K. Like I said, I just cant stop myself from harping about this phone, and I just love it. It's become a part of my daily life. I'm using it to listen to music on my way to work, manage my cash flow, remind me of my appointment, keep track of due tasks, and sometimes making calls... In fact, barring EDGE/WiFi and GPS, iPhone doesnt have a thing over MotoMing. OK, maybe a slight exaggeration, but heck, I got one of the coolest looking phones around and it isn't just a trophy piece.
Ever since MotoRazr arrived, I have been impressed by the innovative ideas that Moto keeps coming up with. Granted that the Razr has been recycled a tad too many times, but it's the model that turned Moto's fate around, at least in India.
Along with Razr, we got MotoPebl, not an altogether feature packed phone, but still a style statement. We got MotoFone, the indian phone. Only Moto could have made a style statement using just a simple LCD screen. And with a cost so low, you might just buy an extra piece to give to your two year old as a toy.
The Krazr, Slivr, Slidr, Rokr all represent milestones in the company's design ideology.
Well, nobody's perfect. My phone has definitely got a very low battery backup. Lasts only a day and a half (might as well be a day, cos I dont risk running my phone at half charge). The Linux OS seems to forget I installed Java apps and they seem to disappear every now and then, only to reappear after a few hours. Haven't really figured out that one yet.
The 50 item limit in the Real Player Playlist is something I'm not really happy with. It maybebecause of the 8MB system memory, though I am less inclined to lean towards that theory. And the flip is prone to getting scratched very easily. Something to keep in mind at all times. But hey, after shelling out Rs12k, I'm definitely more careful with my Ming as compared to my previous phone (an LG phone, the worst phone makers on the planet, even considering LG Chocolate).
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Thursday, August 09, 2007
Friday, August 03, 2007
MotoMing!
After pining away for a two whole months, finally got myself the MotoMing. And "hot damn!" its a feature packed powerhouse. K. I am one of those guys who crawl all over the net before buying anything with even a single little diode inside, and I pretty much did a biography on the Ming.
Heres a useful link btw: A1200 review
if you are planning to buy one (and I DO recommend this baby).
I wont go into the details of the phone. I dont think I can possibly give more details than the above link. But yeah, a few of my personal experiences.
One of the major concerns for me (and for a lot of people on the net apparently) was the low battery life. Realistically, mine lasts for about a day and a half. And I listen to a lot of music. And play a lot of games on it. But its not something that has bothered me too much considering the fact that the phone gets charged thru USB. So all I need to carry on me is a mini-USB wire (if ever such a need arises). So its pretty easy for me to charge my phone in office. Or at home for that matter, cos I've never really used the charger till now.
Another issue most people seemed to have was the lack of applications for this phone. They must have been talking about native application, or maybe I read some very old posts. But the number of JAVA applications available for this set was mind-boggling. And amazing games. I’ve got Need For Speed Underground, Midnight Pool and Age of Empires 2 on my phone. Can you beat that? Those are full fledged computer games. OK, so the mobile versions are smaller, but damn! I would have never thought I would be able to play NFS in 3D on a phone.
Check out these links:
MotorolaFans Full Screen Games
Motorola A1200 Apps
OK. One problem is that most of these applications require soft buttons on your phone and obviously the Ming doesn’t have any. So some of them are not really usable.
A couple of friends told me that the set was slow and the camera was awful. Well, I wouldn’t say that the set is slow, a bit laggish, but you would rarely notice. And the camera is OK. Definitely useless at night, but gives clear shots during the day. Especially outdoors. And 2MP packed into this little baby is something to be thankful about. No complaints from my side.
The MotoMing is easily the sexiest looking phone in its price range. And that’s not my verdict. A couple of my female friends told me. I tend to agree though. When I first saw it, it was love at first sight, and the love still carries thru. The beauty of the screen thru the transparent flap (which magnifies it a bit) is something you’ll only realize once you see it for yourself. Man, the concept of a transparent flap in itself is something that puts this phone beyond any of its counterparts. And the earpiece with the two thin wires running parallely…Motorola really knows how to build ‘em.
The flip is quite thick, and so far I haven’t really been worried about breaking it off. In fact, the phone itself is quite sturdy. Wouldn’t try dropping it though. If nothing, am sure the top would end up getting scratched.
Anyway, enough said. This phone is a winner. Its got some weak points, but one’s so inconsequential that I don’t even want to bother listing them here. You thinking of buying it, then go for it! It’s beautiful, sexy, feature loaded, and economical. i GOT MINE FOR Rs12K The nearest touch screen in this price range is the MotoRokr E6 (which happens to be pretty much a clone of MotoMing, albeit with a bigger body and no flip). In fact, I don’t see why people should pay more for the E6 when they are getting the same thing for about Rs1500 less and that too in a much more attractive body (I just cant stop harping about how beautiful the Ming is).
Truth is, MotoMing rocks!!!
Heres a useful link btw: A1200 review
if you are planning to buy one (and I DO recommend this baby).
I wont go into the details of the phone. I dont think I can possibly give more details than the above link. But yeah, a few of my personal experiences.
One of the major concerns for me (and for a lot of people on the net apparently) was the low battery life. Realistically, mine lasts for about a day and a half. And I listen to a lot of music. And play a lot of games on it. But its not something that has bothered me too much considering the fact that the phone gets charged thru USB. So all I need to carry on me is a mini-USB wire (if ever such a need arises). So its pretty easy for me to charge my phone in office. Or at home for that matter, cos I've never really used the charger till now.
Another issue most people seemed to have was the lack of applications for this phone. They must have been talking about native application, or maybe I read some very old posts. But the number of JAVA applications available for this set was mind-boggling. And amazing games. I’ve got Need For Speed Underground, Midnight Pool and Age of Empires 2 on my phone. Can you beat that? Those are full fledged computer games. OK, so the mobile versions are smaller, but damn! I would have never thought I would be able to play NFS in 3D on a phone.
Check out these links:
MotorolaFans Full Screen Games
Motorola A1200 Apps
OK. One problem is that most of these applications require soft buttons on your phone and obviously the Ming doesn’t have any. So some of them are not really usable.
A couple of friends told me that the set was slow and the camera was awful. Well, I wouldn’t say that the set is slow, a bit laggish, but you would rarely notice. And the camera is OK. Definitely useless at night, but gives clear shots during the day. Especially outdoors. And 2MP packed into this little baby is something to be thankful about. No complaints from my side.
The MotoMing is easily the sexiest looking phone in its price range. And that’s not my verdict. A couple of my female friends told me. I tend to agree though. When I first saw it, it was love at first sight, and the love still carries thru. The beauty of the screen thru the transparent flap (which magnifies it a bit) is something you’ll only realize once you see it for yourself. Man, the concept of a transparent flap in itself is something that puts this phone beyond any of its counterparts. And the earpiece with the two thin wires running parallely…Motorola really knows how to build ‘em.
The flip is quite thick, and so far I haven’t really been worried about breaking it off. In fact, the phone itself is quite sturdy. Wouldn’t try dropping it though. If nothing, am sure the top would end up getting scratched.
Anyway, enough said. This phone is a winner. Its got some weak points, but one’s so inconsequential that I don’t even want to bother listing them here. You thinking of buying it, then go for it! It’s beautiful, sexy, feature loaded, and economical. i GOT MINE FOR Rs12K The nearest touch screen in this price range is the MotoRokr E6 (which happens to be pretty much a clone of MotoMing, albeit with a bigger body and no flip). In fact, I don’t see why people should pay more for the E6 when they are getting the same thing for about Rs1500 less and that too in a much more attractive body (I just cant stop harping about how beautiful the Ming is).
Truth is, MotoMing rocks!!!
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