Motorola ZN5 - user opinions and reviews
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8.5
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8.5
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8.5
- RishiGuru
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> In reply to kikz @ 2010-03-19 15:38 from sEDxIt's a pleasure kikz. I feel sorry for you but don't worry, if within warranty they will probably exchange yours with a new one.
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- 2010-03-19 16:40
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- kikz
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> In reply to RishiGuru @ 2010-03-18 16:20 from PA@Efirst of all thk u 4 ur suggestion...
it seems that my phone had a problem in IC processor...
coz i already complained about this problem to the store i bought..
n u know what, it really disapointed for me,if u know about the history why i bought this phone.
ok once again thk u so much..
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- 2010-03-19 15:38
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- fmoto
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dear rishiguru. What firmware /MP do u use for your zn5? I currently using symbiosis 4.5 as it's possible recording QVGA video plus it has nice GUI. By the way i like reading your comments and opinions
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- 2010-03-18 22:51
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- RishiGuru
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> In reply to kikz @ 2010-03-18 15:29 from wraEStrange problem, never heard of it before. Ok take the following steps
1) Shut the phone down, remove the battery and re insert after 10 minutes and see if the problem persists.
2) In the phones setting option there is a factory reset option, reset the phone and see if the problem persists.
3) Update your firmware through Motorola software update tool and i think my this time all your problem will be solved.
if not, the case is more serious,
1) Defective Battery or hardware. If within warranty immediately take it to service center. Service will be done for free. Out of warranty and you have to pay.
Have you installed any customed version of the software?
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- 2010-03-18 16:20
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- kikz
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> In reply to RishiGuru @ 2010-03-16 15:53 from t@Jydear RishiGuru..
i just bought ZN5 but i think there somethings wrong with the battery indicator..can u tell me why my ZN5 Battery Meter is Invalid Battery??
i mean on home screen the battery seems empty but if i push the main menu
then my battery indicator turn to fully charge..???
is there something wrong with the phone??
need help please...thx....
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- 2010-03-18 15:29
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- RishiGuru
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> In reply to Helloct @ 2010-03-16 14:45 from MfxaYou are right about the video recording capibility of the ZN5, actually that is the only chink in the armor for the mighty ZN5. Nokia N82 beats ZN5 on video recording capibilty hands down, while ZN5 beats N82 on rest of the features.
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- 2010-03-16 15:53
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- Helloct
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> In reply to RishiGuru @ 2010-03-06 11:19 from t@JyHi, nice and detailed comment about this phone. I just can't seem too understand why GSMArena did not make a review for this phone. My only deception about this phone is the video resolution capability (recording and playing), it has good quality thought but as a camera phone, it could be better (VGA At 30, 25 or 15fps least). Ok, it's good when playing video in the phone but the problem is that you'll have un contest almost all your video with your PC first. Just my opinion. :)
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- 2010-03-16 14:45
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- beholdlamb
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> In reply to argentinajuan @ 2010-03-14 15:27 from Pd}eThe battery that has been shipping with "new" ZN5's is a cheap version and not an authentic battery. The charge only lasts a few hours of use. I got a replacement Batt from Moto directly and I now get 2-3 days of use before I need to charge.
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- 2010-03-15 20:57
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- argentinajuan
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hey guys,this is my next mobile so, i was wondering what was the problem that the battery has? thank you.
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- 2010-03-14 15:27
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- Shveta
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> In reply to jazmin @ 2010-02-23 21:03 from IaHaheyy jazmin...
ma husband gifted me this phone last week, with an amazing pink case..
Case manufacturer is molife..U can try that..
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- 2010-03-13 17:00
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- fmoto
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I flashed my motozine zn5 two days ago with Symbiosis 4.5. Great ui though a bit slow.
Audio quality is very good, better than nokia 5800, so does camera, very fast. I use it alongside Nokia e71. Perfect match!
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- 2010-03-13 11:07
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- octavio ag comunicac
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I have this phone and i love it but is too slow i try to change the system to fix modmymoto.com
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- 2010-03-12 20:02
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- beholdlamb
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> In reply to gaurav @ 2010-03-06 12:25 from vGbpI've had my ZN5 for 1 month and had the same problem with the battery. Upon taking a closer look I noticed the battery that came with the phone was not a GENUINE Motorola one. It was a knock off. I then got a GENUINE Moto battery. The part number is SNN5807B the cell is made in Japan and finished in China. I registered my phone with Motorola and complained about the battery. They sent me a new one at no charge!!!
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- 2010-03-11 05:59
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- gaurav
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i am using motorola zine zn5 for last 2,3 months it has very week battry back up in this price range others companies giving good phones with lots of features.10/4
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- 2010-03-06 12:25
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- RishiGuru
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Exceptional mobile phone. Actually I consider it to be the Motorola’s MASTERPIECE.
Motorola is known to manufacture mobile phones with rock solid built quality using top notch & expensive materials like steel, aluminum, mineral glass rather than glossy plastic commonly used by Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, LG. This has been always been Motorola’s strong point. The ZN5 is no exception either; it is almost built in metal & has a thick mineral glass over the TFT display matrix which is excellent. The set looks a feels like a monolith.
Actually a very famous website www.smape.com did a durability test on ZN5 and in one of their tests they rode over the ZN5 lying in the road on a Honda CRV weighing 2.5 tones. The ZN5 passed with flying colors. Only the mineral glass cover over the display was broken but the mobile phone operated normally receiving calls, playing music etc. I think this is enough of an example of the phone’s durability.
The display in ZN5 is way ahead of the European contenders like Nokia & Sony Ericsson. Actually mobile phones which are manufactured in Japan by Japanese companies have exceptional displays & generally are way better than the European counterparts. Just think about top LCD screen manufactures of the world – Sharp, Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, JVC,etc all reside in Japan. Whereas European mobile phone manufactures use TFT displays manufactured by local European companies, Motorola uses TFT display manufactured by Sharp Corporation of Japan.
The phone is all about the camera and it does not disappoint on this ground. Believe me, it is the BEST 5 MP camera currently available on the market today, make no mistake about it. Only the Nokia N82 comes close. On the review of www.mobiset.ru they compared the pictures taken by ZN5 & N82 of a same object (say a poster) under high magnification and found that ZN5’s picture contains higher details and better color saturation than N82. The ZN5 also has Kodak’s Perfect Touch Technology which can make any picture taken look sharper & brighter. Motorola ZN5 is also the industry first to introduce VARIABLE APERTURE technology in the camera unit. ZN5 has the most powerful xenon flash found on any mobile phone till date. It can take pictures at pitch dark with ease because of xenon flash and produce bright pictures.
The hardware found in ZN5 almost represents the hardware of a stealth fighter plane i.e. built to kill its opposition. Running on a Freescale MXC275-30 platform having 532 MHz ARM11 applications processor & 208MHz Digital Signal Processor speaks for itself. Also it has two Image Processing Units (IPU) instead of one, one is the dedicated Freescale IPU that comes with the MXC275-30 platform capable of handling up to 2 Mpix images & the other is Texas Instruments dedicated DM299 IPU which has a ARM7 processor embedded in it capable of handling up to 5 Mpix images. Thus ZN5 have hardware capable of handling 5+2=7 Mpix images and thus can handle image & video much better than any of its 5 Mpix opposition. Internal memory is 512 MB which is huge, no opposition can match that and also you can extend it up to 4GB with a microSD card.
Audio sound quality from the music player is awesome. Believe me some of the renowned Russian websites like www.smape.com, www.mobile-review.com, etc known for their thorough review have told that the ZN5 can challenge the mighty Apple iPod on this ground which, literally speaking is phenomenal for any mobile phone. After using Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung I have to accept that ZN5 is the best when it comes to sound quality. The inbuilt radio has very good reception quality and the sound is crisp and clear. The best radio I have ever seen till date on any mobile phone.
This mobile phone is capable of playing videos of very high bitrates (Higher bitrates means better quality) due to its 2 IPU’s & 208 Mhz DSP. Bitrates as high as 1100 kbps can be played easily.
I cannot stop praising the phone isn’t it!! Lastly one have to remember ZN5 is a smartphone since it comes with an operating system (Linux) and not just a software. So third party software’s and modding options are limitless.
Some technical details of Motorola ZN5
HARDWARE
Platform : Freescale MXC275-30, using patented Mobile eXtreme Convergence (MXC) Technology
Applications Processor : 532 Mhz, ARM11
Width of Machine Word : 32 bit
Level 2 Cache : 128 KB
Digital Signal Processor(DSP) : 208 Mhz . Handles digital audio (MP3), video data. Includes Symphony Audio Processor.
Image Processing Units : 2 instead of 1 resulting to zero shutter lag & high bit rate video playing capability.
RAM : 64 MB, SDRAM
Internal Memory : 512 MB, Flash EEPROM
ROM : 128 MB
User accessible memory : 512 – 128 = 384 MB
GRAPHICAL SUBSYSTEM
Display Manufacturer : Sharp Corporation (Japan)
Display Type : Color, Transflective TFT display, Transmissive Micro Reflective(TMR)
Display Color Depth : 18bit/pixel (262144 scales)
Display Diagonal : 2.4 inch
Display Resolution : 240 X 320 (76800 pixels)
Dot Pitch : 166.6 pixel/inch
Video Out : NTSC/PAL resolution, Proprietary connector
BUILT IN DIGITAL CAMERA
Sensor Type : CMOS
Sensor Diagonal : 7.1 mm
Lens Manufacturer : Carl Zeiss
Lens Material : Plastic
Lens Diameter : 3 mm
Lens view angle : 62 degrees (diagonal), 52.6 degrees (horizontal)
Focal Length :5.56 mm
Aperture : Variable Aperture (Industry First for Mobile Phones)
Aperture mechanism : Automatic
Aperture range : f2.8/ f5.6
Focussing Technology : AutoFocus
Focus Range : 30 cm to infinity, Macro – 10 to 40 cm, Landscape – 5cm to infinity
Shutter Type : Mechanical shutter
Shutter Speed : 1/60 – 1/1000 seconds in Auto mode
Zoom : 4x
Max Resolution : 2592x1944 pixels on the sensor, 2560x1920 on a JPEG file (the difference is due to image processing algorithms).
Dot size - 2.2um.
Camera viewfinder : 2.4 inch 320 x 240 pixels 262 k colors at 30 fps.
Flash Type : Zenon
Flash module length : 8mm
Red Eye Reduction : Yes
Video Capture : 176X144 pixels @ 15 fps
Image Capturing & Video recording software provided by KODAK.
OPERATING SYSTEM
OS Name : MOTOMAGX
OS Version : LJ6.3
Latest Firmware Version : R6637_G_81.03.0ER (as on 12/12/2009)
Firmware obtaining Website : www.opensource.motorola.com
VIDEO PLAYING CAPIBILITY
File Type : MP4 (most efficient)
Maximum Bitrate : i) Maximum of [ 1000kbps @ 29.97fps, 320 X240 video & 128 kps audio, NTSC]
ii) Maximum of [ 1100 kbps @ 25fps, 320X240 video & 128 kbps audio, PAL]
This mobile is capable of playing video files having 3 times the bitrate (350 kbps is the standard) than its competition. Thus the video quality is exceptional almost like High Definition Movies.
BATTERY : 920 mAh, BX50
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- 2010-03-06 11:19
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- Ralf
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i love my zn5 the best phone i ever had. i wont trade this for any 5mp camera phone. i just love it and im keep loving it every single day. thank you motorola.
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- 2010-03-06 08:20
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