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The Motorola Milestone was a long awaited addition to the range of Motorola mobile phones that are on the market and it has features that will suit both those who are new to smartphones and those who have tried several other models.  The screen measures 3.7 inches and has a sharp clear display. 

The milestone has an Android 2.0 operating system and users can customise their home screens and there is a substantial range of apps available for the phone.  The screen makes it easier to view web pages, and also to type and send emails or text messages.  The slide out QWERTY keypad could be considered to be hard to use but just takes a little getting used to. 

Multi-tasking is easy and the phone loses very little speed when moving from one application to another.  The Moto Phone Portal is the equivalent of iTunes and appears automatically when the phone is connected to a computer.  The phone has a still camera which is a fairly basic but functional model, but this is enhanced by the video functions.  Videos are easy to shoot and the phone will prompt you to upload and share images. 

The Motorola Milestone is one of a number of handsets that can be obtained free of charge when you opt for one of the many mobile phone deals that are on offer.  The tariffs connected to these vary in monthly fees depending upon the length of contract that you are prepared to commit to.  To compare mobile phones a quick search of the internet should tell you everything that you need to know.

The Motorola Flipout is a small phone that folds into a square shape when the keypad is not in use.  This Android phone is one of the latest in the range of Motorola mobile phones and comes complete with a three megapixel camera.  The camera is equipped with Kodak ‘Perfect Touch’ which acts as an auto focus and adjusts brightness.  This can be done before or after taking the photo.  Photos can be cropped to size and added to contacts or used as a wallpaper on the phone. 

The handset itself has a strong feel to it and when it clicks shut you can be sure that it won’t just spring open again.  Typing is easy on the QWERTY keypad, but if you prefer there is a touch screen which also offers a keyboard.  The onscreen keypad can be fairly small, but the choice is yours and you can use whichever you prefer. 

The accelerometer allows easy switching from landscape to portrait modes.  The music player has great sound quality and there is a 3.5mm headphone jack for those who like to listen to music on the move.  The music player can search the web for song lyrics so you can sing along. 

For the latest mobile phone news you can check out a number of websites which should also be able to keep you up to date with the latest mobile phone deals.  Finding a deal that is right for you should be easy as there are hundreds to choose from that suit all budgets and all contract commitment levels.

The MOTOKZR K3 is a clam shell type phone that just flips open. It looks good and is of solid construction, made with high quality materials. It boasts a phone book which will hold 2000 contact names and a 2 megapixel camera. It supports video calls and HSDPA and offers an internal memory of 50 MB; it has an SD memory slot so the memory capacity can be expanded as required. It has external music controls and is Bluetooth compatible.

Overall, this a perfectly serviceable mobile phone available at a great price if a little time is taken to check out mobile phone deals. It does have some drawbacks though. The front plate seems to pick up finger marks very easily (even if your hands are clean) and the keypad is very difficult to use by touch because it just doesn’t feel right. The absence of a flash unit and the lack of auto focus make the camera difficult to use effectively. There is no facility to set up weekly alarms on the clock, only daily times and there is no way to set up SMS proof of delivery on a permanent basis. You have to do it before sending each text.  The MOTOKZR K3 does not have an FM radio and is sadly without call filtering facilities, or a voice recorder which will record calls.

This particular Motorola model seems to concentrate on design and looks but it does not put the same importance on functionality. It is a fairly decent quality phone for basic use and the design is excellent, but it seems to be all looks and little substance.

Motorola claims that the MOTO W233 Renew mobile phone is the world’s first carbon neutral mobile phone. The outside casing of the phone is made by using recycled plastic from bottles and the instruction manual is even printed on recycled paper. The packaging is minimal and designed to make use of as few natural resources as possible.

Apart from these ways of reducing this mobile phone’s carbon footprint, Motorola has invested money in renewable resources and in planting trees to offset any carbon emissions which may be released during the manufacture of this phone. These efforts to help the environment have won this particular phone an award as a carbon free product. It has been given a carbon-free product certificate award from Carbonfund.org.

All these things make this the most environmentally friendly of Motorola phones and it is a phone which will appeal to those who are concerned about the impact that a mobile phone has on the environment.

Users who just want to be able to make calls and send texts will find this model to be one of the best mobile phone deals around. There are no frills and it has no GPS and no built in camera, but it does offer the user nine hours of talk time between charges and has very good, clear sound quality produced by its Crystal-Talk noise reduction system. This is a straightforward carbon neutral mobile phone which will appeal to those who want the basics and to do their bit for the environment.  

Motorola joined forces with camera-giants Kodak to deliver a serious 5-megapixel shooter, to go head to head with Sony Ericsson and its Cyber-shot range.  The result was the Motorola MOTOZINE ZN5.

The ZN5 looks like any other average handset from the front but check around the back and the bulge tells you that this phone means business.  Underneath the lens is a 5-megapixel sensor, and although other phones have higher megapixel counts, this camera guarantees to produce better quality pictures because of Kodak’s secret clever processing.

When you open the lens, the menus are laid out in an organised manner making it easy to set up options like low light mode, white setting and flash settings.  The handset has a dedicated camera button and when you press it, you’ll notice very little shutter lag.

The camera comes with an inbuilt Xenon flash but because of the Kodak technology it takes great pictures in poor lighting even without the use of the flash.  The pictures look great on the ZN5’s screen but when you upload them to your computer, they don’t compare with a dedicated digital camera.  But compared to other phones, this handset is a cut above and easily rivals Sony Ericsson’s Cyber-shot range.

The ZN5’s menus make it easy to use other functions; the call quality is excellent and the battery life is good at over nine hours of talk time.  Another plus is that it has a 3.5mm headphone jack.

The let down of this phone is that although the camera is great, Motorola left off 3G support.