Motorola SLVR L2

Motorola SLVR L2

Motorola SLVR L2 for Cingular is another trim handset from Motorola which is similar in size and shape with Motorola SLVR L7 and L6. Cingular is positioning the L2 as the lower-end alternative to the other Slvrs in its stable.

The Motorola SLVR L2′s design is not very refined, though the device looks fashionable. The handset is thinner than the RAZR and compatible in height with dimension of 113.5x49x11.5 mm. It’s extremely thin when carrying it, and feel very comfortable. The weight of the phone also suits this class and forms 85 grams.

A microphone is placed on the front panel, in the middle to the right. No microphone is present on the bottom. There is a lighting indicator at the left of the keypad. The handset automatically turns the keypad backlighting on in dim conditions. The backlighting is blue and well seen in all conditions.

The navigation controls and the keypad buttons are slightly raised above the surface of the phone, allowing for a more user-friendly feel. The five-way toggle is easier to grasp, and there are two soft keys, a dedicated menu button, and the traditional Talk and End/power keys.

Motorola SLVR L2 has Bluetooth and Push-to-Talk technologies, MMS and the capability to download MP3 ringtones, screensavers, video clips and games. But it comes with none of the higher-end entertainment and memory features found in its predecessors. Besides, it also one of the few Bluetooth-equipped mobiles without a digital camera.

SLVR L2′s screen is STN display with 128×160 pixels resolution. It’s belongs to the 4G and should give a good result. But the fact is the picture is bright, but you can notice that picture contains grain. In the sun it fades and behaves worse than Motorola’s TFT displays. The display is the weakest point in the product.

The phone book in the handset itself allows up to 500 contacts, and you can assign six phone numbers, an e-mail address, a postal address, and a birth date for each contact. The SIM card holds an additional 250 contacts. You can assign contacts to caller groups or assign them to any of 24 polyphonic ring tones.

Other features include a vibrate mode, MP3 ring-tone support, a calculator, a date book, an alarm clock, 10MB of flash memory, and text, multimedia, and instant messaging.

Reviews from CNET
The good: The Motorola Slvr L2 has an appealing design with improved controls, and it offers a generous feature set, including Bluetooth, a speakerphone, and world phone support. Business users should appreciate the lack of a camera as well.

The bad: The Motorola Slvr L2 has a washed-out display, small keypad buttons, unintuitive volume controls, and no EDGE support. Also, calls placed over a Bluetooth headset were uneven.

The bottom line: Some design quirks aside, the Motorola Slvr L2 is an appealing low-end addition to the Slvr family.

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