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Motorola E398

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List price as of Jul 12, 2004:
S$598
for a 2-year price plan

CNET Asia Review

By Simon Siah
Jul 12, 2004

Very good

7.7

out of 10

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The good: Attractively designed with an understated style; bright 65K screen; 3D stereo sound; VGA camera with photo light; external storage; good battery life.

The bad: Jerky video playback; no video recording; no FM radio.

The bottom line: The Motorola E398 with its host of features is well-suited for sophisticated mobile users while its smart outlook will appeal to executives.

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Average User Rating

from 24 users


Excellent

8.3

out of 10
 

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User Reviews

Best Motorola candy-bar phone

Apr 23, 2006

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Good features, attractive design and good battery life
Cons: No video or voice recording
Opinion:
Where can i upgrade video recorder for this phone and is it free plus does it record up to one hour of video? Please tell me as soon as possible.

 

Its all about the price

Dec 27, 2005

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: - cheap, cheap, cheap. - no need to buy bluetooth dongle. - sound quality on the earphones are nice
Cons: - TF card not widely available. Where can I buy in the Philippines?
Opinion:
Pros:
- cheap, cheap, cheap.
- no need to buy bluetooth dongle.
- sound quality on the earphones are nice(could use an equalizer)

Cons:
- TF card not widely available. Where can I buy in the Philippines?
- transfer of files slow (USB is set to serial port speed)
- poor display under the sun.
- poor battery life(~2 days)/long recharging time(~4 hrs).
- not much file managment option. Supports only multimedia files. You have to download some softwares (and hopefully make them work) to make the best of it.

Its all about the price. Within the pricerange its hard to beat. If you have more bucks go for Nokia which we all know have a better and wider availability of accessories, softwares/games, etc...

 

Its all about the price

Dec 27, 2005

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: See below
Cons: See below
Opinion:
Pros:
- cheap, cheap, cheap.
- no need to buy bluetooth dongle.
- sound quality on the earphones are nice(could use an equalizer)

Cons:
- TF card not widely available. Where can I buy in the Philippines?
- transfer of files slow (USB is set to serial port speed)
- poor display under the sun.
- poor battery life(~2 days)/long recharging time(~4 hrs).
- not much file managment option. Supports only multimedia files. You have to download some softwares (and hopefully make them work) to make the best of it.

Its all about the price. Within the pricerange its hard to beat. If you have more bucks go for Nokia which we all know have a better and wider availability of accessories, softwares/games, etc...

 

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