Motorola L7 SLVR

Motorola L7 SLVR

Sudeep Naik, Mar 28, 2006 1928 hrs IST

Motorola has tried to cash in on the slim revolution by introducing the latest L7 SLVR.

Good sleek looks, 96 grams, Slimmer than the RAZR V3, One port for charging, USB cable and headphones, iTunes compatible, Expandable memory.

Tedious interface, Poor quality video playback, Can't listen to music while charging, No FM Radio.



The MP3 playback feature is one of the USP for the L7 and being compatible with iTunes is a bonus. It supports both MP3 and AAC formats. Ringtones are of good quality and support MP3s. The Handsfree speaker phone is another improvement we appreciate. Sound quality with the earphones is decent compared to what competitors have to offer but it's certainly not as good as the ones you come across in Sony Ericsson Walkman range of phones. Talking of music, one notable absentee here is the FM tuner.

Connectivity options are good, with full support for wireless Bluetooth connections, as well as USB, although infra-red is not supported. The L7 SLVR accepts Transflash memory cards, so the memory can be expanded up to 512 MB - very useful for storing MP3 tracks and videos. I must say we did have a tough time trying to transfer files using Bluetooth and the phone just accepts and starts incoming transfer whether you want it or not. Whatever happened to permissions?

A few advanced features include Push To Talk (dependent on your service provider), where you can use the phone as a two-way radio. Java games are good and you can download more games as well as applications as the L7 has WAP 2.0 and GPRS support. Browser support is a plus as well.



Also, the phone features a single multi functional port i.e., the same port is used for the charger, USB cable and the earphones, which clearly rules out the possibility of using the earphones while charging.

Coming down to one of the most important factor for mobiles, battery life, we can say that this is one department where the L7 SLVR scores beyond our expectations. You can listen to MP3s without being afraid of draining the battery too much. Even after listening to MP3s for almost 4 hours in four 1 hour sessions, there was hardly any drop in the battery graph. Rated Standby time is up to 345 hours and Talk time is around 315 minutes.

Conclusion
In terms of functionality, the SLVR is superior to the RAZR V3. Looks wise, it's as cool as the V3 but a clamshell phone has its own charm (a matter of individual taste). The display with 262k colours and high resolution is one of the best in this price range. The camera is typical VGA with the benefit of a video recorder, and there's a built-in MP3 player that can handle both MP3 and AAC format. Sound quality is pretty neat. Ringtones are good quality and support MP3, and there's a good range of additional features like email and quad band. Battery life is good too. The only real flip sides are the interface, the keypad and the absence of FM radio. For a street price of around Rs. 10,500 with a one year warranty this is a neat phone with ample style and features. Only if the phone software was as good, it would have been a great choice. But that's Motorola for you, I guess.

Test Unit sourced from: Perfect Relations, Mumbai



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Good phone

by Reshin, Ernakulam, on Oct 23, 2008 07:39 AM, Report abuse   Reply

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by tuan, hcm, on Sep 23, 2008 05:33 PM, Report abuse   Reply

how to activate GPRS in L7?plzz replay me on my ID

by Amit, Mumbai, on Sep 18, 2008 11:15 PM, Report abuse   Reply

i need a free mobile antivirus software for motorola l7 slvr . please send me the link if anyone knows. thank you

by bala, auroville, on Dec 29, 2007 11:29 AM, Report abuse   Reply

by Letotile Mmopi, Gaborone, BOTSWANA, on Aug 15, 2008 01:16 PM, Report abuse

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by Letotile Mmopi, Gaborone, BOTSWANA, on Aug 15, 2008 12:44 PM, Report abuse   Reply

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by salamm, chennai, on Jul 26, 2008 04:16 PM, Report abuse   Reply

hey, can sum body PLSSSS help me, everytime i goe to use the camera or video recorder it either switches str8 off or says busy, try again l8a?

by Jamie B, bedfordshire, on Apr 17, 2006 11:18 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I am having the same problem, and I can't seem to get any help around it. Have you figured anything out?

by Chris Kingery, San Francisco, on Apr 26, 2006 10:26 PM, Report abuse

it happened 2 me 2 does anyone kno the solution yet if u figured it out can u please send me an email telling me how 2 fix it thank you soo much

by Raul, Orlando, on Jul 21, 2006 09:56 AM, Report abuse

I am having the same problem. Has anyone found a fix for the camera/video saying busy, try again?

by Marcus, Austin, on May 01, 2007 05:45 AM, Report abuse

switch it off and then switch on again

by muhsin, calicut, on Jul 09, 2008 02:19 PM, Report abuse

GPRS Settings for Motorola L7

by VENKATESH PRABU, SIVAKASI (NEAR MADURAI), on Jul 05, 2008 11:05 AM, Report abuse   Reply

i want auto call recording software for my motorola l7I phone pls send me the suitable software and teach me how to load it into my phone

by rajnikant, baroda, on Jul 03, 2008 09:08 PM, Report abuse   Reply

how can i get antivirus softwere for my motorola l9

by reddy, bangalore, on Jun 28, 2008 02:46 PM, Report abuse   Reply

how can i format my motorola l7?

by Anonymous, andrea, on Jun 27, 2008 09:38 PM, Report abuse   Reply

i have motorola slvr l9 premium but icant play continously song. i have to select every time if u know how to play song continue plz. tell me procedure

by ravish, bhopal, on May 25, 2008 10:29 PM, Report abuse   Reply

go to Digital audio player then play the songs....

by Nag, Blore, on Jun 17, 2008 07:03 PM, Report abuse

i want to know the settings for GPRS in cellone post paid

by sutharsingh, madurai, on Mar 09, 2008 10:35 PM, Report abuse   Reply

hey i got motorazr v3i n i don nho how to install games n music player... is there some1 who can teach how to install....

by Aray, Ktm, on Mar 07, 2008 08:02 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I HAVE MOTOROLA L7 MOBILE I CAN INSTAL ANY SOFTWARE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO INSTALL SOFT WARE

by Anonymous, UDUPI, on Feb 11, 2008 08:02 AM, Report abuse   Reply

first open your memory card as a removable disk now open your memory card and go to tools in your task bar and clike on folder options then click on view now tick on show hidden files and folder. then OK now in your memory card a folder named kjava will appear now paste .jar games in it and diconnect your phone open java&apps in your phone then go to memory card now go to install new install all the games and have fun

by UJAS NAYAK, Gandhidham, on Feb 16, 2008 10:50 AM, Report abuse

hello..plesae giv me a replay i hav Motorola L7. I want to install iTunes in it. can anyone tell me where can i download? is there any other appication softwares? please giv me the links

by tom, cochin, on Jun 08, 2007 06:43 PM, Report abuse   Reply

i want t o i tune download

by jai, chennai, on Aug 24, 2007 05:32 PM, Report abuse

i need digital aodio player software for my motorola l7 how could i download it?

by jiwan, nepal, on Feb 09, 2008 09:35 PM, Report abuse

i need a free antivirus software for L7

by RASHAD, CALICUT, on Jan 25, 2008 03:50 AM, Report abuse   Reply

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by AMAR, FARIDKOT (PJB), on Dec 25, 2007 04:21 PM, Report abuse   Reply

how can i put themes in mobile L7 please help me

by pratham, ludhiana, on Dec 22, 2007 06:23 PM, Report abuse   Reply

can i play games in the l7 sliver ?

by rafy, carolina, on Nov 27, 2007 02:35 AM, Report abuse   Reply

software

by aryan, Punjab, on Nov 12, 2007 02:18 PM, Report abuse   Reply

It's stylish & slim,but the one problem is that application,games of this mobile is not available

by S.Anand, Mumbai, on Oct 01, 2007 06:11 PM, Report abuse   Reply

it is good

by indra, st.kitts, on Jun 09, 2007 06:07 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Thats the way its supposed to work ! If you notice on the top of the phone (top right), there is a light sensor, depending on the ambient lighting conditions, the keypad lights-up or does not. A simple test..block the sensor with your finger in broad daylight conditions..sure enough it will light-up !

by Akhil, Mumbai, on Sep 16, 2007 01:16 PM, Report abuse

Help Me plesae give me a replay i hav Motorola L7 mobile . I want to install iTunes software. can anyone tell me where can i download ... is there any other appication softwares? please giv me the links

by Yuvaraj, vellore, on Sep 04, 2007 03:39 PM, Report abuse   Reply

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by asralanp, karachi, on Aug 26, 2007 11:05 PM, Report abuse   Reply

plz tell how to put themes in motorola v3i through a usb

by antrisksh, noida, on Aug 26, 2007 01:09 PM, Report abuse   Reply

skins,themes

by sivaram, thanjavur, on Aug 16, 2007 10:13 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Hmm... let me tell u it doesnt hv a Bluetooth A2DP support. Cam is just VGA, else everything is fine, da best in price... can anyone tell me the Size of Memory card we r going 2 get with it in Pakistan??? some saying 128 while some says 256 or 512MB.. Regards...

by Yahya, Isb. PK..., on Aug 09, 2007 12:18 AM, Report abuse   Reply

I need to download viruses removing tool for Motorola L7

by Asim Saleem, Faisalabad, on Jul 27, 2007 12:49 PM, Report abuse   Reply

can any one tell me how to get my l7 updated

by harszeee, bangalore, on Jul 22, 2007 12:18 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I have purchased a motorola L7. I want to download anti virus software & software to record conversation during a

by uday patil, pune, on Jul 09, 2007 03:20 PM, Report abuse   Reply

how to install various schemes in to my memory card&to activate it?

by Barani, cbe, on Jul 03, 2007 08:47 PM, Report abuse   Reply

i own one. its good is well built .beautiful.slim

by Barani, coimbatore, on Jul 03, 2007 08:44 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I have purchased a motorola L7. I want to download anti virus software & software to record conversation during a call from my mobile .

by Debdutta Rajib , Keonjhar, Orissa, India., on Mar 05, 2007 12:47 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I think you should get some virus in order to verify the Anti-Virus software!

by AVGuy, Mumbai, on Mar 05, 2007 03:06 PM, Report abuse

Do you recieve any reply yet? Please tell me the procedure of recording conversation during a call from/to my mobile.

by Sudipta Roy, Kolkata, on Jun 28, 2007 05:30 PM, Report abuse

very nice site. first time iam visiting this site. nice experience.

by bhaskar, tirupathi, on Jun 25, 2007 03:57 PM, Report abuse   Reply

this is the perfect site for l7

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by numan, sargodha, on Jun 13, 2007 10:00 PM, Report abuse   Reply

It is solid item good look and may fungtions.

by Rafeeque, Qatar, on Mar 29, 2006 02:13 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I bought a moto slvr l9 handset. But within a few weeks i got a problem. When I press the keys it doesn't always switch on the keypad lights.

by Sourav, Kolkata, on Jun 12, 2007 11:30 AM, Report abuse

How can I install themes into Motorola L7? Please send me the details......

by Benoy, Adimaly, on Jun 01, 2007 05:21 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Hey i have c975 & problem is of camera whenever I try to start is shows busy. try again PLSSSSSSSSSS HELPPPPPPPP

by Vishal More, Gandhidham, on May 31, 2007 11:03 AM, Report abuse   Reply

I LOVE MOTO, SPCIALLY MY HANDSET

by SUSHANT MUKHERJ, DEHRADUN, on May 14, 2007 05:54 PM, Report abuse   Reply

hi how r u

by Kuldeep, New Delhi, on Apr 25, 2007 03:14 PM, Report abuse   Reply

hi i am himendra srivastava from lucknow. i have a motorola c261 handset & have a bsnl pre paid connection. i want to active the gprs on my handset but this is not successfully active.

by HIMENDRA, LUCKNOW, on Apr 23, 2007 06:32 PM, Report abuse   Reply

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by payam, teh, on Apr 16, 2007 07:40 PM, Report abuse   Reply

please tell me the rate for indian market

by Mallik, Haldia, on Feb 26, 2007 11:41 AM, Report abuse   Reply

The price in indian market is 7000

by Aftab, Mumbai, on Apr 14, 2007 07:51 AM, Report abuse

Ez 1 atom j? telo. Ien telom van nekem is ?s eddig nem volt vele bajom!!!!!!

by P?l Bal?zs, ?ll?, on Apr 11, 2007 06:37 PM, Report abuse   Reply

how to active the fullscreen in this set and how to continue recording vedios for long period.

by muneer, bellary, on Apr 09, 2007 11:35 AM, Report abuse   Reply

I would like to change its memory card. but i can't remove present card.Please advice me.

by DIPANKAR GHOSH, AGARTALA, on Mar 30, 2007 12:53 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Motorola is a Fuddu Company, every mobile phone is very very fuddu

by Aman, Mansa, on Mar 09, 2007 10:37 PM, Report abuse   Reply

thank you very much

by sunil, bangalore, on Mar 08, 2007 10:55 PM, Report abuse   Reply

why is it that my batery for motorola c168 dose spend 2 days with out listening to radio and not pressing it frequently nor recieving or making calls and where can i find an original batery

by wacolesha, jinja, on Feb 26, 2007 09:57 PM, Report abuse   Reply

my comments ,, i want to download free motorola l7 mobile skin thank,s

by shari, rahim yaar khan, on Feb 26, 2007 09:45 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Please inform me when will Motorola SLVR L9 phone be introduced in India and what will be the expected Price?

by Amit Sharma, New Delhi, on Feb 21, 2007 06:12 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Nice look-up and good receiver.But battery back-up is not too good. Over all ok..out 5 I think 4.

by Arijit, Howrah, on Feb 21, 2007 04:50 PM, Report abuse   Reply

please help me............................ i want to know that, is there any software that can record incoming & outgoing call. if it is possible name software

by neeraj, bilaspur, on Feb 14, 2007 01:41 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I have purchases a new moto l7.now ia downloading the video,it is propely copied but when i am opening the video on the mobile,only the audio opens but video does not open.I converted the video on 3gp formate. please,inform me what mistake i am doing.

by neeraj, bilaspur, on Feb 09, 2007 01:47 PM, Report abuse   Reply

hey,when converting to 3gp, lower the bitrate to between 100-200, frame rate to between 6-8 and frame size to 176x144-qcif. Try Yassa Video converter,if it fails,then u didn't do it right so try again

by Jao, Nairobi, on Feb 11, 2007 10:17 PM, Report abuse

Hey friendz.. Plz help me.... Tell me how to increase messages memory of motorola L7 It stores only 50-60 messages.......

by Gaurav, Pune, on Feb 09, 2007 10:23 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Motoroala L7 stores only 50-60 messages..... how to increase the capacity of messages???????????? Plz tell.............

by mymoto, Pune, on Feb 09, 2007 10:38 AM, Report abuse

There is one software by which we can increase messages memory.......

by mymoto, Pune, on Feb 09, 2007 05:20 PM, Report abuse

hai

by arjun, Chennai, on Feb 08, 2007 08:59 PM, Report abuse   Reply

evens:good looks,good sound quality,expandable memory odds: delicate display,vga camera, cant display high resolution pics or videos, sluggish usb interface,cant play sounds with higher bit rates,last but not the least application softwares not readily available.

by yasir, srinagar, on Feb 08, 2007 07:46 PM, Report abuse   Reply

it is very good looking phone mp3 ready ,clearty in voice

by Harminder Singh, Amritsar, on Feb 01, 2007 04:22 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Can anyone tell me how to get web access on the l7 slvr.

by anthony munoz, el paso, on Jan 31, 2007 09:06 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Hey guys who have this phone.... can it play mp3 ringtones?

by faiizzzz, gag, on Sep 24, 2006 08:04 PM, Report abuse   Reply

yep

by amitav, mumbai, on Sep 26, 2006 02:54 PM, Report abuse

Thanks man... and tell me ...how much you bought it for?

by faiizzzz, lala, on Sep 27, 2006 06:38 PM, Report abuse

i got it fr 8500 i think...u know any sites where u can download games n stuff fr it??

by amitav, mumbai, on Sep 27, 2006 10:36 PM, Report abuse

thn man... but is there a difference between L7 and SLVR L7??

by faaiizzzz, dw, on Sep 27, 2006 11:47 PM, Report abuse

nope..theyre the same

by amitav, mumbai, on Sep 28, 2006 09:59 PM, Report abuse

k man... thxx alot.... you see the picture above.. does the phone look exactly the same as you see above?

by faiiizzzzz, aha, on Sep 29, 2006 04:20 PM, Report abuse

yep....u know any sites where u can download good mobile games???

by amitav, mumbai, on Sep 29, 2006 11:02 PM, Report abuse

yup of course..

by boohawee, Philippines, on Jan 30, 2007 10:22 PM, Report abuse

Very Good looking mobile. Please le me know it's cost price in Bangalore. Karnataka, India.

by Shivaji, Bangalore, on Jan 22, 2007 10:30 AM, Report abuse   Reply

[img]http://img14.imagevenue.com/img.php?loc=loc30&image=66724_14.jpg[/img]

by Max X, Montana, on Mar 28, 2006 10:56 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Has anyone used a 1gb card in this phone yet? Does it hang or not and what is the price? Is it cheaper to buy from ebay?

by Mayank, Delhi, on Jul 23, 2006 05:54 PM, Report abuse

I'm using a 1 GB microSD, and it works fabulously. I got it at Fry's electronics (after rebate) for $15. Great deal, and I already have lots of songs loaded on it.

by twiggythestick, San Diego, on Jan 20, 2007 11:16 AM, Report abuse

hi i am mohan

by mohan kuar, madhupur, on Jan 15, 2007 03:25 PM, Report abuse   Reply

the fon s gr8 but can any1 tell me if i can upload any kind of software into d phone.(any application)..yes,i kno its not a smartfon!! also can any1 tell me d price of a 512 MB microSD transflash card?? r these cards reliable??

by deepak, trivandrum, on May 03, 2006 01:03 AM, Report abuse   Reply

1200/- Rs.

by abhishek, surat, on Jan 13, 2007 12:26 PM, Report abuse

I WANT TO RUN VIDEO SONGS IN MOTO L7.CAN YOU TELL ME

by TAHIR, FAISALABAD, on May 10, 2006 06:16 PM, Report abuse   Reply

1 st u download, A-one 3GP converter from download.com and convert your video to 3GP format. and than u can run video songs in Motorola L7..........

by abhishek, surat, on Jan 13, 2007 12:22 PM, Report abuse

I 've inserted the memory card in my Motorola L7. How & where do I check the memory status and how do i transfer files to the memory card?

by Jaiteerth, Bangalore, on Jun 11, 2006 05:33 PM, Report abuse   Reply

you can chk status- settings/phone status/storage devices/phone-card

by abhishek, surat, on Jan 13, 2007 12:18 PM, Report abuse

is it possible to get a automatic calls voice recorder for motorols v3 like it is available in nokia phones

by Anonymous, Singh, on Jan 03, 2007 11:13 AM, Report abuse   Reply

I want to install exciting games on my moto L7 , how can I ??????

by Sonukk, Surat, on Nov 29, 2006 09:29 AM, Report abuse   Reply

hi

by mosi, tehran, on Dec 27, 2006 02:25 AM, Report abuse

i need incoming & outgoing call conversion recorder software for particulerly nokia 6708. please advise me.

by Maheshbhai, Mehsana, on Jul 07, 2006 03:57 PM, Report abuse   Reply

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by vikk, new delhi, on Dec 17, 2006 10:59 PM, Report abuse

i want download some mobile games in my L7. give me some site names.

by vasant, surat, on Dec 15, 2006 11:17 AM, Report abuse   Reply

i want to know that how i install games in my motorola L7 mobile

by ankur sharma, abu road, on Dec 01, 2006 06:54 AM, Report abuse   Reply

i wanna sell my motorola L7, i month old price-7.2k, with all accessories & 128MB card call-9928860436

by bhaskar rana, jaipur, on Nov 26, 2006 02:07 PM, Report abuse   Reply

i want to bye a new motorola l7slvr

by Ashish Pael, Baroda, on Nov 23, 2006 12:48 PM, Report abuse   Reply

how many mp3 songs can we store in motorola L7?

by Sia, Meerut, on Oct 17, 2006 05:31 PM, Report abuse   Reply

@15

by hitz, Mumbai, on Oct 25, 2006 03:18 PM, Report abuse

See my comments about getting more songs onto the card - posted on 19th November 2006. 15 mp3 songs ! I can put 15 3gp songs.

by Shreya, Hyderabad, on Nov 19, 2006 03:00 PM, Report abuse

so is there any techinique with the help of which i can download more songs in my l7 memory card

by ankur, meerut, on Nov 12, 2006 01:28 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Download "NCH Switch" audio converter from the net. Recode the mp3 file for 24 or 32 kbps bit rate. Your file size comes down from say 5MB to (0.8 to 1.7)MB. Play around with the settings for the optimum performance that u like. I've got presently 70 mp3 songs and three 3gp songs (~9MB each) on my 128MB SD card. Try this 2 believe the nice audio qlty.

by Shreya, Hyderabad, on Nov 19, 2006 02:54 PM, Report abuse

how is i tunes installed in the mobiles please help i m not able to find out is there any itunes facility in l7

by ankur, meerut, on Nov 05, 2006 10:51 PM, Report abuse   Reply

install the s/w given in the CD. after that u can copy and paste songs through that s/w

by rahul, thane, on Nov 08, 2006 10:38 AM, Report abuse

There was no iTunes preloaded in L7(and you can't), instead a digital player(you ca n find this in Games & Apps -> Digital Audio Player) was developed by Motorola for this model(its preloaded in the phone)

by Prabhu, Bangalore, on Nov 08, 2006 04:29 PM, Report abuse

hey this L7's cool.Can someone tell me how much will it be for in Meerut?

by Sia, Meerut, on Oct 17, 2006 05:28 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Cool

by Abhijit, Delhi, on Oct 15, 2006 07:00 PM, Report abuse   Reply

what is the price as on now?

by subodh mehta, mumbai, on Oct 03, 2006 06:27 PM, Report abuse   Reply

what is the i-tunes please reply me sajid_ansari03@yahoo.co.in

by sajeed, ahmedabad, on Oct 02, 2006 07:28 PM, Report abuse   Reply

does anyone know any good sites where u can download games n themes fr this phone???i even have gprs activated but i dunno which site to go to.....

by amitav, mumbai, on Sep 25, 2006 02:09 PM, Report abuse   Reply

anybody know how i can increase d sms capacity in moto l7??? it only stores 50-60 msgs.....

by Rahul, New Delhi, on Jul 12, 2006 11:59 PM, Report abuse   Reply