Motorola RIZR Z10 Review

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Motorola RIZR Z10 Review – 3G smart phone

The Motorola RIZR Z10 is a trendy and stylish 3G Smartphone that comes with highly focused media and video features making for a mobile film studio. The mobile phone has a kick slider opening mechanism which angles the handset into a curved position, giving a nice comfortable fit in the palm of the hand. The Z10 mobile phone is available in a sleek and glossy black coloured casing making it a handsome mobile phone. The RIZR Z10 comes from the same family as the Motorola RIZR Z3 and the Motorola RIZR Z8 of the 3G smart-phones. Now the size of the mobile phone is 109mm x 15.5mm x 16.5mm and weighs a respectable 115g. The Z10 comprises a large 2.2 inch QVGA screen displaying 16 million colours with 320 x 240 pixel resolutions making for really clear, bright and colourful viewing. The user can expect to gain up to 5 hours of talk time and up to 380 hours of stand by time with a single full charge up of the battery.

Motorola RIZR Z10 – Camera & Imaging

Now to the heart of this stylish mobile phone, and that is the video and imaging capabilities. The Motorola RIZR Z10 features a 3.2 mega-pixel built-in camera that comes with auto focus, xenon flash, auto save, burst mode and dedicated camera keys making all these functions easy and manageable to operate. An auto-save feature will automatically save any pictures taken by the user and save them directly into the media gallery. The burst mode feature captures three snap shots per second which is tremendously fast for a mobile phone imaging facility.

There is a second camera which is subtly hidden which is there for the user to take part in 3G video calling with other compatible users.

The Motorola RIZR Z10 mobile phone provides its user with high quality video features and a mobile film studio. The user can record high quality video footage in MPEG 4, 3GPP, H263 and H264 formats and at 30 frames per second. The user can edit their recordings and play around with all the features and functions to add-on and make their footage even more amazing. The 3G technology on the RIZR Z10 mobile phone enables the user to enjoy instant video streaming and downloads via HSDPA at 3.6MB/sec.

Motorola RIZR Z10 – Internet & Connectivity

Surfing the net is a great way for user to stay in touch with friends, shopping or even keeping up to speed with all the latest news and information. The RIZR Z10 mobile phone uses an XHTML and WAP web browsers for a quick and easy internet connection. Other technologies used and provided are GPRS, 3G HSDPA, Bluetooth® and EDGE. These are all fantastic technologies and also provide high speed data transfers that will really benefit the user. Other benefits to be enjoyed on the Z10 mobile phone is the world wide roaming facility which operates on a Quad-band network and covers GSM 850/900/1800/1900, so staying in contact even while abroad is made easy and possible. Connecting to other compatible devices is made a doddle with the Bluetooth® and Mini USB technologies, again leaving the user to feel troubled free.

Motorola RIZR Z10 – Music Player

The RIZR Z10 mobile phone features a built-in music player system that supports popular music formats which include, MP3, WMA, AMIR, AAC & AAC+. There is a Bluetooth® stereo with A2DP all of which enables the user to keep very much amused and entertained anytime and any place. The user can really personalise and customise their Z10 mobile phone with a ring-tone. And the Z10 handset comes equipped with MP3 tones and polyphonic ring-tones providing the user with a great selection to choose from. The Z10 mobile phone comes with over 70 mega-bytes of free internal memory with the support to add a MicroSD™ memory card with up to 4 gigs of memory, providing a huge amount of storage space for all the user’s music, downloads and video clips.

Motorola RIZR Z10 – Messaging & Applications

Messaging is a great way to stay in contact with friends and family as the Motorola RIZR Z10 mobile phone comes available with the following messaging services, SMS, MMS (multi-media messaging), EMS (enhanced messaging which is a great added feature), Email, Predictive text and Instant messaging. Emailing is a superb feature to have on a mobile phone these days as it enables those who use their phone business uses, to keep on top of the work load even while away from the office.

Now, keeping amused and occupied surely is another factor in life we all despise, the RIZR Z10 mobile phone helps to eliminate boredom so easily. The handset comes with a number of embedded and downloadable games for the user’s pleasure. The user does have the option of downloading more games if they so wish, but please do check before doing so as there maybe a cost involved for that particular service.

Motorola RIZR Z10 – Application Tools

The Motorola RIZR Z10 mobile phone comes with a range of embedded application tools for the users benefit some of which include, Symbian OS 9.2 series 60 version 3.1, Conference calling, an Alarm clock and a Converter to name just a few. For a full detailed listing of all the application tools provided, please check out the specifications list below.

Motorola RIZR Z10 – Summary

The Motorola RIZR Z10 mobile phone is a cool and stylish mobile phone that offers so many great features and functions. Especially with its media and video features providing the user with endless entertainment and amusement. If this phone sounds appealing to you then go check out the RIZR Z10.

Motorola RIZR Z10 specification

3.2 Mega-pixel Camera with Autofocus, Xenon Flash, Burst mode, Auto Save & Dedicated camera keys
Video Recorder & Video player with H264, 3GPP, H263 & MPEG4 formats
Video editing, Video streaming & Audio
Second Camera with Video Calling
Wallpaper images & Screen savers
2.2 inch QVGA display with 16million colours & 320 x 240 pixels
Music player with MP3, AMR, AAC, AAC+ & WMA formats
Bluetooth® A2DP Stereo
Polyphonic & MP3 ringtones
Voice memos
SMS, MMS, EMS, Instant messaging & Email messaging
Predictive text messaging
Downloadable Games & Built in games
Personal organiser with Phonebook, calculator, Converter, Clock, Alarm clock & Conference call
OS Symbian 9.2 Version 3.1 Series 60
77 Megabytes of memory with MicroSD™ support for up to 4 Gigabytes
Bluetooth® A2DP, 3G HSDPA & Mini USB connectivity
EDGE & GPRS Technology
Quad band 1900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 900 GSM, 850 GSM & HSDPA Networks
WAP & XHTML web browsers
Talk time 5 hrs
Standby 380 hrs
Size 16.5 x 50 x 109mm
Weight 115 grams

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Reviewed by Stephen McNally from Warrington, UK on 29 November 2008

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Don't buy it 1 star rating

Choose 1 star because it wont let me select 0. This phone is fuul of problems and has been a nightmare since I first got it and nither Motorola or any of the phone dealers will admit to it or do anything about it. DO NOT TOUCH WITH A BARGE POLE.