Motorola AURA
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Posted: 21 Oct 2008 Announced: 21 Oct 2008
Market Status: Released
Release date: 12 Dec 2008
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Motorola AURA is a luxury handset that not only looks unique, but is manufactured uniquely as well - with high-end materials. It has anodized aluminum buttons, stainless steel with chemically etched textures, grade 1 sapphire crystal over the display and its opening mechanism is said to work flawlessly more than 100,000 times.

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Motorola AURA specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.73 inches)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Swivel
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.81 x 1.87 x 0.73 (96.9 x 47.6 x 18.5 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.97 oz (141 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 1.55 inches
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- LCD
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216
Features:
- Scratch-resistant glass

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 7.30 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 16.7 days (400 hours)
  the average is 16 days (390 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 810 mAh

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 2000 MB
Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
  Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
  - microSD

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 2 megapixels
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EDGE

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 2.0, EDR
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:
- 21 Oct 2008
Scheduled release:
Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America
- Q4 2008 (Official)

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