Motorola Slvr L7 review

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7.1

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May 9, 2006

Posted by: Josh Harris Kirkwood

"A slim phone with decent (if slightly basic) features that is great to use"

What I like:

Incredibly slim and light; quite cheap; expensive feel and good build; great keypad that makes texting a joy; reasonable interface; good screen

What I don't like:

Interface takes some getting used to for non-Motorola users; no included headphones or adapter for MP3 player and no 3.5mm socket; camera could be better

Review:

This is a great little phone that I have had for about three months now. I enjoy useing it, as the design and build are - in my opinion - the best on the market possibly apart from LG's new chocolate phone. This phone's slim 11mm waist means it will slip into any bag or pocket, however tight.

While the interface may not be quite up there with that of Sony Ericsson's or Nokia's, once it has been used for a week it becomes just as intuitive. Call quality is generally excellent, and the built in speaker is very loud and clear for all but the most hectic of situations.

Music also sounds great through the speaker, but as I already own an iPod and a solid state Sony Walkman, I have yet to buy a set of headphones or an adapter for my own. I think not supplying any, or giving the phone a standard stereo music jack output, was a major oversight by Motorola and this somewhat detracts from the phone's multimedia capabilties.

The camera is of good quality, but as the resolution is only VGA (0.3 megapixel), not really for printing - don't sell your Cybershot yet. Video is also reasonable, but not outstanding.

So overall this phone should appeal to anyone who values style, build, usability, and, in fact, value above outright features