New Clear Flip Motorola Krave ZN4 from Verizon

By Contributor Wireless and Mobile News on October 14, 2008 10:07 AM

The Motorola Krave ZN4 is now available from Verizon Wireless. The Krave is the first full-touch phone with a clear, interactive flip so consumers have phone and multimedia features at their fingertips on the outside and inside. Start Trek fans please note, it looks just like a Star Trek communicator, but won't help you beam up, even though you can beam Bluetooth and TV.

The ad on the Motorola website, touts, "It's clearly you." We're not sure if it is the clear choice yet. Reviews have been mixed but favorable for the design.

Without opening the flip, Krave lets consumers view texts, watch TV, access photo galleries, play music and get GPS directions on the clear, external touch screen with haptic feedback. The comfortable flip design enables easier phone calls and prevents accidental touch screen usage and damage. Krave gets even better on the inside, with pinpoint haptics for enhanced touch control and premium Verizon Wireless services to satisfy advanced phone and multimedia cravings.

Motorola Krave Specs

MOTOROLA KRAVE ZN4
Talk/Standby time	500 hours of standby time; 250 minutes talk time⁴
Bands/Modes	RF: CDMA EV-DO 800/1900; CDMA 1X/EV-DO
Size	130g
Dimensions	51x105x19 mm
Battery	950.00 mAh
Connectivity	Class 2 Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology³, 3.5mm, USB 2.0 HS
Display	2.8" 240x400 65k TFT; flip resolution 240x320
Messaging	EMS, MMS, SMS, Email (Brew App) IM (Dwnld BREW), OW 7 (WAP 2.0), BREW 3.1.4¹
Audio	AAC, AAC+, AAC+ Enhanced, AMR NB, MIDI, MP3,WMA v10, WMA v9
Video	Capture/Playback/Streaming¹, H.263, H.264, MPEG4,WMV v9
Camera	2.0 megapixel camera, Digital Zoom, Fixed Focus
Memory	Up to 8GB microSD optional removable memory, 130MB user available memory

With Motorola Krave, customers can satisfy all of their cravings for the Verizon Wireless multimedia entertainment services, including:

V CAST Mobile TV and V CAST Video¹- Watch videos for both services in landscape mode on the phone's 2.8" vibrant color display. V CAST Mobile TV offers broadcast-quality, full-length TV shows; V CAST Video offers snack-sized video clips, including sports highlights, breaking news, entertainment, weather and more.

V CAST Music with Rhapsody. - More than 5 million songs are available on V CAST Music with Rhapsody purchase full songs over-the-air; download the master copy of songs to their PCs, free of digital rights management software; and sync favorite tracks, albums and playlists from their PCs to their phones using a USB cable (sold separately). The phone supports Bluetooth stereo technology for listening to music, a 3.5 mm headset jack, and up to 8 GB microSD™ optional removable memory for additional storage of music, photos, video and more.

VZ Navigator- Provides visual and audible directions to thousands of destinations, including businesses and other points of interest, maps of locations and offers the ability to share directions with others.

Visual Voice Mail- Delete, reply and forward voice mail messages without having to listen to prior messages or voice instructions. Visual Voice Mail is the ideal tool for the busy mobile professional who may need to prioritize which messages he or she listens to first.

The dedicated camera key on Motorola Krave provides quick access to a touch-controlled 2.0 megapixel camera. The accelerometer detects the movement when the phone rotates and changes the display, making it easy to catch landscape and portrait shots, as well as capture and view video.

Customers can watch clips from popular video-sharing sites directly from the phone's HTML browser; and they can enjoy videos and pictures directly from MMS messages, without downloading them first to the phone. Texting and e-mailing is simplified with its virtual landscape QWERTY keypad with haptic feedback, conveniently-sized buttons and accelerometer.

Bluetooth Capabilities
Motorola Krave supports Bluetooth wireless pairing so customers can pair their phones with the following profiles: headsets, hands-free for car kits, dial-up networking, stereo, phonebook access, basic printing and imaging, object push for vCard, and file transfer. For additional information on car kit and accessory compatibility, please visit www.verizonwireless.com/bluetoothchart.

Pricing
Motorola Krave ZN4 is available for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. Monthly access packages for V CAST Mobile TV, V CAST Video and V CAST Music with Rhapsody range from $13.00 to $15.00 per month; Visual Voice Mail is available for $2.99 monthly access, while VZ Navigator is available for $9.99 monthly access. Other charges may apply when downloading or using applications.