Motorola RIZR Z10

Infobox Mobile phone
name = RIZR Z10

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manufacturer = Motorola
carrier =
available = June, 2008
screen = Type: LCD (Color TFT/TFD); Colors: 16 million (32-bit); Size: 240 x 320 pixels (2.2 inches)
exterior_screen = N/A
camera = 3.2 megapixel, 8x zoom, AF, LED flash
2nd_camera = VGA for videocalling
operatingsystem = Symbian OS 9.2 + UIQ v3.2
input = Keypad
cpu = ARM11 [ [http://www.arm.com/markets/mobile_solutions/armpp/17764.html ARM Limited products: Motorola RIZR Z8] ]
Texas Instruments 2420 Multimedia Processor
ringtone = Polyphonic, MP3
memory = 77 MB internal memory
memory_card = microSDHC cards (up to 32 GB)
networks = GSM quad band (850/900/1800/1900) with GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA
connectivity = mini-USB, Bluetooth Class 2
size = 109 mm × 50 mm × 16.5 mm
battery = Li-ion 1030 mAh
weight = 115 g / 3.95 ounces
Form factor = Kick-slider
music = MP3, streaming music via internet or A2DP
predecessor = Motorola RIZR Z8
successor = N/AThe Motorola RIZR Z10 (pronounced "riser") or Motorola Z10 is a smartphone manufactured by Motorola. The successor to the RIZR Z8 mobile phone, as of 2008 it is Motorola's flagship mobile phone. Motorola released the Z10 in June 2008 in Europe and Asia. Additionally, it has been widely rumored that in the United States, carrier T-Mobile will release the phone sometime in 2008 to introduce its new 3G UMTS/HSDPA network. [ [http://www.intomobile.com/2008/04/05/t-mobile-to-launch-motorola-rizr-z10-as-3g-flagship.html "T-Mobile to launch Motorola RIZR Z10 as 3G flagship?", "Intomobile.com", April 5, 2008] ]

Basics

Like the Z8, the Z10 is a UIQ 3 "Kick-Slider" 3G phone based on Symbian OS. "Kick-Slider" (sometimes known as "banana phone") means that it is a slider-type phone but with a hinge allowing it to bend so as to conform better to the user's face while in use as a handset. The Z10's revamped design changes the Z8's green lining changed to silver.

The Z10 has many of the same specifications as the Z8. These include a 16 million color QVGA display, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, quad-band GSM, a dual-band 3.6 Mbit/s HSDPA connection, an EDGE class 10 connection, and 77 megabytes of internal memory. The internal memory is expandable to 32 gigabytes using High Capacity microSDHC cards, although currently only cards up to 8 gigabytes have been released by SanDisk. [ [http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/10/26/sandisk.ships.8gb.cards/ "SanDisk ships 8GB microSDHC cards," Macnn.com, October 26, 2007] ]

Certain Z8 features, however, have been enhanced in the Z10, and new features have been added. The Z10 is 12 grams lighter. It features an upgraded camera module (3.2 megapixels with autofocus). The phone is powered by Symbian OS 9.2 UIQ 3.2.

Additionally, the Z10 has the ability to view Macromedia Flash in webpages (including videos)Fact|date=April 2008. It comes with comprehensive video editing software which also allows the user automatically to upload videos to various online video servers such as YouTube and Google Video.

Z10 Specifications

The complete Motorola RIZR Z10 list of specifications are: [ [http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_rizr_z10-2103.php GSMArena.com Motorola Z10 specifications] ]

References

External links

* [http://emeapromotions.motorola.com/uk/z10/?WT.mc_id=nhp-uk_Ltab_2007110710 Official Motorola RIZR Z10 Website]
* [http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone2=1863&idPhone1=2103 GSMArena: Motorola RIZR Z10 specifications]
* [http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_on_the_go_rokr_e8_rizr_z10-news-310.php GSMARena news: Motorola RIZR Z10]
* [http://www.uiq.com/motorola_moto_z10.html UIQ Technology: MOTO Z10]
* [http://www.uiqblog.com/2008/01/08/motorola-z10-is-the-first-uiq-32-product/#comments The UIQ Envangelist UIQ 3.2 Product sheet: Motorola Z10]