Motorola Aura Mobile Phone Review - A Good Looking Phone with Many Features

The Motorola Aura has an extraordinary design. The futuristic stainless steel exterior and flashy effects puts this phone in a class all its own. Unfortunately it’s priced well over one thousand dollar

Appearance:

This phone is definitely one of a kind. The first thing you will notice is its 1.5 inch circular TFT screen which is designed with a two carat sapphire crystal lens, sporting sixteen million colors. The artistically designed stainless steel exterior is truly futuristic and is very sturdy in your hand. The phone weighs 141g, which is quite heavy, but this fact only makes the phone seem more luxurious.

The phone’s operating system unfortunately is not as sophisticated as the phone’s looks. The simplest task takes many steps because you need to press the navigation button several times in order to highlight the right option or icon and even though the circular screen is classy looking, viewing some photos and websites can be a problem.

Sound:

The sound quality of this phone is very high tech. The Aura has included Crystal Talk which minimizes all outside noise and lets you talk in a crowded area without raising your voice. The media player supports MP3, WMA, WAV and AAC+ as well as downloadable ringtones.

However, this phone does not have a 3.5mm headphone jack which is a sin for a phone that is so costly. Unfortunately, the headphones provided with the phone lessen the sound quality making it dull and dim.

Camera:

The camera of the Aura is extremely disappointing. This 2 megapixel camera does not have a flash so your photos are blurry and grainy unless you take pictures in a bright area. There is a digital zoom as well as several camera settings. The video recording abilities are also lacking.

Although the phone’s circular screen looks classy, it does not allow you to view your videos or photos like you would on a PC.


Internet Connectivity:

To keep you connected, the Aura supports quad band technology along with Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE and USB. Also provided are EMS, SMS, MMS, email client and some downloadable games. Sadly, Wi-Fi and HSPDA are both missing and for browsing only WAP 2.0 XHTML is available.

Memory and Talk Time:

Unfortunately, the high technology and the flashiness of this phone all puts a drain on the battery life. If you’re lucky, you will get only 7 hours of talk time and 410 hours of standby. Also, storage space for your emails, texts and photos is limited with only two gigabytes of memory.

Conclusion

Unfortunately, its futuristic, good looks is about all the Motorola Aura has going for it. It may a few other good features, but the inferior camera and media player, complex OS and lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack , Wi-Fi and camera flash is just inexcusable, especially for a phone with such a high price tag. The Motorola Aura is pretty costly and there various free phones online which I think you'd be more interested in if you're on a tight budget. These phones are of course the cheaper variety but with online deals, they are now offered free.