Updated 14 Feb, 2012, 6:01 pm IST

REVIEWS / MOBILE PHONES / MOTOROLA MOBILITY INDIA PVT LTD

Motorola KRZR K1

29 Nov, 2006, 12:20 pm IST | Aalaap Ghag | Mobile phones

Multimedia
Nothing much has changed here. You have your MP3/AAC player and you can use any MP3 as your ringtone. My current ringtone is Tigerskin’s 'Neontrance' from John Digweed’s 'Transitions' mix set. The MP3 player supports creation of playlists, but there’s no sort option. Also, viewing file details stops the playback. As mentioned before, there’s A2DP in this phone so you can listen to the tracks in stereo via Bluetooth.

There’s still no FM radio in this phone. The RAZR has been out for three years and Motorola knows that the whole of India still wishes it had FM. We were glad to see it in the budget FLIP W220, but why would they exclude it from the more expensive KRZR? Even the more multimedia-oriented KRZR K1m (with media playback keys on the outside) doesn’t have FM.

Camera
The upgraded 2-megapixel digital camera on the KRZR is good enough for a phone cam. There is no flash available, but the color reproduction is decent, black levels are good and there’s no unnecessary graininess.

There’s no auto-focus in the camera, so sharpness is a little missed.

Around the similar price range, the Samsung Ultra Edition 9.9 (SGH-D830) has a better 2-megapixel digital camera.

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Tags: Motorola , KRZR , Mobile Phones

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