Motorola MOTOZINE ZN5 Reviews

1. Buy a Real Camera

27 Sep 2009 by ambersunshine

46.7%4.7out of 10

Basically, the only reason I bought the phone in the first place was because of the 5 megapixel camera, and it ended up being the only thing I liked about the whole phone. I had a lot of problems with it lagging and it would also turn on and off by itself and do other annoying things like open the camera screen without me touching the button or opening the lens. And the end call button stopped working after a few months use. PLUS, the thing is really big and made an awful bulge in the pockets it did fit in, and wouldn't fit in most. The calender was also extremely unorganized and when an alarm was set to go off a day before an event, and I clicked to view the event, it always opened up the wrong day and I had to reopen the calender to see what it was reminding me of. I would not advise anyone to purchase this phone and after the year of annoyance I've put up with, I would not advise the purchase of any motorolla phones, in my opinion this one was poorly made.

Pros

large display screen
good camera
came with pretty themes and backgrounds
holds music

Cons

HUGE pictures
screen lagged
unorganized organizer
too large to carry in pocket
powering on and off randomly

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2. greatest phone to get ever

16 Jul 2009 by Bobby Jackson

90%9out of 10

if you like to take a lot of pictures, use wifi a lot or like to recieve messages and emails, then this is the perfect phone for anyone.

Pros

5 megapixel camera
big screen
fast
stylish
sexy
and great internet and messaging

Cons

bulge is sometimes a bother
some buttons to close to each other

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3.

1 Jul 2009 by Robert Zeigler

63.3%6.3out of 10

Its a nice phone and takes excellent pictures. I Had this phone for two weeks and returned it because it keeps turning off and coming back on by its self. I had a full charge on the phone and got an inportant phone call. When I picked the phone up, it turned off and came back on. I lost my call and I didn't know who called me but luckly he called me back. This can't happen in my line of business so I had to let it go. Trash it!

Pros

Excellent pictures
Nice Design and Features
Love the radio and music player

Cons

Phone Keeps turning off and come back on!

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4. Lovely camera phone, Motorola stepping it up,

23 Mar 2009 by moosecall45

86.7%8.7out of 10

The motozine zn5 is what motorola has been needing for a long time coming. This phone is not perfect but addresses alot of the issues that plagued previous motorola phone. The Camera is phenominal however it lacks certain manual features like shutter control. The web browsing is nice but downloading third party apps is a no no un less approved. the 3.5 jack works wonders. It is a feature rich phone, having a mp3 media player limited video playback. the video recording on the camera could have been increased, as well as the xenon flash power control. the keypad is nice beeing all flat looks to be long lasting.

 

the main issue i see is Tmobile and all the blocks they put on a phone which could have been loads better.

i have had this phone since the beginning of january 09

Pros

Camera quality / features
full html browser
media play back
3.5mm head jack
mineralized screen cover prevents scratches even if you try
sturdy metal construction
sdhc acceptable

Cons

mem. card location
tmobile limitations
no 3g
flash can be a tad bit powerful
having to index files
too many texts cause lag

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5. I've ZINE this thing before...

18 Mar 2009 by Charlie

70%7out of 10

Sorry, I just had to. Anyways, about the phone: It's great for everything, but texting and taking pictures; the two things I look for in a phone. Boy, did I make the wrong choice. It was my first domestic-available phone in a long time (after my N95-1, N96-3...), and it ties with the N96. Way worse than the N95, though. Wi-Fi only works for uploading pictures and internet, but that's only if you have a data plan. Bought it new for $40, sold it for over $200. Buy it when it's free on a two-year (new contract), and sell it!

Pros

Great design,
good camera features (panorama),
xenon is excellent,
color choice is the best,
and Linux is a breeze (no bugs, doesn't freeze).

Cons

Camera is sub-par, but better than the Behold and Memoir,
keypad is way too small and flat,
Wi-Fi is very limited,
and lock key is a pain to use.

Plus, the phone scratches if you look at it wrong. It's that fragile.

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6. Motozine ZN5

5 Feb 2009 by William Palmer

73.3%7.3out of 10

I bought this phone the day it became available, because of the camera feature. It absolutely takes the best pictures of any cellphone I have ever owned, The phone quality is also very good. The problem with the phone is the software to operate the WiFi feature is available at the presant time, and T-Moble doesn't know if or when it will be available from Motorola. Which makes the WiFi feature unavailable for this phone. If it is not an issue it is a really quality purchase

Pros

Excellent camera
User friendly features
size

Cons

slow in changing between functions
no WiFi availability even though advertised
flimsey case

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7. Camera & Phone in one.

31 Dec 2008 by James McDonald

83.3%8.3out of 10

I want to first say this device is not perfect, but it is nice. I waited for a few months for T-Mobile to release this device and from day one that I got to see it to now I have been pleased overall. The camera is great! It rivals my Sony DSC-W50 6 megapixel digital camera even! For example, if I take photos at a certain event with both my digital camera and the Motorola Zine ZN5, and put them all in one folder, I can't tell them apart! Talking on it as a phone works nicely, it posses a nice call quality and it slips in my pocket easily. I find the phone to be pretty easy to use which is one major factor of to why it was purchased. I have had it randomly restart on me about once or twice for unknown reasons, something I never encountered with previous Motorola products. The WiFi on this device does work and the browser gives me the basics. Wikipedia.org does not work, but youtube.com, facebook, MySpace, and Dictionary.com work nicely. The T9 in text messaging is quick to adapt to your language and works nicely as a text messaging device. Email works only part of the time. I don't know if this is T-Mobile, Yahoo!, or the phone's fault, but it is an annoyance. The PDA functionality of the device is rather basic but it does offer syncing with Microsoft Outlook, though I have never taken advantage of that. I find that Motorola phone Tools is cumbersome to use unfortuneately. I like the device overall though, so I am quite satisfied!

Pros

5 Megapixel Kodak-branded Camera that takes awesome shots
Nifty Paneramic feature
Ease of Use
Call Quality
Texting T9
Style
WiFi Browsing
Some PDA Functionality
Vibrant Screen
3.5 Mm Headphone jack

Cons

Web Browser only Provides Access to certain Websites.
Micro SD Card is only accessible once removing the battery.
Gets laggy when inbox & outbox contain around 350+ messages.

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8. AWSOME!!!

9 Nov 2008 by Jade

90%9out of 10

I LOVE this phone, it does everything and has everything it even TALKS to you and reads your text messages if you want it to! Has GREAT camera and does video better then my camcorder. The screen is the clearest I ever seen, has a radio and you can preset 24 stations and it also has a MP3 player that rocks! The battery seem pretty good andI have been playing with it non stop, it takes a little getting used to the buttons and to locate everything but so far it is worth the price....I already took photos and printed a 8x10 which is flawless and you can even connect this to your TV so watch the videos you record which can be up to 2 hrs or connect to computer and download or upload, there is so much this phone does that I can not even tell you....the only thing is I am afraid I'mgoing to drop it and break it..So far this is the best phone I have ever had, even the signal strengthis strong. Comes with everything you need USB cable, TV connect cable, micro memory card and adapter so you can download to printer or computer without phone, Motorola tools CD, headphones that sound good the list goes on, I ported over from Cricket so yes people I was in the dark ages and now I'm free!

Pros

camera
video
sounds great
screen is great
MP3
radio
features
phone can read everything to you if you want

Cons

bigger then flip phone
may break or crack if you drop it
memory card location is behind battery cover

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