mikhaile

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Not bad, although I expected more...

Nov 18, 2008

Rating: 7 out of 10 (Very good)
Pros: Unique style, looks real handsome, mode-shift, haptics
Cons: Slow, mono speaker, not 3G, no ring AND vibrate option
Opinion:
Moto could have made this phone better than the competition had it been faster and more user-friendly. Having built a phone with high-tech features, they sadly missed out on what's more important like why can't the phone ring AND vibrate at the same time??? The menu option is either just ring or ring THEN vibrate!!! Amazing how they could fit in tech we've never seen before and miss out on other extremely simple functions. A firmware upgrade should be cooked up by Motorola to address this very basic but also very important function (PAGING MOTOROLA!!!). And come on, for this price range, one can get a 3G (or even HSDPA) capable handset! EDGE only???

As for it's brag-worthy music side, it's okay... Not perfect, but it gets the job done. Moto could have made it easier for users though. Maybe they should take a page from SE's handbook?

Bottom line, the E8 tries to be the jack-of-all-trades and sadly turns out the master of none. Although the design of the phone is excellent, the features are a bit of a let-down. Back to the drawing board, Motorola. You have some serious catching up to do.