CTIA 2005
When is a Motorola not a Motorola? When it looks like someone else's phone, even though it isn't. For all their stress on a "visual language," the v360 shocked us when it came out since it looks more like something we'd expect from Siemens or maybe Samsung.
Whether it has the lines of a classic Motorola V- series phone or not, the V360 is still a sold contender. It has a Bluetooth and camera, plus a decent keypad and big, bright screens. However it's a bit thick, and well, square. Motorola told us all the design effort they've put into their 4 letter phones will trickle down to the rest of their lineup like it has for the v270 and v280. The internal antenna may have trickled down, but the pipes must have gotten clogged before the design could. Maybe the next version will look more like the PEBL.
Motorola had plenty of other recently announced phones that looked exactly like they belong in the classic V- series.
The V176, V230 and V235 are all entry level phones with classic Motorola lines. We have to admit we were too captivated by all the new handsets that are actually different to spend much time with each of these.
CES 2006
Review: LG VX-8100
LG VX-3300 / 3280
LG VI-125
LG VX-8100
