Hands On with Motorola's SCPL Based MOTOFONE F3

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Motorola started the thin craze with the RAZR line, and now they hope to up the ante another notch with their new SCPL based MOTOFONE F3. The F3 is an ultra-low-cost handset targeted at high-growth/emerging markets and pre-paid customers. The MOTOFONE F3 is just the first of what the company promises will be a number of SCPL based handsets.

While its spec sheet might not seem all that impressive, the F3 demands your attention when you have it in your hands. It is amazingly thin (9mm/.35"), solid, and beautiful. The monochromatic EPD (Electrophoretic) "Clear Vision" display is retro-cool looking in that 1980's LCD watch kinda way. In fact, when in use, it looks for all the world like an Etch-a-Sketch children's toy, thanks to its black digits and powdery gray background. The display is made up of two lines for text and numbers with icons filling the top and bottom areas. The same EPD technology appears to be used for the volume and battery level indicators that sit above the display and on either side of the big Motorola "M" emblem. EPD technology is often known by names like "electronic ink" and "electronic paper", among others.

The very basic menu system, accessed with the up arrow button to the left of the d-pad, makes use of simple icons and voice prompts to denote what section the user is in and what they can do there. There is no icon grid main menu, no animations, nothing to confuse even your grandmother. In fact, the large, high-contrast display and simple user interface make this the perfect phone for the very young and the very old alike. The F3 might have been designed with users in places like New Delhi in mind, but I'm quite certain that it will find a following in many other places as well.

Motorola expects the MOTOFONE F3 to sell for well under US$50 without any carrier subsidies at all. That, along with its good looks and high usability, is likely to make the MOTOFONE F3 a very popular handset, in my opinion.

You'll find more live photos of the Motorola MOTOFONE F3 on the following page.

 



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