Motorola SLVR L7 Review
Review: February 2006.
Motorola's 4-letter nickname Department strikes again! After the RAZR
and the PEBL, here comes the SLVR ("sliver").
It's just a sliver of a phone, geddit? In fact at just 11.5 mm it really
lives up to its name, being even thinner than the V3 RAZR (though not
quite as thin as the Motorola L6.) The
SLVR is much like a RAZR for people who prefer conventional candy-bar
shapes. It features a similar chemically-etched metallic keypad to the
V3, and also uses toughened glass to protect the display. The design,
materials and thinness of the device makes for a striking appearance.
Functionality of the SLVR is greater than the RAZR, in fact it almost
matches the performance of the more expensive V3i.
The display is a high quality active matrix display with 262k colours
and high resolution. The camera is a low resolution VGA camera but with
the benefit of a video recorder, and there's a built-in MP3 player that
can handle both MP3 and AAC format. Ringtones are good quality and support
MP3 format, and there's a good range of additional features including
a handsfree speaker, email and quad band.
Connectivity is good, with full support for wireless Bluetooth connections,
as well as USB, although infra-red is not supported. The SLVR accepts
Transflash memory cards, so the memory can be expanded up to 512
Mbytes - very useful for storing MP3 tracks and videos. Battery life
There really isn't anything to complain about, although menus are typical
Motorola and may confuse or frustrate those not used to them.
Features of the Motorola L7 include:
- VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels) with 4x digital zoom
- Video camera
- MP3 player (MP3 / AAC format)
- Display: TFT 262,000 colours, 176 x 220 pixels
- Handsfree speakerphone
- MP3 ringtones
- Messaging: SMS, EMS 5.0, MMS, Instant Messaging,
email (POP3, SMTP, IMAP2)
- Push to Talk
- Java games
- Downloadable screensavers, images, animations and sounds
- Picture caller ID
- Phone book (500 entries)
- WAP 2.0, GPRS Class 10
- Web browser
- Connectivity: Bluetooth®, USB, SyncML
- Memory: 5 Mbytes plus Transflash memory card (up to 512 Mbytes)
- Quad band
- Size: 114 x 49 x 11.5 mm
- Weight: 96g
- Talktime: up to 400 minutes
- Battery standby: up to 350 hours
Motorola SLVR L7 User Reviews
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Average rating from 102 reviews:
Reviewed by kudakwashe manyika gomwe from zimbabwe on
25th Mar 2012
its so good and i lov it
Reviewed by sophonia from south africa on 19th
i love motorola l7 more than the word
Reviewed by brett from uk on 2nd Apr 2006
for a small phone its the best out, hardly notice it in ya pocket so
if you dont like bulk its perfect...! Iv'e Put itunes on the unit and
its good no more restrictions to only 128mb mp3s. and its start up time
is fast....! This requires some software (RSD lite & MotoMidMan) Plus
the itunes .JAD file........ worth the hastle....? yes Done.
Reviewed by doug from UK on 1st Apr 2006
Screen not visible in daylight as led screen not that bright. Where
as the lcd screen of the Nokias means daylight hits the clunky bits
of liquid crystals so has high contrast in all light conditions. The
SLVR is much like a laptop display - indoor use only. The snag with
a mobile phone is that you might want to take a call in the street,
or look up a phone number. Likewise access to a number is far faster
in a Nokia than with the Motorola SLVR L7. In a Nokia menu system, you
press arrow down to get to the first in the list, then the Letter to
get to that section in the list then press Green phone to call or button
to text. With the Motorola SLVR L7 there are far more steps one additional
step is what sort of message do you want to send (that one is missing
in the Nokias). There are no short cuts unless you assign a speed dial
sequence (which both have). Seems Motorola SLVR L7 is designed to be
hung around your neck as art, not to be used. It is as good as not having
MP3 player because it is not is a usable form (compare iPod and getto
Blaster). The best place for this phone is in a visual design magazine
not your pocket.
Reviewed by topdog1 from UK on 30th Mar 2006
==More Show than function== True cost ~£160 (with O2 chip, 512MB). This
is a georgous phone but if you are used to Nokia's you wont like it.
The menus are a bit aultistic but pretty. The ring tones are poor except
for the 'HelloMoto' one or any other MP3 you want. High quality VGA
display. Battery lasts 5 days between charge. The speaker plays the
music well. 3.5mm headphone support is a joke - but BlueTooth headphones
due out 'soon'. It pulls in a signal just as good as my old Nokia workhorse.
You have to buy a memory card for it (£30 for 512mb) as the internal
one is only for ring tones. The Phone at CarPhone Warehouse cost £90(+£30
1year cover otherwise £116) with the BlueTooth earpeice. Everything
is done via the miniture USB connector, even the charger. It has Anti
Hacking on the BlueTooth unlike many other phones - which means other
beople cannot look at your private photos etc. The Cam has 4x zoom but
no flash and is not that good in poor light. The case is made of black
scratch proof titainium, so it is back pocket proof when you sit on
it. The guy in the shop tried to fold it in half and it was not having
it. Everything is scratch proof. The key pad is only suitable if you
have fingernails and unsuitable if you have stubby fingers. A nokia
is better for high speed texting, This has its own version on T9 and
seems to be better with chooing words - like it shows a list versa hitting
the 'next' key on a nokia. You cant get away from the fact that Nokia
are world leaders for a good reason. This phone is a work of art, but
not that usable. A Nokia would be balanced in your hand so you can operate
on the key pad at speed. The SLVR is not balanced so you are both dealing
with correcting the balance and pressing the weird keys. The 'screensaver'
are hi-res and nice animation. The phone has 3 skins 2 of which are
ace. The manual is poor. It covers the basics only. The phone can connect
to an email server and you can connect to a POP3 or MAPI4 server such
as a Corporate Exchange server - this is not documented anywhere. You
can syncronise your diary and folders as well - also is not documented
anywhere. Corporate buyers would not dream of getting Motorola phones,
for sure not this one. But on the other hand for me, it is VERY thin,
Strong, lasts forever on a charge, can play my MP3 and is recognised
in WinAmp5.2 as a device to rip CDs to. When you plug it into Windows
it is recognised and is just a removable drive, just like a USP data
Key. File Transfers are very fast. When I go out on my Bike is will
fit into my leathers and I wont noticed it or get damaged. It is a third
the thickness of my Nokia. It connects easy in the differnt world zones.
Funny how Brand image can over ride product quality and innovation.
This is a real nice phone which has more to do with style that usablity
or functionality. There are no games with it. Get used to the idea of
buying all the basics. The true price of this phone so far was £90 for
the phone, £30 for the 512mb SIM card, and £39 for the years full protection.
The headphone addaptor was unobtainable. I love it and forgive its failings.
Reviewed by Rog from UK on 28th Mar 2006
Contract Upgrade that was sent back within 3 days. There are two common
themes with this phone : The handbook is rubbish and skips major parts
of the phones menu. Headphone support is weak for the MP3 player. Half
the USB to 3.5mm adapters dont work and Motorola dont even list headphones
on there website shop. I went back to Nokia where they provide 3 basic
things : Website support ( Motorola make it hard for you to contact
them ) Third party add-ons for Nokia that dont exist for Moto. A Decent
Reviewed by FESTer from Scotland on 27th Mar 2006
Having had the phone now for a month, all I can say is amazing, I knocked
a star star off as I am with Orange and whilst the customer service
is great their software adjustments tend to suck a wee bit, back too
the phone. Having come from the V3, one of the first things I did notice
was the speed increase in the response to menu selections, texting and
call answering, the memory card is great having full length music on
that for the iTunes bit (not used daily but used) this also shows off
what is a fantastic speaker setup lovely rich tones, I have used the
phones memory for cropped mp3 tunes (20-30 sec clips), have now gotten
plenty of tracks assigned to different groups of people and individuals,
this is where a nice function has been added with previous Motorola
phones you could only use the first letter for searching the phone book,
now you can search using the first few letters if you so desire, so
useful when there is a couple hundred entries; still of slight annoyance
is the fact you cannot store landline\mobile\email address under a single
name entry still shows as multiple which make the phone book bloaty
(suppose thats what the catagory options are for though). I would say
the keypad is good and nicer to use than some of the nokia's and sony
offerings of late, still if you come from a V3 it may seem small as
that was a huge pad. Battery life I haven't managed the claimed 14 days,
with limited daily use at the start, with home and work being in a low
signal area did manage 10 days so have been more than happy with that,
to get rid of the annoying low battery bleep that definitely needs a
longer interval it is a quick change of ring style to vibrate or silent
until you can get it too the charger but like I said with a 9/10 day
interval your not gonna hear that too often. Motorola have again given
plenty of customisation options for the button allocations so you can
get quick access to the most often used features, very useful as I tend
to used mine almost like a PDA. Finally I think is how this phone feels,
the V3 and too an extent the V600 all felt a touch delicate\fragile,
this on the other hand for a small phone especially feels solid and
weighty, as for the screen thrown about in the car and a rucksack the
screen doesn't have a single scratch so I can only assume that the folk
who have complained of scratching must give it real hard time. **footnote
~ not of much use up here (top scotland) anyhow but I aint sussed the
push to talk or IM on this phone (orange software?)**
Reviewed by Boaby from Scotland on 26th Mar 2006
Lovely designed phone that is slim enough to keep in your pocket without
drawing admiring looks. I am on my second handset as the first had a
fault which silenced the ring and text alerts after being switched on
for a few hours. Phone was alledgedly repaired by Carphone Warehouse
but was returned with same fault and several scratches on the case.
Phone does everything that I need and does it well. Loud and clear earpiece,
sensible ringtones, clear screen,long battery life. Buy the Motorola
Mobile Phone Tools and you can even edit and import Mp3 ringtones easily.
A (much) better camera for the L7i whenever it appears would be welcome.
Reviewed by Krista from UK on 25th Mar 2006
POSITIVE Looks – beautifully slim, which apart from looking striking
also has benefits in that there are no unsightly bulges in pockets when
stowed. The metallic materials used make it look very sleek and smart.
I have the silver version that has a benefit in that it doesn't show
fingerprints like the black version except on the screen. Weight –
despite being slim it still has a satisfying weight which gives the
impression of good quality build and material. Keypad – the etched
keys are a pleasure to use with great response and a very satisfying
press smart keys – 1 at side of phone that starts the camera,
which is handy for a quick photo opportunity. And another that gives
quick access to ring style selection eg soft or loud Screen –
is beautifully clear and crisp at 262,000 colours. Camera – a
lot of people complain because the cam is only vga and not megapixel
but you will not find any phone with a megapixel cam in this price bracket.
For a vga cam the pictures are sharp and clear and it has a useful night
mode in lieu of a flash. Shortcuts – can be personalised and motorola
phones can show icons on screen that remind you of the newly programmed
shortcuts. Voice Activated Dialling – i find this handy as it
means i don't have to go through the process of finding a contact in
my address book. Note this can only be used when contacts are saved
in phone rather than sim memory. NEGATIVE iTAP – takes some getting
used. it is unlike t9 predictive text where, if introducing an unknown
word, then you can spell it out letter by letter. with itap you have
to spell part of the word, accept it then spell the remaining parts
in turn. It's slightly long winded but the new word will go into the
dictionary so you don't have to repeat the process and you do get used
to it. Keypad Backlight – this blue light only comes on when ambient
light is low. Unfortunately without this light it is hard to see the
key symbols which can become a pain when texting. If there is a way
to force this backlight on, apart from placing your hand over the sensor
on the top of the phone, then i would be pleased to hear about it. Memory
– is low at only 5mb. If you only wish to add one mp3 to personalise
a ringtone and store few pictures then you're fine. But, if you want
to use the phone as an mp3 player/digicam then you WILL need to expand
memory with a transflash card. I have a 128mb card that cost £10 from
ebay. Memory is expandable upto 512mb. Software, Headset and Data cables
– none are supplied with the phone but the handset manager software
can be downloaded from various websites, a data cable can be bought
for £5 and a moto headset for £10 from ebay (a headset adaptor can also
be purchased for £5 that can be used with your usual headset) Video
– you can only record 30 seconds which i figure makes this facet
of the phone quite redundant games – all 3 games supplied are
only trials that allow only a minute of game play before asking you
to upgrade to the full version. Contacts – you cannot enter more
than one number under one name. A mobile, work and home number wil all
have their own entries. Personally though i prefer this because it means
one less button press but moto should have at least given the option.
OVERALL i really like this phone. A lot of complaints are made about
things that will only take getting used to after a brand change eg the
moto menu so please discount them unless you don't have the time to
learn a new way. Admittedly i often choose my phone on looks rather
than features. I have a dedicated mp3 player and a digital camera with
video recording and therefore do not need these things in a handset.
If all you're interested in doing is texting, calling and admiring looks
then purchase this phone.
Reviewed by GerBot from UK on 23rd Mar 2006
following on from my previous review.... purchased the bluetooth headset
but it seems that the MP3s will not play through it. I don't know if
my headset is cheap or a bad match but it seems like I should have purchased
a usb headphone set. Does anyone have a bluetooth headset that worth
with this phone and MP3s? or do I have to buy a usb headset?
Reviewed by Miggy from Scotland on 22nd Mar 2006
Really liked the phone which I got as my upgrade phone. The only problem
being I send two back as I thought they were faulty handsets as the
key light only came on now and then. It wasn't until I read these reviews
that I was informed there was a light sensor...oops! Great phone! Enjoy!
Reviewed by Sam from UK on 21st Mar 2006
Hey! Did anybody else not get a software CD with this phone? Apparently
there is a motorola software CD which allows you to crop parts of songs
to use as MP3 ringtones, thus eliminating the STUPID design fault which
only lets you store one MP3 as a ringtone (because it has to be stored
in the phone memory!!!! WELL DONE MOTOROLA!!) If anybody knows where
to get hold of this CD I, and im guessing alot of other people, would
greatly appreciate it! Thanx!!!!!!!!!!1
Reviewed by Donna from UK on 21st Mar 2006
Awful!! I am a Motorola Fan, but this phone is bad. Got this phone as
an upgrade from Vodafone, was sold as an all singing all dancing super
phone. It came with NO software, manual does not appear to be for this
phone, as hardly anything in manual corresponds with the phone. Cant
use Mp3 player unless you buy a £80 bluetooth headset, cant plug in
normal headphones. Memory cards expensive. Had a Motorola V550 flip
fone and have gone back to that, much better to use and hold. I absolutely
hate it, sorry!
Reviewed by Icaru from Turkey on 20th Mar 2006
Got this phone after my Nokia 6310i was stolen. I am disappointed in
the Motorola phone as it has poor signal reception compared to my former
Nokia. Also find myself constantly having to recharge the battery and
worse, when it needs charging it beeps. That beep has woken me up in
the middle of the night several times now. To the point that one night
my husband wrapped up the phone in a towel and put it into the microwave
oven so we wouldn't keep hearing the beep. Have not found any way to
turn off this beep warning. Key pad very slow and difficult to use due
to very flat letters/numbers. In summary, if I could exchange it for
a Nokia, I would.
Reviewed by pHONE EXPERT from UK on 18th Mar 2006
I got this fone on saturday and its the best ever! It WON the award
for the most stylish fone of the year!!!! Love it has everything!
Reviewed by justawelshguy from uk on 16th Mar
only had the phone a few hours but i tend to trall through them to see
wots wot....a lot of things said in some of these reviews are incorrect
probably simply due to oversight......however unfortunatley the reviews
telling of bad signal tracking seems to be correct , and as its obviously
THE main issue sorta spoils the whole phone.motorola STILL seems to
have not sorted out the issue of attatching a ringtone to a specific
name.....you can do this however your alerted with the selected tone
not only for a call but also a text message so you HAVE to check if
its a call or a text as theres no other way of telling which it is....silly
oversight,though if im wrong and somebody knows of a way to have an
attatched tone for a contact and still be alerted to a text in the same
way as every other text id appreiciate the help...other than this so
far phone looks good feels good.....but spoilt yet again by a nicely
priced phone being supplied WITHOUT software data cables or a memory
card ....which to purchase sepertely would cost around an extra £60
so a nicely priced phone turns into a rather over priced peice of technology
way behind the competition at a simular price range.....NICE TRY !!
Reviewed by Gerard from UK on 16th Mar 2006
Great phone - you can feel the quality build when you hold it and it's
thin build means no unsightly bulge in your pocket. I've just ordered
a blue-tooth headset so I can list to MP3s on it. I was surprised to
see it didn't come with a headphone socket. While I think the concept
of blue tooth headphones is great it is so new there is very little
choice and I fear the quality my be low. Other than that I'm really
Reviewed by didi from malaysia on 16th Mar 2006
Got it for my wife last saturday. I'd hv to say dat it's an awesome
phone with all the functions that u'd ever nd from a cellphone, though
the camera is pretty crappy for such a nice phone. The best part about
this phone here is, it's cheap considering the class that it's in.
Reviewed by georgmora from Puerto Rico on 16th
This phone is out of this world.
Reviewed by Ross from UK on 15th Mar 2006
We're with Ricardo of UK - cannot get music to play through headphones
using mini usb to 3.5 - HELP!!! when i bought the slvr i liked it. it
had good recording but i had to get a memory card 512mb for £30 and
then i realised it had no headphone jack. so i had to buy an adapter
£10 and it still came out the speakers dont get this phone get sony
walkman phone but plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help us
Reviewed by bev from England on 15th Mar 2006
The L7 is absolutely fantastic to look at, but for me that's where it
ends. Having had a Samsung previously the camera on the L7 is so amazingly
poor compared to it No flash and the video lasts all of 3 seconds. The
instruction manual was rubbish, ive had to learn through trial and error.
Although the sound is amazing, i still havent a clue how to get mp3's
on it, where is the cable?? Would've much preferred a good set of instructions
and usb cable instead of a cheap bluetooth headset. Next phone will
definately be a Samsung.
Reviewed by linc from australia on 12th Mar 2006
great phone best ive had great if you have to travel by train to work
phone and mp3 player awsome but can you watch movies on it i dont mean
home movies i mean new realease movies. please reply thanks.
Reviewed by Grant from UK on 11th Mar 2006
What a fantastic phone. I've had it for just three days and cannot put
the thing down. The screen and call quality are excellent as is the
build quality. I score this 10/10.
Reviewed by Devilgate from UK on 10th Mar 2006
i have just upgraded from a sony ericsson 610 which was my first camara
phone, the controls for this new phone will take a lot of getting used
to but i do like it as the ring tones are very load unlike the 610,
i used to miss calls all the time with that, one thing you must relise
when changing to another phone the controls are not the same so it will
take some getting use to, i hated the 610 controls, i am not all that
keen on these controls yet but i will get used to them i use to be a
nokia man think i might go back there
Reviewed by Motorola Hater! from UK on 10th Mar
Please don't buy this phone! There is no point in the extra memory card
as you can't connect anything stored on there to the phone, such as
ringtones. The reception is awful. The menus are just so random that
you never know where to look for things. If you want to enter someones
mobile, home and work numbers you have to have 3 separate entries, just
crazy! It also scrathes really easily despite the fact that they say
they have used toughened material. Undoubtedly the worst phone I have
ever had, and my last one was a Samsung so that's saying something!
Reviewed by Hillybilly from Singapore on 9th Mar
Bought 2 Love the excellent flashy design
Reviewed by Miss Annoyed from England on 9th Mar
What a rubbish phone. I got it on contract and after only one day I
sent it back. Did you know that in America this phone has itunes! Well
looks like motorola dont like us too much here. Also I was told it would
come with a USB cable, but it didnt and even if it did the camera is
so appalling that I doubt I would ba able to see the pictures anyway.
My old nokia that I've had for over a year can have 10mins of recording-
why oh why does it only have 30secs?? And the menu is just rubbish,
the settings are useless and the contact list looks like a jumble. Overall
I would severly tell people not to buy this phone.
Reviewed by Carl from England on 8th Mar 2006
Excellent phone just a few drawbacks... The video length is a lil rubbish,
maximum of 30 seconds, and i cannot find anyway to increase it, except
for lowering the resolution of the video, but then its too small other
than that the phones brilliant and i recomend you buying one!!
Reviewed by Chris from UK on 8th Mar 2006
Got it 2 weeks ago, amazing phone. Recomended to everyone. Couldn't
Reviewed by Ali from UK on 8th Mar 2006
Always had nokia, but this is fab. good lokks, good shape, nothing to
break as it is one complete units, can't cope with phones that clip,
slide or do those other things. Best phone ever
Reviewed by Sharon from uk on 8th Mar 2006
Lovely phone, smart to look at and easy to use, only one niggly i have
is that u are constantly wiping the screen of fingerprints, but with
a phone that looks this good who cares lol
Reviewed by Ritchie from UK on 7th Mar 2006
Had my L7 for a while, and had the V3 RAZOR before. I have to say that
this is about my 20th mobile phone owned, and certainly is on a par
with the V3. The menu's have the same tree as do the options. However,
the circular directional control on the centre feels better than my
old V3. This phone has the optional memory card which my V3 didn't.
Not sure how mlong it will take me to get use to locking the keypad
again after having a flip phone for so long!! But the phone could have
had some more features - maybe a radio built in or some headphones in
the box (this had none).
Reviewed by Ian from UK on 7th Mar 2006
Have used mobiles for 10 years and this is the worst yet for reception!
I know that I live in a low signal strength area (typically 2/5 bars
on Vodafone) but this phone can't seem to cope with poor reception.
Even in cities it drops the connection and I have to switch off and
on again to re-establish the link. In the USA, same story it works where
the signal is good but fails in places where my earlier phones would
have continued to operate. The accessories for downloading pics etc
are all extra and expensive. This is a work phone -I certainly would
not buy one myself! As I have to be contactable outside working hours
this phone is a disaster from a work pov or perhaps it's a blessing
as I can't be reached at home! Motorola - forget the features get the
basic phone to work.
Reviewed by daniel jones from uk on 6th Mar 2006
it is a great phone much beter than the razor, if you were to buy it
i would insist in buying a memory card because if you dont your memory
will run out fast, overall great phones.
Reviewed by lee bedwell from uk on 5th Mar 2006
You can attually set mp3 as ringtones so every1 that says ya cant is
wrong, the only problem is you can only put one mp3 in your tones list
Reviewed by liam from uk on 5th Mar 2006
IT IS VERY HIGH TECH BUT BAD OVERALL SO DDDDDDOOOOONT BUY IT
Reviewed by Elaine from England on 4th Mar 2006
I have had Nokia phones since 1999, but was attracted to the SLVR simply
by its looks! Having used it for a week, I think it is excellent. Even
though I am used to the Nokia menus, this phone is very easy to use
and I love the keypad. The battery life is good too - better than I
anticipated, although I do only use my phone for calls and texts. All
in all, great and thorougly recommended.
Reviewed by danny from england on 4th Mar 2006
fantastic phone exellent camera exellent features but the memory was
a real let down
Reviewed by Joe from England on 4th Mar 2006
Very pleased with this phone so far, it looks great, but mainly because
it doesn't annoy me when it's in my pocket! It feels heavier than it
looks which is nice because it stops it feeling flimsy too. I don't
know why people say the menus are hard to use, if you can read you can
use them, what's the problem? But where do I get some headphones for
it to use it as an mp3 player?
Reviewed by Raidh from Maldives on 4th Mar 2006
Outstanding What a nice keypad First of all is the most eyecaching phone
next to one of the Samart I-mobile Cemera is outstanding
Reviewed by Sam from England on 3rd Mar 2006
Just got this phone and i love it! Its so slim and is the nicest phone
to have in your pocket, you can't feel it. The keypad is one of the
best parts of the phone with a great blue backlight. The camera is good
as long as you aren't looking for digital camera like quality. It's
my first motorola and despite warnings from friends, is very easy to
use. Great phone, recommend.
Reviewed by Matt from England on 27th Feb 2006
This phone is pretty good in its looks, but the software is appalling!
I recently bought a 512MB memory card, and now the phone refuses to
take photos! plus, all you people who think it might be a good idea
to buy one of these cards to have lots of mp3 ringtones, you can forget
it! any songs stored on the card can't be used as as ringtones! I cant
believe that motorola brought out this phone with such huge gaps in
Reviewed by luke from uk on 26th Feb 2006
it is a quality phone trust although it dosnt cme with much memory u
can buy cards from as much as £60 nd trust it is worth al ov the money
Reviewed by Tarik from England on 25th Feb 2006
THIS PHONE IS ONE OF A KIND A YU WONT GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS. I AM
ONLY 12 AND THIS IS MY SECOND PHONE BUT IT IS THE BEST IN THE FAMILY.
THE GRAPHICS, THE CAMERA AND VIDEO ARE ALL OUTSTANDING. I WOULD RECOMMEND
THIS PHONE TO ANYONE SO GO OUT THERE AND BUY IT.
Reviewed by --- from england on 25th Feb 2006
had this phone for a week no problems.mp3 wicked.quility phone,well
Reviewed by Raghu from India on 25th Feb 2006
This phone is excellent. All you guys in India, you are not going to
get 3G for the next 2-3 years anyway so why throw away money on a N
Series or 6680? If you want a 1.3 plus camera go for a digital camera
not a camera fone. as far as this momma goes, it's gets 5 stars. Comes
with bundled 128 mb of micro SD memory (you can upgrade to 512 at $30
only), stereo handsfree headset (Music + answer calls on the move),
and MPT 4.11 sync software(You can tarnsfer your outlook data as phone
book entry). The phone looks drop-dead gorgeous-sexy, and comes for
less than Rs 12000. Dont believe any of the cribs you notice in prevoius
reviews abt slow bluetooth or freezing. I jus fell in love with this
phone. The only things needed would be a FM tuner and EDGE. (Motorola,
Pay Attention!!). My Advice? jus' go and get one. You will look cooler
with the phone on you!
Reviewed by girder from uk on 24th Feb 2006
Does anyone think the camera is not as good as the razr or is it just
Reviewed by @lvin from Malaysia on 24th Feb 2006
Purchased this phone about a week ago & think its a really solid phone.
It took me a couple of days to get used to the menu & texting cuz my
both of my previous phones were nokia's. It gets full marks in the looks
dept. The features aren't that bad either. Great value for money !!
Provided you do get a T-flash memory card included in the package. Would
recommend this phone to users who want something that's classy without
compromising on features & functionality.
Reviewed by Donna from England on 24th Feb 2006
Wow - what a lovely phone - so pleased with it - cool and slim, easy
to use, not sure if there is a text msg counter to keep track of outgoing
texts - if anyone can advise would be grateful !!! Really cool phone
- go get it guys!!
Reviewed by Glen from England on 24th Feb 2006
Hi, just purchased this neat slim little mobile but not sure how to
set up to receive a delivery report on a text msg and having a problem
setting up speed dial - can anyone help me with this please? Other than
those two probs a brilliant phone , I have used Nokias and Sonys in
the past and find this just as user friendly with a nice bright colourful
display, nice and slim to fit easy in any pocket - would recommend to
anyone and everyone.
Reviewed by Jon weatherill from england on 24th
fantastic design and striking apperance really make this fhone a desireable
piece of kit. great for teenagers with fun feture such as mp3 audio
and digital camcorder with 4x optical zoom. good overall speed and functionality
but the menus will annoy at first. overall a definate 5 star phone and
a superb buy!
Reviewed by billy from UK on 23rd Feb 2006
this fone is incredible duuuuuude. it is so thin , its like victoria
beckham on a diet!
Reviewed by jim from UK on 23rd Feb 2006
this fone is absolutely incredible. i recommend it gr8tly! i chose between
this and the pebble and i couldnt be more happy. p.s. the camera is
sooo much better than i expected
Reviewed by Dick Hertz from UK on 23rd Feb 2006
What a phone. Had it now for six days and the only problem I have found
is; I can't put the dam thing down! Well done Motorola - a well deserved
Reviewed by Jack Yeomans from Wales on 22nd Feb
When i first got this phone I thought it was great .But I have had it
for 2 weeks and now i can't recive texts, it says i can't download them.Also
when i send texts it takes the money but i ask the people if they have
had them but they don't. it says this phone has a mp3 player but you
can only fit 1 song on it because there is not enough memory and it
will cost you an extra £58 to buy more memory. This phone looks great
but thats about all this phone has got.
Reviewed by Sam from Uk on 21st Feb 2006
Hiya! Does anybody know if you can download a new skin to this phone?
I really want a pink one, but after having all the trouble with only
being able to have one mp3 as a ringtone saved on the phone, im very
doubtful! Apart from its looks, this phone is becoming more disappointing
by the day! Sorry Motorola but I think you could have made this phone
A LOT better than it is! :(
Reviewed by daniel from england on 21st Feb 2006
this phone is good, nice features and all works fine, but i think all
of these slim phones are too slim and too wide, a phone being slim isnt
too bad but when they are this wide, it feels uncomfortable in your
palm. but other than that this phone is excellent.
Reviewed by Amira from United Kingdom on 21st
Excellent!..I really do love it! it's so chic and look so handsome!
Brilliant! top among its standard...It's a must have this season!
Reviewed by Claire from UK on 20th Feb 2006
Am just getting used to the phone and really like it so far, but I wanted
to ask whether anyone else is having problems with the sound quality/reception.
When using the phone friends have said that they can't hear me all that
well, or that there are strange noises in the back ground. There is
also a lot of echo on the line sometimes. Can anyone help?
Reviewed by Ben from United Kingdom on 19th Feb
I find this phone is great for what i need it to do. It has the facility
to add additional memory. The problem I'm having, if someone can help?
Is the USB connection using the Motorola software. It won't connect
to my phone, I have not got the original CD and have installed the software
that came with a Motorola V3 phone. Other than that the phone is great.
Reviewed by adam from England on 19th Feb 2006
Very, very good phone. Nothing to complain about!!! A word of warning
though, it seems be on sale with two batteries. I bought mine from the
orange website (Battery life quoted as 14 days/ actually more like 6
days). However in an orange high street shop, the phone comes with a
battery that only last 5 days (more like 3 days in the real world!!!).
So watch out!!!
Reviewed by jonnyd from uk on 18th Feb 2006
this phone is brill the camera is just like the samsung d500 i dont
no y sum ppl think its slow its faster than my razor and my frends l6.
ive had no problems wiv it for now n ive had it 2 month and the memory
Reviewed by Arif from Tanzania on 16th Feb 2006
Awesome buy! Nothing is perfect but one of the best buys out there in
the market. Those who don't have it, get it.
Reviewed by Shai from England on 16th Feb 2006
Firstly, yes Sam, there is a light sensor. You see on the top side of
the phone at the right there is a hole for a carry strap? Immediately
to the left of that is a small light-grey-ish colour square - that is
the ambience sensor. Put your finger over it and the backlight will
come on when you press any keys! I notice that some of the earlier reviews
complain a lot about this phone - I really have no idea why. This is
my first Motorola, and I am finding it about as easy to use as my previous
Sony Ericsson! It actually has a lot of very intuitive features, you
just need to spend a bit of time discovering them. I had concerns about
iTAP - it sounded much worse than T9 (predictive) which I was currently
used to - but it is actually amazingly efficient! 5 minutes getting
used to it and you will love it. I think this is a fantastic phone,
best one that I have ever seen both aesthetically and functionally.
I have absolutely no complaints.
Reviewed by Rich from UK on 16th Feb 2006
A quick message to Sam. Thanks mate. I think u are right. The keypad
is light sensitive so it does not come on when it registers light. I've
just been testing it by going from light to dark places and it does
work. These phones are just getting too clever. Anyway thanks again.
Reviewed by Sam from Uk on 15th Feb 2006
Hey! Just a comment for rich, the keypad doesn't come on in daylight!
I think there is some sort of light sensor on it so it conserves battery
during the day! Go from a light room to a dark one n press the keypad
n you'll see what i mean! My god ive turned into a phone nerd!! HAHA!!
Reviewed by Ricardo from UK on 15th Feb 2006
Cant really fault too much about this phone. Has plenty of nice features
and with a 512mb sd micro installed I have 13 albums on it. My only
issue is around the headphones. I bought a mini usb to 3.5 mm jack converter,
however I cannot get the music to play through the headphones. The music
still plays through the phones speaker. The manual for the phone isn't
the best and I cant figure out what I am doing wrong.
Reviewed by Anon from England on 14th Feb 2006
BEST PHONE! I had the n90, 6230i, 7610,6610, 8310 before. This is the
best. You can even watch full length movies on it. The only problem
is that in the uk version, the box does not come with any software or
data cable. You should buy this separtely. Slim, good looking and great
screen. PS. the camera is better than expected. The image are similar
even when printed to a nokia 7610 (1.3 megs). They are not as good as
the amazing cameria n90. However, a great phone to buy.
Reviewed by Rich from UK on 14th Feb 2006
Always had nokias before but fancied a change. The menus are a little
difficult at first to get used to but who cares when the phone looks
this cool. The camera vga quality is much better than I thought it would
be and much better than my last nokia 6230. Cameras on phones are a
little pointless in my opinion as most people have a digital camera
for decent photos and those you do take on a phone generally get deleted
after a while anyway. I do have one little problem tho. The blue backlight
on the keypad is not always coming on. I guess it must be a fault so
will look to get it replaced. I would definately get one if your considering
Reviewed by Sam from Uk on 13th Feb 2006
Just bought this phone today! Looks gr8! Im sad because little things
like the blue light of the keypad sold it to me! Im just having a little
trouble with putting mp3's onto it to use as ringtones? Im trying to
send them via blutooth from my computer but i keep getting an error
transfer message, i think it may have something to do with the size
limit? Anybody no another way of transfer? Any help would be GR8!
Reviewed by Goldielocks from England on 12th Feb
The L7 is wicked, its amazing. The design is fantastic, it's so slim
and the call quality is the best I've ever experienced. Get one !!!
Reviewed by Kumar from India on 11th Feb 2006
A great fone overal. bluetooth n mp3 are hit. Was using a 6600 previously,
L7 doesn't have a voice recorder. Manual does not help in instructions
for installing games, ringtones in mem card. The phone does not ring
through the head set for an incomeng call. I miss that feature.can anyone
help me with my problems, mail me to email@example.com display and
camera are superb.
Reviewed by DANIEL from ENGLAND on 9th Feb 2006
Just brought this phone and it is exellent!Last mobile i had was v3
razr!This is even better with video camera and mp3!In my opinion i think
it lookes even better than the v3 slim and its not even a flip top!
This phone is the best on the market GET ONE!
Reviewed by Ping Pong Ehh from China on 8th Feb
Reviewed by ted failon from philippines on 8th
i bought motorola slvr L7 several weeks ago. my girlfried find it a
great phone but i do have some reservations. the menu is hard to comprehehend
compare to a nokia phone.
Reviewed by GMan from UK on 8th Feb 2006
I picked up the phone yesterday. I have previously had Nokia or Sony
phones. In general this is a good, stylish phone. What really lets it
down for me though... is the fact that the screen always goes blank
/ black, when you lock the keys, or even when you set a screensaver.
Even the most noddy Nokias / Sonys have a basic dimmer function to save
the screen, or a clock-type screensaver; basically you can't tell whether
the phone is on or off when it hasn't been used for a while.
Reviewed by Wang Pang Eh from China on 7th Feb
S L O O O O O O W.........
Reviewed by Neil from England on 6th Feb 2006
I have a huge apology to make following my earlier review; it IS possible
to program shortcuts for functions such as the calculator and calendar.
Hurrah! This phone has rapidly gone up in my estimation, I'm even getting
to grips with the predictive text.
Reviewed by Neil from England on 6th Feb 2006
I'm used to Nokias, had Nokias ever since my first mobile phone 10 years
ago: This is the first Motorola I've had and after seeing it advertised
during the Big Brother commercial breaks I upgraded my Nokia 6230 to
it. Personally I don't like slide or flip phones so I chose this instead
of the V3i. I think it's a great looking phone, it's lightweight and
it's got a lot of good features. I really like the colours used to produce
the case and the keypad. Sure, it's a vga camera but I've already got
a 4Mp digital camera so I'm not too worried about this. I've also got
an ipod so I'm not going to use it as an MP3 player. Predominantly I
want something I can call people from, text people from and pick up
my e-mails on. This is where my problem lies: I don't find the menu
as easy to use as Nokias and I don't find the predictive text as easy
to use as Nokias version. Also there's no option to re-program the soft
keys, for example so you can access the calendar or calculator by pressing
one or two buttons. I realise these are things I'll probably get used
to but I felt it worth mentioning. So overall I feel it's a good phone
but not as easy to use as a Nokia.
Reviewed by George from UK on 5th Feb 2006
This phone overall is stunning. It looks great, light and has brillant
extra features. Several factors let it down...first of all the buttons
can be a bit fiddly at times, but nothing to get worries=d about. The
biggest desigh flaw however has to be the bluetooth. This is pretty
poor as whenever anyone has tried to send pictures it has often taken
so much time it was cancelled. To be honest tho...it doesnt actually
effect me as im only missing out on porn! (Joke!) Anyhoo now that all
my credibility has gone... i would highly recomend this phone to my
best friends. You would b a fool to buy anything else! Its a class act!
Reviewed by Leon from uk on 5th Feb 2006
dont get me rong i love this fone but ive only had the fone for a week
now and jst find it well annoyin how i have to buy the software aswell
as a memory card. i wud of at least thought you would get the software
free but im rong. the cameras good, the music sounds great (dont appreciate
the lack of memory got told there was 10mb memory that was a lie) the
pics look great. another thing i dislike about this fone was i have
to use those cloths for glasses to keep wiping the screen as finger
prints are easily left. im ready to take this fone back and get a d500
Reviewed by MasterMind from England on 4th Feb
I have had this phone for a week now, and think that it is OK. However,
one of the things I have had three problems with this phone, the first
being the keypad, I absolutely hate it! Seriously, what are motorola
doing? Go back to buttons motorola. Second of all the headphones crackle
a bit, maye its just my headphones, i'll try it out with a different
headset. And last of all memory, the transh flash cards only go up to
512mb, I need a minimum of 1Gb. In conclusion I would say this is a
phone for an average user, NOT for a buisness user.
Reviewed by brett from uk on 4th Feb 2006
This is ok, quality build......! you can get a mini usb to 3.5mm sterio
headphone adapter for only £3 ...... But it has issues with default
gain table settings, u can only just hear the sound through the headset,
slight modification required.
Reviewed by Jason P from US on 2nd Feb 2006
I found the phone to be very easy to use and a lot more functional than
the RAZR V3. I thought I wanted a flip phone, but after getting the
RAZR, I found it difficult to open with one hand, something I'm constantly
doing when my other hand is tied up. This phone solved that problem
and many more. The camera's better, it plays mp3s and it connects to
a computer without any problems. Bluetooth has been working fine for
me, as it didn't go so smoothly on the RAZR. I love it and you will
Reviewed by Jack from England on 2nd Feb 2006
This is one of the best phones ive ever had and its perfect...video
camera and stills camera are great, the phone in general is just perfect....but
does anyone know if it can connect to other phones via bluetooth so
i can take their music onto my phone like every other bluetooth phone
can???cant figure it out and the book doesnt help
Reviewed by Gurmit from UK on 2nd Feb 2006
I had this phone for 2 days, and i have to admit...overall it wasn't
a bad phone. I think Motorola could have done more in regards to the
metallic finish, as although the phone has a metal casing it does not
feel like that, and the back of it is just plain black, so for exterior
style, its not too bad overall and can be lived with. However, with
so many phones out there that are small, i felt this phone was bulky,
Yes its slim, but its still a large phone. Personally i would prefer
the V3i over this. As although its a razor and the razor has been out
for ages, its a better looking phone..and you do get a better mettalic
finish to it. The Menu i found difficult to use, and i use 2 lines on
my Sim so i bought the L7 as a generic handset, the phone did not support
this capability, so i returned it. Overall i did think it was a decent
phone, has a decent set of features, but there are many other phones
out there that are smaller and are more feature packed. The Bluetooth
is a waste of time, a serious design flaw as cannot reliably connect
to a Bluetooth headset, and to transfer numbers together is not possible,
so i had to go through my entire phone book one by one to transfer.
The type of people to buy this are the style conscious user...but would
like a good set of features, and have a phone that looks good. For this
reason alone, i advise not getting this phone, opt for the V3i, or if
you can afford it the 8800. Nokia also have their new l'amour range,
which is worth checking out.
Reviewed by john from england on 1st Feb 2006
This is a outstanding phone and i recomend you get one
Reviewed by Dave from UK on 31st Jan 2006
Great looking phone, best on the market by far, although the Motorola
software lets it down but hey I was expecting that, as I have always
Reviewed by Waka from United Kingdom on 30th Jan
Im a big fan of the phone except for one major flaw. I bought a 512mb
trans flash card for the extra memory, put some mp3s on the card, realised
I didnt have earphones, started the online search, and 3 days later
I still have no earphone?? Where are they??
Reviewed by Mohib from Dubai on 29th Jan 2006
Its a cool phone
Reviewed by Lord Bacon from England,Chesterfield on
28th Jan 2006
Can only hold 1 mp3 tune, as i have tryed to put 2 tunes on but it just
wont hold it.when locked it some times unlocks itself.Over all i think
Reviewed by jamster from UK on 28th Jan 2006
Had this phone fo 3 weeks now. No problems. Mp3 Sounds great. Camera
is amazing I compared it to a D600 It was the same quality Buy Now
Reviewed by Magic Weaver from Malaysia on 27th
I have no idea the rubbish about this phone being junk (they're probably
nokia/sony lovers) but this phone is almost excellent in my books. It
has all the features a decent mobile phone should have, it came with
the proper software AND cable to synch with (if you didn't either you're
tied in with a service provider which doesn't give it to you or you
got gyped). While this is a 3G phone so don't expect to connect to 3G
networks with it you do get 2.5G connectivity (provided your service
provider has it), with a twist that it stores video in 3GP format and
plays it back too. While comparing it to my old Nokia 6610, the menu
interface leaves much to be desired, but you'll probably get past the
diffrences very quickly. The camera is somewhat on the lousy side, but
then again if you wanted a good camera go buy a digital camera; and
it seems to have some issues with it's bluetooth module locking up (requiring
me to power cycle the phone every once in a while). Feature packed and
highly reccomended for NON 3G phone users.
Reviewed by Mo from uk on 25th Jan 2006
get a life!!!!!!! this phone does what you want it to do...its a phone
you idiots..pics are perfect texting is a bit strange at first but great
when you get used to it and it looks better than anything out there
.....small, slim,and great.
Reviewed by exxentrixx from uk on 24th Jan 2006
Yeah I luv this fone, the bluetooth is a flaw, i mean its slow, and
the headphone crack is bad, but btw u can ansa calls with the keypad
locked just like a nokia etc. the call comes up and it says wether to
ignore or ansa the keypad flaw wos on the L6 but not the L7. ***** 5
Reviewed by Farshad from england on 24th Jan 2006
i brought this phone and i luv it cause i reckon it is one of the best
phones ever made!!!!!!!! it has everything u can ask for simply the
best phone fullll stoppp ha!!!
Reviewed by Justin from UK on 24th Jan 2006
Total Junk. Bulky, ugly and difficult to use.
Reviewed by Shaun Barnard from UK on 20th Jan
The worst phone ive ever had. The Motorola v3 Razor phone is better
than this, and thats saying something! I honestly do not want a motorola
Reviewed by Ian D from England on 20th Jan 2006
oh dear! This is a lovely looking phone, and I talk as someone who owns
a nokia 8910i, so I know a bit about style over substance, but after
getting one yesterday I have three observations. Firstly, you need to
PURCHASE some software to syncronise the phone with your PC contacts
etc. (with nokia and sony this has been free). Secondly, the phone supports
mp3 playback but there is no headphone socket so you have to buy bluetooth
compatable headphones. These two points I can live with since the phone
is primarily a phone, but the third point is the killer (and the reason
mine is going back). YOU CANT LOCK THE KEYBOARD AND STILL ANSWER CALLS!!!
This is a serious flaw in any candy bar style phone. Its got to go!
If you never put your phone in your pocket or handbag then get one they
are beautiful, otherwise expect some interesting bills! ADDED LATER:
Just been back to the shop, apparently you can lock the keypad, it just
doesn't mention it in the documentation!
Reviewed by ersidc from England on 17th Jan 2006
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For it's price the phone is great, could do alot better in the camera
section there still using a buggy blutooth method, wich is a big turn
off. External memory makes up for it. overall the phone is a treat it's
self the phone looks good too.