The ultimate fusion of music and mobility, the next generation Motorola ROKR E2 delivers unprecedented multimedia experience. The sleek compact candy bar form and large brilliant color screen is perfect for viewing your adventures via picture or video capture & playback. Complete with instant access to the latest artists and songs, the ROKR E2 takes mobile music to the next level.
Price Range: $161.00 - $235.00
Wherever you are, whenever you want, the Motorola ROKR E2 delivers a distinctive music experience. Downloading tunes from your favorite CD or digital music collection is a snap — advanced USB 2.0 connections provide faster data transfers than USB 1.0 from your PC straight to your handset’s integrated MP3 player where you can create and manage playlists on the go. And, designed with music in mind, the ROKR E2 features are optimized with dedicated music controls on the side and front to Play, Pause and Skip Forward / Backward between songs, plus a standard 3.5mm stereo headset jack and up to 2GB of removable memory for storing all your favorite tracks, pictures, videos and more.
The music controls include a play button, pause button & a skip button which allows the user to go either forwards or backwards between their tracks. The phone comes with a standard 3.5 mm stereo headset jack & with stereo sound. The user can enjoy tuning into their favourite radio station with the built in FM radio. The ROKR E2 provides up to 2 Gbytes of memory with the use of the removable MicroSD™ memory cards which will provide the user with enough room for approximately five hundred music tracks. The user will never miss an incoming call when the music is on as the phone will automatically pause the music for the user to action the call & then after the call is complete the music will resume play from the very same place as it was paused.
First off, the ROKR E2 hails from the legacy of the iTunes-compatible ROKR. However, the integration with iTunes wasn’t so great anyway so the guys up there decided to go their own way with their proprietary multimedia player – which is great in all things except its UI lag. The first noticeable flaw of the new ROKR is its operating system lag, and to think it runs on open source! Thankfully though, this is a lag that you can actually get used to (sounds dumb, I know, but it is true).
Personalisation / Fun Features
Make and transfer playlists from your PC to your phone: or create them on your phone
USB Connection Port: USB 2.0 High Speed
Call Management Features
In-built Hands-free Speaker Phone
Picture caller ID: or ringer caller ID (network depended feature)
Picture Phonebook: network depended feature
Messaging Features
SMS
Email support: Pop3, SMTP, IMAP4: network depended feature
MMS (Picture / photo + text + sound): Send pictures, photos, text and sounds with MMS (note: excludes iTunes®)
Lifestyle Features
Full screen movies/videos: Full screen to view photos and video clips
Airplane mode: allows safe access to address book, games and music during flights
Bluetooth® Technology: Connect to PCs, headsets and other compatible devices wirelessly via Bluetooth® (note: excludes iTunes® playlist management)
Performance Features
Standby Time: up to approximately 196 hours
Music Time²:: up to approximately 11 hours
Talktime: up to approximately 540 minutes (9 hours)
Tri Band: global GSM coverage, GPRS and EDGE support
Data Features
Media Support: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB and WB, WAV, WMA and RA (G2, 8 and 10)
GPRS: Class 10 (2U/4D)
J2ME Programmability: J2ME™ MIDP 2.0/CLDC 1.0 plus APIs
Browser: Opera™ 8 full HTML with MIB and WAP stack
Bluetooth® Compatible: Class 2 (A2DP/AVRCP)
Technical Specifications
Dimensions: 49.5 x 106 x 18 mm
Volume: 85 cc
Display Type: 240 x 320, 2.0” up to 262K colours TFT
Bands: GSM 900/1800/1900
Form Factor - Candy Bar
Weight: 107 g
Removable Memory: Optional, removable TransFlash™ memory cards store photos, music and video clips
