Motorola announces three new GSM phones

MOTOROLA has just announced their three new latest GSM phones. The new three models are MOTO™ ZN200, W388 & W396.

The MOTO™ ZN200 is a GMS 850/900/1800/1900, GPRS Class 10 phone. The includes chrome plated keys and medallions, high-gloss metallic patterns on the back, and three sharp color options. The motorola ZN200 is a sliding phone featuring 1.9” 176x20 262k TFT display, 2 Megapixel camera with 8x zoom, video capture and playback, web browsing, a music player and CrystalTalk™ technology which allows you to hear clearly even in noisy environments. The MOTO™ ZN200 is 47 x 105 x 15.9 mm in size and 115 grams in weight. The camera captures videos at 15-20 FPS and then view it on the 1.9" color display. Also user can send up to 30-second videos via MMS, but when stored on microSD card user can send videos of maximum time.

The controls very familiar and the modal lightning make it easy to navigate in camera mode. In addition, it has functional and stylish icon indicators on top of the device for calls, Bluetooth and messages. The MOTO ZN200 has 30MB of internal memory and a microSD memory expansion slot up to 2GB. For entertainment, an MP3 player and FM radio is provided to ZN200. A stereo wired headset and a stereo Bluetooth wireless headset is provided to experience high quality music. You can download your favorite songs from your PC with USB 2.0 at Full Speed with "drag and drop" feature. View the latest news, games, download MP3 ringtones and wallpapers with the Web browser. It has BC50 (810mAh) battery.

The Motorola W388 is a slim handset comes in candy bar form and with friendly features. The Motorola W388 is a GSM 900/1800 and GSM 850/1900 phone featuring VGA camera with 4x zoom and auto save to snap pictures, large color display, a music player with MotoID, CrystalTalk™ audio-enhancing technology to reduce background noises when in call. The W388 has a capacity of storing 750 text messages and 1000 phone contacts and features an enhanced user interface. The W388 also offers Hinglish predictive text and regional support for seven African languages. It features 1.8” 128 x 160 65k TFT display, 46 x 109 x 14.7 mm in size and 83g in weight.

The music features keeps consumer connected and entertained with a dedicated music key, integrated digital MP3 player supporting MP3 and many other formats. The W388 has a FM radio with RDS which can be played through stereo headphones or with the internal speaker. You can store favorite songs on the 2GB microSD expandable memory card or you can download music via GPRS speeds. Besides, it features SMS, EMS, MMS, SMS Chat², USB 1.1 and WAP 2.0 Dual Stack browser. The long lasting BQ50/940 mAh Battery provides a Talk Time Up to 9 hours and Standby Time Up to 400 hours.

Motorola W396 handset is very similar to the Motorola W388 in features. The W396 comes in a clamshell design and features long-lasting battery life, digital music player, VGA camera with 4x zoom and CrystalTalk™ audio-enhancing technology to reduce background noises. It features 1.8” 128 x 160 65k TFT display, 45 x 95 x 17 mm in size and 88-94g in weight. The W396 has a capacity of storing 750 text messages and 1000 phone contacts and features an enhanced user interface. The W396 also offers Hinglish predictive text and regional support for seven African languages.

The Motorola W396's music features keep consumers well-connected and well-entertained with the dedicated music key, integrated digital MP3 player supporting MP3 and many other formats. The W396 has a FM radio with RDS which can be played through stereo headphones or with the internal speaker. The Motorola W396 supports GSM 900/1800 and GSM 850/1900, SMS, EMS, MMS, SMS Chat², USB 1.1 and WAP 2.0 Dual Stack browser. You can store favorite songs on the 2GB microSD expandable memory card or you can download music via GPRS speeds. The long lasting BQ50/940 mAh Battery provides a Talk Time Up to 9 hours and Standby Time Up to 400 hours.

All the three handsets are expected to be available in Q3 2008.

MOTOROKR EM28 Clamshell Design Music Phone

The MotoROKR EM28 is a clamshell design music phone with a genuine music player. The MotoROKR EM28 has touch sensitive keys on external display to access music which appears only when in it needs. The keys lights up when the music player is activated. With the help of Radio Data System (RDS) technology you can easily identify songs playing on built-in FM radio. The CrystalTalk™ technology provides you clear calls when in noisy enviorment. Without opening the front display of the phone shows you the playing song or FM radio information on it.

The MotoROKR EM28 features 1.8 inch 128x160 65k TFT internal display and 1.2 inch 96 x 80 black and white matrix CLI external display. It is 94.35 (H) x 49.5 (W) x 17.38 (D) mm in size and weighs only 90g. The EM28 has a 1.3 megapixel Video Camera with 4x digital zoom to capture and share your special moments. It has Up to 2GB optional removable microSD™ memory card to store your favorite music. With mono FM Recording you can record the playing music on FM radio and use it as a ringtone. Even FMShare allows you to record radio station information to share favorite stations with your friends with FM-enabled phones via text message. The airplane mode allows you to play music upto 11 hours without interruption.

The digital music supports 32-poly AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR NB, , MP3, WAV, RA6 music formats. The stereo bluetooth provides a hands-free experience and a universal 3.5 mm audio jack lets you to connect speakers and headsets. With simple drag and drop you can transfer your music from PC without any software.

It supports Triband GSM 850/1800/1900 900/1800/1900, GPRS Class 10, EDGE Class 10. Other features includes EMS, MMS, SMS, WAP 2.0, MIDP 2.03, WAP 2.0 Browser, Wallpapers/Screensavers/MP3 Ringtones/Video, three Java™ games. The MotoROKR EM28 has 940mAH Battery which covers a Talk Time of approximately 450 minutes, Standby Time up to 250 hours and Music Playback Time up to 11 hours.

The MotoROKR EM28 will be available in Q3 2008.

MotoROKR EM25 New ROKR Series Handset

The Motorola has announced few more models of the MOTOROKR Series. MotoROKR EM25 is one of the model from that series. The MotoROKR E25 comes in a sleek, slider form factor with an advanced music-player which gives immediate access to the stored music files or the built-in FM radio using Radio Data System technology. The dedicated music keys and the familiar music controls gives easy access to play, pause, forward and rewind the stored music.

The FMShare allows you to record the radio clips and share your favorite stations with your friends with the FM-enabled phone. Also with the SongID technology you can trace the Name of a song or artist. You can store your music in the 2GB optional removable microSD™ memory card. You can listen the music in multiple options like speakerphone, stereo Bluetooth, and a universal 3.5mm jack for headphones.

MOTOROKR EM25 Features & Specifications:

• GSM 850/1900 & 900/1800, GPRS Class 10
• 1.8 inch 128x160 65k TFT External display
• Dimensions: 101 (H) x 46 (W) x 13.9mm (D)
• Weight: Less than 90g
• 1.3 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom
• One-touch MP3 player, FM radio with RDS, 11 hrs uninterrupted music in airplane mode, universal 3.5 mm headset jack, speakerphone
• Audio Codes: AAC, AMR NB, MIDI, MP3, WAV
• Memory: Up to 2GB optional removable microSD memory card
• Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology with A2DP4, Mobile Phone Tools
• CrystalTalk™ technology
• FMShare
• Using SMS, share stations from any FM radio station with another FM-enabled device (FM radio station sharing)
• Pre-loaded Java™ games, up to 750 text messages, 1,000 phonebook entries
• Battery: 780mAH
• Talk Time: Up to approximately 490 minutes; Standby Time: Up to approximately 330 hours

MOTOROKR EM25 is expected to be available in beginning of Q3 2008.

Motorola Adventure V750 Officially Available through Verizon Wireless

Surprisingly, Motorola has released the Adventure V750 phone a week earlier. As it was expected to be released on 23rd July, it is now available through Verizon Wireless. The Adventure V750 is the first handset by Verizon Wireless having Push to Talk over CDMA EV-DO Rev. feature. As said previously, it is available at a cost of $99 with a two years contract, after a $50 mail-in rebate. Without contract it cost $299 for the phone.

Verizon Wireless to Launch Motorola Adventure V750

The release date of Motorola Adventure V750 is confirmed by Verizon Wireless. The Motorola Adventure V750 will be released on July 28 in United States. With a two years contract you will have to pay $99, after a $50 mail-in rebate. Without contract it will cost $299 for the phone. The Motorola V750 is a clamshell phone with a pack of features. It measures 4.0 x 2.0 x 0.65 inches and 102 x 51 x 16.5 mm in size and weighs 110 g.

The features includes 2.2 inch internal display with 240 x 320 pixels and a 1.6 inches external display. It has a built-in GPS with VZ Navigator, Push-to-talk (PTT) capability, V Cast Video and V Cast Music with Rhapsody. It also has dual-band CDMA connectivity with EVDO Rev, Stereo Bluetooth, Bluetooth printing, Wap Browser, USB and email. An advanced music player to experience high quality music with a headset jack. The Motorola Adventure V750 has a 2 Megapixel camera with video recording and a microSD slot. The battery covers a talk time of 330 hrs and 540 hrs of standby time.

Motorola Adventure V750 Features:

• 2.2" Internal Display with 240 x 320 pixels
• 1.6" External Display
• Dual-band CDMA connectivity with EVDO Rev
• 2 Megapixel Camera with Video Recording
• microSD Expansion Slot
• GPS
• VZ Navigator Support
• PTT (Push-to-Talk) Capabilities
• Stereo Bluetooth
• Bluetooth Printing
• Wap Browser
• USB
• Email
• Music Player
• Headset Jack

Via : EngadgetMobile

Motorola ROKR E8 Music Phone Releasing Soon

Motorola Inc. has announced the release date of Motorola ROKR E8. The ROKR E8 will be available for U.S. citizens on July 7, 2008 thru T-Mobile USA. Get ready to rock and experience the Motorola ROKR E8 from talk to music in one touch. The ROKR E8 is not just a music phone but more than that. The ROKR E8 features 320 x 240 pixel QVGA display, 0.41" (D) x 4.53" (H) x 2.09" (W) in size and 100g in weight. It is equipped with a 2.0 Megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom to capture high quality videos and snaps. When it comes to music, it has a Windows Media Player 11 which provides access to more than 200 online music stores supporting the AAC, AMR, WAV, WMA file formats, Station/Track Identifier, 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and Built-in FM radio.

The ModeShift technology transforms the device from phone to music player to imaging device with the touch of a button. The innovative haptics technology provides a vibration when a virtual key is pressed. The new FastScroll™ navigation wheel lets you scroll through thousands of songs or content stored on the device with the slide of a thumb. The Noise Reduction CrystalTalk™ technology delivers outstanding call clarity in noise environments.

Using ModeShift technology from Motorola, the quad-band GPRS/EDGE device presents users with only the controls they need, at the time they need them, instantly transforming from music player to phone with the touch of a button. When powered off, the surface of ROKR E8 is smooth, with no visible keys. Power on the device and it presents a virtual numbered keypad on the front surface. With one “press” of the virtual music key, the phone keypad disappears and control keys for the music player – play, pause, fast forward and rewind – appear in its place.

Motorola ROKR E8 has a three-dimensional stereo feature that enhances two-channel audio and an on-board equalizer for a great sound. With a compatible Bluetooth® enabled stereo headset you can enjoy music on the built-in speaker. The Motorola ROKR E8 has 2GB internal memory to store up to 1,500 songs, a microSD card expansion slot up to 4GB and a USB 2.0 connectivity to transfer music files easily. The glossy front, aluminum soft touch back and spun metal side keys makes it much durable. Subscribers will be able to subscribe it at the price of $199.99 with contract.

Motorola Blaze a Touchscreen Phone

According to BGR report Motorola Blaze a touchscreen phone has a 2 Megapixel camera, EV-DO Rev, supports GPS, Bluetooth and Mobile TV. The design of Blaze is a combination of three phones MING, PEBL and RAZR 2. The best feature in it is you can use it with the flip closed mode. Check out some snapshots taken by BGR.

Motozine ZN5 Officially Announced

Motorola today in Beijing at gallery-inspired event officially announced the MOTOZINE ZN5 a bar-style phone. The ZN5 phone is the only phone on the market co-developed with Kodak that enables you to upload and manage your images via Kodak Easyshare Software. It features a 5 Megapixel camera with Auto Focus and Xenon flash using Kodak Imaging Technology and Kodak Perfect Touch Technology. It is 4.7 x 2.0 x 0.6 inches in size, 2.4” 240 x 320 pixels with 262 144 colors, TFT and 114g in weight. It also has some multimedia features like Video Playback supporting MPEG4, H263 formats, Music Player MP3, WMA formats supported and a FM Radio. The built-in memory is 350 MB and a microSD card slot up to 4GB. ZN5 also has integrated WiFi, full HTML Internet browser, USB, Stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack supporting TV out and is quad-band GSM capable of global roaming.

It also has other features like PhoneBook -- Caller groups supported, Multiple Numbers Per Contact, Picture ID, Ring ID, Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Voice Recording, Speaker Phone, SMS, MMS, IM, personal e-mail. The battery covers the Talktime of 9.56 hours and 9.65 hours of Stand-by time. The Motorola ZN5 will be available first in China at the price of (3488 yuan) and (US $507.60) in U.S. at the end of year 2008.

Motorola W755 a Clamshell Phone Launched by Verizon

Verizon has launched the Motorola W755 a clamshell phone. It is a simple CDMA/EV-DO clamshell, with 1.3 Megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and a small color external display. The Motorola W755 features a 1.9 inch TFT display with 65,536 colors and resolution of 176x220 pixels. It has touch-sensitive buttons for music playback control.

The multimedia features a Video player and a Music player which supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA formats. It has a microSD memory slot and supports WAP 2.0, miniUSB, Stereo Bluetooth 1.2 and Headset Jack (2.5mm).

Motorola W755 has some other features like PhoneBook 1000-names capacity, Multiple Numbers Per Contact, Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, Voice Recording, Speaker Phone, Email & GPS. The W755 is available now in two colors purple and black through verizonwireless.com for $69.99 with 2-year contract and online discount.

Motorola Unveiled Z8m 3G Video Handset in Korean Market

Motorola has unveiled MoTo Z8m its new 3G video handset in South Korea. At the Grand Hinton in Seoul during the launching ceremony of Moto Z8m the chief of Motorola's Korean phone division Mr. Rick Wolochatiuk announced that Z8m is only the beginning of our rich portfolio in the Korean 3G Market. The Z8m is equipped with a 2 Megapixel built-in camera with 5x digital zoom and flash and video recording, 2.2-inch LCD QVGA resolution with 16 million colors and 240 x 320 pixels. It is upgraded with HSDPA connectivity which offers data transfer speed upto 7.2 Mbps.

The memory can be expandable upto 4GB with the microSD card support. Also it has some other features as USB 2.0, Bluetooth connectvity, navigation functions. It as Symbian UIQ 3.1, Music player with MP3, AAC and AC+ support. Few other features includes Email, Instant Messaging, Web Browser, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, minuUSB.

The Motorola Z8m is now available via SK Telecom in Korean market at the price of 500,000(KRW) (approximately $500) or about 320 Euros.

Motorola A1600 Ming Series Handset

New Motorola A1600 which is Linux-OS based MING series handsets. The Motorola A1600 is a touchscreen phone. It has a 3 Megapixel Autofocus Camera. It is enhanced with GPS & WiFi. It has a transparent clamshell cover and is fully stylus-controlled things should move a little faster than before as the A1600 apparently has a faster processor than its A1200 predecessor.

The price details are enclosed yet.

Motorola RIZR Z3 Black Mobile Phone

Motorola have recently released a latest version known as Motorola RIZR Z3 black mobile phone. This device is pretty slim and looks attractive in nature. This RIZR is a beautiful phone with very attractive cool blue backlighting on the keypad. The Motorola RIZR Z3 black mobile phone is measuring about 106 x 46 x 16mm and weighs 115g with the latest version of user interface.

Motorola RIZR Z3 Features:

The Motorola RIZR Z3 black mobile phone comes with a 2 Megapixel camera that captures quality pictures with clarity. It has video recording option and an MPEG4 video playback feature in the media player. The display of the RIZR Z3 comes with TFT that supports 262K colours and resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. Also the Motorola RIZR Z3 supports many types of messaging features such as SMS, MMS, EMS, Instant Message and E-mail (POP3/IMAP). The internal memory is of 16 Mb and also has external memory with MicroSD memory card that can be expandable up to 2 Giga bytes. The RIZR supports quad band and it has a very good battery life. It has other general features like organizer, alarm, phonebook etc. It supports a talk time of 400 minutes and a standby time up to 350 hours. The Motorola RIZR Z3 has a music player which supports formats like AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, MP3, MPEG4 and AMR NB. An optional Bluetooth stereo headset is also available for your convenience.

Another Motorola W270 Low-end Music Phone

Motorola W270 W-series cell phone unveiled during Consumer Electronic Show in Mobile World Congress. Like the W320, it is also a music phone, except this one's a clamshell type. Just like the other phones in the W-series, the Motorola W270 has basic features including support for Hinglish and seven African languages, Motorola’s Crystal Talk technology, FM radio with RDS, a dedicated music key for the digital audio player (for iMelody, MIDI, MP3, AMR), a microSD card slot for cards up to 2GB in memory, and GPRS. It will be available in the first quarter of 2008, with prices varying per market.

Motorola W230 Low-end Music Phone

The new low-end music phone Motorola W230 was announced on Consumer Electronic Show last January and showcased on the recently concluded Mobile World Congress 2008. The phone is part of the W-series along with the W161 and the W181. The Motorola W230 is a phone which goes straight to the nitty-gritty. No frills, no added layers of useless fat. In short, it only has basic features. A candybar, it has 1.6” 128 x 128 color screen, 9 hours of talk time, and the CrystalTalk audio technology. It also support for Hinglish (Hindi + English), as well as seven different African languages. Its main attraction is the dedicated music key, which makes digital audio (iMelody, MIDI, MP3, AMR) and FM radio (with RDS) listening easier. The Motorola W230 comes with two color faceplates: manadarin-bordered dark titanium gray and lustrous silver-bordered licorice. Currently its available for US$50-75 in few countries, depending upon the market.

MOTOSLVR L7 Prototype Mobile Phone

Angstrom Power fuel cell maker and Motorola cell phone maker have met together to build a prototype mobile phone that will work on a hydrogen fuel cell. Hydrogen is formed by cracking water molecules with a desktop fueling station and then inserted into a metal hydride storage container on the phone, says Aron Levitz, manager of business development for Angstrom. When the hydrogen molecules passes through a membrane in the fuel cell, electrons are stripped away and get diverted to word the phone. Will be available soon in market.

Three New Handsets by Motorola - Z6w, W161 and W181

At the Mobile world Congress 2008 Motorola has announced three new handsets. The handsets includes MOTO Z6w Wi-Fi enabled that allows mobile internet access via GSM networks and Wi-Fi hotspots. MOTO Z6w is a slider phone with a 2 Mega Pixel camera with video capture and up to 4GB of removable memory. We are proud to add our latest Wi-Fi enabled handset to our growing portfolio, delivering a compelling wireless experience to consumers anywhere they go, said Rob Shaddock, senior vice president, feature and mass market handsets, Motorola Mobile Devices. The W-series handsets offer both mobile phone basics and, in a candy bar form factor that you can show off with pride.

The Motorola W161 and W181 handsets are so designed that every users can afford the handsets. The W161 and W181 includes FM receivers built-in that and requires optional headphone to use. Both the handsets has large displays, and have a candy bar design, great battery life and office quality speaker phone.

MOTORAZR V6 Maxx Features and Specifications

MOTORAZR V6 Maxx, Experience its sculpted style and advanced music technology.

Features & Specifications:-

Personalisation / Fun Features:-
* Integrated MP3 Player* Slim profile: Ultra slim form factor* Video: MPEG4, WMV v9 ,RV v9, H.263 * Video Capture & playback with sound & streaming: MPEG4, 3GPP, H.263* Video Playback: 15-20 fps, MPEG4, WMV v9 ,RV v9, H.263* Yahoo Go!* Audio: AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, AMR NB, AMR WB, MP3, RA v9, WAV, WMA v9, XMF

Lifestyle Features:-
* Bluetooth® Technology: integrated Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology connectivity for hands-free convenience* Calculator * Camera: 2 megapixel and VGA* Alarm

Messaging Features:-

* EMS 5.0 * MMS (Picture / photo + text + sound) * SMS

Performance Features:-

* Bands: WCDMA 2100, GSM 900/1800/1900, HSDPA 3.6 Mbps (Category 5/6), EDGE Class 10, GPRS Class 10 * Talktime: WCDMA TT/SB Time (up to): 180 mins / 350 hrs GSM TT/SB Time (up to): 300 mins / 375 hrs Video Talk Time (up to): 120 mins

Data Features:-

* Bluetooth® connectivity:: Bluetooth wireless technology* Browser: Opera (HTML)* Removable Memory: preloaded 2 GB memory card (in box)

Technical Specifications:-

* Dimensions: 53 x 104.5 x 15.5 mm* External Display: 12 x 16mm* Form Factor: Clam * Internal Display: 24 x 32mm * Internal Memory: 64MB * Standard Battery: 940.00 mAh* Volume: 75.0 cc* Weight: 105g