Motorola Z9 -- Among Worst Tech of 2008

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One of the reason I like this phone so much is because of its size and weight!

Shienie of CA 2:14AM February 04, 2009

First of all let me say that for the most part this phone is prety good, but when I purchased this phone I was told that it replaced the razer and that it was an upgrade from the razor. Just recently I was in a discussion with some of my foot ball buddies, and they were bragging about how they have personalized their phon by adding their name on the front of the phone. Now I have been bragging about AT&T and my phone. But i found that something as simple as putting my name on the phond I could not do and I received a bunch of critizisms about my phone in which I could not defend. If this phone is an upgrade from the razor phone,I cannot see the upgrade because with my razor phone I could put my name on the front of the phone. Now I can afford a phone that I can personlize if given the facts about the phon prior to purchasing it. Now I would have you to be mindful of this, I am not putting down AT&T but something as simple as putting my name on my phone to save face, I know we the AT&T organization can do better than that. Let me add that I showed them a picture of my favorite team the Dallas Cowboys in which is displayed proudly, but I would like to add my name. If there is a way to add my name on front of my phon please let me know.

Hayward L. Holmes of NC 12:23AM December 23, 2008

I've had this phone since late july and i've loved every moment with it.
First of all the size of it really isn't that bad, it's not really cumbersome in any sense, i went from having a razr v3 for two years to this z9 and i like the size of this much much more, both phones are pretty wide, but they feel solid in your hand, especially the z9, it's a pretty heavy phone, it feels like a very high quality phone, and isn't cheap feeling like those small little phones that you compare it to, also the screen is a pretty decent size, and is really crisp and bright, the menu layout ios easy to navigate, and on top of that looks great.
It takes decent pictures, has a flash
has gps
plays music
texts great, the buttons really make the a big difference in texting (for the better)
plus it looks great, it's a beautiful glossy phone
and you say this phone is expensive? Aren't almost all phones, with the exception of free phones, pretty expensive? There really is no justification in pricing blackberries and iphones and the like $200+
Different phones are targeted to different consumers, and obviously people interested in smartphones wouldn't be interested in this type of phone, but for everyday casual phone users this phone is unique in it's size, and that's why it stands out from all the rest.

Issey Umeda of AZ 12:19AM December 20, 2008

Did you really look around at the other tech out there before establishing this decree or are you just dog-piling on this company to get an article widely distributed in the hopes of establishing some credibility?
Why don't you talk about some of the crap being put out by Huawei, ZTE or Pantech? Because nobody cares. Among the "Worst Tech"? Really? Look around. Its not cutting edge by a longshot, but not everyone wants cutting edge.
Do a little more research and quit trying to be a Boy Genius "mini-me"....

Mike Moore of TX 11:12AM December 10, 2008

Never saw it but all you gadget analysers seem to forget there are different kinds of people in the world with different desires and needs.
Ever thought about all the old, fragile and disabled people that have no use for ever shrinking phones that become ever more difficult to hold except for those with young nubile hands and fingers. Ever harder to press buttons or smaller text also doesn't help. Let's just be thankful some manufacturers are too stupid to follow the crowd and allow those consumers left behind in the race for "progress" to find their products too. When phones get integrated into wristwatches I suppose we can all start using pens again, not for writing of course, just to be able to press the right buttons.

michael wolfcarius 8:59AM December 10, 2008