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Motorola ROKR E6
By: Shayne Rana   |   May 24, 2007
  • 3.5
Large clear display
Excellent FM radio pick-up
Good battery life
Camera can be used as a Webcam
Slightly large and heavy
Speaker is too low
Bluetooth headset battery is not good
Headset tends to hurt after a while
Only 8MB inbuilt memory

For those of you who saw the preview of the ROKR E6 and the outrageously funny advertisement on TV, you probably have an idea of what the device would be. But let me take you into an in-depth analysis of Motorola's ROKR E6 and let's just see if it can have your head tripping even when you're about to ascend that stairway to heaven.

Form Factor
Talk about your average candy-bar design. I saw the E6 and wanted to peel it open to taste the flavor (of course it’s full of tiny nuts and bolts). But in a nutshell (pardon the pun extension) In my opinion it’s a rather large phone. It is slim though. Its length is 111mm but width is 51.5mm. The large 2.4-inch, 265K color touch screen display that sports an impressive 240 x 320 pixel resolution is great. The five-way nav-pad is handy for moving through menus without touching the screen. The E6 also has a dedicated key for the web browser and an "Open" key that can be assigned to any function.

On the right hand side of the phone is the camera key and just below it is the screen lock switch. And thank goodness for it, since the phone is held near your ear functions keep getting activated as it touches your face. So you need to keep the screen locked before you start talking. On the left hand side of the E6 are the volume / zoom keys. Below that is the SD card slot. What puzzles me is that the E6 uses an SD card converter with a microSD card inserted. I’m thinking that although it's generous of Motorola to provide us with the converter, why not have a microSD card slot to begin with? Anyhow, below that are the skip / rewind / fast forward keys for the music player with the play / pause button in between. Oddly enough, even with the screen locked, those keys function.

The top of the phone is where the 3.5mm earphone inlet is. On the bottom is the mini USB slot and the lock for the rear panel. The rear has of course the 2.0 megapixel camera that’s in the dead center of the speaker for some reason. The camera is equipped with a switch near the lens for macro and landscape modes. The stylus slides out from the bottom corner. It’s a little tight so you’ll have to give it a good 'yank'. Now here’s a funny thing. You’d be mistaken if you think you can simply slide out your SIM without touching the battery, even though it appears like you can. A little silver clasp works as a lock that can only be slid back when the battery is removed. Then you can remove your SIM.


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How dose the webcam function used, can any one suggest?
anil @ Nov 28, 2009
guys find answers to ur all questions at motorolafans.com/forums, njoy & then too u hav any problems just contact me at malhar.kh@gmail.com
Malhar @ Sep 05, 2009
how to play a live vedio in my rocker e6
sagar @ Aug 10, 2009
how to play a live vedio in my rocker e6
chandru @ Jun 18, 2009
How dose the webcam function used, can any one suggest?
hash @ May 25, 2009
how to play video files in motorokr e6 ?
k s khan @ Apr 29, 2009
what download gps navigation system in the phon motorocker E6
Abhis @ Apr 01, 2009
what is the current price(s) for this phone?
vatsal @ Mar 24, 2009
its not allowing any software to read the user data and the user data read option in permission has only one option to choose and that is "ACCESS DENIED"
can anyone help me on this???????
prashant @ Mar 22, 2009
How dose the webcam function used, can any one suggest?
S Jain @ Mar 14, 2009
it's king of all phones
motorola know realy king of the worlds of phones.
me use this phone from last 2 years.
dinesh @ Feb 04, 2009
Iam gilson ltis nice but no 3rd party applications not supported
GILSON @ Jan 16, 2009
this fone having so many feachers then other fones from this range 'let we count it'
1.talking fone, 2.3.5 mm jack, 3.screen 3 for news update, 4.music ID, 5.as a webcam use, 6.google search shortcut, 7.Hand writing recognition, 8.Business card reader, 9.Document weiver, 10,Image editor, and many more.
I think its much better to take e6 behalf of N70,W508i,5610,5310, HTC P3400i, ect.
l am not only saying'
l am using E6 from last 6 months & l really satisfied from it.
sagar @ Oct 08, 2008
hai guys iam using this fone for last 2 month and i think it is avg fone battery backup not good and also the sound quility not good nice look and nice camera
manish raj @ Oct 06, 2008
Hi guys my self KOSHAL SHARMA & I used motorola rokr phone from last 2 months i think this cell is not good according to its price. Manufacturer told that this is a music phone but its beats are not loud.
KOSHAL SHARMA @ Jun 27, 2008
hi
i just bought E6 it is a very nice rokr , could anyone tell me how to store a miss call no. to contact..
somashekar @ Jun 27, 2008
I want to change the body of the phoneset. I want to know the address of authorised dealer of motorola rocke e6 in bangalore city
paramesh sp @ Jun 20, 2008
i am uisng motorock the speaker volume is low ,battery does'nt last for the day &after sales service is not good as compared to Nokia pls look after it
Avinash Darode @ Jun 19, 2008
my rokr is not letting me receive calls.. any solutions?
dddddd @ May 28, 2008
how do i load my memmory card using data cable as the cd is not being downloaded
avinash darode @ May 16, 2008
no doubt it is a stylish phone but can anybody help me hoe to install filesn with zip extension .help m,e out
Ankur @ Apr 09, 2008
sound is not so good & camera is not so good
gopal @ Feb 26, 2008
very stylish
deepu @ Feb 03, 2008
i find only questions here in this page........where do i find the answeres for all these questions ???????
Ranjit @ Jan 26, 2008
It is hard to insall themes in motorock e6,is their any easy way to install themes in to my phone so that the phone should not get effected.Kindly let me know
Rajesh @ Jan 26, 2008
I am using rokr e6, itz pretty good. It would be more happy, if it is equipped wit some advanced applications n compability..//
hasim @ Jan 18, 2008
IN THIS PHONE ALL THE FEARSHS ARE VERY GOOD BUT THE CAMARA WITH NO FLACH I LIKE YO SHOOT THE PICTURES VERYMUCH
ABHISHEK SINGH @ Jan 12, 2008
how do i download free themes,ring tone and many more .
also wanted to know where do i get accessories like skin for the mobile or pouch in Bangalore,India
Masack Thomas @ Jan 09, 2008
hi its good mob but wanted to know frm where i can download more software like media player and other mp3 player
dilip @ Jan 08, 2008
I have been using this phone for over 6 months and here is what i think about it.
Style: Classy , Slim and Sexy. Reflects Attitude
Good battery life.
Good Music but not as good that would be expected from a dedicated music phone.
Real player volume not loud enough when you are travelling but FM sounds good and louder.
Camera not good to be called as a 2 Mega pix .
SMS: A BIG NO NO for an SMS Geek .
Display : Good and Bright color display.
Memory SD : the card gets ejected and stops reading randomly, need to eject and insert.
Features: Can be used as a PDA to manage task and clalendar. Pop emails support but exchange servers are not
Cable: The best feature its support mini usb as its chargin pin, so it change also be changed via SUB cable and become a plug and play usb drive.
Vikram @ Jan 02, 2008
can i download any mp3 player in my motorokr E6....??
Pawan @ Dec 21, 2007
Hi ! People
I about to sell Moto Rokr E6 - Is any one wants to buy it ?
2 Days before purchased from Shopper Shop at Mumbai.
I have a bill of it.
I got a new mobile from Uncle as a gift.
Selling price is Rs.9800. Mobile number is +919819688075.
Neil @ Dec 14, 2007
How can i get more software for rocke6
Chavan Sainath @ Dec 10, 2007
I've been using the phone for a few months now and guess what...
No complaints.

To add to the review: It has a 3.5 mm jack for steriophonic output of music which u can connect to your car sterio, your hifi systems and any ordinary ear phones which is a boon and saves loads of cash in buying headsets.

The phone could have done better with more customisability and a cover designed by Motorola itself.

Over all i'd give the phone a 4/5.

PS: I need help with Gmail push on the phone. Anyone?
Shubham Khanna @ Dec 06, 2007
Do you guys know that this is a far better phone than others in the market.It has low battery backup because of its high speed CPU i.e. Intel Bulverde 400 Mhz, a 64 MB RAM,etc.It is far more faster than other phones.There is 100% guarantee of getting no virus,bugs,worm, trojan horses,etc as it runs on Monta Vista Linux.It has an open source linux.It is a perfect PDA Multimedia phone.If any more queries contact me.
Techguy @ Dec 05, 2007
can u tell me where to buy an extra stylus in South of Delhi for moto rokr e6 as i have lost mine.
meeta @ Dec 01, 2007
Motorokr E6 really roks as per its name...........
Its a 2 2 2 2 CoooooooooooL fone........
Those who r nt huvin this r really bad luckers............
Pratham @ Nov 24, 2007
this phone is gud i m using it since last two months...music is gud..n the processor of this phone is also fast, battery is life is also ok but there are few probs like the speaker phone didnt work properly..wen u talk vid somebdy vid the speaker phone on so the person on the other side vil not be able to listen the whole sentence prop some of the words vil be lost..i think its a common prob of all the motorola cells...2nd thing is if u compair this cell vid other music edititon cells like nokia n73 n few of sony eric the sound of this cell is low...the sound clearance is gud but being a music edition cell its sound sahould be a bit more loud....sms typing is a bit hard n typing msg while travellin is difficult....its touch screen is very gud....it has a very gud camera of 2.0 megapix
Dr.Abhishek @ Nov 06, 2007
well, im using this phone since last 2 months, but now i dont use this cox i have done master clear and its speaker doesnt work after tht..
why this hppnd??? plz help me??
Jal @ Nov 01, 2007
hmmmm........pls telll me does it gives problems after somedays of purchase????im confused to buy it or not.....................because some says its waste of money to buy it.......one thing more its price in ma location is "rs..11,200"
gutsboy @ Oct 27, 2007
"da phn seems 2 b a cool stuff but dats nt da cmplete truth....
its a bit clumsy 2 cmpose a sms n da hndwritng recog wrks jst da avg....spkrphn z gud n rst of da thngs wrk well...
one more thng is da missing flash...it would hav been better if it had 1...i would giv it 3/5....
mac @ Oct 25, 2007
its got a big screen and music is quite ok BUT NOT UP TO MY EXPECTATIONS. its very slow.
my sony w810i AND MY N91 is FAR better than this.
BUT GUYS BEFORE PURCHASING NEED TO THINK A LOT AND SHELL MONEY ON THIS.
BALA @ Oct 13, 2007
i like this phone. it's music is very hi fi . it's wireless headphones has very powerful speaker. i use this phone last 5 days.i love music and its with 1 GB memory so i can use it fully as a music phone,
akshay @ Oct 03, 2007
Well, m using dis rokr e6 from last 20 days, it's really KooooL phone. I jus love ma mobile, its battery back up and sound r too gud. i love music and its with 1 GB memory so i can use it fully as a music phone, i can carry arnd 150 songs at a time then can replace them when want to change.

Nice Reviews... !!!!!!!!
Varsha @ Sep 17, 2007
nice review dude..
Sharath @ Sep 13, 2007
tooo good
ram @ Sep 02, 2007
If I had to but a Phone today, I'd definitely go for it.
It's new price tag is applealing & it can practically replace your PMP!
A. Mitra AKA 935mitra @ Sep 01, 2007
I would rate the product excellent if not for the following flaws ! 1 - Business card can be sent via Blue tooth or MMS. 2 - Typing SMS is a bit boring .. you have to go thro lots of taps to end up composing. 3 - Video format setting is not easy. 4 - Your cannot customize the screen to suite your short cuts. 5 - It does not read your *.vcf files downloaded from Nokia. 6 - you use the phone for week with lots of calling and receiving calls .. it slows down , the just dialed list takes ages to show up.you need to do a lot of tapping on the screen to get to your objective.7 - sending an SMS when riding your bike impossible. 8 - The given software didn't work on my XP SP2. The downloaded software takes ages to find my mobile.9 - Battery stays only for 2 days with about 1 hr talking per day.
PULKIT @ Aug 26, 2007
nice review.....practically explained!
JJ @ Aug 15, 2007
can u tell me where to buy an extra stylus for moto rokr e6 as i have lost mine....
dr parneet @ Jul 18, 2007
good
rabin @ Jun 25, 2007
send me catlougue, price & future
i like motorola cell phons
so pls reply me
thanks
subodh kalamkar @ Jun 15, 2007
i like very much this mobile
can u give me this mobile for God seke
taha @ Jun 10, 2007
This phone, besides the inevitable improvements being made in virtually every phone, has got very little to offer i am afraid. It has all the disadvantages of the first motto razor edition. Rest, the phone displays a lot of new features which by the way you would find in the phones of the same generation. Not a user friendly set. I ll give it 6.5 out of 10.
Humbee @ May 31, 2007
This phone really rocks!! I am using it from last 15 days and I found it really impressive. The touchscreen works really fine even it's handwriting recognition software works better then PALM Phones.

Voice, Battery Life, Network connectivity are good but it is bit complicated to use (specially if, you want to change any setting).

One more problem I found in this is it's Stylus which is hard to pull out form the case.

I'll give 8 out of 10 to this Phone.
Tushar @ May 29, 2007
hey man dis phone rocks nd i have this , man the person who did dis review sucks or has lost it man. de phones wireless headphones are the best thing there man come on are you having dawrf sized ears or smt.
bharat @ May 29, 2007
it's rock
shelly @ May 28, 2007
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