Motorola SLVR L7

Motorola L7 Mobile Phone

I got this phone blind, however, as it was described I was very impressed. And in some ways still am. Before getting it I had only had Nokia phones (and an O2 Xi(which doesn't even deserve a mention)) so was used to the set up and style of nokia.

The Slvr L7 is a nice phone to handle, though wider than your standard phone it feels nice and is very stylish. Very thin and robust, it looks good and isn't a fussy with features. I find the Motorola phone has a masculine look and feel about them.

The camera works well and produces some very nice pics - some of which I have printed out and the quality of picture is top rate. Messaging is simple once you get used to the format of a different phone. I have to be honest here and say I don't do features other than the basics. I like my phone to be easy to use and not too many gadgets.

Disavantages - well I came across one slightly bizarre one. When making calls I sometimes sounded like darth vader according to the people I was speaking to. I thought this was specific to my phone, but I recently recieved a call from a motorola user who spooked me a little by trying to converse in DarthVader tones. So it appears that it is a motorola problem.

Motorola SLVR L7 features
Dimensions: 113 x 49 x 11.5 mm
Weight : 96 g
Talktime : Up to 240 minutes (4 hours)
Standby Time : up to 6 days (140 hours)
Display Type : TFT, 256K colors
Display Size : 176 x 220 pixels
Bluetooth Wireless Technology, v1.2
Memory card expansion up to 512 MB using microSD (TransFlash)
Integrated VGA digital camera, 640x480 pixels
Video capture and playback
Ringtone type: Polyphonic (24 channels), MP3
Quad-band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Hybrid glass-filled body was created for stability and rigidity
Sleek, super-thin design without sacrificing advanced functionality
Nickel-plated copper-alloy keypad
PTT with icon presence indicators for one-touch connections
MP3 player to store, repeat, shuffle and play favorite tunes; 22Khz polyphonic speaker
WAP 2.0
Downloadable wallpaper, screensaver and MP3 ringtones
J2ME™ MIDP 2.0
Integrated hands-free speakerphone
Hardened glass to protect the lens
Chrome-plated Volume and Voice Keys
mini-USB connection
Messaging via MMS, IM Wireless Village and email (POP3, SMTP)

Messaging Features

iTAP™ Predictive text : for more efficient messaging
MMS (Picture / photo + text + sound) : allows you to send photos, video clips, text and sounds
E-Mail : POP3, SMTP, IMAP4
Instant Messaging : Wireless Village
Performance Features

Quad-band: quad-band global GSM coverage, GPRS operation
Bands : GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Talk time : up to 240 minutes
Standby time : up to 140 hours
Data Features

MPEG4 encoder/decoder : H.263 decode
USB Connection Port : enhanced mini USB connector
GPRS : Class 10 (2U/4D)
WAP : 2.0 (WSP/HTTP 1.1, WTCP/IP, xHTML Mobile Profile, WCSS, Cookies, WTLS Class 3, TLS 1.0/SSL 3.0)
Technical Specifications

Internal Memory : up to 5MB build in memory
Form Factor : Clamshell Dimensions (H x W x D) : 113 x 49 x 11.5 mm
Weight : 96g
Volume : 59cc
Internal Display : 176 x 220 pixels, up to 262K colours TFT

However, I never really got used to using it. I have to say I prefer a Nokia every time and have since reverted back to nokia. I have always preferred the style and handling of a Nokia and width of the Slvr L7 made using it difficult for my small hands. Though most men I know with a Motorola find them perfectly sized.