Review: Motorola U9

Motorola U9 Review

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In a nutshell: The girl's phone of the moment! 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!
Best buy: £59.95 on Pay as you Go from Dialaphone (choice of Pink or Purple).

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. 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.

To be honest, we are 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. The only thing we can find wrong with it is that the camera has no flash. Apart from that, we love it.

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)
• MP3 ringtones
• Handsfree speakerphone
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, email
• Screensavers & animated wallpaper
• Picture Caller ID
• Internet: GPRS, EDGE
• Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB 2.0
• 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 Consumer Reviews

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Average rating from 76 reviews:

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
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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!
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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.
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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
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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!
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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!
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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
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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?????
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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
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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 !!!!
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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 .
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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
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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???????????
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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.]
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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!!!
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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?
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Reviewed by Mairin from Ireland on 4th May 2008
Got the black version a month ago, no problems & easy to use.
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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.
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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???
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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!!!
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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.
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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!!
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 ?
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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!
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Reviewed by Bubbly from Middle-east on 4th Apr 2008
Got this phone !purple. Beautiful and has got all essential features.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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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!
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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!!,
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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!!
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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!!!
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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!
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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!
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Reviewed by syed mohammad areeb ali from bharat on 3rd Mar 2008
poor poor it broked easily
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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
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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....
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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!]
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Reviewed by big man from uk on 20th Feb 2008
outstanding phone wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow.......................................
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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!
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Reviewed by jasmine from UK on 19th Feb 2008
bought this phone today taking it back tomorrow kept freezing
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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
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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
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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 :)
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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
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Reviewed by liz from uk on 30th Jan 2008
ma friend as 1 its amazing im gettin 1 !
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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!
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