Aug 29, 2008



Motorola Z10

It might only have a 3-meg sensor, but the Z10 is well worth a look. Its beautifully curvy design slides out to fit your face, exactly like a small telescopic banana with a phone in it. You need to keep the Z10 shut to use the camera or else the secondary video-call cam will start up and take a picture of your attractive double chin. Now who wants that! There are no further surprises with the camera features, though; you can choose scene modes, white balance and sharpness. Pictures are fine if lacking in detail, but sadly the flash is only an LED. The Z10 is not poor, but does practically define the word ‘average’. It’s in the video field that the Z10 comes in to its own, with the ability to edit the movies you’ve shot on its camera. Having said that, it is quite beyond us as to why you’d want to do that on a 2.2inch screen.

We say - The Z10 only has a 3-megapixel camera, but pixels aren’t everything. A decent lens, flash and sensor are more important. But, er… the Z10 has none of the above too.

T3 rating 3/5

Stable-mates - Motorola U9 (Rs 11,535): Available in black, purple or pink, the U9 has only a basic, 2-meg camera. So don’t expect much when taking photos with it.

Motorola V8 (Rs 20,428): The next-generation Razr, is tough, sexy, solid and contains a 2-meg camera. It’s hardly groundbreaking stuff, but we like it for nostalgic reasons.

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