Motorola L6 is uninhibited fun packed in a super slim and chic design. Capture and share digital photos and video clips, send text messages that reflect your creativity or explore the wireless world with Bluetooth® technology.
Price Range: $349.68 to $649.00
The V8 is also the first commercially available Linux-based phone. Linux is an operating system used on computers (especially webservers and workstations) so putting it on a mobile phone isn’t an obvious move. However, the result is a fast, responsive system that supports multitasking well (so you can play music whilst using other phone functions, for example). We have no complaints about it. The RAZR2 V8 has a stainless steel frame and a very large external display and to help you out even more the phone features a colour screen so that you can control your music with touch input controlling plus texts and more. For music it has Windows Media 11 and you can get more storage with the help of 2GB which in out terms is about 1,000 songs which oh yeah you can download at a fast rate via micro USB 2.01.
Opening the phone reveals an evolution of the V3’s famous keypad, still resplendent in futuristic silver, and the large 2.2 inch QTFT 262,000 colour screen. The design overhaul has continued here too, with a much smoother look enhancing the phones’ modern feel. Using the V8 indicates that there have been some improvements in Motorola’s oft-criticised software, as not only is it easier to get to grips with, it’s also faster and evidently more stable than the V3’s notoriously sensitive system.
The media player installed in the RAZR2 is Windows Media Player® 11, which is an excellent music player, with wide support for virtually all music formats. You can create and manage playlists from the phone, and synchronisation with a PC is simple. It’s a shame that there’s no radio though, and also the bundled headphones aren’t the best on offer. The memory available is either 512 Mbytes or 2 Gbytes, depending on which version of the V8 you choose. It isn’t expandable, so we’d recommend that you choose the 2 Gbyte version, as you won’t be able to change your mind later!
Personalisation / Fun Features
USB Connection Port: enhanced mini USB connector (EMU)
J2ME™ Games: enjoy pre-loaded J2ME games or download
Polyphonic Ringtones
PTT Dedicated Operator Portal Key: push to talk instantly with individuals or groups
Downloadable images and animations: download screensavers, images, animations and sounds
MP3 Ringtones: enjoy pre-loaded MP3 ring tones or download your favourite
Video capture and playback with sound (H.263, MPEG4, 3GPP): • Video capture @7fps and playback @15fps
Integrated Digital VGA Camera with 4 x Digital Zoom and light
Scratch-resistant glass display
Polyphonic Speaker: 24 Channel with 22 KHz polyphonic speaker
Slim profile: surprisingly slim and chic
Call Management Features
In-built Hands-free Speaker Phone
Picture caller ID: see who’s calling with picture caller ID
Caller line identifier (CLI)
Call barring
Call diverting
Call transfer
Call Waiting
Messaging Features
EMS 5.0
Instant Messaging: Wireless Village
EMS & MMS Messaging
MMS (Picture / photo + text + sound): allows you to send photos, video clips, text and sounds
Cell Broadcast
Group SMS: select multiple addresses, create lists of friends
iTAP™ Predictive text with T9 emulation: predictive text entry with T9 emulation
SMS: with concatenated messaging (450 characters)
Lifestyle Features
SCREEN 3 ™: delivers news, weather and more when your phone is not in use
Bluetooth® Technology: connect to compatible Bluetooth® enabled PCs, headsets and other devices wirelessly
Calculator and Currency Converter
Alarm Clock
Data Features
SyncML Device Management (Sync ML DM)
Browser: WAP: 2.0, (WSP/HTTP 1.1, WTCP/IP, xHTML Mobile Profile, WCSS, Cookies, WTLS Class 2, TLS 1.0/SSL 3.0)
GPRS: Class 10 (2U/4D)
WAP: 2.0
Connectivity: CE Bus (USB / Bluetooth®)
J2ME™: MIDP 2.0
Technical Specifications
Form Factor - Candy Bar
Dimensions: 113 x 49 x 10.9mm
Weight: 91g
Volume: 56cc
Internal Memory: up to 10MB of built-in memory
Colour Display: vivid 65K color display for viewing images and video clips
Bands: Tri-band (GSM 900/1800/1900)
