Motorola SLVR L7
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| Motorola SLVR L7 | |
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| Screen | 176×220 pixels 256,000 color TFT LCD |
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| Ringtone | MP3 |
| Memory | 6 MB Internal and External microSD cards are available in capacities from 128 MB through 2 GB |
| Networks | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (quad band), GPRS; CDMA 850/1900, 1xEVDO |
| Connectivity | mini-USB, Bluetooth |
| Physical size | 49 mm×113 mm×11.5 mm |
| Weight | 96 g |
The Motorola SLVR (pronounced "sliver", IPA:/slɪvə/) is the name for a series of candybar style mobile phones from Motorola. The phones are thinner than most of the cellphones available in the market and have a similar keypad design to their cousin, the RAZR. It consists of:
- SLVR L2
- SLVR L6 and SLVR L6i with i-mode
- SLVR L7 and SLVR L7i with i-mode
- SLVR L7c, a CDMA version with EVDO data capability, currently a limited-edition phone on the Sprint network in the US.
- SLVR L7e, an updated GSM version with EDGE data capability, 1.3 Mega Pixel camera, and a new KRZR style keypad
The Motorola SLVR L7 (formerly known as the V8) is the newest version of mobile phone in the SLVR series. The phone is one of a few phones currently out featuring Apple's iTunes support, allowing the user to play up to 100 downloaded tunes that are stored on the phone's removable microSD card. Its keypad is derived from the RAZR's, albeit without the dedicated web browser and text messaging buttons. The SLVR L7 also features Bluetooth connectivity, a digital camera with 4x digital zoom and has a speakerphone. Carried in the United States by Cingular Wireless,Metro PCS And Cricket, and carried in Canada by Rogers Wireless, it superseded the earlier Motorola ROKR E1, which was withdrawn from the market due to lackluster sales. There is also a quad-band World Version of the L7 available internationally, which comes without the iTunes software. Instead, the standard Motorola Digital Audio Player is included.
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[edit] iTunes support
It is important to note that with the release of iTunes 7.0 on September 12, 2006, the SLVR phone was no longer supported. Users could continue to listen to older audio files but could not add new songs from the iTunes store.
Apple Computer released iTunes 7.0.1 which allowed the SLVR to be compatible with iTunes yet again, but would not allow songs purchased with iTunes 7.0 to be played on a SLVR phone.
iTunes 7.0.2 allows songs purchased on the iTunes Store to play on the SLVR.
[edit] Cracking
Since the L7's flash memory capacity is expandable, some users have expressed interest in changing the 100 song limitation of the stock phone. There are at least two cracked versions of iTunes for the SLVR; one that increases the theoretical song capacity to 1000 and another that removes the limitation completely. These versions were both made by a Russian cracker known as "Vassio" from the original 2.7.0 and 2.8.0 versions of iTunes, respectively, and include various other modifications as well. The international "unlocked" version of the L7 is technically able to add the iTunes software through PC interface applications such as Motorola RSD lite, P2K Tools, and MotoMidMan. A SLVR with any cracked version will automatically sync over 100 songs with iTunes computer software, but users can add over 100 songs by manually selecting them from their library, right clicking and selecting "add to playlist". Alternately, songs may also be loaded via an alternate interface application (such as MotoTunes) or directly to the microSD card.
[edit] SLVR L7 Phone specifications and features
- Battery: Li-Ion 820 mAh
- Music Playback up to 12 Hours
- Talk time: up to 6 hours
- Standby time: up to 17 days
- Dimensions: 1.9 x 4.5 x .45 in. / 113 x 49 x 11.5 mm.
- Weight: 3.5 oz. / 96 g.
- Bands: Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz for international roaming
- GPRS : Class 10 (2U/4D)
- Display: TFT, 256K colours, 176 x 220 resolution
- Memory: 11MB internal (6MB available to users), microSD (TransFlash) expansion card slot for up to 1GB removable storage (advertised as only 512MB)
- Camera: VGA resolution (640x480), video-176x144=high resolution,
- With Tweek it is possible to increase from 3gp to MP4(aka 3gp2) format with file size limit of 64MB*
- Multimedia playback: MP3 (via iTunes for the US market, or Motorola's Digital Audio Player for the rest of the world), MPEG4, 3gp
- Local connectivity: Bluetooth, mini-USB
[edit] SLVR L7c
Similar to the original SLVR, this CDMA version offers a Sprint or Motorola music player which can hold as many songs as the size of the memory card in the phone. It also features EV-DO such as V Cast. Currently the phone is offered by Sprint, U.S. Cellular, MetroPCS, Cricket Communications, and Verizon Wireless. It comes in silver, black, and red (Sprint only).
While Sprint's Music Store/Player ("powered by Groove Mobile") will list all songs on the SD card, it fails to play any that reside above the first 1GB of space on the card, producing "Error M506". It also fails to play random tracks if some tracks have a long pathname (directory name length plus file name length), where "long" is approximately over 32 characters.
[edit] SLVR L7e
Similar to the original SLVR, this updated GSM version offers EDGE Class 10 data capability, a 1.3 Mega Pixel camera, a new KRZR style keypad and Stereo Bluetooth connectivity.
[edit] Red SLVR L7 
Partnering with Motorola, and various British networks released a special Product Red SLVR and Bluetooth H3 headset to help support Global Fund programs which positively impact the lives of women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.
[edit] Other Info
Samsung has released the Samsung T509 and X820 to compete with the SLVR.
Interestingly, the SLVR, with its sleek black body, both resembles the monoliths of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and has nearly the same relative physical proportions (1:4.3:9.8 versus 1:4:9).
[edit] Other Specifications
The complete Motorola SLVR L7 list of specifications are:[1]
| Type | Specification | |
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| Modes | GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 | |
| Weight | 3.03 oz (86 g) | |
| Dimensions | 4.47" x 1.93" x 0.45" (114 x 49 x 11 mm) | |
| Form Factor | Bar
Internal Antenna || |
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| Battery Life | Talk: 6.33 hours (380 minutes)
Standby: 420 hours (17.5 days) || |
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| Battery Type | LiIon
820 mAh || |
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| Display | Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Colors: 262,144 (18-bit) Size: 176 x 220 pixels || |
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| Platform / OS | (N/A) | |
| Memory | 5 MB (built-in, flash shared memory) | |
| Phone Book Capacity | 1000 | |
| FCC ID | IHDT56FP1 (Approved October 13, 2005) | |
| Bluetooth | class 2 | |
| Camera | Resolution: VGA (640 x 480) | |
| Email Client | Protocols Supported: POP3, SMTP | |
| Expansion Card | Card Type: microSD / TransFlash | |
| High-Speed Data | Technology: GPRS | |
| Java (J2ME) | Version: MIDP 2.0 | |
| Multiple Numbers per Name | Numbers per entry: 6 | |
| Predictive Text Entry | Technology: iTAP | |
| Ringer Profiles | Number of profiles: 6 | |
| Speaker Phone | Type: Full-Duplex | |
| Text Messaging | 2-Way: Yes | |
| USB | built-in mini-USB connector | |
| Video Capture | Max. Length: 30 seconds (using memory card) | |
| Wireless Internet | WAP 2.0 | |
| Alarm | Yes | |
| Calculator | Yes | |
| Calendar | Yes | |
| Custom Graphics | Yes | |
| Custom Ringtones | Yes | |
| Data-Capable | Yes | |
| Digital TTY/TDD | Yes | |
| EMS / Picture Messaging | Yes | |
| Games | Yes | |
| MMS | Yes | |
| Multiple Languages | Yes | |
| Music Player | Yes | |
| PC Sync | Yes | |
| Picture ID | Yes | |
| Polyphonic Ringtones | Yes | |
| Push-To-Talk | Yes | |
| Ringer ID | Yes | |
| Side Keys | Yes | |
| SyncML | Yes | |
| Text Messaging Templates | Yes | |
| Vibrate | Yes | |
| Voice Dialing | Yes | |
| Voice Memo | Yes |
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[edit] External links
- Motorola SLVR L7 - SLVR L7 on Motorola's website
- Motorola SLVR L7 Review
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