Motorola Royale Blade becomes the SLVR V8
posted February 14th 2005 12:35AM
It's just after midnight EST (6am Cannes time) and already we find the new Motorola SLVR V8, the candy-bar RAZR we saw slides of a few days ago and caught Ed Zander talking up the other week. The SLVR includes EDGE, Bluetooth, Mini USB, and Push-to-Talk for connectivity, as well as a VGA camera in a 3.4 ounce package. Battery estimates are 12-17 days of standby and 4-6 hours of talk, which is pretty wicked for a device with almost a 2-inch display. Other fun bits are MPEG-4 video recording and playback, Push-to-Talk, speakerphone, and something called Motorola's Dynamic Idle, which will display our "favorite sports, entertainment, and weather." So it's basically a screen-saver that uses our battery and connectivity to entertain the inside of our pockets? Smells like a reason to have a good battery.
[Thanks, Stoney]
Ok I don't usually get into this phone thing. (I tend to use whats free with contract) I just might have to get this though. It looks alot better than the baseline razr IMO.
This is one slick little device. I agree -- a much better implementation than the clamshell.
The design looks like a PSP rip-off.
Small screen, low-res. Boooooo. I'd totally rock it if the screen was a nice 2.1" and at least 176x220 px. I love the idea of that Dynamic Idle, it's kinda like Sendo's (failed) option on their X phone. I'd love to just glance at my phone screen and see the score of a baseball game and the weather!
These would be great phones if they weren't so wide. It just looks silly to have such a wide phone with such a small screen.
I'm definitely feeling it. Don't tell me... this one too isn't intended for a U.S. realease, right?
With the success of the RAZR V3 (750k and counting) this will assuredly see a US release, however given Cingular's inability to roll out phones in a decent timeframe, it could take a while. And I doubt anyone else will get it because Cingular seems to have the hot new phone thing down cold (first the RAZR V3 then the SE S710a, next this and the PEBL V6?).
Maybe if the screen fit the body better…
The real question is whether or not its metal like the RAZR? If not, then the V3 will hold its value like the 8890, otherwise…
OK, so when are we going to see phones with iTunes on? There was a big thing about Motorola using iTunes on their mobiles this year, but now its all gone quiet.
can we hope to have the same great quality as the Razr clam? oh do tell!
can we hope to have the same great quality as the Razr clam? oh do tell!
Am i the only person who has seen the *Transflash* slot on the side??!!
I will buy this phone if it isn't priced for royalty. My only gripe with the old razor is that it had a shockingly low memory.
So its either a SIM slot (which then, by proportions makes the phone look huge) or a transflash slot (which moto is using a fair bit now)
pat, that's definitely a transflash slot, just check out the icon on the door of the slot and on the back by the bluetooth logo.
but uh..i think i prefer the black clamshell model. i guess im just a fan of the folders...even though im rocking the 5600 now..
-james
Im guessing this will be for Sprint/Nextel?
Do we have a potential release date for this model? I'm a big fan of the design of the RAZR V3 but not sure I like the functionality, may end up trading in my Nokia 6230 for a Orange C500 :o/
Yawn. Wake me when Motorola makes a RAZR/SLVR/WTVR smartphone with a full keyboard that can compete with the Treo.
As long as it has the same Motorola OS, it's crap!
Design wise it looks like they just glued a RAZR keypad onto an E398.
I must be the only one who doesn't see the point of this latest trend in cell phones. Its all about how many animations and fancy little whiz bangs we can pack onto one device.
I wish that I could buy a phone that was just a phone and nothing else. Not a PDA. Not a portable entertainment device. Not a calculator. Not an extension of my laptop. One that didn't flip out, one that isn't thinner than my hand, one that isn't smaller than my wallet (before I emptied it out to buy this latest status symbol). I shouldn't need to worry about my phone getting a virus because there shouldn't be anything running on my phone that could allow remotely uploaded code to execute.
How about focusing on something that matters? Like reception. Or battery life. Or maybe even something as useful as more on-touch dialing keys. Or at the very least, make it so we can turn all this fancy, time-wasting crap off.
Did anyone notice the USB slot on the side? Enormous potential there also, wifi/skype phone here we come...?
I think this is a fake, the image looks too "messed with". This phone will never see the light of day.
finally a decent replacement for the Sanyo 6400/6200 series
"I must be the only one who doesn't see the point of this latest trend in cell phones. Its all about how many animations and fancy little whiz bangs we can pack onto one device."
I came to this website about fancy handheld gadgest to let everyone know I don't like fancy handheld gadgets!
"I think this is a fake, the image looks too "messed with". This phone will never see the light of day."
There are pictures of the SLVR on Motorola's website.