The Motorola MOTOROKR E6 journey…
I left my cellphone in the taxi while I was on my way home. My old cellphone was a trusty Nokia 3310 which I had for the last 6 years or so. It’s pretty tough - it fell, got wet, sat upon and so on and it still will run perfectly. Nonetheless, even this tough cellphone can’t evade the decision of fate and so we went apart.
While I was crying in sadness (LOL), I knew deep inside me that I had to get another phone. So the hunt began.
After a week of not being connected to the texting Filipino community, I finally got the heart (and the cash) to buy a new cellphone. After the agonizing moment of choosing between ASUS and Motorola, I finally decided to settle with Motorola - the Motorola MOTOROKR E6 to be exact.
A summary of its key features are as follows:
- Premium entertainment PDA at only 14.5 millimeters thick
- 2-megapixel CMOS camera with 8x digital zoom to capture the moment
- CIF and QVGA video capture for up to five hours
- Full screen video playback
- Integrated MP3 player with dedicated music keys and built-in FM radio
- PDA featuring Business Card Reader, POP3 e-mail, document viewer to view Microsoft Word, Excel, etc., PIM
- Connectivity includes integrated stereo Bluetooth® wireless technology, HTML browser, hi-speed USB 2.0 EMU, 3.5 millimeter stereo jack
- Removable memory card slot, up to 2GB full SD card support; 8MB dynamic user memory
- Extended 1000mAh battery life for long usability
- Brilliant 2.4-inch 240 x 320, 262K colors TFT external display with the latest touch screen technology
I also bought a 2GB SD-Card to go with it so I can maximize it’s MP3 player capabilities. It comes with a headphone that works pretty well and I have to say that the sound quality is good.
The PDA features are not that much but it does save me a lot of time in organizing my day-to-day schedules and guess what? It runs on LINUX! Yes. 
I know… I sound like a Linux-addicted geekster but I swear I’d do anything to avoid Windows. Hehehehe.
How good is it? Works well and as advertised, battery life is pretty long. I use it as an MP3 player during my 3-hour travel to work and 3-hour travel back home, call a few friends during the day and of course, since I’m a Filipino, text a bunch of friends with each passing hour and yet I don’t have to recharge it for two to three days. Nice huh?
The only thing I miss in it is the keypad. Yes, I knew from the beginning that it doesn’t have one but now that I’m using it, I wish it had a keypad. It’s just that texting while traveling on a bumpy road is pretty tough with a stylus. The good side though when texting with the stylus is that people tend to look at you in awe while you’re doing your stuff (makes me look more like a businessman - LOL). Other than that, all I can say is that the Motorola MOTOROKR E6 rocks!
How much you say? The Motorola stores sell it at about P20,000 but I was able to buy it for only P16,000 - saving me P4,000. Where did I buy it? Try looking for Sogo in Glorietta, Makati (Philippines only).
I love this phone… really!
More info about this cellphone can be found at the Motorola website.
August 11th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
>>>(jst a question…)
>>how can you input letters on it????
>>thx
August 12th, 2007 at 11:29 am
Hi, it has an on-screen qwerty keyboard.
August 21st, 2007 at 11:16 am
Is Motorola ROKR E6 available in Rubber finish or only in Metal finish?
August 23rd, 2007 at 6:53 pm
I want that phone too but the prob is no one’s selling yet here in La Union. .
Is it really cool? so no regrets if i would buy it =)
August 23rd, 2007 at 9:04 pm
the phone rocks if you ask me. and if you’re a stylus user, then using it will just be a breeze for you. i love it but am not saying it is perfect.
September 25th, 2007 at 6:31 am
This is definately the most rocking phone available in the market at that price, i brought this a week ago and it rocks
October 5th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
what’s d name of d store in glorietta? i also plan to buy 1
October 5th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Hi Tazie, the store’s name is Sogo.
October 14th, 2007 at 5:39 am
Ei, if your looking to buy this phone,, go to sm north edsa, cyberzone, at semicon,its Php15,500 only. unlike in motorolo store its Php17,400. I’m plannig to get one on Nov. hehe
October 19th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
and in case u dint know… you can get do a lot of modifications on this handset.. check this out… http://www.motorolafans.com
October 25th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
wow, i’ve been eyeing for this phone eversince. anyway, i heard that this phone takes a lot of time when scrolling your music files. is it true? how about for ebooks? would this phone suit those people who like to read ebooks thru their fone? thanks! =)
October 25th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
hi val, actually, i do wish that managing music in the motorokr would be simpler. as for reading ebooks, the screen is pretty small but i do read ebooks on it
January 20th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
i have the same phone.. bought few weeks ago. do you, by chance, know if there are legal add-on applications for this one? i tried looking for themes but people say installing is quite risky. and correct me if im wrong, it can only play wma as video files right? though it has real player. can i install codecs? thanks in advance.
June 12th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Hi all,
I wanna buy a new cell and am caught b/w two phones i.e. Motorokr e6 or Nokia n73 me. With all your experiences which phone do you suggest. I have heard a lot of prblems with Nokia n series such as Hanging problem, Slow response, Virus problems, Automatically swiches off, Not so gr8 key pad…. etc.
I’m interested to go with Motorokr. Am I making a fair enough decision. You can send your valuable suggestions to “suman.summy@gmail.com”.
Thanx
June 12th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
well, i’m pretty happy with it but if you’re the type of person who use texting a lot, then the motorokr e6 might not be good for you because of it’s small touch screen interface.
June 29th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
i want to know how to improve the sound quality