Motorola Aura
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- reeds
- TIE
- 18 Nov 2008
this phone is sexy without a doubt! but the price is a killer! its a motorola classic with basically nothing!
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- Anonymous
- M8T
- 17 Nov 2008
Anonymous, 17 Nov 2008For stupid people. Motorola Aura is Motorola Fashion Phone... moreAbsolutely the best looking luxury phone. Lets hope it feels good in hand as well. Well done...
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- Anonymous
- RA}
- 17 Nov 2008
For stupid people.
Motorola Aura is Motorola Fashion Phone. That's mean dedicated for fashion and not dedicate to feature.
Motorola Aura has:
* 16 Million Colors
World’s first 16 million color, circular display with 300 dpi resolution in the mobile phone industry
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62 Carat Lens
Created from Grade 1 62-carat sapphire crystal, one of the most scratch-resistant materials on earth
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Meticulously Crafted
Stainless steel housing with chemically etched textures and patterns takes nearly two weeks to sculpt, etch and polish
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Swiss-Made Main Bearing
At the center of the mechanical heart is a Swiss-made main bearing, which serves as the foundation allowing the blade to rotate with seamless precision
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Custom-Engineering
Custom-engineered rotating mechanism has 130 precision ball bearings that drive the assisted-opening blade — like opening the door on a high-end luxury car. On the 100,000th opening, the blade glides with the same fluidity and grace that it did on its first
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Tungsten Carbide Coated Gears
Gears composed of Rockwell 50-55 hardened steel are protected with the same coating used in high-performance racing engines
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700+ Individual Components
Comprised of features including up-scaled, nickel-chrome-plated exposed screws
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CrystalTalk™ Technology
CrystalTalkTM technology delivers supreme clarity and deep resonance to every single conversation an AURA owner has, even in noisy environments
*
Mirror Polish Finish
PVD coating, the same used when making luxury watches, gives AURA its polished, mirrored shine
*
Aluminum Keypad
Individual aluminum keys are formed, anodized, spin-finish applied and assembled
If you the owner of Motorola Aura give me fact you have that's Motorola Aura. Dont b u l l s h i t. Show me the photo of your Motorola Aura and certificate.
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- Anonymous
- SH9
- 17 Nov 2008
stupid people have stupid phone
stupid phone = Motorola Aura
Motorola Aura = Crap
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- cjshadow
- v0X
- 17 Nov 2008
this phone is wierd...
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- Anonymous
- RA}
- 17 Nov 2008
As it's usually the case with fashion-conscious phones, the MOTOAURA sports a hefty metallic casing with the only plastic accent found along the bottom of the phone, where the radio antenna is perched. At 96.8x47.6x15.9 and 145g, the MOTOAURA is fairly palm-friendly. All our images of the MOTOAURA feature an engineering sample of this phone, so don't mind that "Your Name / S/N" plate - it'll be removed in all commercial units.
Around back there are (surprise!) three gears of the opening mechanism underneath a thick layer of glass. You can flick the MOTOAURA open in any direction, although you'll have to close it in the same way, which isn't all that intuitive, as we tried to show in our video. On the other hand, it will take very little practice to get used to this design.
These gears are all another way of showing the MOTOAURA's origins, but what's more, it houses a 130-ball bearing, that guarantees you'll be able to kick the phone open and shut at least a hundred thousand times. What's more, there is only one Swiss manufacturer on the entire globe that crafts this kind of bearings.
On balance, going for the MOTOAURA are a sapphire glass, metallic casing (with very little plasticin it) and a very unique screen. Will that be enough for a fashion-centric rotate-phone? Make no mistake about that, with all these features and a price tag of 2000 USD it certainly will turn a lot of eyes your way. Nevertheless, while it will enjoy some sales, it won't be a wild success by any means.
In the past I fell for Motorola's bait on numerous occasions (in fact they pulled the same trick with every fashion phone in their portfolio): they would claim they intended to keep prices at their original level, but all of a sudden they would send prices crashing down. This time around, our only hope is that the MOTOAURA packs in a wealth of premium materials that aren't aimed at the mass-market, so there is a good chance its price tag won't change any time soon and I don't believe they are going to slash its price in half either.
As far as other specs go, the MOTOAURA will come included with a bog-standard 2 MP camera, radio application, dazzling E8-grade audio quality, 2 GB of bundled storage (although it'll lack a slot for memory cards) and a 810 mAh Li-Ion battery (BC-50, 245 minutes/225 hours).
It goes without saying that the MOTOAURA is one unique phone - you can either love it or hate it, there is no room for some third option. It's a fashion-conscious phone that, I believe, will appeal to its target audience. It is way slicker than the Samsung S9500 Eccelso that feels somewhat edgy and cumbersome, plus packs in two SIM card slots, which isn't a major selling point by any stretch of imagination. Furthermore, the MOTOAURA's fashion cred is higher than that of all current iterations of the Nokia Arte. And even though the next 8000-branded handset will sport a revamped design, it's still quite far-off. All in all, the MOTOAURA is a pretty decent phone that will be accompanied by another premium offering from Motorola, set to launch early in 2009. Again, as far as its price point is concerned, the MOTOAURA is quite an adequate solution, and very quaint at that.
Eldar Murtazin (eldar@mobile-review.com)
Translated by Oleg Kononosov (oleg.kononosov@mobile-review.com)
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- Anonymous
- RA}
- 17 Nov 2008
For stupid people.
Motorola Aura is Motorola Fashion Phone. That's mean dedicated for fashion and not dedicate to feature.
Motorola Aura has:
* 16 Million Colors
World’s first 16 million color, circular display with 300 dpi resolution in the mobile phone industry
*
62 Carat Lens
Created from Grade 1 62-carat sapphire crystal, one of the most scratch-resistant materials on earth
*
Meticulously Crafted
Stainless steel housing with chemically etched textures and patterns takes nearly two weeks to sculpt, etch and polish
*
Swiss-Made Main Bearing
At the center of the mechanical heart is a Swiss-made main bearing, which serves as the foundation allowing the blade to rotate with seamless precision
*
Custom-Engineering
Custom-engineered rotating mechanism has 130 precision ball bearings that drive the assisted-opening blade — like opening the door on a high-end luxury car. On the 100,000th opening, the blade glides with the same fluidity and grace that it did on its first
*
Tungsten Carbide Coated Gears
Gears composed of Rockwell 50-55 hardened steel are protected with the same coating used in high-performance racing engines
*
700+ Individual Components
Comprised of features including up-scaled, nickel-chrome-plated exposed screws
*
CrystalTalk™ Technology
CrystalTalkTM technology delivers supreme clarity and deep resonance to every single conversation an AURA owner has, even in noisy environments
*
Mirror Polish Finish
PVD coating, the same used when making luxury watches, gives AURA its polished, mirrored shine
*
Aluminum Keypad
Individual aluminum keys are formed, anodized, spin-finish applied and assembled
If you the owner of Motorola Aura give me fact you have that's Motorola Aura. Dont b u l l s h i t. Show me the photo of your Motorola Aura and certificate.
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- nxw
- 17 Nov 2008
usman hussain, 13 Nov 2008i am madly in love of this beauty...i cant forget my V70 an... morei have this phone and its crap!
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- Anonymous
- 2Fy
- 17 Nov 2008
This is always the case which appy to high-end fashion phones:-
The low scoring of the "volting results" show that most volters are envy cos they cannot afford the phone which they want so desperately, Period.
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- holden
- pu2
- 17 Nov 2008
The price is $2000 you can order your from now unlocked from Motorola.com or Google Morotola Aura and you should find your way around.
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- Anonymous
- RA}
- 16 Nov 2008
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@Y1Rv
why didnt motorola put these materials into the razr2 v9 like they did with the first razr?
ive sold phones since the v70 was new. the v70 was a piece of junk that that embarrassed those who sold it and bought it. motorola better not blow it this time.
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I don't know where your brain. Don't compare Motorola Aura with Motorola V70. Motorola blow it Motorola Aura because Motorola Aura has:
* 16 Million Colors
World’s first 16 million color, circular display with 300 dpi resolution in the mobile phone industry
*
62 Carat Lens
Created from Grade 1 62-carat sapphire crystal, one of the most scratch-resistant materials on earth
*
Meticulously Crafted
Stainless steel housing with chemically etched textures and patterns takes nearly two weeks to sculpt, etch and polish
*
Swiss-Made Main Bearing
At the center of the mechanical heart is a Swiss-made main bearing, which serves as the foundation allowing the blade to rotate with seamless precision
*
Custom-Engineering
Custom-engineered rotating mechanism has 130 precision ball bearings that drive the assisted-opening blade — like opening the door on a high-end luxury car. On the 100,000th opening, the blade glides with the same fluidity and grace that it did on its first
*
Tungsten Carbide Coated Gears
Gears composed of Rockwell 50-55 hardened steel are protected with the same coating used in high-performance racing engines
*
700+ Individual Components
Comprised of features including up-scaled, nickel-chrome-plated exposed screws
*
CrystalTalk™ Technology
CrystalTalkTM technology delivers supreme clarity and deep resonance to every single conversation an AURA owner has, even in noisy environments
*
Mirror Polish Finish
PVD coating, the same used when making luxury watches, gives AURA its polished, mirrored shine
*
Aluminum Keypad
Individual aluminum keys are formed, anodized, spin-finish applied and assembled
If you not rich people, don't be jelouse.
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- Anonymous
- RA}
- 16 Nov 2008
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@wr77
i saw on the website, my my it is for sale with the price of 1.999 USD, isnt that too much, it is gorgeous though
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If you not jelouse and have much money; you don't think the price USD 1,999 is too much. Motorola Aura just for rich people and for limited people.
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- rajesh
- v}P
- 15 Nov 2008
not so good in features look is good like my old 70 moto
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- brynam
- Y1R
- 15 Nov 2008
why didnt motorola put these materials into the razr2 v9 like they did with the first razr?
ive sold phones since the v70 was new. the v70 was a piece of junk that that embarrassed those who sold it and bought it. motorola better not blow it this time.
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- Anonymous
- wr7
- 15 Nov 2008
Anonymous, 12 Nov 2008that is true... and it was black with a blue screeni saw on the website, my my it is for sale with the price of 1.999 USD, isnt that too much, it is gorgeous though
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- Anonymous
- 2Fy
- 14 Nov 2008
Very nice piece
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- Phonejacker
- TIA
- 14 Nov 2008
This phone is gayer than a pink fairy winning a trophy at the gayest pink fairy competition!
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- usman hussain
- PAm
- 13 Nov 2008
i am madly in love of this beauty...i cant forget my V70 and i often pray that motorola introduce same shape now and now its being listened and i am waiting for this mobile...
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- Anonymous
- P%n
- 13 Nov 2008
Surprisingly enough, the one thing the V70 did really well was make phone calls, which I am sure this phone will do just as well.
To a lot of people who buy phones this is their main purpose.
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- Anonymous
- 3pR
- 13 Nov 2008
Looks Great!!! I've been waiting for so long for a similar to my old v70 to come out. Can't wait for the release so I buy it!!!