Motorola Moto Jewel

Editor's Review of the Moto Jewel

The Motorola MOTO Jewel lives up to its name by exuding luxury and elegance with its crystal-cut, jewel design complete with a distinguishing mirror effect. Available in silver colour with a hint of the purple colour on its keypad, the Motorola MOTO Jewel is a head-turner. It is a mobile phone that resembles the style of Motorola's array of fashionable handsets including the Motorola U9 and the Motorola PEBL.

Operating on clamshell design, the Motorola MOTO Jewel allows users to easily access the display screen, which supports viewing of screensavers and animated wall papers in 262,000 colours over a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Users of the MOTOJewel, as it is often called, can view information, including music-related data, on its hidden external display even when it is in a closed position. The handset weighs approximately 95 grams and measures 90 x 48 x 16 millimetres. Personalising the handset is convenient with a set of MP3 and polyphonic ringtones from which users can select according to their preferences.

The Motorola MOTO Jewel works on quadband technology. It supports GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900 networks. Through its wide network coverage, the mobile phone is an ideal companion for worldwide roaming, depending on its network provider.

The Motorola MOTO Jewel provides Internet access to its users through an internal WAP browser. The handset also supports transferring and sharing of files and data with compatible devices such as a printer, a computer or a laptop. Users can opt for its connectivity features which include USB cable or Bluetooth A2DP for wireless transfers. The Motorola MOTO Jewel runs on EDGE and GPRS capacities, making its transfer and downloading rates notably speedier.

Keeping the customary messaging services, the Motorola MOTO Jewel supports text messaging or SMS, as well as multimedia messaging or MMS. The mobile phone also offers email service with its Internet connectivity feature.

More than being an externally beautiful handset, the Motorola MOTO Jewel can pass for a reliable assistant. Busy and on-the-go can store more than 3,000 contacts to their MOTO Jewel phone book. Keeping track of schedules is a breeze with the mobile phone's calendar and clock features. The handset also comes with a built-in portable calculator and offers the vibration alert option for those calls and messages that necessitate prompt attention.

Users of the Motorola MOTO Jewel will enjoy making or taking calls with the handset's support for Clear CrystalTalk technology, which assures better quality of calls. Through Clear CrystalTalk, users will take pleasure in listening to the crisp and clear voice of the person on the other line. Moreover, calls are made convenient by handset's built-in speaker phone and voice dialing support.

A 2-Megapixel camera integrated in the Motorola MOTO Jewel allows users to take still photos with its digital camera features. The camera is powered by an 8x digital zoom for better close ups and more precise shots. It also allows users to take pictures in both portrait and landscape modes, to effectively capture wider sceneries and position subjects better. In addition, the Motorola MOTO Jewel camera comes with a multi-shot feature to provide users more selections and ultimately choose the best photo. The camera onboard the mobile phone also supports recording of video footages, which can either played, stored the handset's memory or shared with others.

Music-digging users of the Motorola MOTO Jewel will find the handset a portable music player with its music library features. Specifically, the mobile phone supports Microsoft Windows Media player 11, which allows users to enjoy PC synchronisation and transfer music files from their computer to the mobile phone. The music player also comes with an auto pause feature for users to take easier control of the tracks that they are listening to. In addition, the music player has dedicated music keys that are touch sensitive for utmost ease while listening to favourite songs. The touch keys are located on the handset's external screen. Because the Motorola MOTO Jewel's built-in music player supports practically all music formats, users will enjoy it even more.

The handset is also embedded with a host of different games to keep its users entertained, while supporting game downloads from the Web.

Equipped with 5 Megabytes storage capacity, the Motorola MOTO Jewel's memory can be expanded through the MicroSD memory option. Users will enjoy their handset for 6 hours of talk time. It can also last for 388 hours in the equivalent when put on standby mode.

Observers have pointed out the Motorola MOTO Jewel's lack of more sophisticated attributes, such as its own operating system, or a more powerful camera. With its beautiful external features and modern yet user-friendly features, however, the Motorola MOTO Jewel is deemed as a competitive mobile phone that meets the needs of modern users.