Motorola ROKR E8 First Impression Cell Phone Review - Tour & Design
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Mark Brezinski Published on January 08, 2008 Comment on this |
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Front
When the ROKR is turned off, its keypad is a big, flat, shiny surface with a few bumps sprinkled on for good measure. Towards the top of this onyx expanse is the silver d-pad. Above this is the screen, but there isn't any sort of border to call it out. The top of the phone houses a Motorola insignia, which provides cover for the skittish speaker.
Left
Top
Bottom
The bottom of the phone has a tiny microphone hole on the left.
Right
The right side of the phone features a lock slider and a Micro USB port for charging and data transfer.
Back
Battery Out
In the Box
The pack-ins are apparently top secret at the moment. More details are sure to arise once carriers are announced. Handling
The ROKR E8 is an average-sized handset. It fits comfortably in hand; holding it naturally will give your fingers easy access to the volume and camera shortcut keys. Hitting the lock switch requires a bit of a grip transition.
One of the more notable handling features is the keypad. The buttons need to be pressed in a bit more than we would've thought, but that could just be due to heavy journalist groping it's been subjected to. The haptic feedback is absolutely unreal if you're used to the regular full-phone vibration for hitting touch buttons like on the LG Voyager. Even though you're just pressing on glass, the localized vibration really feels like you're hitting a button.
Portability
The ROKR E8 is a thin phone, so you shouldn't have many problems with portability. It measures 4.53 inches tall, 2.01 inches across, and 0.42 inches deep. If you can't slide this phone into your pocket/purse/pouch, then it wasn't functional to begin with. At 3.53 ounces, it won't weigh you down either.
Aesthetics
We thought the ROKR E8 was a great looking phone. The shiny, morphing keypad is sure to catch a few eyes. It's sleek design certainly makes it look expensive.
Durability
The ROKR E8 is made out of scratch-resistant glass, so its exposed screen seems to be in good shape. The device itself doesn't have any moving parts, so there's no worry there. Furthermore, when we twisted the phone around we didn't hear any creaks. A Motorola rep did tell us to stop, however. We're not sure what he was worried about, since it seems fairly durable.
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