Motorola Z10 Review
The Motorola Z10 handset, another phone that flexes, looks similar to its predecessor the Rizr Z8 but it does have a few added upgrades.
The benefit of the flexi-phone is that it bends more easily around your ear and mouth during calls, which gives a better audio quality. One of the best features of this phone is the sound quality, which is excellent even in noisy environments.
The screen resolution makes it enjoyable to view content; images are sharp and bright, but being larger would have been a huge improvement as the screen is less than 2 inches, much smaller than comparable mobile phones such as the Nokia N95 or the LG Viewty.
Although the Z10’s keypad is an improvement on the Z8’s, typing is still awkward. Even with the keys more spaced out and slightly raised, they don’t have a lot of travel and the bottom row is too close to the body of the phone. It’s uncomfortable to use unless you use the end of your thumb.
The Z10 runs on UIQ, which means that the interface is more like that used on a Nokia or a Sony Ericsson phone. The general opinion is that Motorola have not quite cracked the nut when it comes to UIQ because there are a few problems with the interface.
The interface is slow when navigating parts of the menu or accessing certain functions. When running a few applications, a message will appear saying that the Z10 has run out of memory. It’s also not the easiest interface to find your way around; for example, changing the display settings is a bit fiddly.
