Motorola RIZR Z8 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Z8 is an improvement of the RIZR Z3 phone being a slim slider. At just 15mm thin it is a little slimmer than the Z3, but is longer and wider . The Z8 has fascinating twist to it's design. The phone is an unusual shape, it is slightly angled at the rea

Review summary: With the RIZR Z8 Motorola is creatively revisiting the realms of Symbian UIQ. Except for Wi-Fi, the handset offers full data connectivity, perfect display and high-capacity memory card support - all packed in a sexy black slider. A high-end multimedia dev

Verdict: A high-end multimedia device, the RIZR Z8 offers a few unique features: it's a UIQ 3.1 and yet a non-touchscreen handset, plus the kick-slide form factor is a true show-off. Almost all is staked on multimedia with this phone, so much so that the improveme

Review summary: The big M has apparently picked its pony, because what you see here is the limited edition Ferrari Motorola Z8 cell phone...

Verdict: Gentlemen (and ladies), start your engines. The big M has apparently picked its pony, because what you see here is the limited edition Ferrari Motorola Z8 cell phone. The Italian automaker seems to be lending its name to all sorts of electronics these day

Review summary: Motorola Rizr Z8So far we've been duly impressed with Motorola's Rizr series. Both the Rizr Z3 and the Rizr Z6tv sported well-made, stylish designs; attractive features; and admirable performance. So it was only natural that we were eager to test the most

Pros: The Motorola Rizr Z8 has an innovative design, an attractive display and user interface, and a generous multimedia feature set. Also, its call quality was decent, and the video playback was excellent.

Cons: The Motorola Rizr Z8 construction takes getting used to, and its controls and keypad are unintuitive. It lacks voice dialing, and its interface was rather slow.

Verdict: The multimedia-friendly Motorola Rizr Z8 is a nice idea, but its pokey performance and awkward controls don't do it any favors.