Let me start by how I landed up buying E8. My requirements : Sleek ; Good Design ; Music E 8 Met all the requirements ... So I went for it . I won’t go about describing all the features ... You can find them in any other website.
Direct to the review
PROS:
Good Design. Looks are really good.
Their Ipod like semiDial is comfortable and good to use
Music with the ear phones is of good quiality
Sync with the calendar / task manager is good and useful
Since most ppl won’t buy / own it You may be one of the few to have a mobile that is different from others :)
Software provided with the mobile for PC interface is decent and quick.
*CONS:
*1. MEMORY: The phone throws up warning message saying "Memory Too low : Close some of the applciations"
This happens when I listen to music and open a mesage to read it / open a picture file etc...
- Full front glass surface. Easily gets scratched.
I personally doesn’t like to cover the beauty of a mobile with the scratch pad or other covers.
Result: I can’t dump my car/bike keys in the same pocket as that of my mobile.
- Battery Life: OMG !! Motorola better learn something from Nokia.. I have already been left stranded with a lifeless mobile in 2 of my trips.
Needs charging everyday even with normal usage
The Top Phone Jack cover broken within few days of usage.
Charger jack cover will on the verge of breaking away (after 2 months of usage)
Speaker music is an insult to any music phone of this kind.
The voice recognition is absolutly useless.
8. Small Screen size*
FINAL VERDICT:*
Not for people who look for value for money / feature rich mobile (Obviously)
Suitable for people who indulge in frequent mobile changes and wants sleek phones in their collection.
A status symbol mobile which is how motorola positions most of its phones.