Motorola RIZR Z10

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RIZR Z10
RIZR Z10
Manufacturer Motorola
Available Spring, 2008
Screen Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD); Colors: 16 million (32-bit); Size: 240 x 320 pixels (2.2 inches)
Exterior screen N/A
Camera 3.2 megapixel, 8x zoom, AF, LED flash
Second camera VGA for videocalling
Operating system Symbian OS 9.2 + UIQ v3.2
Input Keypad
CPU ARM11[1]
Texas Instruments 2420 Multimedia Processor
Ringtone Polyphonic, MP3
Memory 77 MB internal memory
Memory card microSDHC cards (up to 32 GB)
Networks GSM quad band (850/900/1800/1900) with GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA
Connectivity mini-USB, 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth Class 2
Battery Li-ion 1030 mAh
Physical size 109 mm × 50 mm × 16.5 mm
Weight 115 g / 3.95 ounces
Media MP3, streaming music via internet or A2DP
Predecessor Motorola RIZR Z8
Successor N/A

The Motorola RIZR Z10 (pronounced riser) or Motorola Z10 is Motorola's as yet unreleased successor smartphone to its RIZR Z8 mobile phone. Upon release in the second quarter of 2008, it will be Motorola's flagship mobile phone. Motorola has announced plans to release the Z10 throughout Europe and Asia. Additionally, it has been widely rumored that in the United States, carrier T-Mobile will release the phone in 2008 to introduce its new 3G UMTS/HSDPA network.[2]

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[edit] Basics

Like the Z8, the Z10 is a UIQ 3 "Kick-Slider" 3G phone based on Symbian OS. "Kick-Slider" (sometimes known as "banana phone") means that it is a slider-type phone but with a hinge allowing it to bend so as to conform better to the user's face while in use as a handset. The Z10's revamped design changes the Z8's green lining changed to silver.

The Z10 has many of the same specifications as the Z8. These include a 16 million color QVGA display, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, quad-band GSM, a dual-band 3.6 Mbit/s HSDPA connection, an EDGE class 10 connection, and 77 megabytes of internal memory. The internal memory is expandable to 32 gigabytes using High Capacity microSDHC cards, although currently only cards up to 8 gigabytes have been released by SanDisk.[3]

Certain Z8 features, however, have been enhanced in the Z10, and new features have been added. The Z10 is 12 grams lighter. It features an upgraded camera module (3.2 megapixels with autofocus). Unlike the Z8, it has a 3.5mm headphone jack[4]. The phone is powered by Symbian OS 9.2 UIQ 3.2.

Additionally, the Z10 has the ability to view Macromedia Flash in webpages (including videos)[citation needed]. It comes with comprehensive video editing software which also allows the user automatically to upload videos to various online video servers such as YouTube and Google Video.

[edit] Z10 Specifications

The complete Motorola RIZR Z10 list of specifications are:[5]

Type Specification
Battery Life Talk: 5 hours; Video playback: 5 hours; Music playback: 12 hours; Standby: 380 hours
Phone Book Capacity Unlimited (limited only by memory capacity)
Video Capture QVGA 320*240 @30 fps
Email Client Protocols Supported: POP3, IMAP4, SMTP
EMS / Picture Messaging EMS 5.0
Java (J2ME) Version: MIDP 2.0
Predictive Text Entry Technology: iTAP
Text Messaging 2-Way
Voice Dialing speaker-independent
Wireless Internet WAP 2.0, xHTML
Alarm Yes
Calculator Yes
Calendar Yes
Custom Graphics Yes
Data-Capable Yes
Digital TTY/TDD Yes
Games Yes
MMS Yes
Multiple Languages Yes
Multiple Numbers per Name Yes
PC Sync Yes
Picture ID Yes
Polyphonic Ringtones Yes
Ringer ID Yes
Side Keys Yes
Speaker Phone Yes
Text Messaging Templates Yes
Vibrate Yes
Voice Memo Yes

[edit] References

  1. ^ ARM Limited products: Motorola RIZR Z8
  2. ^ "T-Mobile to launch Motorola RIZR Z10 as 3G flagship?", Intomobile.com, April 5, 2008
  3. ^ "SanDisk ships 8GB microSDHC cards," Macnn.com, October 26, 2007
  4. ^ [http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2007/09/21/motorola-rizr-z10-slider-phone-expected-december-for-approx-400-euro/ "Phonesreview.co.uk",
  5. ^ GSMArena.com Motorola Z10 specifications

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