When news hit our desks today that so-called "official" pictures of a Motorola SLDR and SCPL were floating around the 'nets, our skepticism was almost immediate. Why would Moto undercut the upcoming release of its
RIZR slider with a technologically superior (yet less creatively named) sibling? Why would they officially identify this candybar simply as
"SCPL" after previously revealing that the cost-sensitive
MOTOFONE was, in fact, the SCPL -- or at least a member of a newly-coined SCPL series? Why do the SCPL and SLDR seem so out of proportion to one another? (Look after the break to see what we mean.) Why do the d-pads and displays look vaguely suspicious? Why is the SCPL's background a recolored version of the
ROKR E2's? Add in the fact that Motorola's branding and design DNA are nearly as easy to fake as Apple's, and needless to say, it takes a little more than a couple funky shots to get us to buy that Moto -- with possibly the slowest-changing product line of the major manufacturers -- would drop two utterly new models in a single day with this little fanfare. It was a HowardForums thread, though, that finally sealed the deal for us with a poster noting that the supposed SLDR shares the same display image as one of the
KRZR's original press shots. Now, if our good friends at Motorola HQ would like to prove us wrong, well... you know where to send the phones, guys; but in the meantime, consider these things no more real than a
US release of the MPx.
Read - NewMobile
Read - HowardForums
[Thanks, Brad]
Exhibit A. The suspects are scaled side-by-side so that their widths are the same -- a likely scenario, considering their similar visual features. It would also stand to reason that Motorola would source the same displays, but notice how the SLDR's screen is slightly smaller.
posted Oct 10th 2006 12:05AM
Come on, that's a Photoshop, no doubt.
Just so you guys know, both those picks are of the RIZR, the 1 on the left is the RIZR pulled out and the 1 on the right is the RIZR before being pulled out. Nevrmind whoever the source is who gave you those pics...this is from the horses mouth
seriously engadget... even dan draper can tell thats photoshop... jk dan but ya i could do that in photoshop and i have a life somewhat
I've been reading this site for a while, and it's getting lamer by the day with everything to do with cellphones that exist and do not even exist... these things, along with other environmental gases are eating up what's left of the 'good ole days'.. had to rant sometime. -my 2 cents
You talked about the recolored background if u look closely it has the same date as the rokr e2's.
who has the time to make these mockups? they should be arrested and/or shot.
drunk post, tho i luv u for being from chicago.. keep 'em comin, chris!
On the motorola phone interface the menus like "style" & "camera" are not centered over the buttons, they're left and right justified, only a few pixels from each edge.
have to agree with Ryan..
the date of the left phone is 12/01/2006..
guess the "photoshopper" was too lazy to edit the date lol
go photoshop :P