| Introduction | | | | of a microSD card and the memory is pooled together. |
| Throw away your music players; there is a phone to | | | | Although is supports music formats like MP3, AAC, |
| take their place-the Motorola Rokr E8. A phone | | | | WMA, and WAV files, you can leave your iTunes and |
| designed for music was unleashed to the market. But, | | | | Napster downloads on your computer because they |
| can it hold up to its name? | | | | won't work on this phone. But, if you still have music to |
| Design | | | | play, you can listen to it through the headphone jack or |
| Similar to a touch screen, the keypad is pressure | | | | the stereo A2DP Bluetooth connection. |
| sensitive. It's a mixture between an actual keypad and | | | | Performance |
| a touch screen, but it doesn't lag down texting and | | | | It may take a while to get used to this phone, |
| allows reasonable texting speed. However, you may | | | | especially if you're used to using a Nokia or Sony |
| lose your phone if it's not turned on. When turned off, | | | | Ericsson phone, but it does get easier with time. |
| the phone could almost be compared to a... big... black... | | | | Although it does lag a bit when navigating menus, it |
| thing. It's buttons disappear and it camouflages fairly | | | | comes with a touch-sensitive scroll when which allows |
| well. | | | | quick browsing through long lists. Although it's not an |
| Woo Hoo! A phone that lets us plug in our 3.5mm | | | | actually keypad, the texting rate is fairly fast with the |
| headphones! The design was kept clean by putting the | | | | pressure-sensitive keypad. We were very impressed |
| microSD slot inside the handset and next to the SIM | | | | with the keypad in the long run. |
| slot. So we hope you don't plan to swap cards often | | | | The Rokr E8 lives up to its music player characteristics |
| without the hassle of opening up your phone. Also, the | | | | by providing top quality sound with good bass, strong |
| screen measured in at 51mm (2 inches) and produced | | | | mids, and bright treble. Also, call quality was great as |
| quality, bright display. | | | | well-although not the best. There are louder phones |
| Features | | | | available but that shouldn't shun you away from this |
| Even while using Opera Mini, this phones internet | | | | one. |
| connection was almost nap-worthy. Although the web | | | | Conclusion |
| browsing is slow, the phone is great for international | | | | This handset is a phenomenal music phone. It takes |
| use by using EDGE and GPRS and quad-band | | | | some getting used to but it all seems enjoyable in the |
| compatibility. | | | | end. Sound quality is at its peak and it has a |
| Yet another phone without a flash for their camera, | | | | headphone jack for its music player. A little laggy and it |
| the Rokr E8 lacks it too. However, it comes packed | | | | could include more file format supports, but overall this |
| with a 2-megapixel camera on the back with 2GB of | | | | phone is worth it. |
| storage space which can be expanded with the use | | | | |