Moto Rizr Z8
The Motorola Z8 Multimedia Phone!
MOTO™ Z8 Kick start your day with the new MOTO Z8. Reinventing the slider phone, the MOTO Z8 brings multimedia, speed, pleasure and mobile broadband1 to your fingertips. Providing you with the ultimate in entertainment, the MOTO Z8 allows you to watch crystal clear video at 30 frames per second through a large QVGA 16m TFT display. The device also supports optional expandable memory up to 4GB using microSD, which is enough space for full length movies or hours of music. Music can be enjoyed wirelessly utilising Bluetooth™ wireless technology that, when combined with an optional Bluetooth enabled stereo headset such as the Motorola Bluetooth Active Headphones S9, provides complete wireless control and freedom.1 Feature packed, at 15.3 millimeters, the MOTO Z8 is not much larger than the classic MOTORAZR™ waist band. Providing an innovative and exciting mobile experience the MOTO Z8 allows you to enjoy your multimedia content while on the go with crystal clear video and high fidelity sound. Whether you're watching or streaming video2 or having a lengthy conversation, the MOTO Z8 is much more than your typical slider - it's a revolution in mobile multimedia. Goodbye image. Hello reality.
The MOTO Z8 is expected to be available in the first half of 2007!
For the specs, it runs Symbian OS, HSDPA, 2.2-inch screen, 30fps video, 4GB microSD card, and movies thanks to Universal, Sony and Warner. There's also streaming video from Sky or CNN over its 3G, complete with a mini DVR-like system that you can watch shows anytime. It's Moto's multimedia-centric phone, which changes its form depending on what function is in use. Better yet, there's YouTube, MySpace and Flickr uploading.
However, instead of downloading movies on your PC to put it onto the Z8, they're going to sell cards with movies pre-installed so you can plug those into your phone. We saw how well that worked out with the PSP, but maybe placing it onto an SD card will make a difference.
Moto also announced that there's going to be gaming (via studios like EA), as well as taking video and pictures and uploading it to sites like Flickr and Myspace (the UI in the video above). That's similar to the Nokia N95 we've been playing around with. You can even use it to blog, if you're into that kind of thing.
SUMMARY OF FEATURES:
* Unique ergonomic slider design
* Up to approximately five hours 3G talk time, up to approximately 16 days standby time3
* 3.6Mbps HSDPA providing mobile broadband1
* 2 megapixel camera with 8x zoom and lumi LED light, video record and playback capabilities
* Approximately 90 MB free internal user memory4, optional expandable to 4GB with microSD
* Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS 1.21
* Integrated media player
* Redesigned user interface with one-click access to phone functions
* A2DP AVRCP Bluetooth stereo profiles1
Band: GSM/GPRS/EDGE Class 10
Mode: Dual mode UMTS 2100, HSDPA 3.6Mbs
Dimensions 109mm x 50mm x 15mm
Size 77 cc
Weight 112 grams
Battery Li-Ion 1030 mAh with instantON
Talk Time3: up to approximately 5 hours 3G talk time
Standby Time3: up to approximately 16 days
Video Playback: up to approximately 5 hours (MPEG4, 30fps)
Music Playback: up to approximately 12 hours (MP3 at 128kbps)
Display
User Interface 2.2" QVGA 16 million color TFT
Symbian 9.2, UIQ 3.1, TI 2420 multimedia processor
Memory Approximately 90 MB free internal use memory4
Hot-swappable microSD memory slot expandable up to 4GB optional memory
* 2MP camera with 8x zoom and flash with several modes and dedicated camera shoot key
* VGA camera for two-way video calling1
* Multimedia: uses 3.6Mbps HSDPA , streaming 3GPP, H.263, H.264 @30fps, MPEG4 AMR-NB
* Music player and playlists support MP3, AAC/AAC+/AAC+E, AMR-NB
* Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS 1.21
* Email: SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, SSL/TLS1
* Java: J2ME MIDP 2.0, CLDC 1.1, OTA download of applications and games1
* Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology enables you to lose the wires with a compatible Bluetooth enabled headset (see Motorola S9)2
Connectivity OMA DM 1.2, CP 1.1 and DS with SyncML
Mini-USB/EMU, Full rate US 2.0; PC sync application
Bluetooth wireless technology: Class 2 EDR; A2DP with AVRCP profiles2