10.gifOnce upon a time, phones didn’t have email, browsers, media players, and cameras. Not anymore. Take a look at the phone in your pocket. Chances are, it’s chocked with so many features, it almost needs a hit of Adderall to stay on task. So what can manufacturers do to make a device stand out from the pack? Make it smaller, and slather on the features. And that’s what Motorola does with with its fat yet functional Z9.The Z9 effortlessly satisfies the standard phone user, and pleases the rest of us with a couple extra perks. You get your email and IM; you can listen to music from the microSD card or buy some more. Calls are above-average quality (trust us, we’ve been shouting into an iPhone for the last year). In addition to 2-megapixel shots and recording video, it can also video share—send live video to another 3G AT&T users—which is great for broadcasting scenes from your DIY fight club or natural disasters.

The Moto Z9 is a hard phone to not like. It’s got great looks, a sturdy build with metal casing, it feels good in the hand and has a wealth of useful features. As the first GPS-enabled feature phone on AT&T, the Moto Z9 will be on your short list if navigation is important but you don’t want a smartphone. The haptic side controls, music playback controls that appear when a tune is playing are not only cool but useful and the keypad and controls are roomy enough for even the largest-handed guys.

Features
The Z9 is packed with a wide assortment of features that should appeal to basic users and multimedia fans alike. It also offers a couple of firsts: it’s the first Moto phone to support not only the AT&T Navigator but also AT&T’s Video Share service.

As a 3.5 phone, the Z9 supports AT&T’s Cellular Video service and AT&T Music. The former application offers tons of streaming video content, while the latter offers wireless music downloads. Click on the links for full reviews of each service.

Motorola Z9 (AT&T) Reviews From pcmag

Pro:
Excellent voice quality. Built-in GPS navigation and video-sharing features. Good Web browser.

Cons:
Reception isn’t quite as strong as with the V9.

Motorola Z9 (AT&T) Reviews From cnet

The good: The Motorola Z9 has a sharp design, a generous feature set, and satisfying music and video quality. But most of all, its call quality is outstanding.

The bad: The Z9’s 3G performance was variable. Also, its photo quality wasn’t as sharp as it could be.

The bottom line: The Z9 may not offer anything new but it’s a fine cell phone in all regards. It offers an attractive design, a great feature set, and superb call quality.

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