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Motorola RIZR Z8
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Posted: 12 Feb 2007
Market Status: Released
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Motorola Z8, or the HSDPA version of RIZR not only upgrades the supported download speeds, but also features unique slider design, which makes it more ergonomic to hold when the slider is up. The device features QVGA display with 16 million colors, 2 megapixel camera with flash, Bluetooth with A2DP support, microSD slot for memory and media player.

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Motorola RIZR Z8 specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Too little RAM memory (64 MB RAM)
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

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- Symbian (9.2) UIQ 3.1
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Slider
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.29 x 1.96 x 0.59 (109 x 50 x 15 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.95 oz (112 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.20 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 320 pixels
Pixel density:
- 182 ppi
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.00 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 16.0 days (384 hours)
  the average is 16 days (390 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1030 mAh

Hardware

System memory:
- 64 MB RAM / 128 MB ROM
Built-in storage:
- 90 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
- Flash:
  - Yes
- Features:
  - Digital zoom
Camcorder:
- - Yes
- Features:
  - Video calling

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Opera Browser
- Supports:
  - WAP 2.0

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
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 2100 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.
- HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, World clock, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (iTAP), 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.
- - Yes
USB:
- - Yes
- Computer sync, SyncML

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice recording

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