Motorola EM30 - user opinions and reviews
- derrick
- uCk
I want to buy a phone but I have no idea to buy either em30, e8 or v9. Can someone help me? I want a phone which is nice, stylish, have all the basic functions and do not have any problems.
- RishiGuru
- 2TY
REVIEW OF SOUND QUALITY OF MOTOROLA ROKR EM30 AND COMPARISON WITH MOTOROLA MOTOZINE ZN5
Motorola ROKR EM30: Talking about the audio quality of ROKR EM30 it is possible to argue for a long time, in attempts to establish the path Motorola has followed, but in the end the result nevertheless remains the same.
I am dealing with one of the best solutions for pure listening pleasure, with a clean sound devoid of any colorings, embellishment or ornamentation in the sound, which most of my friends after listening called a ringing and muffled audio track.
And really, in comparison with the sound of Samsung i450 and other competitive solutions from Nokia and many other players, this product demonstrates a seemingly complete lack of low frequencies (Bass) and thus beginning from the middle to higher frequencies.
Therein lies the error of those who makes such a ruling. In fact, when I hear an audio track, the ROKR EM30 simply discards the low frequency (Bass) side of the audio frequency spectrum, and I am forced to listen to various songs on the EM30 like that.
And you know what’s most interesting?
Now I can easily hear many of the previously obscure details in the compositions of a complicated music composition, and if desired, with a quality headset, can clearly set apart all the instruments used in the music composition, thus I am able to focus not only on the primary instrument, which is audible, but also on the fact that what instrument I want to hear.
This calls for a detailed elaboration of the DAC and amplifier found in EM30. Most modern audio signals are stored in digital form (for example MP3s and CDs) and in order to be heard through speakers they must be converted into an analog signal. They normally take the digital output like MP3 and convert the signal into a line-level output that can then be fed into a pre-amplifier stage. The DAC used in ROKR EM30 is definitely of very high quality.
About the amplifier, the power output is equal or less than 15 mW per channel which is rather weak. That is the reason why the peak volume is less than comparable solutions of Nokia & Samsung. The higher frequencies (Treble) are reproduced with an incredible detailing. The maximum sound volume of ROKR EM30 has not moved far from the Samsung i450.
After a week of listen to music, I have not found any convincing argument to justify the lack of saturated low frequencies (Bass) in ROKR EM30.
However, it is doubly interesting situation with the results of the RMAA 5.5 sound quality tests which is exemplary to say the least as I found out in reviews of different mobile phone websites.
As I looked in the RMAA test graphs as published by different websites, the sound characteristic needs no explanation, because we face one of the best decisions at the personal audio market, in connection to linear reproduction of the pure, clean sound devoid of any perceptible bass.
ROKR EM30 is not ashamed to compare itself with players from Creative ZEN Micro Photo, Sony HD5, Cowon D2 or even Apple iPod.
Now about those basses. Their numbers are small only because of the power output of the amplifier, which is equal or less than 15 mW per channel. This, as you know, is only sufficient for In Ear form factor headphones. It was in the weak amplifier lies the main disadvantage of ROKR EM30.
Motorola MotoZine ZN5 : In the review of ROKR EM30, I devoted considerable time and attention to the audio quality of Motorola phones on the LJ platform.
Whereas ROKR EM30 was running on LJ7.1 software platform MotoZine ZN5 runs on LJ6.3 which is a older version.
Again looking at the RMMA tests published in different websites, I found the MotoZine ZN5 sound quality to be slightly less than that of ROKR EM30.
When Motorola made the ROKR EM30 the goal was in adjusting the frequency response to achieve a smooth response curve – one that is devoid of abrupt peaks and valleys. Note that the curve doesn't have to be ruler flat, but the transitions between peaks and dips should be gradual and flowing. Thus the ROKR EM30 excelled in RMAA tests with great results.
But what’s good on paper (RMMA tests) does not always translate to good sound to most people thus becoming a subjective matter.
"Flat" curves often sound bad because the response characteristics of our ears are far from flat, and most listeners like to boost bass or treble. Knocking our mobile's response into shape usually involves tweaking its equalizer.
In MotoZine ZN5 we have pronounced low frequencies (Bass) which we were dearly missing in ROKR EM30 and the level of detailing in sound seemed a little less compared to ROKR EM30.
The volume is slightly higher than EM30, the difference at around 10% and at the same time the return to the usual 7 step volume control instead of 20 step of ROKR EM30.
Interestingly in the end, though the ROKR EM30 won over MotoZine ZN5 in RMMA test, most of my friends choose the MotoZine ZN5 over ROKR EM30 to listen to music. MotoZine ZN5 won the ultimate subjective test with the ornamentation named BASS.
- corine
- m1{
Poy, 19 Feb 2010Has anyone of you experience a delay with getting a notification ring from a text or phone cal... moreHey Poy,
I have the same problem, I've been told to update the software. Did you find it online?
Thank you.
- Poy
- tWi
Has anyone of you experience a delay with getting a notification ring from a text or phone call? like in my case, I always miss some calls due to the phone will only play the ringtone 10-15 seconds after the call has been ended by the other party. When I switch the phone to vibrate only, the shake notification is working real time. I'm just wondering if there is something I can do about this cause it's consuming a lot of time. And another thing, is there a software that i can download which could help avoiding this to happen again? Thanks,
- ROSE
- w0Q
how can i install a games in motorola em30 and how to used the mobile internet ,google?
- jj
- vwv
Exceptional sound clarity- High quality audio hardware.
But require a high quality in-ear headphone(with more bass response) to know.
Awesome battery backup.
Design is good. But keypad requires some practice to type correctly.
Slight lag is noticed when running CPU intensive apps.
Camera is doing its max (but there is a limit to what a 2MP can do)
- Anonymous
- Mf5
JAYROKR, 29 Jan 2010Hi...... How can i install themes in My Motorola ROKR E8? Please,reply me a right way wit... morego to zedge
- norman
- Qu8
hi i wanna know if the side lock key of motorola can be replaced? if yes then it it available through motorola service centers? thanks
- JAYROKR
- utA
RishiGuru, 12 Dec 2009REVIEW OF SOUND QUALITY OF MOTOROLA ROKR EM30 AND COMPARISON WITH MOTOROLA MOTOZINE ZN5
Mot... moreHi......
How can i install themes in My Motorola ROKR E8? Please,reply me a right way without causing any problems to my mobile...........
- RishiGuru
- t@J
Viru Kohli, 15 Jan 2010Dear RishiGuru, Your reply is not updated. On basis of website given by you, the latest S/w Ve... moreR6716_G_71.03.02R firmware belongs to 71.03 batch while R6716_G_71.04.06R_C belongs to 71.04. Do not confuse the firmware release date with the firware version. This is a common mistake i also made. Here 71.03 devoloped before 71.04 was released at a later date may be on request of some developer. The firmware is a freeware since it is based on Linux.
- Viru Kohli
- Mfx
RishiGuru, 14 Jan 2010For EM30, R6716_G_71.04.06R_C is the latest firmware version available till now. You can check... moreDear RishiGuru, Your reply is not updated. On basis of website given by you, the latest S/w Version for EM30 is R6716_G_71.03.02R. Please confirm the same. - Viru
- RishiGuru
- PZL
Viru Kohli, 14 Jan 2010Hi, I am using Motorola EM30 since last 10 months. My present EM30 software version is (R6716_... moreFor EM30, R6716_G_71.04.06R_C is the latest firmware version available till now. You can check it at http://opensource.motorola.com .
- Viru Kohli
- Mfx
Hi, I am using Motorola EM30 since last 10 months. My present EM30 software version is (R6716_G_71.04.06R_C)and I wish to update the new S/W version for my EM30 mobile phone. Can anyone suggest the new Software version Number for EM30? Thanks...
- aavishkar
- jxx
BOBEE, 06 Jan 2010Does anyone have an experience about Crystal Talk of Motorola ZN200 and EM30? How are they dif... moreHi i have the em30 its a cool phone to have ,the crystaltalk is good on the phone sometimes but the only time its bad when someone phone you that does not have the crystaltalk!! other then that its a dam good phone
- vinnu{india}
- vwr
Herman, 19 Dec 2009I want to assign ring tones to individual persons in my contact list. I don't seem to be able ... moreufirst u need to copy contactsto the phone from sim card then u can assign tones {mp3's} to the indidual contacts
- vinnu {india}
- u{J
hi friends i love rokr phone but now i got chance to buy this mobile shall i buy this mobile r not sujjest me
- BOBEE
- sS4
Does anyone have an experience about Crystal Talk of Motorola ZN200 and EM30? How are they different?
I am considering to buy Motorola with Crystal talk system but do not know which is the best Crystal Talk between ZN200 and EM30. Surely, EM30 is more durability if using daily.
Thanks
- sialraya
- uC4
Herman, 19 Dec 2009I want to assign ring tones to individual persons in my contact list. I don't seem to be able ... moreto herman:
u must copy ur contact to phone memory and then go to edit contact, there will be more options, then u can choose assign ringtone, to assign a ringtone from ur database to the contact. but make sure that ur contact is only stored under phone memory, then it will be represented by that ringtone. ok?
- fender
- wfK
RishiGuru, 29 Dec 2009The ROKR E8 & ROKR EM30 uses the same software platform LJ 7.1 and the same hardware platform ... moreYou have been very informative RishiGuru. Cheers and Hanppy New Year!
- RishiGuru
- 2@y
fender, 28 Dec 2009Thanks a lot RishiGuru. Now how does the EM30 sound quality compare to E8? Thank you.The ROKR E8 & ROKR EM30 uses the same software platform LJ 7.1 and the same hardware platform Freescale MXC275-30. They are of same dimensions & they both have same 2.0 inch screen size. Actually EM30 is the Asian version of E8 deviod of the FastScroll wheel for navigation and the touch keypad. EM30 used normal keypad & navigation keys. Every thing else are same. Thus the sound quality of both the sets are identical.
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