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Motorola expands existing lineup

By Damian Koh
07/01/2008



First leaked last September, Motorola has made official the Z10 and the ROKR E8 at the Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Also joining its arsenal are two W series handsets and a slew of new accessories.

The candy-bar ROKR E8 sports a unique ModeShift technology that replaces the virtual numeric keypad with dedicated music controls at a touch of a button. Like the Razr2 clamshells that came before it, the E8 is also equipped with haptic vibration feedback. From what we can see on the pictures, the E8 has a glossy front and that will have its tradeoffs since it would likely attract fingerprints more easily. Other music-related features include A2DP Bluetooth stereo, a 3.5mm audio jack and 2GB of built-in memory expandable up to 4GB with a microSD card.

On the multimedia front is the Z10, which has a similar "kick slide" design as the Z8. The idea behind the kick-sliding motion is that it curves the phone so that it's closer to your mouth and ear. The Z10 also retains most of the features on the Z8 including a 2.2-inch QVGA screen, HSDPA connectivity, plays videos at 30 frames per second and runs on the Symbian UIQ platform. The biggest difference is the higher resolution 3.2-megapixel camera that powers up in 1.5 seconds, according to the phone-maker.

At the time of writing, we don't have the confirmed availability of the Z10, but the ROKR E8 is expected to be in stores by this quarter in Asia. More details of the products below.

New Motorola handsets and accessories


Model nameIn a nutshell

Motorola ROKR E8
Click for more details 		Notable features:
• Quadband GSM with EDGE
• ModeShift technology
• Haptic vibration feedback
• CrystalTalk technology
• 2-inch QVGA LCD
• A2DP Bluetooth stereo; 3.5mm audio jack
• FM radio
• 2GB built-in memory
• 115 x 53 x 10.6mm; 100g

Availability: Q1 2008

Moto Z10
Click for more details 		Notable features:
• Dual-mode UMTS 2100, HSDPA
• Symbian UIQ platform
• 3.2-megapixel camera with 30fps video capture
• 2.2-inc QVGA display
• Future-proofed for up to 32GB microSD cards
• A2DP Bluetooth stereo; 3.5mm audio jack
• FM radio
• 109 x 15.5 x 16.5mm; 115g

Availability: To be confirmed

Motorola W230
Click for more details 		Notable features:
• GSM 900/1800 and GSM 850/1900
• CrytalTalk technology
• FM radio with RDS; FM radio capability
• microSD expansion card slot
• 45 x 110.97 x 14.7 mm; 80g

Availability: Q1 2008

Motorola W270
Click for more details 		Notable features:
• GSM 900/1800 and GSM 850/1900
• CrytalTalk technology
• FM radio with RDS; FM radio capability
• microSD expansion card slot
• 45 x 95x 17 mm; 88g

Availability: Q1 2008
 
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