Screen

The Motorola E815's 1.3-inch external LCD is able to display 4K-colors. Measuring 96 x 64 px in resolution, the CSTN (Color Super Twisted Nematic) external screen is rather unreadable when not backlit or in direct sunlight. A common tradeoff among CSTN technology to prolong battery life, the LCD allows users to conveniently glance at incoming calls, time, network status, and battery level.

Unlike the external display, the advanced 262K-color 176 x 220 px internal screen requires fast refresh rates for applications and video. Being TFT (Thin Film Transistor), rather than CSTN, the 2.2-inch LCD has circuit transistors placed directly on the glass; technology allowing for faster refresh rates resulting from not having to scan each pixel location. Vividly bright and clear, the TFT display is one of the best to date and comfortable to watch streaming videos on.

Audio

The E815 is able to overlay 64 chords simultaneously to produce melodic polyphonic ringtones. Beautifully reproduced, polyphonic ringtones are actually files of "musical notes" that are read and played through a local synthesizer. With more simultaneous chords supported, more sounds can be combined, producing richer-sounding music.

But the market is steadily moving towards MP3s. Rather than being synthesized, MP3s are created from straight recordings, so the exact audio source can be set to the ringtone. Whether it is music with lyrics, voice, or sounds, anything that can be recorded can be set as a ringtone.

Users can enjoy music through the built-in MP3 player as well. With the ample storage space and expansion card slot, hours of music are available without bringing an extra device. Supporting stereo audio, the E815 features a standard 2.5 mm headset jack for great audio quality.

Activating the speakerphone mode lets users to talk with their hands free. Wonderfully loud, the E815's audio capabilities are clear and free from distortion. Additionally, voice dialing is a breeze. With ObeyMoto, Motorola's speaker independent voice dialing system, consumers need only to state a number or name to be connected with ease.

Messaging

Featuring all the standard text messaging formats: SMS (Short Messaging Service), EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service), and MMS (Multimedia Message Service), the Motorola E815 brings text messaging to the next level, combining superb multimedia functionality with high-speed EV-DO broadband speeds.

Taking full advantage of EV-DO, users can transfer high-resolution photos and video clips to friends and family. Whether it's sending photo postcards with personalized messages, or a birthday video greeting, the E815 gives users the versatility and power to combine text and multimedia for unrestricted creativity.

The redesigned numeric keypad is wonderful to type on. Slight annoyances with the V710's keypad were fixed, sufficiently spacing out keys with a conventional layout. Using the iTAP predictive text system, instead of using multiple key presses to input a letter, the E815 is able to anticipate which word is being typed by choosing from a dictionary of words and phrases.

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