The girl’s phone of the moment! This cute clamshell phone comes in a choice of pink or purple, and has a curvy rounded shape and soft feel. The beautiful mirror finish conceals an invisible external display that springs into life with custom animated screensavers and touch-sensitive music controls. Complete with a 2 megapixel camera, music player, memory card slot and Bluetooth, this is what every girl needs in her handbag!
Best buy: £69.95 on Pay as you Go from the Carphone Warehouse (choice of Pink or Purple).
No question about it - the Moto U9 is definitely a girl’s phone. It’s a cute, curvy clamshell and comes in a choice of two colours: pink or purple. Weighing just 88g and petite in size, it’s a phone that’s been carefully designed to appeal to the senses. Not only is the shiny metallic finish easy on the eyes, but the soft-touch feel makes it a lovely phone to handle. The external display is very cool. The screen uses a mirror effect that blends with the shiny surface so that’s it’s invisible when not in use. A range of cool screensavers have been designed to complement the colour schemes of the phone, and give the impression that the whole surface of the phone is alive. Touch-sensitive music controls appear when using the music player. The U9 really is a sensual delight! Free downloading softwares Nokia Softwares
The U9 is the baby of the Motorola PEBL, but not only does the U9 look nicer than the PEBL, it’s packed with features that the PEBL was missing. The camera on the U9 is 2 megapixels - it may not be the best, but it’ll take some quality snaps and video clips in good lighting conditions. The main internal display is a high quality TFT screen with 262,000 colours and a high resolution that can match most top-of-the-range mobiles. The music player can handle all of the common file formats and the Motorola software makes it very easy to transfer music from a computer to the phone using a USB cable (not included). The internal memory of the phone (25 Mbytes) is only enough for 5-6 songs, so you’ll probably want to buy a memory card. The U9 can take microSD cards up to 4 Gbytes, which is more than most phones, and is enough to store around 1,000 songs.
The battery life of the phone seems to be pretty long, thanks partly to the energy-saving OLED screen, and you should get up to a week’s use, although that depends on how much you listen to music. Connectivity is good, with both USB and Bluetooth available. It’s a quadband phone too, so you can use it anywhere in the world. Free Online
To be honest, we are super impressed by the U9. It’s a lovely little phone, and is one of the best equipped mobiles in the under-£100 price range. Motorola have saved on the cost by not supplying a memory card, headphones or even a USB cable, so you’ll have to buy these yourself. The only thing we can find wrong with it is that the camera has no flash. Apart from that, we love it.
Features of the Motorola U9 include:
- 2 megapixel camera
- Video camera (15 frames/second, 176 x 144 pixels) with 4x digital zoom, MPEG4 format
- Main display: TFT, 262,000 colours, 320 x 240 pixels
- External display: OLED, 65,000 colours, 128 x 160 pixels
- Music player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, enhanced AAC+, AMR, WMA formats)
- MP3 ringtones
- Handsfree speakerphone
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email
- Screensavers & animated wallpaper
- Picture Caller ID
- Internet: GPRS, EDGE
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB 2.0
- Memory: 25 Mbytes user memory plus microSD memory card (up to 4 Gbytes)
- Quadband
- Size: 90 x 49 x 16 mm
- Weight: 88g
- Talktime: up to 7 hours
Motorola U9 Consumer Reviews
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