Motorola EM28

  • Released 2009, February
    90g, 17mm thickness
    Feature phone
    microSD slot
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  • 1.8"
    128x160 pixels
  • 1.3MP
    Video recorder
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  • 940mAh
    Li-Ion

Motorola EM28 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - US version
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10
Launch Announced 2008, August. Released 2009, February
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 94 x 49.5 x 17 mm (3.70 x 1.95 x 0.67 in)
Weight 90 g (3.17 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 1.8 inches, 10.2 cm2 (~21.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 128 x 160 pixels (~114 ppi density)
 External monochrome display, 96 x 80 pixels, 1.2 inches
Screensavers and wallpapers
Downloadable logos
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 1000 entries
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Main Camera Single 1.3 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB Proprietary
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/AAC player
Organizer
Voice dial
Voice memo
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 940 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 250 h
Talk time Up to 7 h 30 min
Misc Colors Blue
SAR 1.35 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (body)    
Price About 60 EUR

Motorola EM28 - User Reviews

  • I have had three Moto em330,not the 28, but they are very close. Has Motorola company admitted to a design flaw to the right hinge yet? Mine, my son's & a friends all have the same problem. The right hinge will not last. Two came from Walmart/AT&T;one from AT&T and then a replacement from AT&T. The friend's was a hand-me-down. Are others having the same hinge problems? Other than that, I liked the phone because of the crisp voice quality, since I am hearing impaired. There were some issues with the texting, but not big.

  • This is without a doubt, the WORST phone Moto. has ever put on the market! The day I got it, (actually still at the sales desk) the salesman dropped it. It fell about 3 inches and landed in the box it came in, but not only did the battery cover fly off, but the battery popped out. That was only the first of about 200 times that this has happened. Within a week of buying it, the hinge-point broke on the right side of the phone...After gluing it together (my provider said they don't cover "physical damage") it decided to start breaking somewhere that I hadn't glued it yet. My phone has a sticker on the back with EM28 stamped on it. I was told by my provider, basically that I can't read and that it's a U9. Well it's not a U9! If anyone is having these problems, please post on here and maybe something can be done about these P.O.S. phones. Thanks

  • Noone CAN give you a code to unlock any phone that has been locked to a certain provider, ie: AT&T, T-Mobile, etc. You have to cal Customer Support with that phones provider and ask (very politely) if you can get the unlock code for the specific phone you are talking about. You need the IMEI number that is unique for the phone in question. I've had about 8 to 10 phones unlocked from AT&T, but it's all in the way that you talk to them, or perhaps in the reason you give them for unlocking it!

  • this phone sucks i have it 4 2 weeks now and the back keep fallin the pics sucks but it make a gud mirro thats it

  • warning !!!!!! hinges on this phone is easy to broke

  • I have a black line running across my outer screen almost to the top of the digital clock. Is this suppose to be or is this a manufacturer's defect. Does anyone have this same thing or is it just me.

  • I recently discovered this model is NOT SUPPORTED by Motorola Phone Tools, so you CANNOT backup your contacts, calendar events or SMS with that software. I think amost any other Motorola phone is supported by that application... What a pity.

  • i have this this phone em28 and it is not a very good phone i have went through 3 of the in the last 4 months and they all have dont he same thing and the settings for the picture messaging will not stay in the phone, have to turn it off and on all the time in order to recieve them and send them. ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE PHONE

  • I really LOVE the design! I'm very into 80's fashion and this phone looks really nice. I also like the color, its kinda warm. The hour on the outter screen is amazing! So useful!. Idk why u guys don't like it. I'm a 17 yr male and i don't think it's for old people or kids. It's very nice, easy to use and fashionable. Btw, the touch keys are soo awesome!

  • Motorola has identified this device as having a design flaw affecting the hinge. So yes, the hinge is prone to breaking. However, this issue is still warrantable.

  • I have this phone. Avoid it, is really fragile. The soft is too slow, the response is very slow. You will never be able to download/install themes, browser for it doesnt exist (like Opera, etc) it is not compatible. The battery life is very good from 4-6 days with medium calls. The camera is very bad. You will never be able to make a clear photo or to record a proper video clip. All photos look blury. Accesibility is good, this phone it has only what is really necessary. 10/10 Starz for the clear sound while talking on phone. But the speaker is annoing when you play music. Overall I give 6/10 for this phone and I hope that I will have money soon to buy another telephone...

  • i had that phone for a while and the front screen get broken without any explanation... the phone have good features but the desing of the phone make it a unresistent phone....

  • I've only had this phone a little more than a month and the hinge has broken. Prior to that I liked the phone with one exception, the volume control and camera on buttons are in the way of where one would hold the phone while talking. Listeners get beeps and the camera gets turned on - very distracting.

  • this phone gOod or nt???need some comment about this phone...pls???

  • Yes, up to 5. And it can ring with any saved sound or the radio.

  • hi, does it has multiple alarms? tnx

  • Ok i have one of these. they cool but can only hold about 700 messages. I had to delete one to receive another.

  • Can any one help me i.m trying to to setup the Internet on manual but i do not know how can any one give me some help or write down the setings

  • hey i got this phone and its very cool mine is color red instead of that girlish blue and i haven�t any problem with it... its speaker is very cool it got a good sound quality =)

  • Good concept (integrated music player and phone); terrible execution. The hinge is made of thin plastic and easily breaks. Lot of reports of this problem on the net (search "EM330 broken hinge").

  • Please give me a code to unlock a Motorola EM28 i really can't afford to buy the software i don't have a credit card. HELP!!!!

  • I haven't tried downloading themes. It only brings 3 color schemes. My previous V191 brought many more, and furthermore they were nicer. It can store up to 750 messages in its internal memory.

  • can you download themes for it??? how many messages can it save?

  • I'm using this phone for almost two weeks and then it make a sound like when you press a key or miss a call; after that it turns by itself off and I never can make it turn on again(just the moto logo) and after that have to remove the battery to turn it off again. What a piece junk; like others reviewrs I have to said it's a toy and not a phone(poor design, cheap plastic case, bad programing and user access to name a few).

  • I bought it last week, and I'm really disappointed with several things: iTap in SMS doesn't suggest words longer than what you typed, and it doesn't automatically switch to caps after a '?' or '!'. iTap in Calendar DOES suggest longer words, but doesn't switch to caps after a period! With iTap, pressing 1 makes a weird space that doesn't finish your word, and for the next letters you press it doesn't predict anything. Rapidly pressing the same key twice sometimes only counts as one pressing, therefore miswriting the word! In the Calendar, when configuring a custom alarm, you can't just type the number of minutes, hours or days that you want, but you have to press the arrows lots of times to set it to, for example, 36 hours... All these and some other stuff really bothers me. And what bothers me the most is that all this WORKED PERFECTLY with older models.... Any question, comments or, even better, solutions, you can contact me through camaleon321 hot mail.

  • its a cool phone easy to use and makes a wonderful fashion statement

  • Are the messages saved on the phone or memory card? How many messages can it save?

  • Phone is widely available in HK, Taiwan, and mainland China for about US$100 unlock without contract.

  • Is this phone better than nokia 5200 in comparsion of sound quality coz im a bass lover and i need a gud phone with excellent bass quality.

  • where do u get diz phone dudes??

  • EM28 or EM330 is good according to its price. The main two lacking are web access function is very poor (it cannt download over 400kb files though it has 10 class GPRS & 10 class EDGE) and another thing is music quality is not good as like Nokia 5300.

  • I just bought this phone on contract on t-mobile for 0euro.this phone i having great sound the front toouch disply is cool option,for this price the telephone is great j,m using it gor my second number so i,m can say that this phone has forfilled my expecttations

  • Hi all, I have this phone. Its a good phone for use in the noisy city. Unfortunately I can't SMS. I can draft, and then add receipient and then send but the recipient never actually gets the message. Can anyone help? Also, does anyone know of user websites for this phone? Thanks again.

  • Yes, this model (also known as EM330 in Asia), unlike phones from the almighty brand which uses micro-USB plug, indeed "supports" charging by USB.

  • I bought this phone last week. It is not in the same class as my nokia 5300. However, the quality of sound is awesome and the touch screen is a really cool feature. All in all, it's a good buy for the price. I only paid about $70 us for it with a plan.

  • Den I must say dat u didn't uzd it, don't bluff around lyk diz. Dere iz no such problem at all.

  • I would not recommend to anyone to buy this cellphone. It comes with the worst instructions I have ever received for a cell phone. It is difficult even to add a new contact. When you try to type in a name the keys dont operate like in other brand cell phones. INSTRUCTIONS ARE A MESS THEY ARE VIRTUALLY NON EXISTENT.

  • does the USB support charging, sending sms from PC ?

  • Diz phone iz seriouzly good nd bezt 4 itz price. Dedicated touch music buttonz r cool. Crytal talk technology iz awesome. Sound quality iz nize wid bass effect. 1.3mp camera iz good too. Video quality iz alzo good. D phone simply rockz...:D

  • nice phone

  • It is not maKING for a good meal. Tastes like plastic and nothing like some nice cheese or beef. Not happy, Moto!

  • i have this phone and i love it!

  • the touch music keys on this phone are SO cool. if only the inside screen was minimum 2'. then this would be a near perfect low end music phone

  • I bought one unit as a "backup" phone, which was used by my mom while here V3maxx was in service. Are you suggesting my 73 years old mom looks like a teenage girl? I think she wouldn't mind such comment.

  • This phone is specially made for teenage girls from 12-16, IMO

  • This phone is known as EM330 in HK, mainland China, and Taiwan, selling for about US$128. (unlock and no contract) For those who can't live with the white color of this phone, they should check out the grey / graphite version of EM330...which I think looks much better. Indeed, merely by looking at the specs, other than the mon, EM330 seems to be comparable with the good old E2. Just wondering if the music quality is being as good as E2. If so, I'll get one.

  • The closet U.S. equivalent to this phone right now is the VU204 with Verizon Wireless(CDMA800/1900)

  • Motorola needs to change their looks and design immedite. very poor in research development factor.........after all he is the inventor of mobile..........

  • Ummmmm, there is just something ugly about this phone

  • This phone can be bought in the UK at Argos for �49.99 on T-Mobile PAYG......in black/dark grey with black keypad. Got one today and it's a great mobile for the money.

  • Instead of blue, this should be black with a red border like the other EM series and a shiny silver control pad. And the outer part black with a silver/red border. It would make this look so much nicer.

  • tell me video recording is there r not if yes send me at [email protected]

  • I've heard this phone utilize ROKR E8 audio engine(!) with 1 Watt speaker (!) If this is true, it will be one hell of a phone!

  • compared to any other mobile phone websites, motorola.com is the worst websites. look at nokia,sony ericsson websites - these provide good info about all their phones that come under their brand. the fone info provided in motorola website is either not sufficient or its just waste.

  • this is very much a girlish fone, Em30 and Em25 are better than this fone

  • go on motorola we want 2 see u number 1...We Love U...

  • come on moto ur the best

  • The differentiating factor on this handset is that it has a powerful 3d surround sound speaker. That's where the rokr is supposedly coming in.

  • i think this is not really motorola rokr. please motorola make cool rokr with crystal sounds

  • I think its time the kids in kindergarden and the very old have thier own hand phones, big clock and user friendly. Good work.

  • wow.. big hour numbers.. that's just essencial in a phone today.. open the mobile for see the hour it's terrible.. and less people use watch for see the hour..this idea i think it's great

  • i think is not a rokr family because i can't see some special in this phone...it's so bad...please make it better...

  • I'm gonna get this phone, tear the housing off it, then place the "guts" into the housing of a Motorola W510 (don't worry I know what i'm doing) I like the features on this phone but I REALLY HATE the design, so IF I get this phone, I'm definitely going to change it's housing.

  • this would be a good phone if the screen weren't so small and if the inside wasn't blue........

  • I think Moto need to go back to the drawing board with this phone. The EM25 and EM30 are good looking but this one looks too plastic and it does look like a toy. The shape is nice, but the screen size looks very small compared to the rest of the phone. Some metal and new colours are needed, plus a different coloured music key. That button sticks out like a sore thumb.

  • nothing great as i have thought

  • So exactly which phone(s) from the 80's looks like EM28?

  • ROKR EM28: Sonic Performance ROKR EM28 offers easy access to a genuine music-player experience in a familiar clamshell design and allows users to control their music using touch-sensitive keys that appear only when they�re needed. The front of the phone shows the name of the artist and song without even opening the flip. ROKR EM28 has sonic features that enhance the music�s performance. A 3D sound effect gives music a surround-sound quality and an audio equalizer provides 11 pre-set music genres, including rock, reggae and pop for optimal listening. Consumers also can boost the bass up to nine decibels. Source:

  • lawl soo funny looking looks more like a toy phone that i would give to my niece to play with, right enough, even then, she wouldnt play with as ugly a phone as this lawl

  • Every brand has class. Low End, Middle End and High End. Motorola EM28 for Low End User. For Low End User; the most important is cheap price, can call and can messaging.

  • puhhhleasee... it looks so 80s

  • change the colour and a big size screen ,this colour so ugly!!

  • the kind of phone even sagem would be ashamed of :P

  • I hate the colour! Why can't they just colour it red instead of this hideous blue.

  • one word sums it up... UGLY!

  • awesome phone idk whether to get this or the rokr em25, what do you ppl think?

  • i see a great future for this phone!

  • design is poor...