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Motorola AURA Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
Fashionable Circular Design
7 Hours Talk Time
Bluetooth® Technology
1.5 Inch Circular TFT 16 Million Colour Screen (480 Pixels)
Music Player (MP3, WAV, WMA & AAC+)
2 Megapixel Camera
2 Gbytes Internal Memory


The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

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Motorola AURA Review

This contemporary designed handset will cause a stir on its looks alone. The Motorola AURA is a beautifully designed mobile phone which comes with a unique & rather eye catching designed casing. The phone has a circular screen & a smooth swivel opening mechanism. The Motorola AURA is a fashion phone which comes with the sleek appearance a user would expect from a Motorola fashion conscious handset. The circular screen is 1.5 Inch in diameter which displays up to sixteen million colours with a screen resolution of 480 pixels. The handset is made from a stainless steel casing which comes with distinctive etched textures for a grooved finish. The Motorola AURA has a swivel opening mechanism which allows the user to smoothly swivel the top half of the handset to reveal the keypad on the lower section of the casing. The swivel action opening system is similar to the opening mechanism on the popular Nokia 7373. The swivel action opening system on the AURA is highly advanced as it uses hardened coated steel gears & many ball bearings to operate this swivel action. On opening the handset the user will reveal an aluminium keypad which has well spaced out keys & allows the user to continue to view the stylish circular screen when the handset is opened. The handset has a luxurious feel due to the high quality metals & materials used to design this elegant casing.

The Motorola AURA comes in a solid weight casing which weighs 141 grams including the fitted battery. The overall size of the casing is 47.6mm wide by 97mm long by 18.6mm due to its swivel design opening system it is a compact handset which makes it easy to carry & hold in a single hand. The Motorola AURA works on a quad band GSM network which covers four GSM network bands & will automatically switch between network bands without the user knowing. The network coverage is fully dependant on the network service provider but this handset is capable of worldwide roaming over GSM network. The phone comes with internal memory which is two gigabytes in size & allows the user to store their contacts details, messages, music & pictures on the internal memory. The user can connect their handset to other devices including the user's personal computer by using a USB cable to connect the two devices or a Bluetooth® wireless technology connection. The Bluetooth® wireless technology allows the user to connect their Motorola AURA to other devices which are up to 10 meters away & support Bluetooth® technology to transfer files wirelessly between the devices. The user can enjoy high speed transfer rates as the AURA supports EDGE technology & GPRS. The fitted battery provides approximately 410 hours of standby battery time when the handset is not in use or up to seven hours of GSM talk time.


The user can enjoy viewing their music player feature on the stylish circular screen & enjoy playing their music in MP3, WAV, WMA or AAC+ music format. The user can add their favourite tunes onto the Motorola AURA & play them back on the music player feature which comes with easy to manage music storage & music controls. The AURA comes with a built in two megapixel camera feature which allows the user to capture pictures & video recordings on their mobile phone. The camera feature comes with user friendly camera controls & settings which allow the user to capture pictures & videos easily. The user can enjoy changing settings & mode to gain the best quality picture capture. The Motorola AURA supports video playing in MPEG4 format & 3GP video format & the user to enjoy playing moving video footage on the circular display screen.

The Motorola AURA comes with a speaker call feature which allows the user to enjoy a hands free call experience using the phone speakers to hear their contact out loud. The speaker call feature allows the user to place their AURA handset on a nearby desk or table & the user can continue talking whilst hearing their contact over the loud speaker. An email service allows the user to communicate via email to any contact with an email address & the user can enjoy creating, sending, receiving & storing emails on this stunning handset. The user can surf the Web on the Motorola AURA by selecting the WAP browser which allows the user to enjoy a mobile Web experience whenever the user desires. The phone supports a variety of messaging services which allow the users to communicate using either text, sound or pictures depending on the users messaging needs. The SMS text message service supports a text input message which allows the user to send & receive text messages to compatible SMS users. A MMS multimedia message service allows the user to share messages with text, sound & a picture which can be shared between any MMS compatible users. This handset supports Crystal Talk™ technology which allows the user to enjoy a clear sound experience as the Crystal Talk™ technology improves the clarity of each call. The Motorola AURA will certainly stand out in a crowd with its unique looking design, it's a truly fashionable mobile phone.

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