Motorola has become a pioneer in mobile handset designs. The RAZR V3 was just the beginning of a saga of slim and light mobile phones. All other mobile phone makers soon followed the lead and there was a beeline of slim phones that flooded the market. The race to make the slimmest phone is still going places.
Motorola now has another new design circulating the market, the Moto PEBL. As the name goes this phone resembles just that, a PEBL.
Bundle
The package of the Motorola PEBL contains:
- The Motorola PEBL handset
- 3.7V Li-Ion battery 820 mAh
- Manual
- Charger
- Mono Handsfree
- USB Cable
- Custom Cover
- Hand Strap
- Belt Clip-on
- CD with Mobile Phone Tools
- A lot of leaflets explaining how to open the phone.
It's a Stone
The Motorola PEBL is a clamshell to begin with that has ample STLYE and loads of STLYE to flaunt. The company claims the phone to be of one handed usage. You don't have to take the trouble to open the phone using the other hand.
The phone has been designed with magnetic and spring mechanism to flip it open automatically. All you have to do is push the outer surface downwards and the flip is released from the clutches of the magnets, and with the support of the springs it opens up to reveal the 176 x 220 pixels 256K color TFT screen. The screen is sharp and the contrast level is good. The keypad is the proprietary RAZR keypad. Both the screen and the keypad have a gloss finish that consequently preserves fingerprints. The body of the phone is a mixture of plastic and rubber giving the phone a dull look, but at the same time, it doesn't slide off a table or slip from the palm of your hand due to the finish. The phone is a beauty to look at even with its dull look and a pleasure to hold even though it's rubbery. All this is good but that's where it all ends.
Motorola, for some reason, have sidelined the feature set that most mobile phones have to offer as of today. The phone has a VGA, a camera that takes pictures with decent quality. It has night mode which doesn't seem to work unless there are sufficient lights around. There is even an auto mode wherein the phone adjusts the camera automatically to the lighting conditions. It's a VGA camera, so the auto feature doesn't really make much sense. Videos can also be recorded with a limitation of 490 KB per clip which converts into just about a minute-long clip. After all, the phone has 5 MB of internal memory to play around with, more like a strategy game wherein you have to pace yourself between clicking snaps, taking videos, and then most of the space will be taken up by your ringtones. All this wouldn't have been much of a problem if there was a memory slot included, these days 5MB is like nothing (or should I say like a stone). The phone features Bluetooth which isn't fully functional. You can use it for transferring files and also with your accessories like Bluetooth headset and PC synchronization. The funny part that makes me giggle is that the phone accepts incoming files so much so for 5MB. The phone supports MP3 along with polyphonic ringtones.
The phone has 2 buttons on the left and one on the right, of them two can be customized as per your choice of function. The long button on the left is only meant for changing profiles. It has GPRS Class 10 support as well. USB is also supported by the phone; there is a common mini-USB on the top of the phone for PC synchronization, charging, and for attaching your handsfree as well.
The phone lacks many things but the thing that i miss in pebl the most is memory. who created the memory capacity of this phone and what was he thinking ? the phone also does not have an expansion slot. the bottom line is the phone is only to flaunt it sleekness and nothing else. YET I USE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Sir,
With the look & Your Adcertisement I have Purchased this Mobile from the Shop ELECTRO WORLD Communication Solutions Model No.356857002099763 Colur - Red But after A week the Red colur was becomming Black, I go to shop Explain he says we will replace givivng by Another colur, I went to shop for So many Times he was just misguiding Lastly he told me to the Authorize centre Firstly they told it will take 2-3 days today Twenty days are over.
Sir is this company polcy which ihave barrowed the Mobile Kindly Suggest me What to do Waiting for reply
I am frustrated also with the motorola pebl. i like its sleekness and colour but that's where it ends. The phone's memory leaves a lot to be desired, and is there no way to delete the preloaded ringtones??
This fone is a real example of a company like Motorola designing a fone with only one thing in mind- STYLE & STYLE only- otherwise useless pc of heavy wieght crap wth no expansion slot- and inbuilt memory limited to 5 MB. Only fools who do not do any research on fone features & look fo rstyle alone will perhaps buy this- there are better, full featured fones available at lesser price in the market.Design alone does not make for the rest Moto !!
I agree with you 100%. Clearly this phone was only designed for fashion. The only thing good about the moto pebl is that it looks good and it is compact and easy to carry around. My excuse is I got it as a gift from my boyfriend. Other than that I would have discarded this a long time ago.
If you look at phones in the market these days.. they come with tons of stuff. i meant stuff people talk about a lot but rarely use. EDGE, GPRS, MMS, EMAIL, giga pixel camera, infrared and host of other acronyms thrown in. lesser we talk about camera in the phones, better. Only FM seems to be the widely used "extra" feature as far as India goes. Rest of it is just pure clout value. "Oooh! I have a fone that has dolby 5.1 speaksers for ringing!!".
If one goes for Just a phone, we are left with some shabby neanderthal models to choose from. One has to appreciate Motorola for their attention to the rebelion faction of mobile users who are happy to pay a little premium for Just a good looking phone (nothing more.. nothing less) .. VGA or not, camera in a phone is a big sham. Traditionally Motorolas have been underdogs of this industry in spite of churning out phones that are excellent at their core competency.. that is being a Phone!!! :) long live MOTO
sure thing. you're right. we can use the other "extra" features. ummm ... for example, knockin' a burglar off tryin' to steal your ipod from the almirah ?!
i am so upset with my pebl i thought there would be some way of gaining more memory but motorola lock included files so you cant even delete them to gain some space! i waited for ages to get a new phone and now i have to live with this disappointment for 18 months!(length of contract)
WOW...on what basis u call it a women's phone...It all depends whether one is good enough to carry something...also...just coz da features r not all dat cool u cant dump it to the women....check out the looks mate!!!
PS..Neither do i own the phone nor am i a woman!
Too difficult to handle.Would prefer Nokia for the sheer convenience of usage. What use for a phone if you cant conveniently handle one. Looks only would invite lifters taking it away.
its a sad phone.. sad features.. an sadder in looks.. man if i wanted 2 carry a pebble in my hand id get it from the beach for free .. y pay 10k for a phone with features of a 4 k phone??
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