone was saying it was rubbish,
im just upset that the phone didnt come with the main feature that
this phone is based on the USB cable wire! Rating:
Reviewed by syed mohammad areeb ali from
bharat on 3rd Mar 2008
poor poor it broked easily Rating:
Reviewed by j from england on
2nd Mar 2008
got this phone and my batry running out really fast wen i have bluetooth
on have to keep turning it off so i get more than a hour of batry
even been useing my old LG phone cos i cant take the motroler to
work with me as the batry dont last the whole day. the phone looks
good but verry basic and bad batry Rating:
Reviewed by sonal s from uk on
29th Feb 2008
hi bought the u9 days afer it was launched on an impulse without
seeing it. to be honest my first impressions werent very good,phone
is a bit basic as far as functionality goes. but looks wise its
very stylish esp the external display which i think is the phones'
USP. the phone only came with a charger and earphones but no usb
cable. apparently its not even available yet. i have had the phone
2 weeks but am unable to download music etc which is a bit rubbish!
Rating:
Reviewed by Kirsty from UK on
29th Feb 2008
I've had this phone for 2 days and the only problem I've found so
far is that it's already scratched! I'd definately reccomend some
kind of protective cover! Otherwise, it's an amazing phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Lei from United Kingdom
on 26th Feb 2008
Its a fantastic phone!! I cant fault it! It only cost me 69.99,
cus I traded in an old phone! bonus! The last phone I had was a
nokia, which cost me £150, although it had 2mpx camera, the photos
werent v clear, the memory was rubbish/non expandable, oh yeh and
they forgot to add bluetooth so i was stuck with the same ringtones
:( so to pay half the price and to get twice as much was great!!!
If your not a total phone geek and dont want a super dooper high
res camera or all that fancy nonsense, then ul love this phone as
much as I do :D ive never had motorola and it so easy to use. Definately
great value for money! Rating:
Reviewed by gem from uk on 22nd
Feb 2008
I *LOVE* this phone! It's cute, purple and the new screen is just
like sony mp3 players from a few years back! The main issue I have
is Motorola's idea to change the charge/ headphone/ data cable port
to micro rather than mini. These micro usb data cables are really
hard to find as all the motos before the U9 used mini data cables.... Rating:
Reviewed by Lin from uk on 21st
Feb 2008
Just got this phone its soo cute! its not slow, I think the texting
is much faster on this. I agree that they should have put in a cable,
how can they market it as a music phone and not put one in?! Other
than that I think its absolutely fantastic! [Editor's comment: compare
the features of this phone with other similarly priced mobiles,
and you'll understand why Motorola can't afford to include a USB
cable!] Rating:
Reviewed by big man from uk on
20th Feb 2008
outstanding phone wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow....................................... Rating:
Reviewed by Sally from UK on
20th Feb 2008
I purchased this phone as soon as it became available. Overall it's
good, but I find the keys slightly tricky to use. I also find that
I have to switch off the predictive text mode each time but that
might just be me! What is dissappointing is that there is no UBB
cable or disc supplied with the phone to enbable you to download
music. The U9 is marketed as a music phone. According to Motorola
you have to buy this seperately. I would have thought they could
manage to include it in the £89.99 rrp! Rating:
Reviewed by jasmine from UK on
19th Feb 2008
bought this phone today taking it back tomorrow kept freezing Rating:
Reviewed by Lisa from England on
19th Feb 2008
I'm really happy with mine - although the problem that I've found
is mentioned above - no cable supplied to attach it to a computer.
I did get headphones with mine and they're good - spent time today
listening to it with no bars of battery going yet. My friends all
want one now too! P.S You can use it while charging, just try turning
it on whilst it says its on - mine worked then Rating:
Reviewed by Kelly Woo from England on
17th Feb 2008
I got this phone yesterday And I love it. It is a little slow but
not enough to worry about. The Mp3 is good and the camera is good
enough but no flash which it could do with. The phone is nice and
loud Rating:
Reviewed by Bambi from England on
16th Feb 2008
Cute little phone. Very simple to use, camera's great for the price
you pay. Mp3 players awesome to use! The only flaw I can find is
you cant actually use the phone while charging it.. unless you can
i just havent found out how yet :) Rating:
Reviewed by karen from uk on
16th Feb 2008
bought this phone yesterday changing it tomorrow not an exciting
phone very basic and slow would be ok as a 1st phone for someone
Rating:
Reviewed by liz from uk on 30th
Jan 2008
ma friend as 1 its amazing im gettin 1 ! Rating:
Reviewed by Simone from England on
23rd Jan 2008
This phone is ok. Its got an ok camera and not too bad memory. The
features are Good. It rings really loud and texting is very easy.
The best thing about this phone is that it is easy to use. If your
looking for a practical phone thats not very complicated and fancy
this is your phone! Rating:
