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Motorola ZN5 - Here to stay!

47 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/motorola-zn5-here-to-stay.92461/

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Hitboxx Original post #1
Jul 8, 2008 at 8:08 AM
As reviewed on mobile-review,

Motorola’s neglection of the imaging department in cell phones has been the maker’s tendency of late, although that's nothing to be proud of. Having missed the moment when this segment was only emerging, the company opted to ignore it for a very long while, so most of their solutions ended up several years behind the market's progress, and thus didn't look all that fetching. To mend the things they needed something not only competitive, but a phone that could surpass the rest of the pack. And they decided not to spare money or resources to hop on the bandwagon that seemed all but gone for them.



*www.mobile-review.com/review/image/motorola/zn5/pic/012.jpg
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The first solution of the new breed is the PIXL (MOTOZINE ZN5), which, however, brings nothing extraordinary to the table with its 5 Mpix camera module and Xenon flash – all this is already available with the Sony Ericsson K850i, Nokia N82, Nokia 6220 Classic and the likes. Nevertheless, they have taken this hardware one step further and learned from the experience of their direct competitors to make up one unique device. Put it to you this way – the Motorola ZN5 is no revolution, but rather a revision and aggregation of what others have come up with to date into a user-friendly imaging-savvy handset. And since it was Motorola’s first experience with something of this type and scope, they had a real challenge lying ahead. But as I see it, they’ve coped well with this task.


Read the FULL REVIEW. (b/w warning: contains lots of pictures)
krates
krates #2
Jul 8, 2008 at 12:48 PM
i it is going to be the first good moto phone ....
krates
krates #4
Jul 8, 2008 at 1:25 PM
^^^ they are all flip and looks rox

and btw i was saying good comparing to the other company phones atleast moto got something to showcase
saurabhpatel
Jul 8, 2008 at 8:52 PM
They need another RAZR to tide them thru bad times. ZN5 does not seem to such a product.
krates
krates #6
Jul 8, 2008 at 9:24 PM
HEY ALL see the keypad

it is the same MORPHING KEYPAD used in MOTO E8 :D:D
Third Eye
Jul 8, 2008 at 9:25 PM
Keypad looks similar to L9.
krates
krates #8
Jul 8, 2008 at 9:28 PM
no i can see the morphing key wait i am editing the pic

*img86.imageshack.us/img86/7783/012copyru4.png

see i have tried to mark them
praka123
Jul 8, 2008 at 9:54 PM
Linux based?
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]Operating system -- MontaVista Linux 2.6.10 kernel, with Motorola MOTOMAGX Linux-Java UI layer, built atop Qt for Embedded Linux (formerly Qt/Embedded)
[/FONT]
*linuxdevices.com/news/NS3615635041.html

that means this mobo will be fast.and wont get slow down with time(like symbian or window$ ).

go motorola!
cooldudie3
Jul 8, 2008 at 10:01 PM
Symbian is just awesome
nothing can beat it. This phone will never be like N95 or SE W960i etc. etc.
Pathik
Pathik #11
Jul 8, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Mereko laga hi tha ki tune hi ye topic banaya hoga. BTW, hows the E6 doing?
saurabhpatel
Jul 8, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Yes. It also has the morphing keypad like E8
yogi7272
yogi7272 #13
Jul 8, 2008 at 11:22 PM
according to mobile-review .. it has the best 5mp cam now .. even better than n82 ..which i think is cool specially coming from moto camp ..
praka123
praka123 #14
Jul 8, 2008 at 11:23 PM
well ,motorola is yet to release it india.this may have saved them :|
cooldudie3
Jul 8, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Looks like Moto is back from the dead
dreamcatcher
Jul 8, 2008 at 11:34 PM
let this phone release first.LOL.

If it releases in September its the beginning of the nd for MOTO coz the C905 debuts at the same time. :D
yogi7272
yogi7272 #17
Jul 8, 2008 at 11:43 PM
just like c905 .. moto is also coming with 8mp one .. and dont be surprised if it outperforms the c905..
dreamcatcher
Jul 8, 2008 at 11:46 PM
^^^has it been announced??Let the phone be announced before jumping onto conclusions.The C905 has an exmor sensor which is used in DSLRs and it is devoloped by SE japan. Let hey release their 5 mp first. :D
praka123
praka123 #19
Jul 8, 2008 at 11:47 PM
any phones commonly available in indian market do you find "made in japan" :?: I am yet to see :|
dreamcatcher
Jul 8, 2008 at 11:50 PM
^^^Se has their manufacturing units at china and sweden.So obviously it will be made in china. I meant the R&D is done by japan SE.
krazzy
krazzy #21
Jul 9, 2008 at 9:54 AM
The keys on the ZN5 are mechanical keys and not virtual ones like on E8.
m-jeri
m-jeri #22
Jul 9, 2008 at 10:03 AM
@dream...

yaar..thers a limit....

Hell yeah..this phone could beat the knickers out of c9**...let them both come to the
shop before jumping to conclusions...Goliath have fallen before..it could again....
and dont underestimate kodak....

evryone knows in photo dept kodak beats cybershot...even the cybershots makers know that..just look at the product placing....

and even not..just go to a local photo booth and ask them which kodak or sony....
yogi7272
yogi7272 #23
Jul 9, 2008 at 10:25 AM
one thing is for sure ...

zn5 is ahead of competition in 5mp cam arena ..that means ahead of k850i too.. now how abt it .. moto cam phone outperforming k850i

@amd- u want to compare c905 to n82 .. wow! great .. comparing a 8mp phone to 5mp .. i have a feeling that moto 8mp phone will rock too..

here is zn5 review .

*www.mobile-review.com/review/motorola-zn5-en.shtml
dreamcatcher
Jul 9, 2008 at 10:29 AM
just like c905 .. moto is also coming with 8mp one .. and dont be surprised if it outperforms the c905..

madjeri-My answer to this post was.

^^^has it been announced??Let the phone be announced before jumping onto conclusions.The C905 has an exmor sensor which is used in DSLRs and it is devoloped by SE japan. Let hey release their 5 mp first. :grin:
I will kill you if you call me a fanboy again. :x

LOL.Kodak beats SONY??? Yea right. And horses fly :p

kodak did during KB10 times, but with SLRS,DSLRS and XSLRS SONY rules. Check out the sale figures in digicams worldwide.

N82 and the C905 dont even compare.The k850 with the latter firmware takes better pics which you wont believe. C905 is in a different league altogether.
m-jeri
m-jeri #25
Jul 9, 2008 at 3:45 PM
madjeri-My answer to this post was.

I will kill you if you call me a fanboy again. :x

LOL.Kodak beats SONY??? Yea right. And horses fly :p

kodak did during KB10 times, but with SLRS,DSLRS and XSLRS SONY rules. Check out the sale figures in digicams worldwide.

N82 and the C905 dont even compare.The k850 with the latter firmware takes better pics which you wont believe. C905 is in a different league altogether.

WHAT?????????????????????????

sony rules in cam dept.....boy get your facts straight..no pro photgrapher have a sony as their main anywhere i have read..check anywhere..unless they are paid....

try using google for market shares and then speaks..sony is just in point and shoot category..just look up the cam share in india..call some shops...please i know this very well...

photgraphy is my only hobby..and so dont even argue with me....personally i am fr canon..nikon..fuji.....

so pleas...KODAK is BIG in cam than SONY....

kodak is a CAM company..not a consumer elc company....
dreamcatcher
Jul 9, 2008 at 4:54 PM
^^whatever. But sony sells muchmore than kodak. Kodak has virtually no say in the asian market. Beng American, it is outsold by Canon in the US, Fuji, Nikon and Sony in Asia and Europe. If moto wouldnt have come out with their kodak thing, i hardly would have remembered the company anyway.Admit it, kodak was a biggo a few years back, not now.

til 2005 it was one of the most sought after imaging companies
m-jeri
m-jeri #27
Jul 9, 2008 at 5:02 PM
^^...

u know nothing about this..so dont bother replying..kodak is still a big name and it will be..sony is just the amateur one their... just try the no of IP's both registered in that field...enough said..

people in photgraphy still remeber and say kodak everyday...sony is big in japan...but there too other players slaughter them..

just go to akihabara in japan and ask around..i say this coz i bought my nikon d40 from there...
dreamcatcher
Jul 9, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Damn!!! thers no site listing the market share of these companies. You get it this time. ;)
girish.g
girish.g #29
Jul 9, 2008 at 7:59 PM
wtf from zn5 to digital cameras this thread is too offtopic
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Hitboxx #30
Jul 9, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Now shut it all, no more fighting, just posted a little info about a upcoming product and the big guns here started using their big brains! Wait for the product launch and then we can discuss!
yogi7272
yogi7272 #31
Jul 9, 2008 at 9:26 PM
its not fighting .. just a healthy discussion .. and we all know who is responsible for this
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hellgate #32
Jul 9, 2008 at 10:16 PM
according to the reviews the ZN5 is also gr8 in the music department.
m-jeri
m-jeri #33
Jul 10, 2008 at 8:49 AM
Now shut it all, no more fighting, just posted a little info about a upcoming product and the big guns here started using their big brains! Wait for the product launch and then we can discuss!

Dude no is bossing anyone around except you....

ok....so chill down....
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Hitboxx #34
Jul 10, 2008 at 6:59 PM
according to the reviews the ZN5 is also gr8 in the music department.
Apparently, it is.

Update: It will be in India by August and debut at Rs.20k.
Psychosocial
Jul 10, 2008 at 7:21 PM
^^^ ausumn price i think linux is there in it

will see N82 vs ZN5
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hellgate #37
Jul 10, 2008 at 10:45 PM
against the N82 the ZN5 will loose out on the absence of GPS.
dreamcatcher
Jul 10, 2008 at 10:49 PM
^^People hardly care abaout gps anyways.Most people who bought the n82 hardly know how to use this function. The thing that will go for moto is their american base.Americans, supernoobs they are, will see the kodak tag and jump. The W580 by SE has created a record there.the W580 comes in more than 50 colors in the US.
girish.g
girish.g #39
Jul 10, 2008 at 11:09 PM
many people in india will also buy zn5 as they will think it has a kodak camera module
Power UP
Power UP #40
Jul 11, 2008 at 12:18 AM
Kodak ^^ 5mp + gr8 music + linux.................yummy combination :D

No gps :(

and no 3g :neutral:
krazzy
krazzy #41
Jul 11, 2008 at 9:58 AM
It should be less than or equal to 18k, IMO.
Pathik
Pathik #42
Jul 11, 2008 at 11:15 AM
It needs to be 2k below n82 to sell. Many people are Nokia fans anyways.
yogi7272
yogi7272 #43
Jul 11, 2008 at 11:36 AM
man .. i am sick of saying this ..but .. " N82 is a gem of a phone " ..dont compare it dumb camera centric phones which even dont do their job properly ..

though zn5 looks very promising ..
krates
krates #44
Jul 11, 2008 at 2:28 PM
but this phone seems not to be dumb like K850I

it has got morphing keypad

Linux

Music through speaker may be better than N82

Looks more promising
m-jeri
m-jeri #45
Jul 11, 2008 at 2:44 PM
^^^....

not morphing key pad...
krates
krates #46
Jul 11, 2008 at 2:50 PM
sorry it has got a Touch-sensitive keypad

the same as that in E8
yogi7272
yogi7272 #47
Jul 11, 2008 at 6:34 PM
not just speakers .. but music through headset seems to be better than n82