T-Mobile announces Motorola ROKR E8

As expected, T-Mobile has taken the wraps off its very own version of Motorola's ROKR E8, a glossy black candybar offering a 2 megapixel camera, 2GB of internal storage (plus a microSD slot that'll swallow up to 8GB more), stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack, FM radio, and that so-called "morphing" keypad that selectively renders keys invisible depending on the mode you're using. It's missing 3G, but that's one feature T-Mobile customers are all too well acquainted to missing out on -- and considering that the just-announced flagship ZN5 doesn't even do any WCDMA, it shouldn't come as any surprise. Subscribers and would-be subscribers will be able to nab the E8 come July 7 for $199.99 on contract.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[carcomptoy Posted Jun 26th 2008 1:06AM]

$199.99 for this?? Are you kidding me?? The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic offers the same features for much, much lower!

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind having this phone, but at that price, I might as well get an iPhone. I wonder who will actually get this...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 26th 2008 5:47AM]

Man your on point i agree with you. Who would buy this?? No 3G small screen no full qwerty keyboard what gives T-Mo??? Atleast drop the price.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 26th 2008 1:02PM]

Someone who didn't know better....

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 26th 2008 9:13AM]

Yeah , but it's sexy ;-)

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 26th 2008 10:29AM]

Same thing with the RAZR2. GREAT phone in my opinion but definitely not worth the price...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 26th 2008 3:59PM]

As a current t-mo emp....... I predict epic fail based on the price point alone. same price as the razr2........which hasnt sold worth a crap since launch even though the price has dropped a whole 50 bucks......still more expensive than the curve, shadow, dash, both 8100 and 8120 and the nokia 5310...... who ever is setting prices at work needs a head examination!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 26th 2008 7:30PM]

Same here! I sell for T-Mobile as well and can honestly say I haven't sold 1 RAZR2 since its release... I simply cannot recommend someone buy that phone for $249.99 when there are other phones like you listed for the same price that are much better.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 6th 2008 11:19PM]

ive been with tmobile for like. i dont know how long. but i have relaized something. tmobile phones are SHIT. now look at verizon. how many 3G touch screen full keyboard phones do they have? alot. same with att. but wait! how many does tmobile? ..... thats what i thought. you'll pay 200 or more for a razr2 blackberry and the wing? whatever that phone is. come on tomibile. step it up. im very dissapointed.