Customer Reviews

Motorola MOTOROKER E8 Unlocked Phone with 2 GB Memory, MicroSD Slot, 2 MP Camera, and Media Player--International Version with No Warranty (Black)

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This phone is an amazing piece of electronics and would get a five-star rating if it didn't have a few quirks.

Pros
*can support additional memory up to (and maybe beyond) a 16GB micro sd card
*with additional memory, this can make a great substitute for an mp3 player
*takes ok pictures for a cell phone
*can listen to music without headphones
*takes a standard mini headphone jack so you can use your regular noise-canceling headphones
*quad-band so it can be used literally anywhere in the world just by inserting a local SIM card
*good battery life
*excellent sound clarity, even on speaker phone

Cons (the first two are the biggest in my opinion)
*makes a slight chirping noise when the 'buttons' are pressed
*hard to get rid of the notification 'ding' after every call or text
*lack of a cover makes it easy to butt-dial if you forget to flip the switch to turn off the keys
*accessories are hard to find (custom cases, etc)
*not 3G capable (not an issue for me but might be for you)
*can be slow to load playlists if you have a lot of music on the phone

This cell phone looks great. The display is very bright and colorful. The 2Gb of memory is good enough if you enjoy music and the 2mega pixel camera is ok. I would give 5 stars to this phone if wasn't because of one major problem: It's incredible slow. It takes so much time to execute many single tasks like searching your phone list for example. Even navigate the menu can be painful cause sometimes it takes a while to change from one option to another (I usually click lots of time and it suddenly goes beyond the point I wanted.) Seriously, if you don't have patience don't buy this phone. I have, many times, wanted to just throw this phone at the wall. Anyway, like I said, if you don't mind, it's a good phone.

Pros:
- Excellent build quality, much better than Nokia's and Sony Ericsson's plastic toys.
- Really good voice transmission, I'm able to talk in noisy environments, and the phone filters the interference.
- Excellent MP3 quality, much better than previosuly used Nokia 5310 and Sony Ericsson W890.
- Standard slots and connections: MicroSD card, micro USB connection, 3.5 headphone jack.

Cons:
- The menus are not great when comparing to both Nokia and SE. They're not as intuitive as the others. However, they're not slow, and I've not run into any bug yet.
- The camera is mediocre, but this isn't a cameraphone. If you need that, you should buy a Moto ZN5.

Overall, I think it's a great purchase for someone who looks for a phone with a great call quality and an excellent music player.

Revised review: Chose this phone because it was Consumer Reports' top pick for T-Mobile and it supposedly worked overseas; in addition, it has a wide range of features and looks great. Unfortunately, this phone is excellent in the short-term and rubbish for the long-haul, so I am amending my review. It stopped ringing after 8 months and it is perplexing as it makes other sound effects to notify you of voicemail and text messages. It locks up for no reason too; basically, just a thorn in my side until it was replaced. I am not sure what went wrong, but Motorola needs to take this back to the lab. If you surf the net, you can find that countless others have had the same problems with this phone.

I like this phone both as a phone and a music player. It holds a lot of songs, pics, videos, etc. The camera takes wonderful pictures. The only gripe I have is that it definitely lags. Sometimes, if my music is playing and I get a call, it takes awhile before it "answers" because of the lag. What's cool, though, is that you don't need an adapter for mp3 speakers. They plug right in.

It has a very slick look, different from other phones that I've had. (about 5 different ones, Motorolas, Samsungs, and a Blackberry). The only flaw is the fact that the programs were not Mac compatible, but after looking online, you can find ways around. It just won't include all the programs (i.e profiles, themes) that you can upload on to your phone. Definitely good for tech savvy people.

I've had this phone for about 5 months now, it was ordered from Amazon, from this page. Out of the box there is a noticible lag when entering any input. After reading reviews and web searches, I flashed my phone with improved firmware from the dev community. This worked fine for awhile, but eventually the lag slowly and steadily increased.

Just to be clear, all other considerations normally reviewed: the phone reception, features like music player & camera, etc. - all these things are absolutely irrelevant when pressing any button (including answering a call) takes 10 or more seconds to register. The phone in effect becomes worthless. In my opinion, this is almost worse than a bricked phone. If it were truly dead you would get a new phone & move on. This issue is intermittent in varying degrees and is a never ending source of frustration.

I do not have any music or files stored, I do not have any memory card in the phone, only normal contacts are stored on the phone's internal memory.

If you are looking for a phone replacement, do yourself a favor and keep looking.

My only complaint is that it has speed issues. Not sure if it is the processor or internal memory or the board itself. It is so slow that i very often miss calls because it will not recognize in time that I have hit the answer button. Even with text messaging you have to wait for the letters to load.

It works really well except for the fact that you can't just scroll from one text to another. You have to open the text , go out to the inbox, and then open another one. Freezes for about 3 seconds when you're doing somethign and then someone texts or call you. 4/5

The cellphone works great, its slick and music sounds awesome and with built in 2 Gb what more could you ask for?

Oh i know! service, they communicate with you and keep in touch so that you don't feel lost.

I definitely recommend this product.