Verizon's Motorola Z6cx offers global roaming without the pesky camera

by Chris Ziegler posted Mar 14th 2008 at 10:55AM

Motorola's Z6 keeps losing features. No, seriously, hear us out: it all started out as the Z6tv, a decent slider with support for Verizon's MediaFLO-based VCAST TV. Fair enough, a solid consumer phone. Then Moto had to check the TV tuner at the door in exchange for GSM support to make the Z6c. That's all well and good, and we suppose you could argue that the Z6c didn't lose features -- it just traded them -- but here's a new one for you. The Z6cx unceremoniously ditches the 2 megapixel shooter in an effort to appease the very market the Z6c was designed to appeal to: world travelers who are probably spending at least part of their time in offices where cameras are frowned upon. Looks like the Z6cx can be had for the same $179.99 after contract on rebates as its more photo-friendly sibling, so don't expect any discounts there.

[Via phoneArena]

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, GSM, EV-DO, CDMA

Tags: moto, motorola, slider, z6cx

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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AwlAmericanDawg @ Mar 14th 2008 3:38PM

Wow, that's kinda pointless... You would at least expect a few bucks off the price without the camera.

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Gib @ Mar 15th 2008 12:26PM

Im glad they charged the same. Nullifies people's (generally old people) claim that they are getting screwed for phones cuz they have cameras. If the price would have been lowered, it could have set a precedent.

Obviously not a huge deal but helps us sales guys and gals.

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cp @ Mar 26th 2008 12:19PM

Hurray! A decent phone without a camera. My desire for a non-camera phone has nothing to do with my age, my employer prohibits camera phones, so I am forced to leave my phone in my car all day. The price should be less without the camera, but I'm just glad that someone is listening to all the corporate people that need non-camera phones, and don't want or need a Blackberry.