Motorola Z6w

  • Released 2008, May
    110g, 17.3mm thickness
    Linux / Java-based MOTOMAGX
    64MB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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  • 2.0"
    240x320 pixels
  • 2MP
    144p
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  • 950mAh
    Li-Ion

Motorola Z6w - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 12
EDGE Class 12
Launch Announced 2008, February. Released 2008, May
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 105 x 45 x 17.3 mm, 69 cc (4.13 x 1.77 x 0.68 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.0 inches, 12.4 cm2 (~26.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~200 ppi density)
 Screensavers and wallpapers
Downloadable logos
Platform OS Linux / Java-based MOTOMAGX
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal 64MB
Main Camera Single 2 MP
Features LED flash
Video QCIF
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, UMA
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS No
Radio No
USB miniUSB 2.0
Features Sensors
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera 8.5)
 MP3/AAC/AAC+ player
Predictive text input
Organizer
Voice dial
Voice memo
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 950 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 400 h
Talk time Up to 7 h
Misc Colors Black
SAR 1.25 W/kg (head)     0.34 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.98 W/kg (head)    
Price About 80 EUR

Motorola Z6w - User Reviews

  • How can I change the number of rings? It rings once or twice only and goes into my voicemail.

  • one of my best motos..My first wifi phone! mine is still working though the earpiece is already failing and the battery already needs replacement.. I LOVE ALL THE MOTOROLA FONES!

  • The best and only phones plural (2) I have. It's a brick, you can drop it, I love it.

  • The best phone I ever had. Bought with my first salary but lost to a thief. Will this model ever come back again

  • I once had this gadget, it was my last Motorola phone, I haven't had another Motorola phone since then, it was one of the best designed phones by Motorola

  • This was my favorite phone before it broke! best phone I've had without smartphone capabilities. So sad it's gone...

  • yeah mine was lagging a bit a simple reset gets it running 100% again. ive had no major issues i think its a slick phone

  • Doesn't answer anymore. Fido said they would not support it. Motorola charging extra for the Phone Tools is just a slap in the face. Do NOT get this phone and be aware of Fido's refresher rate on the next new new thing and forgetting and about "servicing" their products. Fido and Motorola got together on a great phone that had NO life span. Loved my phone at the outset, still love it when it works... which it doesn't anymore.

  • mine is motorokr z6 .it also shows d same problem

  • where is the LED flash in the pic???...quite confusing!!

  • hi! can this unit supports memory card of up to 2gb? it also says that it has an internal memory of up to 64mb..but mine has not...only 24..are they not the same?

  • please help me... how the wifi works with a privte router.???????????

  • I m from INDIA. i m using Z6 for nmore than 3 years. I dont get any minor problems. Still it is working fine. My total lifetime is 405 hrs. Great ! Great ! one of the Superb handsets from Moto ! My Moto .........!

  • i had this phone for less than a year and i got no problems with it.so i must say that this is a good one for me.

  • Nonsense! I am using without any problems. Its a great phone. Motofan

  • I do have the same problem, yet don't know how to solve it, any light out there>?

  • Do not waste your money on this phone. After a year it will stop charging, you will buy numerous chargers and batteries and nothing helps.

  • this phone real bad, i would reconmend it to any one!

  • does anyone have some problem with sim registration???...i mean does ur phone show "unregistered sim" msg???

  • This phone gets progressively slower over the months and becomes unusable within a year. Neither motorola nor fido will admit fault or service the phone after the 1 year period. DO NOT GET THIS PHONE

  • I just get it this phone and I set up my mp3 files as a ring tone and message tones go to the profiles and edit your profile then choose ring tone and choose all sounds or stg like that and you will see your mp3 files and choose one of them as your ring tone

  • hi i find ur comments really interesting ... it seems lyk a lot knowledge abt mobile phones... im planning 2 buy a new mob. with high memory ...can u advise ... i feel lyk buying motorola .... is it a gud phone ?

  • I've had this phone for a little over a year. After learning that Wireless Wave's extended warranty is actually just extended paycheck for the salesman I had to just live with this POS. Jumps to menu's I dont want. When closed goes into the browser. Its slow as sin, drops calls like nothin, and sometimes doesent pick up the call at all. This phone is just garbage. Iphone here I come.

  • What router do you need?

  • Hi everyone, I got my Z6w 2 months ago from FIDO, Canada. After looking around I found "How to" make it work :) 1. buy a unlock code for the Subsidy Lock 2. look into forums for options how to make it use mp3. There are 2 ways: configure it every time using PC and other software like p2k, or flash it: Here it is your fully functional Z6w, now STOP complaining, please.

  • WORST EFFING PHONE IN EXISTENCE I got it just today and i told my mom that i loved it when she suprised me with it but then i realized.....THAT I CANT HAVE MY OWN RINGTONES. I looked around for an hour finding all these reviews saying its the worst phone ever, ITS TRUE after that i just told my mom to shove the phone up her ***.

  • To the person who mentioned it, the reason using Wi-Fi internet on this phone is disabled with FIDO is because it is set up to be used on Fido UNO, which is a system where you can make phone calls through Wi-Fi (you aren't billed for Wi-Fi use, so it makes calling free, basically). It's a cool service, but kind of a pain in the ass since you have to buy a very particular kind of router to get it working properly.

  • I really loved the phone at first lots of memory... but now its sayn my battery is invalid... and isnt coming on anymore.

  • I cant set my pwn mp3 as ringtones! there is no "sound folder" there is only a Music folder and that gets me no where in terms of using my ringtones.. please hlp, those moto ringotnes are driving me crazy thanks!

  • motorola phones are made in japan. but i think this country is only good on cars or any other gadgets except on mobile phones. some of their phones w/c equiped wd MP3 has a good stereo kind of music output ex.(W510/razor/z6w sleek phones), but it is hard or theres no point of setting that as your ringtone. with the flat keypads of these phones looks cool but disappointing where it hangs-up and as you press a number you want but instead it repeats the number repeatedly and unstoppable and freezes, so again you have to turn-off the phone. also the circle navigator arrows at the center of the phone easily worn-out and because the phones are very sleek , small, tiny , where keys are very close to each other where u have the tendency to press the other buttons hehehehe this is ridiculous unless u have a tiny fingers using this phones. and as you try to press the clear butons to erase multiple of characters in the messages or inbox,,, it will suddenly goback to main menu and you have to re-do it again and open inbox.

  • Finally somebody who can confirm that WiFi works to connect to the Internet (or so it seems). However, it looks like FIDO (Canadian GSM provider) disabled that function. Does anyone know where I can get Factory software for this phone or maybe a place where to look for one? -- BTW, not being able to receive international SMS is not a fault of the phone but rather a mobile standard of the origin network. For example, when I had CDMA phone, I didn't receive any SMS messages sent from a GSM network overseas.

  • Try this: Copy your ringtone to ''Sound Folder'', ''Tunes Folder'' or ''RingTone folder'', after that. Set that mp3 as ringtone

  • Can anyone tell me how I can change my ringtone to a song I've downloaded to my phone? It only gives me the option of selecting those crap ringtones that come with the phone! Help!

  • Texting takes more battery than talking. Constant button pressing is harder on your phone than simply having it "open" to talk.

  • MY PHONE COLOR IS FINISH,, IT,S BODY IS NOT GOOD,, I AM USING this set but i am not satisfy,, sometime it,s automatically turn off,, also W.LAN is not working good,, internatinational sms is not receiving ,*it,s not fault of operator service,,, IT,S THE FAULT OF SET,, but believe me i am not satisfy by this,, i will not use anymore MOTOROLA,, first i was fan of MOTOROLA ,, i always use V3, and other,s set of MOTOROLA,, but now i will not,,, it,s my opinion,, thanx SHAUKAT CHOHAN BARCELONA SPAIN 00-34-620139495

  • It says up to 7h of talk time when my phone only last like about 9h of just texting...is that normal?

  • its muic playr gets corrupt many times i just bought 2 month ago & its music player is not working file errors occurs often during camera use and some features are very tough to understand wallpapers also come in zoom which is to large than actual size my verdict is z6 is worst mobile with insult of good pictures

  • I have this phone for half ear and it's a greate fone by my standard's. Working good, no softwere peoblems, the battery last-s at least 4 day's, 6-7 in my case (set on low power consumption). It has an interesting conversation recording button that i'm verry found of :) The onlly minus thet i can think of is that the music is not so great, but that is not becouse of the phone (it has bad earphones, to big). I recomandeed Z6w for enyone who needs a good reliable phone

  • with out rds fm????????????????????? i hate this phone

  • whats model batery have this phone?

  • This phone is hopeless. It looks great which is why I bought it, someone mentioned that fido blocks the wifi, if so that clears things up for me. future shop advertised that I can connect to wireless internet for free, but it never works. I would not recommend this phone or fido (in Canada). Just a heads up, I'm not trying to be negative just my experience. I'm sure some people enjoy the z6w.

  • Copy your mp3 to Sound Folder, tunes Folder or Tone folder, after that. Set that mp3 as ringtone

  • Copy yours mp3 to Sound Folder, tunes Folder or Tone folder, after that. Set that mp3 as ringtone

  • Unbelievable! when I sign the contract, I was told that I could set mp3 as my ringtone! but now I find out I can't!

  • Thank you. I used a mini USB and it worked perfectly. Can you use your own music as a ringtone?

  • mini usb will do,or you can do it with bluetooth transfer from your comp.of course your comp should have bluetooth also...worked for me...

  • if any mositure is aplied to this phone the key pad and all buttons stop working...:(

  • I had this phone for about 6 mths and finally switched back to my old Moto Krzr. You can't convert any song as ringtone unless you know Korean, and have a software name "Melon". The keypad is very sluggish or you have a very small finger tip. This is the worst Motorola phone I ever had!

  • este tel�fono es el mas malo de todos!!! falla x todo, x la camara, la musica y el teclado, no se embarquen

  • este tel�fono es el mas malo de todos!!! falla x todo, x la camara, la musica y el teclado, no se embarquen

  • How do you upload music onto the phone? Do you use a USB cable? If so, where do you get one?

  • no wi-fi

  • it's :( :( key pad is very bad even battery prob.

  • Hey, here you go, Hope that helps!

  • I like this phone.. u can use the song as a ringtone by pressing options on the song.. select apply as> ringtone enjoy ur moto phone :) regards

  • Hey Are you a fido customer? the only reason I am asking is bcs I am and i would like to get this phone but it is not on fido's website..

  • Fido. Worst phone I've ever used.

  • Hi, I'm a Fido Customer and I cannot get the songs as ringtunes and also I wanted to know if the wifi can be used for web browsing or just VOIP? Is there any way we can get these 2 functions to work this phone??

  • for this phone how do you ive downloaded the music and all that how do i apply it as my ringtone can someone please help me.

  • Horrible phone with a crappy software. The phone has a mind of its own and when it does want to take command - the lag between command and action is ridiculous. It is clear that Motorola either rushed this phone to market or needs to hire a new 'testing' team. Motorola is starting to be like GM - buyer beware and avoid at all cost if possible.

  • 4gigs

  • This is a cool phone, I have it for past 1 year. Very good speakers and music sounds really good. Nice sleek phone!!!

  • This is a cool phone, I have it one for past 1 year. Very good speakers and music counds really good. Nice sleek phone!!!

  • This phone is awesome. i have been very happy with this phone in the 6 monthes i have had it. It holds a very good amount of pictures and music without getting too full. It's sound quality is loud and clear and a long battery life. The only bad part about it is, 4 of my friends have had or still have this phone and theirs is falling apart. The front keypad and circle dial is sticker and it will fall apart after awhile according to them. So will it still be good 6 monthes from now? That is the question.

  • how much memory can u put on this

  • you need to download the motorola phone tools on your pc and then connect your phone to it and transfer images, music from your pc to your cell or from your cell to your pc

  • hmm. how the hell u put my own music to the main ringtunes? i can only use crappy music on this phone. can someone help me ?

  • Hey i was planning on getting this phone for Christmas... now I'm not too sure if i still want to get it, after reading all these comments on this phone. One of my main concern is the the ringtones... does anyone know if you can take music off your computer and put it on this phone without any promblems?

  • I've had this phone for 3 months now. I'm currently with Fido, a Canadian provider, and am quite disappointed. Fido has blocked the wifi function in a way that will only allow you to use their internet service (which you must pay for) They have also blocked mp3 ring tones. I have even tried buying one legitimately but my phone isn't even supported. The mp3 player works but you cannot set them as ring tones. The camera is decent and the screen is crisp. This phone has so much potential, but its being held back by the greedy companies.

  • Hi does any one know exactly how to set up a WiFi on this? what is an SSID? Please help, thank you

  • it means you have a missed call

  • it is a sexy phone

  • is it really wi-fi phone? what its difference in motorolla z6 only?

  • Can someone tell me if it is normal that my phone switch by himself from EDGE to GPRS network?

  • do you know how to link telus internet with my wi-fi i tried and failed it asks for ssid did that next profile name dont knot next security type did that what can i do to get it to work ( [email protected] ) thank you!

  • If anyone want this phone you should know that I have it and is at a very low price. You can contact me at mail above.

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  • shum i mire eshte ky telefon po qka mutin jeni ka thuni bre tel ma te mir ne bot nuk asa nuk ka me pas more muta bre nonen jau qifsha he karuca

  • i have this phone for 1 month and most of the buttons are not working

  • i have buyed this cell it was horibal

  • can anyone tell me if they have have seen a little redbox with an exclamation mark in it , like a tiny icon I cant figure out what it means. Its a white box with a red line around it and a red exclamation mark on the inside ?

  • I just hooked my phone up to the computer , then went into my computer right clicked on the drive for my phone and hit explore and just dropped the music into the music folder

  • Where can I get a firmware to be able to use wifi? I don't want to pay Fido for the Fido UNO service, I just want to connect to free wifi connections and check my emails

  • try storing the ringtone to the phone then try

  • How were you able to be transfer your music from your comp. to your phone. I am having problems find a driver....I downloaded one and it's still not working. Am I missing something?

  • how do u set a song as a ringtone... ive been looking for hours

  • so if it's only for voip, does that mean I can't use the wifi for the internet browser or for the built in IM?

  • So far it seems the wifi is for voip only.

  • So i just got the Fido(canadian) Motorola Z6w. Opened and box and found the charger and phone only!! At the first look it looks like a tiny phone (comparing to my n95,HTC Touch Diamond). Anyways the slider is gr8 and smooth (atleast 1 thing i like in the phone). Its got wi-fi and thats all the addition to it. It is identical to the Z6. Just unlocked the phone and gonna sell it off !!

  • this is a cute phone that works really well for me...except that i transferred songs from my computer to the phone, but i can't seem to use them as ringtunes...and i tried going into settings but it doesn't let me..all i can do is listen to them as songs, not ringtunes..help?

  • Can you use your own Ringtone, or do you HAVE to download through internet..

  • Can someone who is using this phone please tell me how the phone is functioning?? Plus can the wifi be used for web browsing or just VOIP???

  • u have to go to "setting" and where u change yur ringtones and settings for the phone.. u will be able to use that song as yur ringtone. u won't be able to find it else where.. u can only do it on yur settings..

  • can diffrent compartment of the lock individually

  • this phone is no good i have one n it keeps on tellin me to insert my sims card when it is all ready in the phone

  • Can anyone tell me how I can change my ringtone to a song I've downloaded to my phone? It only gives me the option of selecting those crap ringtones that come with the phone! Help!

  • Can you please tell us where did you buy the Samsung INNOV8 from? Can you confirm whether apps for Nokia S60 work INNOV8?

  • moto needs to do better man damn...arent they seein their competitors!!!!????

  • Got the Samsung INNOV8 8MP phone at the moment. I can see myself selling up to get this bad boy 2MP Motorola. Go on Motorola keep up the good work with the 2MP phones. Who needs a good camera phone when you can have a 2MP Motorola.

  • WOW!!! 2MP camera again.. impressive.

  • It will be available through Fido.

  • btw it tells u alread but: Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAh Stand-by Up to 400 h Talk time Up to 7 h

  • As for as I know it is Canadian. Fido carries it.

  • Is it Canadian? and what Canadian company can u buy it from?

  • Hello,anybody knows something about the baterylife of this phone?I am really interested.Thanks.

  • dont buy this phone it is very bad my friend had it and it didnt slide up how crap is dat

  • Get your facts straight first. The Motomagx OS for now does not support 3g/HSDPA and this is the reason why the razr2 V9 used the synergy OS. If you don't like the synergy OS, try the z8 or z10 w/ the UIQ OS.

  • No 3G/HSDPA??? Why does Motorola even bother to make phones anymore?

  • The bluetooth has problems, I have to remove the battery and turn it back on to get it to work again.

  • is amazing!!!!!

  • It indeed is able to surf the web via WLAN.

  • Hi,could you please tell me about the battery life of this phone?I am really interested and this comes on the first place for me.Thanx.

  • actually no, it can use Wlan signals to make VOIP calls, but not surf the internet.

  • yes

  • omg its so nice i would buy one in white. so please make it.

  • Does this phone let you browse the web for free..... like off the router at your house?

  • You can get much more informatrion to your handset via 3G technology.... Not just via GPRS.... YOur just thinking of phone calls!! Why do you thinjk everyone was up in arms over the rubbish iphone not having 3g??? Its because of the data, it can be sent and recieved quicker!! like the speed in the Uk for 3g is around 460.00kbps.... rather than GORS 115.00kbps!!! So HA! lool

  • motorola is trying to sell it's mobile phone division but nobody wants to buy it.

  • Well I always love motorolla, SE and Samsung but never Nokia. That is because of the parts of it/ it too sensitive! Well I just bought this z6w and it is really great! Why would you like to have 3G if the person you are talking to dont even have camera in his phone? hahahahaha so funny! Motorolla Rocks! Keep it up! Even though it is simple as long as it has wifi and the spare parts are durable it will surely be a treasure! Yuck! Nokia one dropped you will have your headseat only remains!

  • NEC Motorola would be a great unison!

  • It's about time Motorola had a unison with another major brand in the same way as Sony & Ericsson have. I think Motorola need ot think about working with the likes of Philips, Sharp, Toshiba or Panasonic. Motorola are falling behind in terms of design, reliability and sales.. Motorola make the best bluetooth acessories though!

  • motorola is obviously loosing its charm in the tech market. only the razr series had a boom in the era and the razr 2 isn't even anywhere near the bracket. WiFi gives appeal to mobile phones today, and the WiFi phones of motorola is not as promising as the other brands( I personaly prefer sony ericsson ). Motorola is really had its biggest decline on the charts as of today...

  • FM RADIO MOTOROLA! Come on, all of your cheap-ass budget phones (w270, w375, ect) have fm radios in them, yet only 2 high end phones have it (Motorola SLVR l9, and ROKR) please consider putting an fm radio in ATLEAST one new phone, and no more cheap w-series ones.

  • Well i have got this z6,its a lovely phone with many features, the screen is good ,camera clearity is superb,more clearer than nokia,and good in metal body weight,can run upto 2 gb memory card,and the sound quality of the speaker is good and more better with the a2dp function stereo bluetooth,i love this,what i dislike about nokia is,its loses its charm and value after few months.

  • i was jus wondering when will motorola introduce a z3 or z6 upgrade with symbian ,wi-fi, and 3 megapixel camera

  • Motorola, who used to make state of the art phones 5 years ago, but haven't bothered since coz they've became stuck in a styling & spec. timewarp & lag badly behind Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG and many more...

  • Sean i recommend you look at nokia s60.n81 being a GREAT multimedia n gaming cell with 3rd party buisness software it can do EVERYTHING

  • To all Motohaters: I have looked around this website and through a number of other sources, & frankly I think that there is not a single player in the mobile handset market who is making a handset about which I am COMPLETELY satisfied. But then, in an industry that will be manufacturing handsets in the millions if not billions, what do you expect? They couldn't conceivably satisfy everyone!

  • motorolla is soo losing. how sad. used to love thier design

  • To Motohaters, How much did U get paid for bashing Motorola? U guys have to face the reality that Moto is the innovator of mobile phone.Moto invented vibration and Ur brand have to pay Moto for having vibration in their phone.

  • It is sad to know Motorola is splitting their handset business.When it come to buying flip home,Motorola surely is first choice as they know how to make it with style and class.I hope the spin off is a good start to a new era.

  • Well, Motorola have just announced that they will split off the mobile section of their business in 2009, so who knows what will happen eh?

  • Really who is going to use HSCSD these days.

  • Nice to see that the people leaving comments here know nothing about this phone. This is just like the Motorola ROKR Z features a new Linux based operating system, which is fully customizable and imho beats nokia and sony's current OS's The difference if any of the morons below had taken the time to notice is that the "w" in Z6w stands for WiFi !!! That now puts Motorola in league with the iPhone and N95!! Having owned all 3 in the last 12 months, I have stuck with the Z6

  • I had this phone since christmas and i already had to send it out to get the charging fixed on it. This phone is not very good i adivse you not to get it..

  • People don't make research.. Moto has the 1st 3mp camera, 1st swivel, flip and slider phones, satellite phones, etc. Moto sells this technology for other companies to run!!! That's why they downgrade their products is to be humble or else everybody will buy Moto.. stupid people!!!!!!

  • I think 2 mp cameras are more then enough, optics diameter is what you need.

  • why always flip flip slide motorola used to be top of the game i like the new ideas but man touch screen sliders are the new in man motorola study the iphone and figure somethin out you used to rock now i dont know man one of my favorites are not evolveing change needs to happen

  • Hate it all you want...the next phones being cranked up by Moto won't suck.

  • why Motorolla don't add more than 2mp for camera & 3G & where is HSCSD must be add also motorolla users expect more option than that

  • motorolla has allways been a very bad creator for cellphones all phones dnt have edge wifi and sometimes even a camera motorolla has to shape up and get in there or else they are going down. because there allready down they suck i hate motorolla. its stinks it never amazes me never

  • put a W beside the Z6, hike the price and we got a brand ew phone woooooo. nice going motorola.

  • looks exactly like the other rizr or rokr

  • come on MOTORola is the best you can do and it's only 2 mega pixels and why won't they make it 5 mega pixels and all of their nwe MOTOROLA phone has NO! bluetooth, NO! 3G, NO! WIFI,...

  • With the future line up of Moto's that are said to becomming Mot will make a comeback...Big time ^_^ With that said MOTO FTW!

  • So, Tsepz, do you also go to car forums and brag about how your Mercedes is better than someone's Ford? This phone is half the price of yours, and if I use 3G in my country they charge me a dollar for 100 kb (yes kilobytes). The nearest wi-fi spot is 50 km from me and if I was buying a Nokia I'd buy one of those cheap ones with a flashlight as I could actually use that :-P

  • Fine Tsepz, you got me there. But the war has just begun. Let's see if Moto's new lineup of phones with Kodak's help can compare to your "ever-triumphant" NSeries phones.

  • Someone below quoted from the website, you need to decipher the marketing talk dear. Spoke to a Motorola executive, this phone DOES NOT HAVE WI-FI, rather, it has VOIP (voice over the internet protocol)technology. No, this phone cannot connect to a Wifi hotspot and surf the web, the only way you can do that is by GPRS, at the charge of the service provider. Hope that puts an end to this "this phone has Wifi!!" nonsense

  • jjsoviet Yes they are,because nowhere days its about everything going mobile and being able to have everything in your hand and at your finger tips in no time. Even "Next Gen" gaming consoles are more than just gaming,they are on your media center and storage nothing wrong with development. Now at which point did i say Symbian is better? If you read my previous post you would see that i had mentioned that Linux is a lot more Open than Symbian BUT not many care or need a OS to be that Open. WiFi is VERY useful. Hotels, Shopping Malls, Restaurants, Office Buildings etc. . . All have or are implementing hotspots,and now that BroadBand is so cheap everyone is able to have a WiFi router in their home so WiFi is very useful and realy fast. 3G is also very useful if theres no WiFi hotspot theres usualy 3G and that also allows for good data speeds and allows for big file downloads,im even able to download 50mb-100mb tv-episodes via my Podcast client and 15mb-30mb Ngage games. I don't use my N81 to show off although some of my friends are amazed by the Ngage games graphics,sound quality and multitasking abilities most of them own NOKIA S60v3 phones anyway. Like you said i use it as a PC and entertainment device, and for communication.

  • And to add emphasis, the truth is that people nowadays chase after the latest phones because of their cool feature sets like camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, etc. Whis are really not that important. Andd to that is the impracticability of those technologies such as Wi-Fi. No hotspot, WiFi = useless. If this trend continues, we may see many camera, PC, and music player industries being replaced by these phones and thus close down. The phone today is now more of a multimedia device, losing its real purpose as a communication device. Simply put it, phones today are more like computers than phones.

  • Heck, not everyone needs 3G, Wi-Fi, and any of those "extras" in their phones. There are a lot of instances in which simpler is better. Technology is not always the best remedy to satisfy one's needs. Dude, a lot of people today want the phones because of their "extras", not on the core functions of the phone. They just want to show off that their phones boast a lot of capabilities which they do not even know how to use. And if they do know how, they obviously use the phone as a computer now, not as a phone. And Tsepz, not all Motorola phones have bad hardware. My V6 runs perfectly for 5 months now, and my older Z3 ran for at least 8 months before giving it to my aunt. She still uses it and the only thing ruined there is the battery cover paint which I deliberately destroyed to know the composition. And if you say that Symbian still rules the software business in mobile phones, consider your days numbered. The Android will come and Motorola may use that OS to get rid of its problems for good.

  • Hautz Im not saying my N81 is superior,although on a out-of-the-box spec sheet it is. My slider is perfect right now but i know in general NOKIA sliders aren't all great,my old N80 had the worst slider ever! Im sorry but i can't agree Moto is VERY well known for poor build quality, i know 5people who have had either a V3, V360, V3x, Z3 and V6 who have complained about bad build with in the 1st 4months, and the repair center also say the same that Motos have build, only manufacturers with great build are Eten, I-Mate, HTC and Blackberry. I know that the Linux OS is a very Open OS, more Open and Customizable than Symbian, but most of us don't require although i wouldn't mind Linux on my N81.

  • to Tsepz, U said that Ur N81 is superior?I don't think so...my friend has just sold his N81 coz the sliding mechanism get loose.I myself own a Rokr Z6 n the sliding mechanism is nice.Although Moto lacks of some features,but they still lead in terms of durability.U see how strong the Razr series is.I know that Symbian OS is good coz they are supported by developers but there are a lot of things U can do in Linux which U can't do in Symbian.U can be the developers itself coz Linux is so easy-customizable.U can add a simple command to execute anything U want in your Linux OS phones...

  • Nice features, but small display size! and poor camera!

  • jjsoviet Wow,you have given a rubbish answer and question. Why do i want 3G, WiFi, camera etc. . .? Well 3G and WiFi for fast web surfing and downloads when on the go. Good camera? So i don't have to take an extra camera with me where ever i go,but im not big on photography anyway. You can modify your software? So what? My Nokia N81 software is perfect the way it is for me,ive got better things to do than sit and modify my software anyway! With 3G, WiFi, the Symbian OS, great RAM, good ARM11 CPU, Multimedia capabilities your lil Z6w doesn't have, etc. . . I don't realy need my PC except for when i want to sort some music or something but otherwise my N81 does everything else,and very well i must say.

  • From Motorola, "Connectivity that Knows No Boundaries With dual compatibility for GSM and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), the MOTO Z6w extends your wireless world beyond the normal coverage zones by enabling you to connect in more service areas around the world.� From the living room, to the local coffee shop, to the office, the Z6w lets you continue your phone conversations and Web browsing without interruptions by automatically transferring service from one local network to the next. The end result is a single device that functions both as a home and mobile phone, with fast and more fluid Web browsing and multimedia playing." So yes it can browse internet with wifi. As for the rest of you hating on moto, get over it already.

  • put a W beside the Z6, hike the price and we got a brand ew phone woooooo. nice going motorola.

  • Take that back you hater! There should be no discrimination in this thread! "Motorola's rubbish"...so very childish. Why would you even dare go here to a "rubbish" company's phone forum? No one has realized the awesome potential of the Linux OS in phones...people are so hooked up in Symbian without trying to evaluate each other's capabilities first. Try modifying your phone's software...I can do it with my "rubbish" Motorola phone. And to those who want those flashy 3G, Wi-Fi, radio, and camera features, ask yourself: "Why the hell do I want those stuff?" People today buy phones because of their "extras", and not on the CORE features of the phone. Nuff said.

  • motorola phones are rubbish only used for style.

  • NO 3G and why do all Motorola phone looks ugly and lacks many features including 3g and WIFI

  • does motorola have business class phones? anyway, 2mp cameras may be classified as midrange yet this z6w MIGHT BE released on a higher price than expected. yet we all know that motorola phones will always drop because nobody would dare to buy them. those who want this wifi-enabled phone should rather wait for the price to drop instead of buying it immediately. we all know moto. poor moto. go on and sell your mobile unit division. the end is near for you. do you really want to follow the footsteps of siemens???

  • see thats what im asking too if this phone can use wifi to browse the internet!!!

  • finaly thay add wifi,but on a low end phone, what's rong with motorola y could thay put wifi in the z10 and it dozent eart to add radio ithor.

  • Impotant Question!! In the specs it says this phone has wi-fi UMA connectivity. Does this mean it can only use wi-fi to make internet calls like the Nokia 6301 or can it use wi-fi to surf the internet like the iPhone and N85? All help appreciated!

  • i think gsmarena should add processor speeds in their specs...

  • this phone is the best ive seen in moto so far, check out its processor speed. i think all moto phones are slow but this one is fast. it also has flash and wifi, what more could u find in a simple phone... it only lacks 3.5g which i think is important.

  • these guys are hilarious! apple this and apple that, apple sucks! its all hype with no substance, a poor phone with a poor camera and features! anyway,nice to see motorola back in the game but this phone looks about as poor as its features. they need to make something much better in my opinion to compete! and you apple fans! what do you want, a poor phone, a poor camera or a shoddy low memory music player? the iphone stuffs them all in one and as a result none are good

  • "2008-02-24 18:58:17 can't u see? apple is the best... look they come on the market with a phone like nothing ever seen b4!" So they took 2 worst things on the market and made them into one, thats hardly something I'd call best. Now a solid Linux Rizr with long-awaited WiFi is something.

  • Motorola hit it huge with the razor, now they keep making slider phones, candy bar phones are hitting it big now, I don't see anything I haven't seen before in Motorola.

  • can't u see? apple is the best... look they come on the market with a phone like nothing ever seen b4!

  • guys plz reply... this wifi phone can be used to browse the internet via wifi?

  • Well, brand prestige has struck the people once again. Don't just buy something because of its brand name. That is so one-sided. At least the Z6 is cheaper than any other wi-fi phone out there. The Linux is very good anyways, no bells and whistles which only confuse the people like in Symbian phones.

  • hey guyz i got this fone last week and the battery is dead plz dont buy this fone go 4 nokia

  • I would be good if they release this phone istead of the z3. But the Linux on the z6 sucks anyway and the cpu is no where fast enough for the z6 let alone the z6w. If you have a look at motorola the only new phone they did since late2004 V3 is the Q9. all the other phone is the same shi.t. Oh and the q9, huge dissappointment.

  • so guys can i use this wifi in my home and browse the internet on the phone?

  • Like someone once said!! If this is the best you can do... well then I guess I�ll just have to kill you!!! And that's what's happening to Moto... If this is the best you can do, well then bye bye Motorola!

  • Don�t know whatz wrong with Motorola. Nothing new is coming in the market. And same kind of phone is with little change. Hope we all dint accept this from Motorola. Wish all the best for Morotola.

  • whts new in this? same as Z6 but with wifi..!!Just 2mp camera?Phew good luck motorola

  • motorola with the new OS is on the right way now, but the are a little bit slow! 2 MP is enough for somebody who don't need it. if you need someting else, go for SE. Wifi! Cool. They are the first who will put wifi in a lower category phone! Nokia has, but only in business edition! Compering Z6w with E51! It will have the same functions, but in a smaller package and the os is faster then the damn nokia shit!

  • See, ders nothin new in dis except Wifi i think so y vl a normal person buy dis phone??he can either go 4 another brand as they giv Wifi wid a Big Screen......Moto PUUULLLEEEAAASSSEEEEE.....Grow up......nd Giv Sumthin new...BEst Of Luck nd Chak De....!!

  • good thing, there's still a few people posting on this site..GTG.

  • MOTOROLA'S mobiles are too slow...! i dis appointed wid motorola! sorry "MOTOROLA".Make new designs always the same designs i don like it..I m really disappointed from motorola especially because of its battery time only 16-18 hours. JUST IMPROVE MOTOROLA IMPROVE!!!!!!!!

  • This phone almost makes it great it had a WLAN but instead of 2MP camera they must make a higher one like 3.2MP sure it will hit in the market GO MOTO improve your phone Yeahbhaaaaaaaaa

  • time to wake up, Motorola.

  • Motorola is doing the same as always, take one good phone of it and make a lot of new versions with one or two improvements instead of do only one with a lot of improvements. They do the same with the Razr, the KRZR and the Q

  • So the only diff between this and normal Z6 is WiFi i guess? Moto realy need to move further, no 3G in this, tiny 2inch screen,same old design, only good thing is the new Linux OS its running i guess.

  • This is actually not a bad phone. But the design team seems to be stuck in 2006 or so. All the consumers are asking the same questions: 1) Where is the OS 2) Where is the 3.0 mpx camera If moto could have released this phone with symbian and a good camera , they would have an awesome product. I really believe that moto needs to get some new designers on board and fire all the old ones. Just look at what LG has done with their phones and samsung.

  • its the same god damn phones i hate motorola they should fire the designer

  • motorola needs a new designer.these fones are boring and they all look the damn same.

  • Moto will drop as panasonic, unless they change the RAZR look like phones any more. if they want to win market they should focus on end user feelings like samsung

  • WMC should have been their chance to bring back the prestige and respect for motorola phones but they didnt push through even for the so-called Z12 5megapixel camera. i hope the consumers would still consider buying moto in the near future where phones like samsung,sony ericsson and lg MIGHT BE their preferred choice. i am really impressed with LG for creating fresh models with great features. i know motorola could have done that but they might as well not since they consider on selling their mobile division. they might have thought not to "waste their time" in creating newer models since they "forcasted" a decrease in market share in the coming months. what's up with this company? easily giving up.. how pathetic.

  • It's a great (and awesome-looking) phone with all the features a person really needs. It's a pity Motorola is going through rough times because they can't offer features that very few people use anyway. Not everyone has unlimited internet or time for playing with Symbian, and as for cameras, 2 MP is enough for a full-screen picture on anyone's PC and you can get 3-4 decent cameras for the price of one 5-megapixel phone. Who cares if it resembles Razr, other brands copy and paste their designs as well, and this is at least a good design.

  • this is one of the best version of phones motorola ever made but they need to build a motorola update to this one with better camera(3 megapixel) and all and more features with symbian or windows mobile professional, once they get this done they will be at the top for sure.

  • Other brands make their phones in China too :-P

  • motorola designs are all the same they have to make newer and high performance phones like Sony Ericsson and nokia if it was me I'll fire the designer for motorola

  • motos made in singapore? hahaha thats the most absurd thing i've heard. singapore has long moved out if its "production" ages. making a phone here will cost you 10-20 times more than it will in china. you can't compare.

  • get a new design...all these razor look alikes are boring...you may have done well with the first razor but now there just dull

  • moto is lagging behind its competitors. its not a good release for event like mwc. i think dey should sell their mobile unit to se. they should focus in their more profitable busines.

  • damn motorola. all the other manufacturers are improving and ur still making these lacking fones. my prediction is LG will be bigger than moto by the end of the year.

  • amazing!!!! now its perfect!!!

  • Stop with that racist crap! Motos are made in China, Singapore etc. If you want to be political - I say Christians buy Nokias and I'm a Satanist so I support Motorola and Sony Ericsson. And also because they make the best phones.

  • Great moto !!!

  • I'll buy it if it will come. No FM is not so cool but LinuxMoto is the best OS.

  • whaha!!! moto is sticking w/ 2mp only??? poor moto!!! ugly!!! better luck nxt tym!!!

  • You're so mean! Moto is seeing another chance, which is not WMC. They have a very big plan with Skarven, X Pixl, Texel and Genghis. Just wait and see... and buy!

  • only 2mp camera and no 3g or fm radio poor again from moto.

  • It has only qcef video. Should have been atleast qvga.