Motorola ROKR E1 iTunes Phone Preview

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18th August 2005
Updated 23rd August 2005 (new photos)

This handset has now been confirmed.

This is the first official picture of the Motorola ROKR E1 (formerly the Motorola E790) that we have seen sourced directly from Motorola. This confirms that the Motorola ROKR is at least cosmetically a derivative of the E398 handset. We first showed you a sneak picture of the Motorola E790/ROKR a few months ago, and it seems to have changed little since then except for the name.

No specifications have been given, but the handset will most likely have inbuilt stereo speakers, a 176x220 pixel display, Bluetooth and TransFlash/microSD expandable memory, probably with a VGA resolution digital camera. Compared to the W800i "Walkman" phone, the ROKR E1 doesn't look as good in hardware terms - but it may depend on the relative ease of use of the software packages.

The material we have seen is part of a publicity kit for the "Motorola ROKR Model E1" in Russian. The iTunes display and dedicated key is clearly visible (see left). Although this does not form part of an official announcement from Motorola, this is official Motorola publicity material.. and perhaps it indicates that the Motorola ROKR's announcement will be made quite soon.

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