What is it: Candy-bar music phone with 3.5mm headphone socket
What we think: With great sound quality and a standard headphone socket, it's close to being a good dedicated MP3 player
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 30 June 2008
Tags: motorola, ericsson, slot, dedicated
We like:
Sound quality; 3.5mm headphones socket; design and build; haptic keypad; sharp, bright screen
We don't like:
Small display; sluggish menus and navigation; phone takes getting used to; no support for protected music files
You might also need:
Better earphones
CNET.co.uk judgement:
With great sound quality, a native 3.5m headphone socket and decent music file format support, the E8 is a terrific music phone. It's not quite a replacement for a dedicated MP3 player yet and it will take you a while to get used to using it, but it's certainly a cut above most of the rest
Motorola Rokr E8 History
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26 Mar 2008 in Crave
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28 Feb 2008 in Crave
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If you thought Motorola had given up on new designs, think again. Not only does the Rokr E8 music phone look good, it's got the features to boot
18 Feb 2008 in Crave
Photos: Motorola's sexy new Rokr E8 and Z10
If you thought Motorola was out of the game, you might want to think again because its new music phone, the E8, really impressed us
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Posted by: skcmedia
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Posted by: e8owner
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