Motorola Continues Handset Onslaught
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Is their new marketing phylosophy (sp?) to see howmany different things they can cram the razor idea into? Its the same damn phones over and over again, and I'll bet my bottom dollar that they will have bigs in them, just like all other Motos.
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First of all, it sports a new display technology and it looks nothing like the RAZR... it just happens to be thin... It is yet to see what features this phone will sport...
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Protege said:
It is yet to see what features this phone will sport...
Not much. Speakerphone is about it. It's designed to be both super-cheap and iconic.
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It's entry-level, but not like most other entry-level phones.
It's the first phone in Motorola's Scalpel family, which will eventually cover all price points and form factors, replacing the current RAZR family.
Scalpel has a lot of new technology, such as a new type of display that's unlike LCD or OLED. It's easier to see and uses a lot less power. It standby time is measured in weeks.
It also has high-quality speakerphone technology borrowed from iDEN group.
It also has dual internal antennas - one at the top and one at the bottom - so you get equally good reception no matter how you hold it. (Most phones with internal antennas are fairly sensitive to where and how you hold them.)
It's the first phone in Motorola's Scalpel family, which will eventually cover all price points and form factors, replacing the current RAZR family.
Scalpel has a lot of new technology, such as a new type of display that's unlike LCD or OLED. It's easier to see and uses a lot less power. It standby time is measured in weeks.
It also has high-quality speakerphone technology borrowed from iDEN group.
It also has dual internal antennas - one at the top and one at the bottom - so you get equally good reception no matter how you hold it. (Most phones with internal antennas are fairly sensitive to where and how you hold them.)
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Well, I look forward to you having a full spec sheet, and a review, this display stuff, and battery stuff is definetly good innovative news, this is what I like to hear, it is color right, and not some corny monochrome, right?
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jayshmay, the FONE (at least this first model) isn't meant to be "entry level" like we know in the states. it's meant to be entry level in much poorer parts of the world, where people are happy just to be able to make a call or send a text, so color screens don't matter to them. and it happens to be that those parts of the world tend to be awfully sunny so most color displays are useless there. thus, while we still don't know if this new display is color or not, isn't doesn't really matter to the people who will be using it. as long as it works in the bright sun and doesn't suck up battery power.
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Heck yeah, advancing wireless to these parts of the world, let these people also know what it feels like to have all your family and friends attatched to your waste, with the ease of accessibility to everyone you know.
You made good points.
I just hope Motorola passes the UNimpressive Nokia as #1 soon, Nokia makes nothing impressive outside of the N series handsets.
You made good points.
I just hope Motorola passes the UNimpressive Nokia as #1 soon, Nokia makes nothing impressive outside of the N series handsets.
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-- it happens to be that those parts of the world tend to be awfully sunny so most color displays are useless there.---
Like Southern California? and Hawaii?
The iPod has a great color display for non couch potatoes that like being outdoors.
Few manufacturers of phones have come up with displays that are made for people who spend anytime outside. Hopefully this is the start.
Like Southern California? and Hawaii?
The iPod has a great color display for non couch potatoes that like being outdoors.
Few manufacturers of phones have come up with displays that are made for people who spend anytime outside. Hopefully this is the start.
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It has the same design of the Razor, and the Sliver, (skinny phone with nice display that is the next "must have")
They are obviously trying to get every mile they can out of the design, they even did it with the "Q"
They are obviously trying to get every mile they can out of the design, they even did it with the "Q"
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In case you havent read up on this phone... it is said to be the first phone of the SCPL (scalpel)family... the SCPL family will be replacing the RAZR family offering many new technologies and features...
The RAZR is a flip phone... Obviously, manufacturers are moving towards more slim designs but that doesnt mean they are based on the RAZR... the keypad doesnt even look the same... The Q is RAZR-inspired and is part of the RAZR family ... it even has some parts that are metallic and resemble the RAZR on the keypad... but this phone is not RAZR-inspired...
The RAZR is a flip phone... Obviously, manufacturers are moving towards more slim designs but that doesnt mean they are based on the RAZR... the keypad doesnt even look the same... The Q is RAZR-inspired and is part of the RAZR family ... it even has some parts that are metallic and resemble the RAZR on the keypad... but this phone is not RAZR-inspired...
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Protege said:
but this phone is not RAZR-inspired...
Saying that is going to be built on a different platform does not mean it is not still borrowing heavily from the RAZR way of doing things.
There are some significant changes in this, yes. But I still think it is essentially a sliver as far as form-factor goes. i think motorola just found something that works and are sticking with it.
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