Motorola PEBL U6 / PEBL V6 Unveiled
Discontinued 30th July 2005
Note: this handset has been renamed
as the PEBL U6
Motorola first showed some
shots of the PEBL V6 back in February of this year,
showing a couple of sneak pictures of this smooth looking
handset, but not much in the way of design detail. Motorola
have now released some more detailed images showing
that the original "dimpled" keypad in the
early shots has been replaced by one almost identical
to the RAZR
and SLVR
phones.
The
specifications of the PEBL V6 are unremarkable, and
indeed perhaps even a little out of date. Really, the
PEBL V6 is just a variant of the popular V500 series
of clamshell phones, which a 176x220 pixel screen (it
appears), a VGA resolution camera, Bluetooth and limited
internal memory with no MP3 playback.
But really the Motorola PEBL V6 is a
fashion phone, and it certainly looks the part. Like
the RAZR before it, the PEBL is a really eyecatching
phone. Inside, the etched keypad looks impressive, but
it's actually rather pointless and will probably be
a little difficult to use, as is the RAZR's. We liked
the look of the dimpled one more, but we guess that
Motorola want to capitalise on the RAZR-style looks
of this particular design.
So, from a technical standpoint there
are much better clamshell phones on the market. But
really, the PEBL V6 is all about looks - and
if you like the way it looks, then buy it!
The indications are that the PEBL is
due for imminent release to retail in some markets.
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Motorola
PEBL V6 at a glance
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Available:
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Q3/Q4
2005
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Network:
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Tri-band
GSM
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels, 262K colours
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Camera:
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640x480
pixels (0.3 megapixels)
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Size:
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Medium
clamshell 87x49x20mm
/ 110 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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Not
specified
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