Motorola E1070 Review
Review: September 2006. Updated March 2007.
The Motorola E1070 is an upgraded version of the E1000.
It's a clamshell 3G phone with a good range of features, including an
excellent quality screen, a 1.3 megapixel camera, video calling and
an MP3 player. The flat keypad can take a little bit of getting used
to, and navigation is typically Motorola - it may take users of other
brands a while to get used to. The battery life of the E1070 is much
better than that of the E1000, but the phone is not very reliable and
Features of the Motorola E1070 include:
- 3G video calling 1.3 megapixel camera
- Video camera
- Internal display: TFT, 262,000 colours, 240 x 320 pixels
- External display: CSTN, 65,000 colours, 96 x 80 pixels
- Stereo MP3 Player with bass boost
- MP3 ringtones
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
- Memory: 64 Mbytes plus SD TransFlash memory card
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB GPRS
- Triband plus 3G
- Size: 96 x 50 x 24 mm
- Weight: 129g
- Talktime: 260 minutes
- Battery standby: 230 hours
Motorola E1070 User Reviews
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Average rating from 64 reviews:
Reviewed by Ade from Nigeria on 3rd Jul 2010
I have been using it for year and My bluetooth does not receive file
Reviewed by bbb from uk on 22nd Apr 2010
old now but still good phone
Reviewed by CSRMVF from Portugal on 3rd Mar 2010
I Have a Motorola E1070. For what I use It´s a perfect phone.
Strong Reliable And a good number of Features.
Reviewed by Tracy from UK on 12th Jul 2009
I am a motorola fan-or like them as i know how to use them.I do like
the style also. However, when i first recieved this-3 years ago brand
new. From the start when 'recording' i would get a fuzzy noise along
side of it. Unfortunately i didnt want to bother to returnit and just
kept it. After about a year it would occasionally turn off on its own,
and when trying to use the music player with the songs i had bought,
it would just say; "unable to play track. your phone does not have the
proper license to play... Even though i had paid for the songs. In the
end i just bought a new phone. Motorola of course...
Reviewed by sandra from England on 23rd Mar 2009
ive used the motorolaE1070 for around 3years,i found no problem with
the flat keypad and photo quality is very good,it also has a diital
audio player with exellent sound with earphones,this phone has everything
i need in an exeptionally good mobile and would recommend it to anyone.
Reviewed by Holly from England on 3rd Sep 2008
The back broke. But it can go through a lot of dropping. Ive had it
for 3 years and its still working fine. Some of the messages dont come
through but it has lasted, and the sound doesn't work as well as it
Reviewed by Dean from Malaysia on 27th Feb 2008
this phone not giving me any problem. i'm using 2 motorola's phone.
one is V360 and E1070. about the sound in E1070, i can make it loud
by using my pc then transfer the song to my phone then make it as a
ringtone or sms tone. For me, this phone not make any problem to me.
i like this phone.
Reviewed by stupid motorola from very stupid motorola
on 18th Feb 2008
First I cant connect it to my computer.Second sometimes it isnt taking
photos.Third once I couldnt see my missed calls and I send it to the
repair center and I waited 2 WEEKS until they repair it.Fourth it is
very stupid phone.
Reviewed by Bryan from UK on 6th Nov 2007
omg how are some people giving so many bad reviews about this phone??!!
i have had this phone for over a year now and, after reading some of
the reviews below, had none of the issues stated except for the constant
buzzing noise from the keypad. also the memory card doesn't seem to
want to stay in the phone. the tab that keeps it in pops out. has anyone
else had this problem? and if so, is there a solution other than getting
a replacement phone? maybe i got this phone after the bugs were repaired?
no white/freezing screen, battery life is average, phonebook completely
fine, no currupt photos. solution to 'sometimes not taking pitures'.
when the phone is recharging while switched on some functions do not
work. turn off and on and they will be fine. just need to know your
Reviewed by Gordon Carter from UK on 24th Oct
this phone is by far the worst phone i've ever had, and i used to have
one of virgins very 1st phones. After 2 or 3 songs it stops playing,the
screen constantly goes white and i have to turn off the phone to get
it working again. In my honest opinion DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. I only
give 1 star because it's the lowest allowed if i could i'd give it -5
Reviewed by Abi from England on 22nd Oct 2007
I've had this phone for 18 months now and cannot wait to get rid of
it. Here are some things that it has done to me in the past: - Blocked
many of my phone contacts and doesn't allow me to edit, text or call
them - refuses to tak photos or produces corrupt images - when playing
back a recorded video, there is a constant and very loud buzzing sound
- It says i have new answerphone messages and texts when I do not -
Will not let me get onto my missed calls list - Deletes any new numbers
added to my phonebook These are just some of the things that have really
put me off of this phone and i would advise people not to buy it.
Reviewed by john from england on 1st Sep 2007
well i brought this phone a couple of years ago and i really like it
but my problem is for some reason when i brought it from ARGOS it came
with 30 pounds free credit and suddenly i didnt even touch the credit
it went i even had a lock pin no one took my credit the mobile just
took it away and it dosent work in diffrent countrys
Reviewed by K from Uk on 19th Aug 2007
Had this phone a while now. Apart from a loud buzzing initially, It
seemed like a good phone. I like the size/weight,the keypad and its
easy to use. But, recently I started having major problems with it.
It freezes alot of the time - usually when i get a call or text and
when i am playing music. The only way i can get it working again is
to remove/replace the battery, which frankly, is a pain in the bum and
is starting to push me over the edge - if it does it again I think I
might break something. The camera frequently doesnt work and when it
does the photos are often corrupted. It gets unbelievably hot after
I have been using it for even a short length of time. I am a first time
motorola user and I would certainly think twice about buying another
Reviewed by BKK from Thailand on 28th Jul 2007
I recommened my friend to buy this phone as a second hand phone. Then
she bought it and she have no problem with this phone at all. I suggest
you guys tranfer songs or others via a card reader because sometimes
you will experience your things in T-Flash gone after you use the data
link. The MP3 sound is very fantastic and the screen is cool. We don't
expect much about the camera because she used it as a music phone, also
no 3G service in our country.The bad thing she met is MP3 ringtones
is not lound enough, when cored with V360 or E680i.
Reviewed by dan from uk on 9th Jul 2007
by kerry marsh all for battery life average twenty six hours even when
not used at all my e1000 doesnt last 4hours
Reviewed by agmagryb from uk on 9th Jul 2007
this is the worst phone i've ever had! during the last 8 months that
i've had it it had to be sent off to a repair centre as it didn't work,
switch itself off, not connect calls. load of RUBBISH. never buying
a motorola again. only samsungs and sony ericsons are worth having.
Reviewed by Nicholas from Malawi on 8th Jul 2007
I got my E1070 in Octeber 2006 and it is already giving me problems.
The screen sometimes just goes white like a plain paper and you have
to switch it off for it to come back to its senses. Video recording
is only for a max 3 mins!!! Or don't I know how to use it? Volume is
not very high either, abd I have to recharge every after 18 hrs - regardless
of the no. of calls! If I listen to music, I recharge every after4 songs.
Reviewed by ameen sumais from india on 5th Jul
phone is cooooooooooooool but the problem is after puting memory crd
it became damn slow
Reviewed by Sue from U.K on 19th Jun 2007
I had a motorola before & wasn't impressed. After 4 I thought that I
would give the E1070 an opportunity to prove me wrong, unfortunately
it hasn't.The camera freezes causing you to switch it on & off which
takes ages.It is so slow.Yes it does buzz v.loudly & if you use it for
the alarm do a few txts plus a short phone call then the battery is
low or dead.I will never buy a motorola again.
Reviewed by Mark from United Kingdom on 3rd Apr
The 3G function & text capabilities are fine but thats it. The camera
does not work half the time & when it does there is a yellow hue to
the pictures. It makes a loud buzzing sound alot of the time. And the
battery life is extremely poor. AVOID!
Reviewed by rob from england on 22nd Mar 2007
this phone is exalent no problems with it at all and i have had it ages
now cnt go wrong with it it is better than some of the other phones
motorola has made it is a lot better than most of my mates phones more
feutures better screen and camera
Reviewed by Chess from England on 18th Mar 2007
This phone is wicked stuff...when it works. I doubt many other people
have had this problem with it but sometimes when people call it crashes...i
still recommend it cos its just so damn pretty!
Reviewed by Tara from Scotand on 16th Mar 2007
It's ok, the screen is big and clear but I found that if u play games
too much the screen freezes and u need to take the battery out and put
it back in again. I'm also annoyed that I didn't get the cd to load
my pics onto the net.
Reviewed by Bobby from SCOTLAND! on 14th Mar 2007
dis fne is coooooool !!!
Reviewed by Susana from Portugal on 10th Mar 2007
I recomend the Motorola E1070. In my opinion it is very funcionable
and easy to use. I love it, and it is the best phone that I ever had!
Reviewed by becky from london on 1st Mar 2007
i have not had any problems with this phone yet i think it is a really
good phone the internet works. and i have it on a 3 contract and i have
loads of minutes and video callings great way better then the pink razer.
also it has memery card !!
Reviewed by Christina from England on 1st Mar
I've had so many problems with this phone I gave up getting it replaced.
The clam shell sticks It cuts off calls on its own Decides not to send
txts sometimes I permanently have a '1' next to my icon of a txt If
I miss a call, will not let me see who it is. Will not let me view received
calls. A lot of photos are 'corrupt' but still won't even let me delete
them. I've had nothing but problems with this phone.
Reviewed by bob from england on 21st Feb 2007
i like phone
Reviewed by Ratko from Bosna and Hercegovina on
9th Feb 2007
This phone is fantastic.I sped a lot of time on internet and wach tv
Reviewed by Donna from UK on 7th Feb 2007
Anyone know how to set delivery reports on this phone? Other than that
I've had no problems so far.
Reviewed by Kerry Marsh from UK on 7th Feb 2007
This is by far the worst phone I have ever had. The handset was replaced
four times, and the battery replaced twice, all for battery life average
twenty six hours even when not used at all. The camera didn't take pictures
half the time on two of the handsets, and on the last one the microphone
didn't work properly. I'm so glad to get rid of this horrible phone!
Reviewed by Donut from UK on 7th Feb 2007
I just recieved this phone and think its ok. Not had it long enough
to rate it properly but wondered if anyone else was disapointed to find
that the data cable/CD-Rom was not included. Headphones are included
for using the MP3 options, but without the cable I cant really download
any MP3s from my PC! The data cable id the same as the data cable on
my camera, and this does connect the phone to my PC but without the
software its no good. Plus plugging in in this way doesnt charge my
phone? Other than that it all seems ok.........for now.
Reviewed by Ian from GB on 1st Feb 2007
Quite simply the worst phone I have ever had, because:- 1) Clamshell
sticks 2) Always lots of background noise at the start of a call 3)
Seems to have trouble sending texts 4) Battery life rubbish 5) etc etc
Reviewed by Lisa from Scotland (UK) on 28th Jan
im almost at the end of a 12 month contract with this phone and i have
to say.. WHAT A NIGHTMARE.... it sends out texts when it feels like
it, doesnt take photos hald the time and they all seem to end up coming
up as "corrupt"... it doesnt even accept phone calls sometimes. The
buzzing sound you hear almost EVERY time you flip the phone give me
migraine, its so loud! DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE.. YOU WILL REGRET IT...
thats a promise!!!
Reviewed by frances from uk on 24th Jan 2007
this phone is absolute rubbieh i thoyught it was brilliant wen i got
it but then the flip started styickin and the battery kept running down
after 12 hours ive had the battery replaced once and the phone replaced
3 times and they sent me the third replecment faukty but then wouldnt
send me a new one because my months i could replace the phone had run
out!!! so now i am stuck wit a fone that turns itself off if u dnt close
it extremly carefully and i have 2 put on speakerphone half the time
to hear people on the call and the flip sticks!!! it also feels quite
cheap and tacky as it made out of cheap plastic avod this fone at all
costs!!! i have to keep my contract untill octber and cannot terminate
it so now i am starting a new contract at the same time jus so i can
have a phone that works!!
Reviewed by Jason from UK on 7th Jan 2007
This Phone Is Amazing!!! I Think That It is the Best Phone Ever! Go
To Your Nearest Mobile Phone Shop And Buy One!.
Reviewed by Gareth from Wales on 15th Dec 2006
I've had a few phones in my time from Nokias, Motorolas and Samsungs.
I purchased the E1070 10 months ago and my rating shows that this is
phone, really is of average status. The features are pretty standard
and Motorola still have phone memory issues. After a couple of days
use, pictures do not save; I have to turn it off remove and replace
the battery and restart. I remember my old MPX200 had memory issues,
so come on Motorola sort it out. Thinking of getting a Samsung D900
or E900 next.
Reviewed by SOmeone from England on 8th Dec 2006
This phone is da best man, it is sik and i think dat it can be quite
Reviewed by Em Serjeant from England on 21st Nov
I've had 3 replacements for this phone since June, and I am not impressed.
Bad points: With all 3 phones, the flip has broken, and I have heard
this is a common problem with other flip motorolas. Two of my phones
constantly turned themselves off, or froze. (One turned off and never
turned back on again) Another phone lost the speaker (in the flip) so
I couldn't answer any calls unless on speakerphone. The Mp3 player doesnt
work unless you open the songs directly. Good Points: The phone has
a large amount of memory, great for storing photos or songs. The display
looks good, and I like the customizable menu. Sound quality is good.
Overall, I wouldn't get this phone, its unreliable.
Reviewed by Dave from England on 4th Nov 2006
I have had this phone for 10 months and haven't had a single problem
with it. Ok the camera isn't great but it does everything a phone should.
It doesn't take long to get use to the menu layout, i had nokias for
years but soon got use to the motorola. All in all a great phone
Reviewed by liam wilkinson from united kingdom on
2nd Nov 2006
this phone is the worst piece of junk ever!!!! it is heavy the camera
is rubbish and it buzzes all the time not to mention the battery life
is poor. if you don't mind charging your phone up evey day then get
it!!!! i'm so pleased i went to the d600 fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed by Lara from Portugal on 21st Oct 2006
A very bad phone with lot of noises on call beginings, on the first
mobile phone. On the second a lot of software problems. After 2 phones
I asked my money back. I still haven't found positive points.
Reviewed by Dixon Kwok from Hong Kong on 19th
It is very good indeed as a 3G phone with so good a size, a screen,
music player and takes T-Flash card. I have no problem recommending
it to others. The phone is well constructed and the i-Tap function needs
time to accustom to. Well, it can be disabled. Chinese input is fine
but not excellent. Navigation is a little bit difficult. But, alarm
setting and disabling is clumsy. Cameras are OK. Songs are sorted in
reverse order which is totally strange. But, it offers stereo sound
effect and bass boost in 7 steps. Quite nice indeed. Remind you that
the T-flash card must be in FAT format as the phone cannot write files
in it with FAT32.
Reviewed by Neil Baldwin from Scotland on 18th
I thought it was me who couldn't use it properly - but after six weeks
of struggling I phoned my service provider Orange's customer services
and they eventually said they were working with Motorola on a 'known
issue' for the E1070 - that known issue was the fact that software didn't
work properly on quite a lot of phones........ I have never been so
frustrated by a phone..... so, just make sure that the known issue is
cleared up before you purchase.....
Reviewed by wesley from england on 1st Sep 2006
this phone is the best. ive had it about two months now and ive not
had any of the problems other people are haveing. i reconend this phone
to anyone how is thinking of buying it. the internal memory is fantastic
(64mb) and with a memorycard reader of up to 512mb the memory is very
good. the camara is a 1.3mp(external) and vga(internal) so the camaras
are very good. your usb conection is a mini usb it is the only accsesory
port on the phone wich means when you put things onto your phone useing
the usb cable you are also charging your phone at the same time. the
sound qualty on the phone is very good and is pritty loud. so all iall
a very good phone so get one today!!!
Reviewed by sam from england on 31st Aug 2006
The phone iz great the features r cool. I don't care wat everyone else
thnks it's wicked
Reviewed by Andrew McKae from England on 12th
Listen, Have you seen the people with the "poor" Phone rating, Then
the comments, They don't even tell you whats wrong with the phone most
of the time, To truely see the liteness of this Motorola phone, I'd
say go out and rate it yourself, It's just people taste most of the
time. I think its a spectacular phone, Cheap for what feature's it has,
512mb extendable memory, So yeah, GOOD
Reviewed by Danny from United States on 10th Aug
omg everyone please do not purchase this phone.i purchased this phone
on the 8th august and am posting this phone on the 10th.This phone is
not reliable i have had the samsung d600,and samsung d500.these phones
are far better and the best phone to get im my case is the NOKIA 6280
Reviewed by GILL from UK on 21st Jul 2006
horrible. i upgraded to this phone and after two days fiddling to try
to get the feel of it, i gave up. sneding it back as we write this down.
BIG MISTAKE OF A PHONE....
Reviewed by Dan from England on 17th Jul 2006
Had this phone about a month now, think it's fantastic! After reading
some of the bad reviews, I thought I'd risk it and buy the phone anyway
and I wasn't disapointed! The phone itself is still small and compact
enough to easily fit into your pocket along with the 3G features. The
camera and video facilities are outstanding quality and the memory for
this phone is HUGE!The built in mp3 player is great for real sound ringtones
and listening to music alike. So basically, this phone is great and
dont be put off by the bad reviews! I'm 17 and i love it!
Reviewed by jen from england on 9th Jul 2006
Well, when i got it as an upgrade, i wasnt overly impressed with the
look of the phone. Ive had nothing but problems with it, someone else
mentioned about the flip not closing, that happens too! wont let me
access some of the things stored (it was my address book so that wasnt
great) ive had the handset replaced once and its im getting the same
problems. The only good thing is the size of the memory, would not reccomend
this phone. Ive always had motorolas, but this is the only one ive had
a problem with. Im now seriously considering not getting a motorola
Reviewed by rachel victoria payne from croatia on
29th Jun 2006
this is a really good phone
Reviewed by Erin Frances Joyce from england on
18th May 2006
this is a really gd fone, well actully it isnt mine, it belongs 2 a
m8, but it is still gd. The only fault is that sometimes, it wont let
my m8 take pics. I wud recommend it 2 any1, really really gd
Reviewed by Cherry from England on 9th May 2006
This phone was absoulutly terrible Seriously, you should think more
before you get this phone It is absouslutely terrible
Reviewed by Keiran from UK on 27th Apr 2006
I've had none of the probems people are saying yet, i've had it for
a month. I can't think of anything wrong with it. Hopefully i won't
be getting the problems other people seem to be getting.
Reviewed by Verslughousin from Scotland on 25th
Having had the Samsung D600(great phone) before christmas i was becoming
bored with it so i decided to change to the E1070. Havin had the phone
1 day i had my first fault. The phone wasn't reading the memory card
so off it went back and a replacemnt was sent out. With the second phone
seemingly being fine i was happy. The camera's are good (internal and
external), the phone it's self wasn't to heavy and battery life was
okay considering it is a 3G phone. Having had a V525 before i was familiar
with the layout and menu options. Using the flat (razr v3 like) keypad
took a bit getting used to. Thus the happy story ends. Now into the
end of April the phones a nightmare. Everyone knows Motorola has software
issues but i thought they were behind them. My camera won't work and
in order to get it to work i used to have to swithch it off and on.
Now that doesn't even work. On the occasion it did work through my turbulent
times the photo's were corrupt and couldn't be deleted. Now i've got
an album with blank useless photo's. The phon it's self is now freezing
and swithching it's self off. Alarms that i've set cancel themselves
and don't go off. My flip mechanism does what it wants. Befor if i half
opened it it slam shut. now if i half open it it just stays open. If
i press it to shut it it spring up. To fully shut it i have to fully
open it. When it's shut there also seem to be a little play in it. Above
all these faults one fault is the top of my MOTOROLA HATE LIST--------->>>>>
THE PREDICTIVE TEXT. What the hell were they thinking when the wrote
the programme for this. Mmmmmmm they say. Lets write a programme thats
totally useless doesn't remeber words and doesn't even have a good word
dictionary in it. Compared to any other phone on the market this text
system is like trying to compete round the CRYSTAL MAZE with Richard
O'brian crammed in your left ear and the black night out of MONTY PYTHON
chompin at your big toe. Now i'm stuck with a phone on a 12 month contract
that my provider says they can't replace because they say it's a manufacturer
fault. The manufacturer say they'll take it and fix it but it'll cost
me 12 blue duck eggs 11 filtered tea bags 10 glazed donuts 9 picked
cherry's 8 norwegian lesbians 7 mucky pups 6 shaaaaved cats 5 old nokia's
4 bitten buttons 3 spare tyres 2 pierced nipples and 1(hundred) GREAT
BRITISH POUNDS. Now am gonna buy a PAYG phone to get me by till my contract
is up !
Reviewed by Dr. Rico Abella from Philippines on
11th Apr 2006
I purchased my Motorola E1070 for US$400 (Php 21,000) at a local dealer
last March 12. However, after a week's use, a loud humming sound can
be heard during playback of any short video I take. The hum drowns out
all recorded audio. And frequently, "SYSTEM ERROR" appears, which prompts
me to switch off the phone, otherwise, it is non-functional. Furthermore,
as if the phone has a mind of its own, it just wont take pictures nor
videos, prompting me to turn it off again. At present, whenever a second
party calls me, they can hardly hear my voice. Callers also noted the
same humming sound at the background whenever they speak to me. I would
just like to find out if this ever happened to anyone who has the same
phone model. Is there a solution/software that I can download? Does
anybody have a solution? It is such a hassle, for in our country, cellular
phones are not replaced promptly. It sometimes takes more than 2 weeks
for a phone to be diagnosed defective. Oftentimes, phones are repaired.
It's very inconvenient. Can you help me? I tried calling the 1-800 number,
their solution is to bring it back to the dealer. I'm just hoping that
there is a simpler and quicker way. Thank you very much! Dr. Rico Abella
Reviewed by George from UK on 9th Apr 2006
Had this phone 4 months things work then stop working for now reason.
Had Samsung D600 before this and Nokias before that.You can keep your
rolas, not for me
Reviewed by Danny from lincoln, uk on 30th Mar
Not quite as good as the v3x, but more reasonably priced for the lower
end of the markey. Generally impressive. Oh and a not to david (first
review), phones were not designed to be dropped.
Reviewed by shazza from UK on 29th Mar 2006
CCCCCCooooooooooooolllllllllllllllllllll phone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed by Shaund from sweden on 28th Feb 2006
Reviewed by joe from uk on 28th Feb 2006
one of the best phone i have ever had you can even watch sky1 and discovery
channal its wicked
Reviewed by Killian from Ireland on 21st Feb 2006
The E1070 is a very reliable phone.This is my fourth phone and I have
to say I am so glad I picked this particular phone.I got this for my
birthday and am glad I got it because my dad said it was the last phone
he would buy for me.It is such a reliable phone anyway.Because if you
want a fun phone it has to be this one because it ROCKS...
Reviewed by David from england on 21st Feb 2006
Absolutely totle it dosent work a bit i dropped on a fluffly florr it
snapped good work motorola for nothting.