Motorola Spice

Very much like the Motorola FLIPOUT, the Motorola SPICE is a new Android phone with touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard- meaning, it suits anyone.

Looking rather like a Blackberry torch, the keyboard on the SPICE doesn't slide out of the side like most Motorola phones. Instead it comes out of the panel at the bottom and gives it a very sophisticated look, very reminiscent of a blackberry. However, though the design is like the torch, the specs on the SPICE are slightly less in depth. The screen is a 3" 240x320 pixel display, which is considerably less than the blackberry torch and the camera is only 3 megapixels. However, it is much smaller and lighter than its blackberry counterpart and more than likely going to be far cheaper.

With GPS and Wi-Fi as standard the 3.5G phone will vary depending on the market, though the specs stay generally the same. Because it's an Android 2.1 (not a 2.2 available yet) you can download all the android apps and you can link with social networking site. It also has a nifty little remote function that lets you wipe your phone if it's stolen or lost.

Although the memory is bigger than last year's range at 256mb, it's still not a lot and if you intend to store a lot of music or photos the SD slot holds up to 35GB extra. The phone is pocket sized and weighs only 145 grams, and the battery life is around 7 hours talk time, but a disappointing 9 days stand by- which is pitiful compared to most phones on the market now. However, as a cute little eco-friendly bonus the phone is 25% recycled plastic.

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Motorola Gleam

The Motorola Gleam, which is available to buy now, is not dissimilar to other Motorola offerings in the looks department. However the Gleam is a very current device that has all the latest aspects that people want. Its look isn't as modern as some of its rivals on the market at the moment but there is no doubting that it is a very good buy for consumers who want good value for money as well as a phone that is excellent with the basics. It is a perfect choice for people with less demanding preferences but who still want a stylish looking phone that has all the essentials. It looks the part but is still quite large even when it is closed. The screen is fairly big but this makes it a great choice if you do a lot of texting as the keypad is also large and easy to use. The phone measures 106 x 53 x 14mm and weighs 105 grams. The phone also has a semi-concealed display that comes in loads of different colours. As previously mentioned this phone is perfect for people that don't want the most up to date aspects but instead prefer a phone to be excellent at the more basic things. It is a GSM- only device so there is no option for 3G or WiFi and there is also no support for EDGE data either which means that is just GPRS speeds equivalent to a dial-up modem. The internet is relatively slow so you will probably only appreciate this phone if you don't do much internet browsing on it. It is great for music however. The media player can cope with MP3, AAC and AMR audio. It also has FM radio. There is also a 3.5mm audio socket and a microSD slot.

A lot of people, especially some women prefer a phone that is great at doing the basics and doesn't have too much going on with it. This phone is brilliant if you want a phone to be a phone. An added bonus is that it also has a 2 megapixel camera with video capture capabilities. The battery is also relatively good too. It is thought to give over 6 hours talktime and 20 days standby time. It's a real hardworking phone that is fairly basic for the times we live in , however the basics that it does have are excellent so would make an absolutely fabulous buy for people that want good value for money and not too many mod-cons.

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Motorola Wilder

This phone is exclusive to the Carphone Warehouse in the UK and is aiming to be a big hit with teens and young adults.

We say this because it it isn't part of the smartphone dynasty but has a lot of features crammed into something that is relatively cheap, £50 to be precise, which is very reasonable.

In the looks department, it fairs quite well. It isn't amazing but looks modern and cute in it's own way. The main screen is quite big which means it's easy to read messages and play about on and a big bonus is that it is splash and dust resistant.

The good points tend to dry up at this point however, as, compared with other phones out there at the moment, it is very basic and straight forward. It owns a 2 megapixel camera with basic video capture capabilities  and the phone also supports Bluetooth and has a microSD slot. It doesn't however support any high-speed data, so for people who love to use the web, browsing could be annoyingly slow.

The software that the phone has got touches everything that the younger market will want such as a web browser, Facebook, email client and Twitter and YouTube. There's no saying how slow these features will run however. Other features include; a multimedia player, an FM radio and a 3.5mm audio socket.

It is a good buy if you're on a budget and looks quite modern, however, for a bit extra you could have phones that are much more capable and will be more likely to make you happier.

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Review: Motorola L6

The Good: This is a slim, sexy candybar-style world phone with a VGA camera, Bluetooth and a host of user-customizable options.  The phone supports SMS and multimedia messaging, as well as many of the popular instant messaging clients.  It has an above average talk time and a standby time of eight days.

The Bad: Despite being a mid-tier phone, the VGA camera disappoints with blurry images and video clips are restricted in length by the tinny 10MBs of internal memory.  There is no flash-card support as in other handsets in the series, nor any iTunes support or a dedicated audio player.  The low quality screen makes colors seem washed out and videos choppy.  Web browsing speeds are quite slow. Note that some carriers have disabled features of the phone such as the well-touted Push-to-Talk technology.

The Bottom Line: This is a fairly average mid-range handset which most users will be happy with, but phone enthusiasts will be disappointed by the low quality screen, camera and the lack of a dedicated audio player and memory expandability.

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