The mobile phone world – particularly the sordid world of blogging and reviewing that we skulk around in – is an unforgiving place. And one things the denizens of said seedy world do very, very well indeed, is kick people when they’re down. This is most likely because bloggers and other online types are mostly feeble bodied things who grasp at every chance they have to act hard, rare as those chances are.
Which is why people have really been going to town on Motorola recently, ailing as the company is. With a full year of losses on the cards, the company hasn’t been doing itself any favours by releasing, for the most part, pretty shoddy phones of late. That’s not to say they’re all terrible though, as this line-up of Motorola phones shows. However, with the Motorola ROKR ZN50, they’ve done themselves proud and stuffed a sock in the mouths of all those grumbling violent nerds. It’s not a fantastic phone, by any stretch of the imagination – 3.2MP camera, slightly weak battery – but the Motorola ZN50 is a damn sight better than most of the handsets they’ve been releasing recently. And just look at it, it’s a bit of a stunner. Slightly chunky, perhaps (full specs can be found in this Motorola ZN50 review), but by and large a tasty little number. So keep your eyes peeled for any future news about a UK release (its Korea-only at the moment, but we’re sure that’ll change if it does well over there)
Don’t want to take our word for it? Then have a look at this hilariously shoddy video instead. Mmm, tasty tasty
The brand new Motorola Krave ZN4 is a new phone which offers flip and touch technology. The phone’s touch screen interface can be used with the flip closed or open and I think it works pretty well and seems responsive. However, it doesn’t appear as though Motorola have put any more effort into anything else – the touch screen works great but that’s about all that is great with this phone and unfortunately in today’s market just being a touch screen phone doesn’t cut it. I’ve read a lot of Motorola Krave ZN4 reviews and most seem to say that there are a few design flaws in this phone that make it very poor.
I think the design flaw they’re talking about is the flip itself which doesn’t quite work as well as it should. Its mechanism is fine and it appears to be responsive when using the touch screen but there is a huge Motorola logo on the flip which actually makes the screen resolution smaller when you close it. This means that in order to use the TV feature you’ll lose resolution unless you watch it with the flip open which is frustrating. I’ve seen a lot of Motorola Krave ZN4 deals available and I think you can pick up the Motorola Krave ZN4 contract phone for free on most networks.
Overall, the Motorola Krave is a great idea but it doesn’t quite work and I feel as though more testing should have been done before they released this phone. I’ve also seen a Motorola Krave ZN4 video review which also states some design problems with this phone with the flip open so as you can see the design flaws are centered around this flip mechanism. However, mobile phone deals in general are getting better as we get nearer Christmas and I think you’ll be able to get a good deal for this phone.
The recently launched Motorola Aura is a complete luxury mobile phone and was designed to cater to the rich and stylish and fashionable mobile phone users of today. The price tag of £1200 is a little excessive but at least the phone has reason to be this much. The design is simply breathtaking and I think a lot of Aura reviews agree that this phone has everything you could need as well as a high quality and superior exterior design to it. The phone may not have all the features of the latest smart phones but it doesn’t need to. The Motorola Aura orange phone is the best phone available in the luxury market and I think the best deals are available on Orange too.
If you are looking for the Motorola Aura on contract then you’ll be pleased to see this Motorola Aura video which shows the phone in action and allows you to see the phone for real performing amazing tasks. The phone does have a 2 mega pixel camera and 2 GB of internal memory so has a lot to offer – although the fact it has no 3G, WiFi or GPS has been criticized. In my opinion, you’re not buying the features of this phone; you’re buying the classy look and feel and the design of the phone. There are a lot of mobile phone contracts available right now and if you’re lucky you’ll be able to get a good deal on the Motorola Aura.
The phone is great device and is well worth the purchase – however, I wouldn’t consider buying this unless I only wanted a style phone. The features are limited and you should remember that if you plan on buying it at all. It’s not about the features with this phone – it’s about the looks, the design and the simply breathtaking precision which goes into every detail of this phone.
The mobile phone world – particularly the sordid world of blogging and reviewing that we skulk around in – is an unforgiving place. And one things the denizens of said seedy world do very, very well indeed, is kick people when they’re down. This is most likely because bloggers and other online types are mostly feeble bodied things who grasp at every chance they have to act hard, rare as those chances are.
