Motorola A3100

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Andes
3I@
27 Mar 2009

I would like to see a review of this phone by GSMArena it looks very ....boring and 2008 stuff but i think it's a little underrated i know that motorola make pretty sturdy phones with good batterries (at least they made them a few years ago) and i read that the speed and response of this device are excelent.If it has a reasonable price it would make a best seller pretty fast everyone wants to see specs (camera,screen,megapixels and etc.) but the actual performance of the phone is a totaly different thing and i want to know a users opinion about the device .

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Anonymous
2Fy
24 Mar 2009

Very nice phone

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Budy
Sv3
24 Mar 2009

To late with this phone Moto, that kind of phones are already on the market... And also it is nothing special...

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nycolayvl
mPU
24 Mar 2009

nice phone
now motorola is the one that make a real phone around others great design and very good radio features this is what we need

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100 Moto
Er2
24 Mar 2009

Anonymous, 23 Mar 2009Wow..You still have that DynaTAC? I think it's the first ce... moreSorry, I only have the 2nd generation DynaTAC, which is a "reduced size" version of the original one, which first came out around 1991/92.

Guess the person who complained so much about the quality of Moto phones never owned one of these...

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Anonymous
m5a
23 Mar 2009

This looks like the one for me I still have my Moto A1000 but the battery no good and nothing out there comes close can I get one of these please and where from I dont caRE HOW MUCH IT IS

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Stuart
vV5
23 Mar 2009

100 Moto, 23 Mar 2009Moto phones don't last for more than a week? Let's see the... moreYour post reminded me of my "good old days" while using MicroTac 8700. If I'm not wrong, the MicroTac was the first with flip phone design, then came Elite which was slimmer and then Star Tac, probably the smallest, thinnest, flip phone around back then. The Microtac battery was probably the size of many current phones, imagine the technology advancement between these years.
You should start a Motorola phones museum some day.

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Anonymous
wrm
23 Mar 2009

100 Moto, 23 Mar 2009Moto phones don't last for more than a week? Let's see the... moreWow..You still have that DynaTAC? I think it's the first cellphone in the world.You got a great collection. The almighty brand also has some issues with their phone such as 3230,3250,etc. The almighty brand has some bad reputations now..:D

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fre
TIE
23 Mar 2009

moto NEVER claim that this is a HIGH end phone, its just a Mid range phone with an affordable price.

when you ppl keep comparing this with HTC, X1 and omnia, have you ever put the price also in your consideration ? maybe you are rich but not everybody. you can show off you have X1 or 16G omnia, but some ppl just need a PHONE with good function and fair price !!

and NOBODY stops you wasting your own money.

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100 Moto
Er2
23 Mar 2009

apt.pupil, 22 Mar 2009"Dear all moto haters, good work your very PERSEVERANCE... moreMoto phones don't last for more than a week? Let's see the following examples:

- My 2 oldest Moto phones are (smaller version) Dyna TAC and MicroTAC Elite. The only reason these 2 phones no longer work is due to the network service provider...as nobody offers the AMPS analog network anymore. Though you're more than free to visit my home in US where these phones reside...they still function 100% in all other areas.

- Then talking about my oldest GSM phone, being a Motorola P7689. Yes, it still works 100%.

- The generation after P7689 such as V60i, V600, A835, A1000, etc...are still in my collection box. The phones themselves still "work" (both for calls and multi-media, as I saved quite a bit of video on my A835.)

Moving on to the next generation with mini-USB charging plug...my oldest ones are V3X, E770 E2, V6, V3mass (i-mode), Z3, E6, Z8 etc...all of them are still working 100%

All of the phones mentioned above are certainly at least 1 week old, if not 1 year...

Currently I'm using Zn5, V8, EM35, Q9h, V9, A3100 with micro-USB charging plug, with my A3100 being the youngest being 2 MONTHS old. Not a single problem went wrong with these phones.

Not to mention the K3, EM330, V191, W270, W510, V3maxx being used by my wife, sister-in-law, parents-in-law, and my mom....all with their Moto phones for at least over a month.

- A friend of mine was using the almighty brand's "almighty" (slim) flipphone...which he dropped from about 1m height, and the flip then could be turned over 180 degrees, and the open-flip to answer function went to heaven at the same time.

Meanwhile, his wife "is still" using Moto V3maxx (since it first came out) and dropped the phone from 1m height for at least 20 times, and the phone still works perfectly.

- And here is what's going on at Moto service center where I live.

Average waiting time - to drop off the phone...less than 5 mins. Phones under the 1-year warranty can be repaired (or mostly being replaced) within 1 hour, or even 45~50 mins.

For comparision, the almighty brand, which has only 3 service centers (with sales volume at least 4 times that of Moto), would take at least an hour to "drop off" the phone for service, and then at least another 2~3 hours for "repair"....where sometimes the phones are not even "repaired" as the brand wouldn't admit such being a problem.

If other brands are so problem free, suggest you to read the "extra feature" which came with those 5800....being unstable earpiece volume.

Indeed, the visitors to Moto's service center in my area mostly only went there to pickup their new free phones (W270) by applying credit cards....

See if you can share with us with more precious examples as to which Moto models you sold had what kind of problems which were returned within a week. (don't tell me you sell ?-mobile phones in US, as this operator is well known for messing up good phones with its own software)

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Stuart
vV5
22 Mar 2009

apt.pupil, 22 Mar 2009"Dear all moto haters, good work your very PERSEVERANCE... moreHello Sir, I hope you could view my reply here with kind consideration and I didn't mean any disrespect to your early comment.

I can respect your job on selling Motorola phones(or probably other phones as well) and definitely you'll have more exposure as compared to us, normal people. Coincidently, I'm also into managing, sales & marketing too but on other products which is also consumer related. I can understand your "angle of approach" when you said: "lol. well if motorola could build a useable phone that doesn't break a week after purchase- maybe motorola would have a bigger fanbase.", I can see the point you're trying to make that Moto phones are generally non-lasting or easily breakable. MAYBE to a certain extent you could be right (from your perspective) but I believe many others here do not agree with that. Yes, I'm a Moto fan, but my previous Z3, V8 and E8 did not break up or breakdown on me - not within a week, months or a year after I purchased them. To be fair, in general term, I don't believe other brands too have this problem eventhough some uses more plastic materials so that's in general term and I'm not refering to some isolated cases due to reasons that you and me could not comprehend. For me, Motorola is a good brand, the shortfall is on their marketing and not so much on their products, I believe 100 Moto, another multi-Moto phones user/owner/collector could second to what I said. I've accidently dropped my Moto phones before including my E8 which has no cover on it onto a marble floor from approx. 3 feet height and to my surprise, no sign of scratch marks or breakage since the front of it is glass, the side material I understand is of plastic and the back is metal. Furthermore, I don't think V3 back then could sell so much if it is as fragile. Therefore, I would agree that even if no one phone is perfect but they should last for a reasonable period.

Anyone wants a really tough phone made for Robocop, try out Moto's Tundra VA76r. (LOL)

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apt.pupil
PP$
22 Mar 2009

motofan.ir, 20 Mar 2009Dear all moto haters, good work your very PERSEVERANCE ... more"Dear all moto haters, good work

your very PERSEVERANCE at your work (hate)

when a3100 and ve66 have 9.2 vote about 2week later and stand #1 & 2 in gsmarena ranking you start your work and now this phone have 8.4 vote shame ,,
where are moto lover ?

but never forget this:motorola is your OVERLORD alway"

lol. well if motorola could build a useable phone that doesn't break a week after purchase- maybe motorola would have a bigger fanbase.

i sell motorla phones for a living- i know firsthand how many hassles people who have never used a moto before actually go through.
though since this is a winmo platform- i have high hopes for this phone. i could sell it as a cheaper alternative to the Sony Xperia or the HTC Touch HD

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Anonymous
Ln7
21 Mar 2009

DAMN! it was supposed to be #1 phone in gsmarena! but thanks to moto haters it's not!!! it doesn't matter anyway 'cuz when motorola get started showing the android phones, sony ericsson will be, how can i say?

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motofan.ir
nsC
20 Mar 2009

Dear all moto haters, good work

your very PERSEVERANCE at your work (hate)

when a3100 and ve66 have 9.2 vote about 2week later and stand #1 & 2 in gsmarena ranking you start your work and now this phone have 8.4 vote shame ,,
where are moto lover ?

but never forget this:motorola is your OVERLORD alway

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Stuart
vV5
20 Mar 2009

John, 19 Mar 2009Most of the high end HTC,Samsung WM phones have higher reso... moreHi John,

Just sharing information from my part, I agree with some HTCs and other WM PDA phones now are using higher screen resolution like 480 x 640 (as compared to 240 x 320), I also noticed at least one model even started with 16 million color versus 65K color screen. The finer details and color are more vibrant definitely and it can also mean higher usage of battery power.

I believe it is more of marketing and positioning strategy by Moto rather than competing on the highest possible technology, so there are 2 different approaches here. At this point I must say my statement here are purely based on personal view, as part of my job involves managing a sales & marketing team myself, the decision on which range we intend to position a product based on which targeted market we are eyeing for will determine material use, component quality use, technology involve and lastly price point. Looking at A3100 and its price point, it is for sure not eyeing for the top of list with innovative technology of the year category. But A3100 can definitely beat out or matches some of its competitors with 128/128 RAM ROM, 3 MP camera, without flash, 400 odd processors and so on. I've also read from one website that A3100 comes with Crystaltalk, if it's true, then this is the only WM model that could give you the advantage of handling calls in noisy environment like other Moto phones. Motorola brand has been around for a long time, I know there are some unfavorable remarks by people who doesn't like it but it has never (at least not yet) shown its "instability" like other makers. Recently other WM PDA phone brands like Eten has "merged" with Acer, so did Asus, their future product will be named Asus Garmin. Usually a merger makes both companies stronger, if they are strong by itself logically they don't really need to merge. It could also mean one is buying over the other.

This A3100 is definitely worth a second look and can be a strong contender at its price range, which is much reasonable than the higher range HTCs or Samsung with really good screen and importantly, it can just do its job as well as others. Since majority of WM PDA phone users are buying this kind of phones to better their working environment and productivity levels, I believe many are willing to overlook the high-end screen in exchange for a better price - especially in this kind of economic situation.

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motofan.ir
nsC
19 Mar 2009

se x1
Palm Treo Pro
HTC Touch Diamond
HTC Touch Pro
HTC Touch hd ....
and almost all win mobile are -65k- color display

omnia is symbian os not win mo
and i cant find win mo from nokia ?!

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John
PW9
19 Mar 2009

100 Moto, 19 Mar 2009Can you share with us which Windows Mobile based phone has ... moreMost of the high end HTC,Samsung WM phones have higher resolution

- HTC Touch Diamond: 480 x 640
- HTC Touch Pro: 480 x 640
- HTC Touch HD: 480 x 800
- Samsung OMNIA: 240 x 400

Although, all of these phones above have one thing in common, they're 'slow' in term of performance... so you have to decide if you want nicer screen or better performance... A3100 is probably one of the fastest WM devices on the market

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skwirditz
vpd
19 Mar 2009

how much? ehehheh dude i can't fine the price.. what a loser i am ;(

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100 Moto
Er2
19 Mar 2009

Nag, 18 Mar 2009Looks like the first of the many touch screen phones to be ... moreCan you share with us which Windows Mobile based phone has better resolution than A3100? Thanks.

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Anonymous
TLE
18 Mar 2009

Long waiting line...

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