The just-launched Motorola Z9 is a high end feature phone with a mid-tier price . It has a compelling one-two punch of stunning good looks and serious features including 3G, GPS, music player, a 2 megapixel camera, Video Share, Cingular Video, stereo Bluetooth and a metal casing. Not bad for a mid-sized slider phone. The Z9 comes in Mahogany, which we'd describe as a metallic warm plum color that's fairly gender neutral and attractive (the color and finish are the same as the RAZR2 V9's). Though the front face is shiny and attracts fingerprints as shiny phones always do, the Moto manages to stay presentable looking between swipes across a shirt tail. The Moto Z9 completes with the LG Shine on AT&T, another elegant and well-featured slider that's just a tad smaller and lighter than the Z9 but lacks the GPS and Video Share features. It actually competes with Motorola's own RAZR2 V9 on AT&T as well, and the phones are similar enough that the choice boils down to flip vs. slider and the Z9's GPS. The Z9 feels hefty at 4.9 ounces and is a bit larger than the original RAZR, but the upside is that it feels extremely sturdy and well made. If you're in the market for a Zoolander phone look elsewhere, but if you're a man with large hands, the Moto will likely feel just right.
The slider is stiff, but we had no trouble opening it with one hand.The phone's keypad and control pad surfaces are completely flat with tiny metal "pin heads" that serve as tactile locators-- they aren't the buttons, don't worry. Each button actually has a normal amount of real estate below the numbers and controls. Given the flat design, you'd think the Z9's front-facing controls are touch sensitive but there are actual mechanical buttons under the flat surface that give a tactile click when pressed. You've got to press firmly until you feel that click -- some of us like this while others didn't, and the pin heads served well enough as locators that we didn't long for traditional buttons when texting one-handed. Though it feels a bit foreign if you're used to a phone with buttons, we found we could text as fast on the Moto as on a buttoned phone. The keypad and controls are backlit.
The side controls are unusual: they're traditional buttons with haptic feedback, meaning they (really the phone itself) vibrates gently when you press them. On the left you'll find the volume up/down buttons and the music player button, and the camera button is on the right. The d-pad is flat though large and easy to use. Overall, the phone feels good in the hand, and the soft-touch back that doubles as the battery cover helps keep it safely in hand. The battery door is easy to remove and the microSD card slot is under the battery door. Happily there's no need to remove the battery to swap an SD card, and it's easy to insert a card though hard to remove it.
The Z9 has a micro USB port and comes with a charger and a short adapter to use mini USB chargers and headsets with the phone. A wired headset is not included and the phone comes with a very compact charger and printed manual.
Our unlocked GSM cellular phones are only designed to work on GSM networks Only! (such as Cingular, T-Mobile, and others in the U.S.; and Fido and Rogers in Canada).
GSM Bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|
Dimensions |
114 x 53 x 14 mm |
Weight |
139 g |
Internal Memory |
20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls |
Memory Card Slot |
microSD (TransFlash) |
Edge |
Class 10, 236.8 kbps |
WiFi |
NO |
Built-In Handsfree |
Yes |
Talk Time |
Up to 4 h |
Standy By |
Up to 310 h |
Bluetooth Version |
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP |
INFRARED PORT |
NO |
3G Bands |
HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps |
Camera |
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels |
Form |
slide |
1- MOTOROLA Z9 RAZR2 PHONE
1- MOTOROLA User Manual
1- MOTOROLA Handsfree
1- MOTOROLA USB Cable
1- MOTOROLA BATTERY
1- MOTOROLA BATTERY COVER
1- MOTOROLA Software CD
1- MOTOROLA Travel Charger
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