Jul 25, 2009 11:04 AM
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(Updated Aug 02, 2009 11:06 AM)
*MUSIC
Primarily I bought it for music. it had a 2GB inbuilt memory extendable upto 8GB(micro SD), what more can I ask for.Music quality was awesome. I can hear almost every small bit of sound in my music, which I cannot on a PC.the earphones. Sound was crystal clear, I would say and we can adjust the 3D surround effect,bass **on a scale of 7.
The bass on my Linkin Park songs was very good, one can forget about the Hyderabadi traffic with its full volume on.Trance music can set ur mood up in this beast. I think it has more file types to play.But it had only the volume keys on the side. no next song control on the outside. It has a 3.5mmjack for music output, which is great as u can use it on any speakers and earphones, but the bundled earphones are of good quality.
I tried other ear phones, but they were loud and rough.The single external speaker which looks like a wide thin slot is also of good quality, but cannot compare to any older Sony-Ericsson Walkman phone. when u listen to the music most of the day day, the battery might last for a day. but u leave it only for calls, it might sometimes last for three days, which is ok for a MOTO.
Video playback is a bit slumpy, got stuck once whle playing videos for a 20mins. could not play higher bit rate videos, more than 15fps may be.
LOOKS
On the first look, it was dashing. it was a style statement to hold it, as u talk on it. it was ultra slim, slimmer than a razr and wider. giving it a sauve look.It is glossy in the front, sides flaunt a metallic blue finish and the back a steel(may b aluminium) panel with soft black rubber finish.all the whole a stunning looker.Most people mistook it for an IPOD, I donno why. I never liked slider or swivel phones, as I always wanted a rough and rugged one which can bear all the tragedies or accidents of city life .
It has got a almost flat feather touch keypad, which is a touch sensitive circuit board layered with plastic. It has only miniscule in the beginning u might feel a bit shaky keypad which vibrates the whole phone. but being that slim we cannot expect any sturdy , rock solid keypad. It's an app sensitive morphing keypad, which hides unwanted numbers and symbols. whenever u are taking a pic from the camera, it will hide all the numeric keys, all it shows is slideshow and gallery symbols. similary if you are using music player, it will show only standard music controls, shuffle, repeat etc, and ofcourse theJOG DIAL which lets u scroll at the speed u wish through the hundreds of music files, by the touch of ur thumb. it will not scroll when u keep it without the keypad lock. This JOG DIAL is a 3/4th Touch sensitive circle which encompasses the four navigating keys. some might mistake it for navigating keys, as there arent any distinguishing features forkeys except forsmall Braille ebbs. The front is totally covered with a single plastic layer, which might look delicate for some, but is OK. but scratches are to be avoided at all costs. But in the end the form was good, and the phone wears a pitch black chocolate bar look in standby mode, which is devoid of keys which is Awesome...
Camera, as we all know isnt good in MOTOROLA, even it was mentioned 2MP, but ok in well lit areas, but couldnt even recognisable in dull or low light, has lot of blur and noise in pics. as the screen is a320x240pixel widescreen, I couldnt find any themes for my screen size and orientation, nor any screen savers. I had to cut all my favourite pics from the web in portrait shape, in Photoshop to fit my screen . And I couldnt find any animated wallpapers for my screen in Reddodo.com either. the display will not support animated wallpaper, but as s screensaver its ok. All the pics of any size are perfectly fit to the screen when used as wallpaper. but thescreen quality with 256k colors isOK.U cannot play videos of higher bit rate. Got stuck while playing videos for long time.
The phone gets charged even from the USB like sony, but not the usual motorola mini USB port, but a modified mini USB. standard chargers from other motorola doesnt fit. one can still receive the calls when connected to a PC in data (USB) mode. we can backup all the contacts in one tab delimited text file thru the MOTOROLA PC suite(not pc suite exaclty).
Got my earphones replaced after they got damaged due to rough use.GOOD service, very fast indeed. I got the software updated(Virus attack at a Net Cafe) in less than 5mins at Somajiguda UCOM technologies(motorola Service center in HYD), without being asked a question, other than showing THE MOBILE STORE bill.Mobile Store ppl will not take care of this for the first year.
Had voice commands, talking phone, flight mode, FM, TO-DO notes etc etc....
I accessed some websites from it. its net speed was good. given the wide screen appeal it was like accessing web was as natural as from a pc.
One more cool feature that im adding on to this review, is that the phone can learn ur words, and make them available whenever u type anything anywhere. for instance if u want to insert one Phone number or name which is already in ur contacts list into ur message, then the phone suggests some names or numbers when u start keying in one or two starting letters. this goes everywhere in the phone wherever there is a text entry. But for this u have to start that option in the text entry settings..i dont know if other phones have it... but it sure is cool...
Though it is slumpy sometimes,
Though I had lost it in a bus this month,
I MISS IT,
I LOVE IT for its style...
