Motorola RIZR Z8

The Motorola RIZR Z8 is also known as the MOTORIZR Z8 or the RIZR Z8 which is a impressive 3G Smartphone which has been design by the Motorola designers with the business user and multimedia loving user in mind. Termed the ‘multimedia monster’ by Ed Zander (CEO of Motorola),RIZR Z8 is one of this year’s stand out handsets. As the first kick slider, the Motorola Z8 will allow users to get mobile TV, games, video and music all on one device. In UK its price range is £349.99 - £388.07 while in US $579.99 - $664.95.

The first thing you notice about the Z8 is its distinctive, interesting and well designed curved casing which in unique to this model. Its unique kick-slider form factor, which sees the phone bend as you open the slide along with its smaller size and one-handed usage model, make it attractive to the general consumer. The Z8 is an intriguing mix of high style and high tech, marrying good, though not top end, specifications with a stand-out design.

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Network HSDPA / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Generals 109 x 50 x 15 mm, 77 cc; Weight: 112 g
Display TFT, 16M colors; Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches
Memory microSD (TransFlash), 90 MB internal memory
- TI 2420 multimedia processor, 300 Mhz
Data - GPRS, EDGE, 3G (HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps)
- Bluetooth v 2.0 stereo (A2DP), USB v 2.0

Operating System Symbian OS v9.2, UIQ 3.1
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Camera - 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video(QVGA), flash
- secondary VGA videocall camera
Features - Java MIDP 2.0
- Voice dial, Voice memo
- MP3/AAC/ACC+ player
- Voice dial, Voice memo
- Integrated handsfree
Battery - Standard battery: Li-Ion 1030 mAh (BK70)
- Stand-by: Up to 380 h
- Talk time: Up to 5 h

Tech-talks

The Z8 is the first Symbian OS phone from Motorola since 2005. When the majority of people assumed Motorola had abandoned Symbian Motorola released Z8 in Q3 2007, represented something of a shift in strategy for Motorola. While still a high end phone, is aimed at a much larger market. It is a style conscious, video-focussed multimedia phone.

Providing mobile broadband at 3.6 Mbps HSDPA for 10-second song downloads using a combination of OMAP2420 and ARM 11 processors, Z8 also features built in EDGE technology, stereo Bluetooth, up to 4 Gbytes memory, 2.2 Inches screen, 2 megapixel camera (8 x digital zoom, LED flash light, anti red eye reduction feature) with a dedicated shutter key, video feature which can record clear video footage at a speed of 30 frames per second and music player which comes with a skip feature & shuffle facility.

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