Motorola Rokr E8 (Unlocked, Intl. Version) no U.S. Warranty

by Motorola

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00192I5ZA
• Item model number: Rokr E8
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Product Description

Motorola ROKR E8 GSM unlocked quad-band phone CNET Best of CES 2008 People's Voice Award CNET Best of CES 2008 Cellphones and Smartphones

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Love the phone, but there's a catch..., February 12, 2009

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J. Bessenyei Jr. (Valrico, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motorola Rokr E8 (Unlocked, Intl. Version) no U.S. Warranty (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I've had this phone for about 4 months now and I have to say that I really like it. The look of the phone is really appealing, and the interface is really quite new and different. Navigation is pretty smooth and intuitive (when it isn't lagging, more on that later) and I love the way the keys change depending on what mode your in. Call quality is crisp and loud. The display is very good quality and album images and text appear clear and sharp. The mp3 player on this phone is one of the best I've heard. I connect it to my car stereo and, as far as audio is concerned, it even blows away the Creative Zen I had before. Even the built in speakers are pretty good and don't sound as hollow and tiny as other phones.

Now for the bad. The reason I only gave this phone 3 stars is because of two pretty big issues. The first is the 2mp camera. For 2megapixels this produces some awuful shots. The colors are washed out, blurry, and grainy no matter what light you're in. Even the 1.3mp camera on my TMobile Dash took better pictures. Much much better pictures. The other issue is this ... the phone has 2GB of built in memory, but beware of using it to store songs. The built in memory is touchy at best. Some songs transferred to the phone mem just flat out wouldn't work. On top of that, putting songs on the phone memory causes the phone to experience some serious lagging. And it can get pretty bad, even hanging and lagging during calls. Forget calling any company that asks you to hit a series of mumbers to get to the right department, and punching in something like an account # is a nightmare. The only reason I didn't mark off heavily for this feature is because if you put songs on the micro sd only this seems to solve the problem. But you do have to set the phone to keep the phone memory seperate from the memory card. If it shares then it's the same issue.

So, a good mp3 phone, cool interface, but bad pictures and make sure you upgrade the free 1gb micro sd stick because the 2GB on the phone is pretty useless. Maybe a firmware upgrade will fix that later.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If You buy this on Amazon, you are getting a great deal., March 31, 2009

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Nicholas Willig - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motorola Rokr E8 (Unlocked, Intl. Version) no U.S. Warranty (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I'm just going to sum this phone up in a few sentences. First, it looks great. It has a simple, yet elegant design. Next, it has good performance. While it's not as great as most Sony Ericsson phones, you won't receive too much lag, especially after you add more memory. Lastly, the battery is very good, and easily only needs to be plugged in once a day for an hour or so.

Pros- Decent Music Player

2mp Camera can create high resolution pictures, though they aren't amazing.

True Headphone Jack

2gb On board memory, expandable to 6gb.

Great battery Life

Scroll Wheel:Better than iPod wheel

Cool morphing keyboard.

Cons- Music player lags sometimes

Camera has no flash, and needs one

Faux Buttons are hard to text with, lag sometimes

Durability is questionable; Screen scratches easily; Definately buy a protector

3-d like menu lags to point of uselessness; Use one of the other menu options instead.

OVERALL- I can't really recommend this phone to one specific audience, except for those who want a little bit of everything on their phone, in which case, this is a great buy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good for music, March 30, 2009

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Anil Pant (Thibodaux, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motorola Rokr E8 (Unlocked, Intl. Version) no U.S. Warranty (Wireless Phone Accessory)

I researched in the web for several weeks for a good unlocked phone with some real good music. I couldn't figure out which phone to buy but when i got this i knew it was the one I was looking for. With ipod quality music in headset n best in the inbuilt speaker this phone gives you rid of carrying two gadgets in your two pockets. The new keypad system that the motorolla introduced in this phone is real unique.
But if you are looking for a good camera phone its maynot be for you. The 2 megapixel camera is not so worthy and gives an average quality picture.
Over all its not so expensive so guys go for it n give a try. You will then have a most coolest phone among your frens(provided non of your frens have iphone) just kiding......