Motorola L7 – Features, The good, The bad, The Bottomline

Features:-

General Network GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Announced 2005, 1Q
Status Available
Size Dimensions 113 x 49 x 11.5 mm, 59 cc
Weight 96 g
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 176 x 220 pixels, 9 lines, 30 x 37 mm
Downloadable wallpapers, screensavers
Ringtones Type Polyphonic (24 channels), MP3
Customization Download, order now
Vibration Yes
Memory Phonebook 1000 entries, Photo call
Call records 10 dialled, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 512 MB
11 MB total memory
5 MB free user memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
Bluetooth Yes, v1.2
Infrared port No
USB Yes, miniUSB
Features Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors
Camera VGA, 640×480 pixels, video
Push to talk
Java MIDP 2.0
MP3/MPEG4 player
T9
Calendar
Built-in handsfree
Voice memo
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 820 mAh
Stand-by Up to 350 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 40 min

The good: The Motorola Slvr L7 has an attractive overall design. It also comes with an integrated iTunes player, Bluetooth, a sharp display, a TransFlash card slot, and a speakerphone, as well as solid call and music-audio quality.

The bad: The Motorola Slvr L7’s iTunes player is sluggish, and it’s burdened with too many usage restrictions. The phone is further hampered by a low-resolution VGA camera, a lack of support for EDGE, tricky controls, no FM radio or stereo speakers, and little integrated memory.

The bottom line: Motorola’s Slvr L7 puts a prettier face on the iTunes phone, but its low-resolution camera, its sluggish music-player performance, and the limitations on the iTunes usability are big distractions