Moto’s Touchscreen, Linux-Based ROKR E6 Clears FCC, Excites Fanboys
- October 19th, 2006
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Another day, another slick Moto phone, right?. Sorta. This candy bar Moto is more likely than most to get the fan boys frothing, as it’s totally different, but kinda the same, as the phones Moto has been turning out lately.
It’s similar in that it’s called the ROKR E6, which means it will be a music phone (and it will ROCK). Its looks are very RAZR-esque, right down to the laser etched keypad. But the rest is all new hotness, as it eschews the T9 in favor of a touchscreen and stylus. And instead of the dreadful Motorola “OS,” it’s running a straight up install of Moto’s Linux. This type of setup is common on the Chinese markets, where the phone was first aimed.
If that’s not enough to start your brain wondering, take into consideration the 2 megapixel camera with macro focus, stereo Bluetooth and integrated FM transmitter. Would you like full-sized SD with that? You’ve got it.
We know what you’re thinking, “Thanks, CrunchGear, for showing us another lust-worthy phone that we’ll never see, because we’re not in Asia.” If you promise not to tell anyone, we’ll clue you in to a secret: this information is gleaned from its FCC listing, where it just won approval. Does that mean you’ll see it from your favorite GSM provider anytime soon? Don’t hold our breath, but stranger things have happened (remember the ROKR E1? Neither do we).
FCC Listing [FCC]


marianna (Who am I?)
1 year ago
When will the motorola E6 be available to purchase? PLEASE email me back !
Francis (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Oh Why, Why, Why Motorola do THAT to ME : NO WIFI !!! :(
Darkrealms (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Francis,
They make an SD Wifi card that you will probably be able to use with it.
Brian
shubham (Who am I?)
1 year ago
will some1 tell me when rokr is comin to mumbai (India)???????????
sulcut (Who am I?)
1 year ago
shubham pakad ke so ja chutye
VINOD (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I REALLY LOVED DIS WEN I SAW IT FOR DA 1ST TIME ITSELF , BUT I CULNDT BUY IT B’COZ ITS NOT AVAILABLE IN INDIA, RIGHT NOW I HAV A MOTORAZR V3I N I TRULY LOVE MY PHONE N THINKING OF UPGRADING 2 DIS AS SOON AS POSIBLE
punit (Who am I?)
1 year ago
i really love this phone and me going soon to buy it but i wanna know what accessories will iget with this phone and wat is the price for this cellphone
tony (Who am I?)
1 year ago
i hate motorola
RAKESH : read ROKESH
1 year ago
I have bought the new MotoRoKR E6. looks awesome… need to check it in the long run any comments?
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Dexter (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Rakesh,
Any comment for your new phone? friendly use as other brand?
nelson (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I bought a motorokr soon as i saw it. this is the best phone ever. thanks to motorola for makin this amazing phone.
venu (Who am I?)
1 year ago
hi ..
can any one tell me the price of it in US ‘
plz…..
matt
1 year ago
Awsome phone!!..
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dheeraj
1 year ago
may i know what’s the cost of motorokr…..plz
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nikhil (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I LOVE THIS PHONE…..ITS SIMPLY AWESOME…GR8SHAPE GR8 FEATURES……..I WANNA BUY IT…..SO PLZ SEND ME THE PRICE OF MOTO ROKR E6 AND ALSO ALL OTHER ACCESORIES WHICH I WILL GET ON PURCHASING OF THIS PHONE
marryrose (Who am I?)
1 year ago
is there any one could tell me the price of moto e6 in china,plz?
thank you!
marryrose (Who am I?)
1 year ago
has moto E6 been announced in all the countries ?
naresh (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I buy it for 18000 INR in bangalore
Ronald (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Hi all,
Indeed i found the qualities of the phone good & I had already purchased it for a sum of rs. 17,000 with bill in Mumbai, India.
-> but I found it slow while you try to scroll your 40+ mp3’s song while you are in real player that’s very annoying believe me when you want to listen a song & you get stuck for a long time while scrolling.
-> also I found very difficult to type in a message using the touchscreen keyboard while traveling via bus auto etc. in Indian roads.
-> I also hope that Motorola should provide a drag & drop feature in it that will be a great add on.
-> it’s internal memory is too low only 8 MB.
-> camera when used at 2x+ zoom get disturbed & picture does not looks good, so 8x zoom feature provided is of no use at all.
-> no updates or third party utility can be installed on it if compared to Nokia’s or othe smartphone phone.
-> radio recording feature can be a good idea too.
-> there is no way i can play popular divx, xvid files int it if i wanted too.
-> Bluetooth wireless headset does not comes in the package as it shows in the ad.
-> phone is only GPRS capable, not EDGE or 3G & no Infra-red.
-> language support available is only chinese & english.
vibs
1 year ago
Thanks Ronald for such good information.
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akshay (Who am I?)
1 year ago
i wanna know all the information abt motorokr.its price,extra accesories, n specially abt its sound.
shrinivas (Who am I?)
1 year ago
motorokr SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous
1 year ago
most faltu ive seen in my life
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manoj
1 year ago
wat is the prize of moto rokr e6????
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vinu (Who am I?)
1 year ago
tell me the actual price of motorokr in india plz
vinu (Who am I?)
1 year ago
thanks ronald for showing u’r courtesy by giving the information about moto rokr
moto sucks……………………………………………………………….
SATVIR (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I LOVE NO\
ekansh (Who am I?)
1 year ago
i wana buy a cell and confused between N73 nokia and motorokrE6.
so plz help me and tell ki wich is btr option?
and ronald u r useing it na so hows its sound and functions etc?
Raj (Who am I?)
1 year ago
hi guys!!!!!
i wnt to buy a cell which cost somthing around 15 - 20 k. can anyone suggest me. i m planning to buy N70,but someone told me that there is hanging prob in N70. what abt moto rocker plz suggest
dixith (Who am I?)
1 year ago
this phone sucks
better go for upcomming nokia 5700 or presently available nokia 5300
tpalmer07
1 year ago
if any of you live in chandler arizona… Lili’s oriental shop is selling them.. those asians have so many sick ass phones in there that hasnt even hit the states yet..
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Satis (Who am I?)
1 year ago
what r the features and what’s the battery consumption.. including it’s price!!!!!!!!
promod_pcs (Who am I?)
1 year ago
hi this is promod i love this type of mobiles and one more thing it is confort all the people
Anonymous
1 year ago
can somone tell me the price of rocker in pak
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GUNTANYA (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I WANNA KNO ITS PRICE U BLODY FOOL SUKING PEOPLE…………………..
shrey
1 year ago
chutiya phone hain
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navdeep (Who am I?)
1 year ago
motorokr sounds good, have checked personly comes about 22k with wireless headphones shown in ad
acc to me it is a good choice
shreekrisha (Who am I?)
1 year ago
guys i just bought a n70 its great no hanging problem no nothing. the music is great and its not that slow. its a miniature computer. It supports all office formats. moto rokr was bought by my friend and he regreats it
Anonymous (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Motorokr.com
m salman meerut
1 year ago
such a wonderfull and marvellous mobile. i love them
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rochak (Who am I?)
1 year ago
MOTOSUKR!!!! dats wat it shud b called …
teja (Who am I?)
1 year ago
moto a problamatic fone
Sanket
1 year ago
great phone wid best features
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digvijay
1 year ago
HELP!!!MOTOROKR E6
MY MEMORY CARD(WHEN I TRY TO ACCESS IS LOCKED)…PHONE ASKS FOR PASSWORD…CANNOT EVEN READ OR FORMAT DA CARD BCOZ OF PASSWORD…WT CN I DO????SAVE ME PLZZZZZZZ
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anonymous2 (Who am I?)
1 year ago
hey!!! im totallyy maadd abt motorkr E6..bt after reading wht ronald has written m kinda hvin second thoughts abt it!!!! m confusd on which cell phone to buy…can any1 PLZ PLZ PLZZZZ HELP ME and tell me the good options..as in abt da cell phones which r good nd dnt hv any major probz….if any1 knows the price of motorkr E6 in dollars can s/he PUH-LEASE post it…its an earnest request!!!!…peace out!!:D
Vishal (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Which is the best choice,Moto Rokr E6 (18,000) or Nseries???I am thinking about Moto rokr.Please help
John Biggs (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I’d go for N-series
Anonymous
1 year ago
Moto Rokr is a real cool phone … ronald had made valid ppoints especially the scrolling thing …. but man … the application loading is way too fast compared to a N70. … tried it personally. Also one thing is that there are no much third party softwares for this unlike nikia’s … but people dont forget its based on linux and so pretty soon the open source community will be flooding the goddies. My verdict .. netime better in terms of music quality, speed n features than a nokia n-series ( not the 95 one though … havent got to use it uptil now)
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satya (Who am I?)
1 year ago
hey guys r there any two types in this like premium and normal
naz
1 year ago
u know wut.. sumtime someone bought hphone from not ‘well’ shop. that’s why they got not really ‘genuine’ phone..
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raj (Who am I?)
1 year ago
moto rokr sux
raj (Who am I?)
1 year ago
as it is shown in the add it is not
raj (Who am I?)
1 year ago
moto rokr’s price too high
raj (Who am I?)
1 year ago
moto rokr’s price too high dont you think dat as shown in d add its not something missing in it moto should look in its price
sam (Who am I?)
1 year ago
good but not much as expected price little bit high
Karuna
1 year ago
I loved this phone a lot, thanks to Motorola for making this phone. Cheers!! to mototrola.
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