Motorola Motocubo A45

  • Released 2009, October
    110g, 16.6mm thickness
    Feature phone
    32MB storage, microSD slot
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  • 2.5"
    320x240 pixels
  • 2MP
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  • 930mAh
    Li-Ion

Motorola Motocubo A45 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 10
EDGE Class 10
Launch Announced 2009, October. Released 2009, October
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 82 x 61.5 x 16.6 mm (3.23 x 2.42 x 0.65 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~38.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Phonebook 1500 entries, Photocall
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal 32MB
Main Camera Single 2 MP
Video 15-20fps
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Games Yes
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
MP4/H.263 player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 930 mAh battery (BN60)
Stand-by Up to 350 h
Talk time Up to 8 h 30 min
Misc Colors White
SAR 0.55 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)    
Price About 100 EUR

Motorola Motocubo A45 - User Reviews

  • I want motorola a45 spare parts like battery and back lid

  • i mhave been this phone since 2010 ,now its no longet working properly, i want to replace it is it possible? i like it very much

  • My media finder needs to be rebuiilt,i cant find the suitable software from repairers.i cnt view music,videos,pictures and mms.can u help me wit this pls guys.

  • how to open multimedia finder?

  • Really its very nice n i love it too but i didn't find the external memory option

  • my A45Eco screen is damaged,is there any other compatible screen for it apart from its motorola A45Eco screen ?..

  • Ulocking code

  • this model is very nice I loved.

  • very nice fone A45 ECO good look & price is very nice

  • Also known as Motorola Murano

  • This fone has been on the South African market since Dec 2009 on Cell C. It's out of market now, I reckon.

  • no, its not in south africa yet, its pretty new, so maybe it will arrive in a few months or so? im not sure, i tried to look for a review of this phone on youtube and other web sites but its only foreign languages....

  • i cannot send or receive mms

  • Can this phone play divx ,avi movies.

  • the phone is really great, it has got very good battery life, really good ,it very nice if it has wifi

  • Hi, does anyone know the sound quality of this phone and if it can minimise and how quick and organised the gallery/my files are. Is it a good music phone???

  • its nice phone

  • this is a very nice phone, that i can promise you. its not at all that big! i have one and it is amazing!!!

  • well, i think that this phone is very beauty and have all that i need. it's a little big but i like...

  • Hi Look, Im a 12 year old, and like i have about 200 USD saved up, I dont know what to do, I love this phone but i dont want to buy it and end up with it faulty... Is it ok? I My parents are going to get a iPod Touch 4G for my birthday in about a month. And I wanna upgrade from my Nokia N95. I wanna cheap QWERTY phone. And the iTouch eventually. Lol Please help! What should i do.!?

  • Why?

  • does this phone have bluetooth

  • bad bad bad bad fone!

  • I love my fone. it does everything I need. I just have a problem with email. it won't open any attachements saying they're unsupported.

  • Is it possible to set the ringtone for this phone? Cause I have tried but its still says, "Incoming call from so and so" everytime I get a call but I want it to play music but no matter If I pick a song for line 1 or 2 it doesn't change. Please help.

  • funky Handset

  • i'm also waiting for A45 in india....

  • how do u set da tym on here

  • lanja kodukulara modala phone

  • When the great handset released in India? I am waiting to buy it. Plz give me a reply

  • If you are looking for a pocket phone/text/camera device this looks real nice. Other larger rectangle phones are too big to carry in your pocket comfortably. As for other phones with this general shape and more features (WiFi, 3G, etc...), check out the NEW Mocrosoft Kin One and the NEW Motorola MB511 FlipOut. Now that these can be had in the US for about $150 (new unlocked) I am considering it for my existing SIM card. "MY" needs are only phone, texting and the occasional basic photo. I don't want a expensive monthly data plan! The Qwerty ketboard in a small package is the key for me. I just might go for it...

  • "team"? or maybe you meant "equipment" ?? lol

  • I had the same problem then when I would use my headphones to listen to music it would take forever for my phone to work again then I'm not able to send text messages

  • I've got this phone and it's really cool ... small and compact, and 25% recycled content makes it eco-friendly... : ) I haven't yet figured out how to get it to work as a modem but it has good connectivity [good-ish 2.5 G?] and easy web, facebook access. The QWERTY keyboard is VERY user-friendly! I wish it had an archive place for 'need-to-keep' sms messages, but otherwise very easy to use. Battery doesn't last too long, but that's because it comes standard with a great Sudoku game on board!

  • i really like thishone and the way it looks it think it's really cute knowing that motorol i good brand of phones i think i'm going to get this one. =]

  • love love love this qwerty qt!!!

  • Is it a toy-phone? It won`t last a month. Motorola is running out.

  • i think the most lucrative phone market will be are android os, dual sim, fm tv tuner and wifi

  • this isnt normal - not big problem restart your phone or changed firmware

  • this phone i dont like it.but qwerty keymat is beter then other brands

  • I am using this phone and it's really good. Suddenly, my microphone/speaker is not working. Only I am able to hear calls through loudspeaker. How to come out of this situation?

  • While charging the phone the screen stays on, is this normal?

  • this phone is realy nice,love it.but im battling to load mxit,it says phone make not detected. how do i load mxit then pls help.

  • my new phone, everything looks good, but it would be better if this phone had wi-fi

  • it looks okay . . . but it could be better if it was touch screen

  • Nice phone. Nice design. I hope it works as everyone says.. :-)

  • This is an awesome phone by motorola, this is my second motorola phone no complaints got a good deal on it reduced just right discounts.

  • AWESOME PHONE.. a must buy.. anyone who uses it once, will fall in love with it. great features, user friendly.. it is indeed the Hello Moto! :P

  • i wanted this phone as well ive got one now, but go to alibaba.com ive had to order mine from china and its alot cheaper than phones here

  • It is available in SA. just got one from cell c on a contract where you pay R150 per month, get R175 talktime and 10Mb data bundle. Lovely little phone. I have a Blackberry for business, and this one for personal, and it is similar and easy to use like the BB. Very impressed so far.

  • hi this looks like a great phone love the design amd the colour but dont know if its available in south africa.

  • motocubo is a great phone. some dislikes it thought not not bought it.

  • The shape of this phone is the crapiest I ever see. Cellphones are tools, this one is an expensive TOY. You mean it's usefull because it has a full qwerty keyboard? I told you it's difficult to upload applications/games, the phone comes without supporting software (maybe I'm wrong, but the one I got has nothing except an unstandard mini usb cable) and the manual explains nothing about how to upload stuff. Without WIFI you also need to have an expensive Data Plan.

  • I believe that design is terrible in contrast with the other brands, In this moment I believe that Motorola is out market in mobile.

  • check the entire opinions, some dislike this phone, if yours are not published its because you broke some of their rules to publish

  • Se�ores de GSMARENA respeten las opiniones de los visitantes de su web, no esperen que todo el mundo diga ������como me encanta este equipo!!!!! o �����este equipo no tiene radio, tiene un mal audio y las fotos tomadas por la c�mara no salen bien pero es lo m�ximo, como amo a este equipo!!!!!. No es posible que alguien de una opini�n distinta a la de los dem�s y no se las publique. Espero que corrijan este problema. Ing: Lords of GSMArena respect the opinions of visitors to your site, do not expect everyone to say ������ as I love this team !!!!! or ����� this team has no radio, has a bad audio and photos taken by the camera but do not go well as much as I love this team !!!!!. It is possible that someone of a different opinion of others and are not published. I hope to correct this problem.

  • I Like this mobile.

  • I love this phone it's just that I have a problem with applying through the internet and the head office faax is continuouslu busy.

  • Try take a sencond battery and dont use the supply charge, use a slowly charger (350maH) you can give 50% more time for you battery, and extended life too of the battery.

  • I REALLY like this phone because it has everything i want and a major bonus is that it is Eco Friendly. But the battery life wit Motorolas is really bad...i think..please help.....Sholud i get it?

  • strange!!!

  • design is nice , atteractive and happy

  • Liiks like a fridge

  • I don't care about others... I like this phone... iMoto...

  • I agree with you. It really is nice phone considering the feature and price. It is free in US.

  • what is this? game boy or what......

  • Why do I find this phone's design so ... P.E.R.F.E.C.T. ... This smart combination of white and orange , the minimal design and the almost square shape make a classy , sexy , flashy and really wanna buy package ... Now for the specifications ... Oh ! Come on guys ! No one will look if you have a 5 , 8 or 12 mp camera while talking on the road or while text messaging ... But everyone whill notice the colour , the shape and the design ... It's all about the looks nowdays ... And this phone has ... For sure ...

  • This phone really is an ugly thing , but still better looking than iphone.Truly

  • Only one word to describe this fone: Rubbish! In short, it's only a glorified Z3.

  • Overpriced phone.

  • really bad... the design is totally awful!!!

  • It looks like a Borg cube from Star Trek.

  • very nice phone

  • I�m from Brazil and i will comment about this mobile there because i like GSMArena 1) This mobile are make from and sell to Motorola Brazil. 2) Motocubo = Motocube ';)' // Eco = mobile make of recycling material (bottle plastic) 3) No have 3g or Wlan. But it�s have make to communicate to social-sites... have mini-MSN, mini-twitter, mini-orkut, mini-facebook, mini-myspaces, etc... that work in EDGE (contract with operator mobile VIVO,TIM,Oi) 4) It Cost R$599 = US$300 +/- 5) It�s so different to... OK???

  • I think personally motorola should of died along time ago and well.... from this design it says it all!

  • very nice and Attractive i want to get this phone for my girl friend

  • This model was conceived in Brazil, for internal market. It costs around 300USD the unlocked version, and varies around 5 to 200USD depending of the mobile plan you choose if ou buy it with Claro/TIM/VIVO/Oi. The name 'motocubo' is in portuguese, as in english would be 'motocube'.

  • For all those that thinks Motorola cannot design phones, check out the Nokia 7705 (Twist). Sure looks alot like that so Nokia can't design phons either.

  • wish it was out in UK... i love it, he's sooo cute

  • 3.5mm jack, sdhc compatibility, cute like a highschool girl.. but a wifi connectivity would have surely made this qwerty cutie a lot sweeter..

  • may be after five years

  • when this model launch in india

  • It wins in size. This appears to be small enough to fit in my front jeans pocket, and still have a robust feature set.

  • Ewwwwww, this is the ugliest modern phone i have ever seen, motorolla should use their eyes to see other brand more, especially sharp, their phones look so cool..... i have always support motorolla b4, and even now, i am using U9, but if the new motorolla look ugly like that, when i buy a new phone, i will just buy something else... and lots of motorolla consumer has move from that brand to other brands now..... hope that they have better idea of the style of phone........

  • please think sumthing fruitful dont copy nokia.motprola mobiles are waste of money and obsolete .its high time prove or perish from market

  • This is sooooo ugly in every way, what are Motorola thinking????[2]

  • Well it is plain to see that they did not make this phone for people like you. So, what is your point?

  • This is sooooo ugly in every way, what are Motorola thinking????

  • i like this phone atteractive design

  • ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just what shape are you looking for?? Last time I checked most phones are rectangle. Now that Moto made one like this.....it has no shape.....????? LOL!!! Just how many phone company's do you think made a phone like this? Let me give you a hint, Moto was not the first.

  • very nice but no WLAN

  • i dnt like da phone. its shapeless

  • Looking tooooo sexyyyyyy!!! like a cute pretty girl. i wanna buy this.

  • nice design and very atteractive good for young boy and girl

  • They made this phone so people like you would have something to complain about.

  • it is FUGLY!!! how could thay make cellphones like this !!

  • Does anybody know the game from these phones it a shooting game with beavers or something? I think it's crazy something but not totally sure. If anybody knows the game would love the name thanks.

  • Indeed, you are correct. Also, as I have been saying,this phone is made for texting and social networks. I know not everybody will like this type of phone, but then again that is why they make different phones for different people. you are also right about another point, when LG and a few other company's made a phone like this one, no one gave it such a bad review. By the way, you can now get the QA1 for free now with a 2 year contract.

  • ???.....and why do you think that they are stuck in 2005?

  • hi---these is one of the best phone i have ever seen motorola rocks

  • Oh God, Motorola can't find the way... what's wrong with these guys? They're still in 2005!

  • Ha ha ha.......

  • Too costly? Do you even know how much this phone costs? If there is any American reader here, kindly help if my analysis below is correct regarding the US market, so others from Europe or Asia or south Asia and everywhere else can have a better understanding why phones like A45 or QA1 is popular in US. I was in US in Sept, and despite I only go there a few times in a year, I decided to get the Moto Karma QA1. the 2-year contract price is US$28 thru Radio Shack. (phone without contract would cost US$240) Surprisingly it costs twice as much thru AT&T itself. (US$49) However, the monthly fee (with AT&T), despite the economic downturn, is STILL US$39.99 per month with 450 mins. (not a single drop in the past few years) In Hong Kong, where I actually live, we've 5 different operators competing with each other furiously, and 3G service fee runs about US$8 per month, with over 1100mins of talk time. (and fees keep going down) I fully understand US is a much much much (x100 x 100?) bigger place than HK, which requires lots of more cell sites, antenna, etc...however, do most people really go around the state / country most of the time? Or do they mostly live / work within the radius of a 20~30 mins drive? I just spent US$700 to fix my 21+ years old car (change the timing belt and other services), plus US$90 to renew the car's license. Gas costs US$44 per tank (premium) which I used up 2 tanks in 2 weeks. Insurance costs the most but my brother paid for that. So what does the story tell? For many Americans, a good portion of their monthly expense already goes to the cell phone monthly bills, car's gasoline and maintenance / insurance, etc... Instead, most people around the world probably don't have cars like most Americans do, and chances are (others please elaborate) they don't pay as much for mobile monthly fees. Hence most others around the world probably can spend US$500+ (if not more) for a phone, because they don't pay as much for other living expenses like most Americans do. While high end phones like HTC or N-series from the almighty brand don't seem to be doing well in US...probably many Americans (espeically those out of metopolitan areas) care little less if the cam is 5mp or 8mp, if the phone is smart or not (I actually looked for a book on Windows Mobile but couldn't find any) One more fact is, sales of all the phones in California may exceed sales of all phones in many countries! So if most phone users (in US) only look for basic features, what's wrong for companies like Moto keep making these "basic" phones to cope with what the consumers want? I've seen similar design from Samsung & LG in US, do the same people who complained about Moto's design made the same comments in the Samsung / LG forum?

  • You Said; "im 14 and i wouldnt go for this i would rather the cliq but i have a blackberry 8800 and lets just say he would be happier with a blackberrry" ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!! "I'm 14 with a blackBerry....".....ReallY!!! What company do you run that you need a BlackBerry? or all the things that it offers? Do your parents get you anything that you want?, must be nice!! What do you realy do with that BlackBerry?? "....lets just say he would be happier with a blackberrry" .....and who are we talking about? you being 14 with a blackBerry, or someone else with a BlackBerry??? It just Blows me away at some of the things people do or say. LOL!!!

  • Worst phone ever!

  • im 14 and i wouldnt go for this i would rather the cliq but i have a blackberry 8800 and lets just say he would be happier with a blackberrry

  • what a phone with nasty design, not even worth my money. i would rather spend it on my sweet cognac.

  • Honesty I agree with you, Jay.

  • very nice phone Attractive design

  • ....I Disagree! As I have said before, this phone is for a 'target market', like my teenage son who loves to text, and not for older people. I addmitt the colors could have been different....but, maybe they will different colors. They also said the samething about the Karma, which my wife loves, and I was impressed with. If it was not for the fact that AT&T had a better camera phone I am looking at, I would have the Karma right now.

  • Well, the features and the preformance are getting better of course, but the way they look is just horrible. The phone is ok but the design is nothing i'd want to buy.

  • Emm... to be honest, Motorola are going down-hill. Look at how ugly this phone is, i mean it's horrible! Most of the new Motorola's are, come on Motorola, whats happened to you!

  • True.

  • I'm just saying, there are other phones out there with better value for money. This phone's okay if the price isn't too high.

  • Phone is too Costly. as it doesnt have any feautures like 3g and Wifi...But nice Design...Diffrent Thinking by moto Engg

  • this phone with nice and ateractive design is best choice for young boy and girl

  • i have been browsing via the site, i would like to know- i am based in south africa and i'm intrested in some of the phone i have view. are they available in south africa, if so-- where can i buy them. regards briane

  • decent phone

  • Nice design & smart design for all younger. Good works Motorola..!!!

  • Great fresh design, way to pick up the youth crowd Moto!

  • this is the best ever phone seens for years, excellent job motorolla�s engineers keep doing excellent smart phones.....

  • I can't lie that this phone is kinda weird when you first look it , but I must be honest in the other hand, I like it, maybe bein' different it's the point, the reason I like it, and just to remember that's my opinion, and maybe I'll buy it, probably.

  • .....and you are wrong. How many teens have you been around of late? Ever seen a teen texting? Mine will text about 500+ in a week. Sure, older people will not like it, but that is not the point. There is a market for it, and you have to realize that not everybody will like the same phones as you do. On top of that, when is does something not cost more when it first comes out?

  • damn, no 3G, no wifi, ugly desing, ugly name! nonononono

  • ==" What's wrong with the people at Motorola?? It's ugly and expensive. Nobody will buy it. It looks like some cheap knockoff phone. Motorola should fire their designers..

  • Most any phone that is not a smart phone is for social purposes. Most smart phones is for business, and you will be charged for data, for having a smart phone.....even if you don't use it for business. Which sucks. But at any rate, if you want a keyboard on your phone, it is either one or the other. Which , by the way, you dont need to be a 'kid' to be soical. :-)

  • Do you?? Or do you think that the way you think is the only way to think??

  • I cannot say it is ugly It is a decent design. Necessary design. Many people will not think crazy about design. With design you can only get praise words, but will not get the necessary usage and business. -- The most important is the essential futures. This phone can do well as a social phone that is cheap. -- Kids can surely take this phone. Don't forget now days people think of buying only necessary features. Design is not much concern!!!

  • One more useless phone!!! Does Motorola knows that they still live on a Planet call Earth????

  • nice phone diferent design good

  • That is what alot of people said about the QA1, But my wife loves the phone, and I was impressed with it also. So dont knock it till you try it.

  • it's vary agllllly vary bigggg and look like game boy

  • Remember the Motorola V3? That day, Motorola killed it's lead designer and never filled that post. This phone is sooooooo ULGYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • WTF! a very big mess. please dont waste ur money on this. poor features. disgusting look. and QWERTY then slide! MONKEYS! damn!

  • nice display and diferent design good

  • good look nice features for access to social network

  • i think that it is still too expensive for the features it provides.

  • I'm amazed that most of the people that express their opinions here can actually write, because I'm pretty sure they can't think...

  • WTF moto!!! that phone is mess!!

  • The only positive thing I can say about this phone would have to be the battery life, which is pretty good when it comes to a mobile phone.

  • I think Moto design this model for kids....anyways looks nice.

  • Looks like copy of Nokia Twist.. but without twist :) i hope it performs well last time i checked a motorola mobile (Pebl) it looked nice but didnt do well

  • what the hell??? no wifi , no 3g... no touch nothing.. and above all i cant understand the shape.. how one would hold the phone???? too awkward..

  • I was a fond of Motorola when I used Motosilver L7 and Motorazr V3i several years ago...But now I it's producing ugly and backdated phones...This one is a symbol of uglyness...Very bad looking...Low specifications compared to price tag.I think Nokia and Samsung are doing well.SE is not bad too.

  • Motorola is good at making ugly phones. :))

  • now THAT, is an ugly phone

  • As ugly as ugly can be.....

  • whats this! very ugly and big phone with no features! i think no one buy this

  • A Copy of the Nokia i750 you can buy in America

  • what the hell is this??? why would MOTO release phone like this??? i work in Mobile company and last year Moto stop shipping any new product they say that they will re-instruct there design and the OS in 2009!!! is this what they come up with>>> is this gonna stand in the face of the other companies ... i don't think so

  • well, i like the design.. just the design.

  • Motorola has defiantly fell out of the race for having the most featured phones, best looking phones, or most original phones. Thanks for starting it, but at the end of it all I doubt Motorola will maintain the respect they started off with. For mid-low range phones they no doubt still have a competitive edge.

  • what a phone it is,cost 230 euros with this kind of spec,i mean low-end.... with this price, i can get 5530XM of even 5800XM with 50 euros addition.Moto,pls review the price again.

  • what the heck is this. no wifi, no 3g no gps, nothing at all..

  • Nice looking phone, but no wlan !! loooooooooool

  • ugly

  • Lol!! Really Moto?? Come on, you make it soooo easy to mock you!! WTF is this? Motocubo... really? It should have been called the MotoCrapo!! Lol! No wonder Moto is going down the motodrain! Sayonara Moto!!! Lol!

  • 50 euro phone

  • what is that Moto? A toast with a keyboard??

  • Its a joke,internal memory rubbish,no 3g,no wonder moto are going under.

  • Sorry im motorola mad - but this looks ugly

  • All I Can Say Is ... LoL