Motorola Z6w

Expected Q2 2008
11th February 2008
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We were hoping for some interesting devices from Motorola at this year's Mobile World Congress. Unfortunately, the Motorola Z6w might be as interesting as it gets.

Based on last year's ROKR Z6 model, the Z6w adds WiFi support and a docking cradle, and that's it. OK, in actual fact the ROKR Z6 is a pretty good music phone, with support for a wide variety of multimedia formats (including Windows Media Player), and it comes with a very nice interface.

The drawbacks with the Z6 remain in the Z6w. There's no 3G support, the camera is only a basic 2 megapixel unit and above all, consumers are mightily fed up of this type of design.

If this is the best that Motorola can come up with for the biggest event of the year, then they are in serious trouble. It's certainly not a bad phone, but manufacturers usually like to come up with something that will wow the press and consumers alike. Unfortunately, the Motorola Z6w fails to excite.

Should you want a Z6w, then Motorola say that it will be available during Q2 2008.