Motorola MOTOZINE ZN5 Review by 3G.co.uk
With many manufacturers happily showcasing their eight-megapixel devices, we drew a sigh of relief at the arrival of Motorola’s first five-megapixel camera phone, the MOTOZINE ZN5.
It has been a tough 12 months for the American manufacturer.
It has been a tough 12 months for the American manufacturer.
Rumours of in-house discontent have not been helped by the Motorola conveyor belt slowing down to a snail’s pace, something the likes of LG and HTC have been quick to capitalise on. In a bid to turn things around, the manufacturer has teamed up with Kodak to create the ZN5.
But does it hit the mark?
MOTOZINE ZN5 - look and feelThe ZN5 is a candybar phone with substantial girth. It may not be as wide as the likes of the Nokia E71 or BlackBerry Bold, but both those devices sport a full QWERTY keyboard. However, there is no such excuse with the MOTOZINE ZN5. The keypad is flat with each key represented with the slightest of raised glistening studs. Despite the width of the device, the buttons are a little crowded, and we found ourselves occasionally pressing the wrong key.
The circular navigation key, which is pivotal to the keypad, engulfs the fiddly command key. On the right-hand side of the device is a locking switch that works in much the same way as with the iPod. We actually prefer this way of securing your keypad rather than the more traditional combination of key presses. Below the locking system is the camera key; above are the volume keys, which also double up as zooming keys in camera mode.
