Moto U9 first Review! (English)

The reception quality doesn’t make the MOTO U9 stand out from the modern phones; but the sound quality during the talks surprised us. This perfect result is achieved by using the modern Crystal Talk technology, which automatically adjusts audio to help ensure clear calls even in the noisy environments.The main loudspeaker is good enough for you not to be afraid of missing a call. The vibrate ring is better than the average one.

In the conditions of the Moscow networks the device lasts almost two days at the average using (up to 40 minutes of talks, several SMS, up to two hour of web-surfing, about an hour in the playing back mode). With the more active usage of the phone, the life period of the battery shortens to one day. In the playing back mode the battery charge is enough to 10 hours, the result is not perfect to the music phone. The MOTO U9 leaves very pleasant impression. It is compact, quick, nice, functional – very seldom these qualities can be met in one phone. The work with a device is very convenient – it concerns both the interface, software and the ergonomics in combination with the high-quality materials. The uncommon disappearing external display and the touch sensitive navigational keys to control player make the U9 more interesting. For that matter the device has no direct competitors. As far as the design the main competitor may be the Sony Ericsson Z610i (though it is very disputable). As far as the positioning the MOTO U9 has to face the rivalry with the Nokia image devices in the middle price bracket. At the same time the aforementioned devices are behind the U9 regarding the music capabilities, as the sound quality of the PEBL descendant is very admirable. However the new clamshell has large shortcomings, they are as follows: the lack of the hot swap of the memory card and radio (which could be very valuable in the music phone), the average battery life and the poor camera quality. The phone is to come on the market close to the New Year. The approximate retail price will be about $400-450.