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Motorola ROKR EM325 Overview

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Key Features
Music Player (MP3, AMR, WAV, AAC & iMelody)
FM Radio RDS with Radio Recording
Bluetooth® Technology
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Weight 85g
1.3 Megapixel Camera with 4 x Digital Zoom

Design

74%

Usability

68%

Features

75%

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Motorola EM325 Review

The Motorola EM325 is a slide opening mobile phone which comes with user friendly music features which will keep the user entertained each day. The Motorola EM325 is also known as the Motorola ROKR EM25 or the Moto EM25. It has a smooth slide opening system which reveals the keypad when in its opened position & when closed the user can access the phones features by using the external navigation wheel & keys. The Motorola EM325 is a mobile phone which has style as it has a high gloss black coating & comes with subtle silver accents & red coloured highlights which add a fashionable & interesting look. The keypad is well spaced out & the keys are discretely blended together for a seamless design. On the back of the handset there is a Motorola logo complete with elegant music motifs which are subtly embedded in the casing. This music focused handset is lightweight to carry which weighs a total of eighty five grams making it easy for the user to carry & use in a single hand. The overall size of the handset is compact due to its slide open design which is approximately 101mm tall, 46mm wide & 13.9mm deep when the phone is in its slide closed position. The Motorola EM325 comes with a memory card slot which allows the user to add up to two gigabytes of external memory if required & the phone has internal memory which is five megabytes in size. The EM325 is from the Motorola EM range which includes other handset such as the Motorola EM330 which is a flip opening mobile phone.

The phone comes with a colour screen which allows the user to view their screen when the phone is either in its slide open or slide closed position. The screen is a TFT display with a screen resolution of one hundred & twenty eight pixels by one hundred & sixty pixels which displays up to sixty five thousand colours for the user to enjoy a colourful mobile phone experience. The user can view their colourful album artwork on the screen. The built in music player supports all popular music formats which allows the user to enjoy transferring music onto their phone or downloading new tracks or ringing tones when required. The music player comes with easy to locate music controls which allow the user to play, pause, rewind & forward their music. The Motorola EM325 comes with a built in FM radio feature which supports a radio data system which allows the user listen to the radio whilst viewing & reading information about the song playing from the radio data system on the screen. The radio feature also supports a FM share feature which allows the user to record a short clip from the FM radio which can then be saved for the user to listen to at a later time or the user can share their favourite radio stations with other contacts via the messaging service to another contact that has a FM enabled handset.

A built in camera feature allows the user to take still pictures of their friends, family & fun places visited which can be stored for viewing at a later date or shared with others via the picture messaging service. The camera is a 1.3 megapixel digital camera which comes with a 4 x zoom function which means the user can zoom in & out which easy to gain the best picture. The Motorola EM325 comes with a camera key & the user can view their pictures on the screen when taking a shot. The camera feature is a fun way to capture memories & as the camera is built in to the user mobile phone the user will always be prepared when those photo opportunities arise. The phone comes with easy to use call features which allow the user to communicate with their contacts easily. The user can use the speakerphone feature when speaking to others which allows the user to enjoy a hands free call as the user will hear their contact over the phones speakers & a built in microphone will pick up the users voice which is then heard by the contact. The phone comes with CrystalTalk™ technology which is a noise reduction feature which allows the user to enjoy a high quality sound when on a call. The built in messaging service include a text message service, multimedia picture messaging service & an enhanced messaging service. The user can enjoy sharing pictures with other compatible multimedia messaging contacts by sending a message complete with a picture, sound & text. A text message can contain text only input but is a quick & easy way to contact someone without making a call which can be send to any SMS compatible mobile phone contact.

This slide opening mobile phone comes with a built in Internet browser which is a WAP type browser & allows the user to access the internet from their mobile phone. The Motorola EM325 supports Bluetooth® wireless technology which is a wireless connectivity option meaning the user can connect their phone to other devices which support Bluetooth® technology & which are up to ten meters apart from the EM325. The Bluetooth® wireless technology allows the user to enjoy a quick connection between compatible devices when transferring data. The phone come with a USB port which means the user can connect their phone to other devices using a cabled connection when transferring files & data between devices. The fitted battery is rechargeable via the power adapter & when fully charged will allow the user to enjoy approximately three hundred & thirty hours of standby battery time or approximately eight hours of talk time. The Motorola EM325 works on a dual band network covering GSM 900 & GSM 1900 which will automatically switch between network bands.

Motorola EM325 Specifications & Features

Screen
1.8 Inch TFT 65k Colour Screen (128 x 160 Pixels)

Imaging
1.3 Megapixel Camera
4 x Digital Zoom
Camera Key
Camera Settings
Picture Album
Wallpapers
Screensaver

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
EMS (Enhanced Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)

Sounds
Music Player (MP3, AMR, WAV, AAC & iMelody)
Album Art Display
Dedicated Music Key
FM Radio RDS
Radio Recording
FM Share
Polyphonic Ringtones
MP3 & AAC Ringtones

Entertainment
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Phonebook
Calendar
Clock
Calculator
Flight Mode
Speakerphone
CrystalTalk™ Technology

Connectivity
Bluetooth®
USB
GPRS
3.5mm Headset Jack

Network
Dual Band Technology (GSM 900 & GSM 1800)

Internet
WAP

Memory & Talk Time
5 Mbytes Memory plus MicroSD™ Memory Option up to 2 Gbytes
8 Hours Talk Time
330 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
85g
101 x 46 x 13.9 mm

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Reviewer: Adrian K - Ipswich, UK
Date: 3rd Jun 2009

Being & old fogey at 45, I am left puzzled by various assumed facts in the user guide. My phone tells me that it has GPRS but I still have not found out what this means or what it does. The lack of a sensible ring tone is appalling but a sign of the times. After a good deal of research I have come to conclusion that I need to buy a micro SD memory card in order to download my pictures onto my PC but I cannot find this explained explicitly anywhere.

That said, I find it easy to use &, if charged properly from the outset, does has several days' worth of standby time in the battery. All the main phone features are easily accessed from the main, central control point.

I doubt if the handset is robust enough to last the 10 plus years that my old Motorola handset did, another sign of the times.

Design

80%

Usability

70%

Features

85%

Reviewer: Jonesylar - Liverpool, UK
Date: 9th May 2009

You have got to be joking. 8 Hours Talk Time & 330 Hours standby? Who are these manufacturers fooling? A friend of mine had this phone & it would run out of battery power six hours after charging. He threw it away because O2 wouldn't refund. What's new? Absolute rubbish. Go back to your 2005 phone, was the best advice I ever read. Despicable.

Design

10%

Usability

Features

25%

Reviewer: Ms - Singapore
Date: 2nd Jan 2009

Very well designed phone, easy to use, simple, very sophisticated & well finished design with high quality looking details. I would definitely recommend this phone & I think it is one of Motorola's best phones out there.

Design

100%

Usability

95%

Features

90%

Reviewer: Ryan - Sydney, Australia
Date: 27th Dec 2008

This phone is very easy to use & a lot of fun! The camera isn't the greatest but that's what proper cameras are for. I love this phone.

Design

90%

Usability

90%

Features

90%

Reviewer: Mark - Stafford, UK
Date: 6th Dec 2008

An amazing phone & easy to use, I would recommend this phone & I think it is one of Motorola's best phones out!

Design

95%

Usability

85%

Features

90%

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