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Review summary: The Motorola MOTORIZR Z8 is one of the most striking phones released this year. Built to impress, it presents a state-of-the-art feature set in a design that no other manufacturer has tried before.Essentially this is a slider phone with a twist

Pros: 3G HSDPA mobile broadband, Supplied high quality stereo Bluetooth headset and movie on memory card, Full web browsing

Cons: Camera lacks autofocus, Detail of design is matter of taste, No typewriter-style keyboard

Verdict: Let's face it: there's more to a phone than just features and performance, and the Z8 has individuality in spades

Review summary: This is the second model in the Z range that we have come across, the first being the Z3 that we reviewed a few months back. And like its smaller ...

Verdict: The Motorla Z8 is a nice smartphone and thanks to its Symbian UIQ 3.1 platform makes it a solid performer. It's only let down by its functionality and price tag.

Review summary: - The next generation of mobile phones is all about music isn't it? Wrong, that was last years message and perhaps realising that they've missed the boat against the likes of Sony Ericsson's Walkman range and the yet to be launched iPhone, Motorola's ...

Pros: Screen quality, design, interface, headphones, movie in the box

Cons: Is that screen going to be big enough?

Verdict: Forget the RAZR2, it's the MOTO Z8 you'll be wanting

Review summary: The Motorola Z8 is the first Symbian UIQ phone without touch sensitive display and is targeted as a multimedia device, for music and video playback. It is extravagant slider in black and ......

Pros: Extravagant design with kick-slide, Symbian OS

Cons: Lack of spring-assisted mechanism, Mediocre music and video player, Lack of 3.5mm jack, The only Symbian UIQ phone without touch display may mean it won't be fully-functionate smartphone

Verdict: Expect our full review when final, commercial samples are released

Review summary: Motorola aims to impress with this well featured slider mobile offering a distinctive angled-when-open design.

Verdict: The curved format when the handset is opened might appeal to some, as might the colour scheme. I'd expect the bundled Bluetooth headset to appeal to even more. The Z8 (or more specifically future incarnations of it) could just be Motorola's best shot ...