The Motorola Z9

by Conrad Quilty-Harper, posted Jul 7th 2007 at 1:17PM

The Boy Genius has done it again, this time by outing the new Motorola Z9 slider phone. Its styling looks very similar to the RAZR 2 -- mainly due to the large primary screen -- although since the model that the Boy Genius got his hands on has some very deep AT&T branding, we'd have to say the similarities end there. Beyond the design the Z9 features 3G, a 2 megapixel camera with flash (no word on whether it's a "real" flash), Motorola's Synergy OS, support for AT&T's Live Video Share, and a microSD card slot. We're sure we'll be hearing a lot more about this phone over the coming days: for now, head over to The Boy Genius Report to check out a gallery of shots of the phone.

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, ATT

Tags: Slider, Z9

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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brad @ Jul 7th 2007 2:51PM

I'm guessing the "red" color is going to AT&T's signature color for the whole RAZR2 series phones.

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Rosco @ Jul 7th 2007 7:20PM

Damn... i would've preferred the Z8 better than this.

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Tim @ Jul 7th 2007 8:20PM

Im glad to see plans for new moto phones to come to at&t, but I do have 2 negative things to say. Launch the damn things,(2007 is half over and the 2007 models are yet to be seen?) and get over the red thing. Im not buying a plumb, maroon, red, or what ever you want to call it phone. Im a man and I dont roll that way.

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jpmidura_305 @ Jul 8th 2007 1:28PM

I agree with Tim. Launch the phones already.

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Cash @ Jul 8th 2007 11:28PM

Does this thing look like the new LG Chocolate to anyone else, or it it just me? Speaking of, that damn thing is red too. WTF is with red products coming out that aren't part of the RED PRODUCT line benefiting AIDS research anyway? Are they for the "I want to look like I give a damn but not actually pay one cent more then I have to" crowd or what?

Note to all you electronics manufacturers: Guys like two items in that color: Red sports cars, and redheads; that's about it. For everything else, red is feminine and even metrosexuals will generally turn their noses up. Men like Gun metal blue, black, silver, and a few others. Please figure that out. Or at least go back to the oldschool nokia way of doing things, and let us decided with interchangeable faceplates.

On a final note, whats with the buttons anyway? You're telling me that for half my paycheck, that's the best you can do? Don't tell me that size is an issue, because I've seen phones that cost half as much sold on the streets of Taiwan that make this thing look like a 15 year old brick phone but still have real functional buttons. Does Motorola even hold focus groups before designing these things, and if so, who are they inviting? Seeing how your market share continues to drop like a stone, maybe it's time to switch things up before you have to fire another 1000+ employees. Thats just my two cents anyway.