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    Default WTF is Motorola thinking? A $2,000 phone??

    I don't know what Motorola was smoking but they need to put it down and check into rehab.

    Motorola Aura




    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.


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    My phone makes calls and receives calls. Everything is just frivolous bullsh*t. No thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ran
    My phone makes calls and receives calls. Everything is just frivolous bullsh*t. No thanks.
    excatly!

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    Oh yah? Well my phone is not a lame hue of silver.

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    Can I get one prepaid through Metro PCS?

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    ^LMAO

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    it doesn't even look good.

    I'll choose my outdated env.

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    they have really lost there marbles on this 1
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    the saga continues....

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    News flash: anyone who buys this is a tool.

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    that phone will be 200$ by march
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    bwahaha I'd rather get an iPhone than that piece



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    Quote Originally Posted by eViLMunkey
    bwahaha I'd rather get an iPhone than that piece

    ide rather have a barbie phone with 10 different preset recordings
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    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.

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