Motorola MOTOZINE 5 MP Camera Phone, Black
The Motorola MotoZine ZN5 combines world-class innovation from two industry leaders, Motorola and Kodak. The MotoZine is the first phone to incoporate Motorola ModeShift and Kodak imaging technologies, resulting in an easy and immersive mobile imaging experience that will help you seize inspiration and share images from wherever you roam to friends and family around the globe. Putting image capture first and foremost, the MotoZine features a 5-megapixel auto-focus imager, high-res…
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Sep 14th, 2009 at 9:29 am
I will start this review off by saying the the MotoZINE is really kind of a cool phone. It has a certain “wow” factor. The 5 megapixel camera is great, it’s actually a better camera then most 5 mp standalone digital cameras. It’s a beautiful phone too, and has quite a few cool features.
However, there are some issues, or rather, one main issue:
The processor of the phone is not very good at all. It can’t handle multiple button presses or multiple tasks happening. When just a few things happen, it commonly results in the phone resetting (which is what you should hope for) or the phone just getting stuck on the home screen(which is what you don’t want), sometimes for 15-20 minutes until you finally decide to take the battery out and restart the phone.
Often, if the phone gets stuck on the home screen and rights itself, you can’t call anyone for a very long time. Everytime you try to call someone, you get an error message that says “Tapi server is disconnected”.
One story I would like to present: My car battery was dead one day(i had stupidly left my lights on), and i was trying to get ahold of my girlfriend because she lived very close and I was going to see if her parents would come and give my car a jump.
It was below freezing outside, with 30 mph winds, so you can definitely assume it was freezing cold.
As i tried to call her, and text her, the issues got ridiculous. I was barely even able to talk to her for 1 minute or so before the phone resetting, and consequently, dropping the call. In texting, it took me 45 minutes to get my message across to her.
In my opionion, I do not recommend the MotoZINE.
If you were to get any phone, i’d recommend the motoROKR
Sep 14th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
I have had this phone for about a week, and have been able to put it through its paces.
Pros: The call voice quality and the picture quality are excellent. The MP3 player is also very good, and pauses when you receive a call. It can hold a 4Gig memory card, which will capture lots of full resolutions photos. The phone has bluetooth and wifi connectivity, and you can browse the web using a wifi connection. The handset itself is very ergonomic, and the test that I found on it shows it to have impressive durability.
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The computer switches “modes” quickly, so that if you take the phone out of your pocket and flip open the lens cover, it behaves just like a regular digital camera and you can take a photo right away. Then, when you close the lens cover, it goes back to behaving like a phone.
Cons: The adjusting some of the settings takes a while to figure out, and it took me a while to figure out how to get the browser to use wifi, etc. The video recording mode is essentially useless. I have also found some problems with taking close up photos in low light, since the flash is too bright.
Sep 14th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
I’ve owned this phone for several weeks, and am highly impressed. The call quality is excellent, and the picture quality is impressive. The other day a buddy was looking at the pics, and his comment was simply, “these are real pictures.” That’s pretty much the whole reason to own the phone right there. A couple of complaints. First, texting is a pain. Perhaps it’s my Paul Bunyan-like fingers, but my initial texts were little better than half sentences before they were inadvertently sent. Not a big deal for me since I don’t text much, but something to keep in mind. Second, the software has proven to be a bit buggy. I’ve had a few instances where, after turning the phone on, I couldn’t access my music because the phone wasn’t able to refresh the media list (thus the 4 stars). I’ve contacted customer support, but to no avail. I assume there will be some sort of firmware update soon, or hope there will be anyway. It’s only happened twice, so again, not a big deal. I purchased this phone primarily for the camera, and have not been disappointed. I do hope I don’t sprout an extra ear due to the high radiation, as mentioned in a previous review.