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KlassAct_EJ6
10-28-2008, 07:52 AM
I don't know what Motorola was smoking but they need to put it down and check into rehab.

Motorola Aura (http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/yoon/1653)


http://f3.yahoofs.com/ymg/yoon/yoon-527836534-1224709305.jpg?ym6iSNADDoLczOrc

Motorola, still searching for its next RAZR-sized hit, announces the Aura, a new luxury mobile phone geared specifically for those with high-end tastes and even higher-end salaries.

Set for a December 4 release, the Aura, which carries a hefty $1,999, resurrects the sexy swivel design from Motorola's classic v70 and v80 handsets and combines it with a Rolex-like manufacturing process.

So, what exactly does two grand get you? A 16 million color, fully-circular LCD display (first ever in a cell phone, according to Motorola), a 62 Carat lens crafted out of sapphire for scratch resistance, a stainless steel exterior with etched designs that takes two weeks to fabricate, a Swiss-manufactured bearing for the swivel, 700+ individual components, PVD coating (similar to high-end watches), and an all aluminum keypad.

As for the tech specs, its not bad, but not anything special, either: Quad-band GSM/EDGE (No 3G), 2-megapixel camera, MPEG-4 video playback, MP3 and WMA decoding, Stereo Bluetooth, 2GB of internal storage, and an 810mAh battery.

There's no doubt about it: The Aura looks slick, sexy, and expensive, but the short tech features combined with the high price makes this a fit for only those waiting for their private jets to be refueled.


~fixed by pure jdm, hyperlinks for text is fail~

Ran
10-28-2008, 12:03 PM
My phone makes calls and receives calls. Everything is just frivolous bullsh*t. No thanks.

savincent
10-28-2008, 02:20 PM
Oh yah? Well my phone is not a lame hue of silver.

Total_Blender
10-28-2008, 02:29 PM
Can I get one prepaid through Metro PCS?:lmfao:

savincent
10-28-2008, 02:35 PM
^LMAO

Homer Simpson
10-28-2008, 02:39 PM
it doesn't even look good.

I'll choose my outdated env.

The_ CaneCorso
10-28-2008, 04:03 PM
My phone makes calls and receives calls. Everything is just frivolous bullsh*t. No thanks.
excatly!

Da_unknown
10-28-2008, 04:11 PM
they have really lost there marbles on this 1

alpine_aw11
10-28-2008, 04:49 PM
News flash: anyone who buys this is a tool.

Vteckidd
10-28-2008, 05:33 PM
that phone will be 200$ by march

eViLMunkey
11-01-2008, 06:43 PM
bwahaha I'd rather get an iPhone than that piece

Schugg
11-01-2008, 10:51 PM
bwahaha I'd rather get an iPhone than that piece


ide rather have a barbie phone with 10 different preset recordings

Julio
11-02-2008, 07:07 PM
Why is this surprising ?

When the MOTOROLA STAR TAC came out back in the 90's it was between $1500 and 2000 bucks and it sold like hot cake...

Motorola doesnt surprise me with there crazy prices. YES, I think people will buy it.

But then it will go down in price after they sell a few thousands of those phones.