Motorola Rokr E1 review

Typical price: £210

What is it: Handset with iTunes software on board

What we think: An average handset with good quality sound output, but too many lacklustre features holding it back

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Reviewed by: Sandra Vogel

Reviewed on: 20 September 2005

Tags: Motorola, Motorola Rokr E1, stereo speakers, speakers, keypad

We like:

iTunes software handles well; good quality sound output through headset and stereo speakers; album art displays on handset

We don't like:

Camera resolution is only VGA (640x480 pixels); 100-tune limit; slow transfers over USB; can't transfer tunes via Bluetooth or buy them over the air

You might also need:

Bluetooth headset; MicroSD cards; PC or Mac with iTunes music

CNET UK judgement:

The Rokr E1 is a generally average handset beefed up with good sound output and Apple's iTunes software. If you're an Apple fan and simply must have a phone that's compatible with iTunes, then the Rokr E1 is your only choice. But we'd suggest you take a long hard look at the new iPod nano, and consider buying that along with any other, better-equipped handset

Full review:

It's here. Motorola's Rokr E1, the long-awaited iTunes handset that was finally announced at the same time as Apple's iPod nano, is now available to buy. The most notable thing is not the oddly spelt name (that's 'rocker' for phonetics fans), but the fact that it's the first handset to incorporate Apple's iTunes software, thereby making it a phone-cum-iPod. Continue Reading...

Motorola Rokr E1 History

23 Sep 2005 in Digital Living

Gear Envy: Motorola ROKR E1

Here at last is the long-awaited Apple and Motorola iTunes phone. It's small, it's white and silver, and it synchronises painlessly with iTunes. Is it going to be rocking your suburb?

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8 Sep 2005 in Crave

Apple's iTunes phone says, "Hello Moto!"

Apple phones a friend and gets iTunes on a Motorola handset

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