Moto’s Touchscreen, Linux-Based ROKR E6 Clears FCC, Excites Fanboys

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).

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151 Comments so far

 
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marianna (Who am I?)

When will the motorola E6 be available to purchase? PLEASE email me back !

 
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Francis (Who am I?)

Oh Why, Why, Why Motorola do THAT to ME : NO WIFI !!! :(

 
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Darkrealms (Who am I?)

Francis,
They make an SD Wifi card that you will probably be able to use with it.
Brian

 
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shubham (Who am I?)

will some1 tell me when rokr is comin to mumbai (India)???????????

 
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sulcut (Who am I?)

shubham pakad ke so ja chutye

 
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VINOD (Who am I?)

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

 
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punit (Who am I?)

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

 
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tony (Who am I?)

i hate motorola

 
RAKESH : read ROKESH

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?)

Rakesh,
Any comment for your new phone? friendly use as other brand?

 
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nelson (Who am I?)

I bought a motorokr soon as i saw it. this is the best phone ever. thanks to motorola for makin this amazing phone.

 
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venu (Who am I?)

hi ..
can any one tell me the price of it in US ‘
plz…..

 
matt

Awsome phone!!..

 
dheeraj

may i know what’s the cost of motorokr…..plz

 
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nikhil (Who am I?)

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

 
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marryrose (Who am I?)

is there any one could tell me the price of moto e6 in china,plz?
thank you!

 
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marryrose (Who am I?)

has moto E6 been announced in all the countries ?

 
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naresh (Who am I?)

I buy it for 18000 INR in bangalore

 
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Ronald (Who am I?)

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

Thanks Ronald for such good information.

 
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akshay (Who am I?)

i wanna know all the information abt motorokr.its price,extra accesories, n specially abt its sound.

 
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shrinivas (Who am I?)

motorokr SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Anonymous

most faltu ive seen in my life

 
manoj

wat is the prize of moto rokr e6????

 
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vinu (Who am I?)

tell me the actual price of motorokr in india plz

 
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vinu (Who am I?)

thanks ronald for showing u’r courtesy by giving the information about moto rokr

moto sucks……………………………………………………………….

 
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SATVIR (Who am I?)

I LOVE NO\

 
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ekansh (Who am I?)

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?

 
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Raj (Who am I?)

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

 
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dixith (Who am I?)

this phone sucks

better go for upcomming nokia 5700 or presently available nokia 5300

 
tpalmer07

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?)

what r the features and what’s the battery consumption.. including it’s price!!!!!!!!

 
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promod_pcs (Who am I?)

hi this is promod i love this type of mobiles and one more thing it is confort all the people

 
Anonymous

can somone tell me the price of rocker in pak

 
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GUNTANYA (Who am I?)

I WANNA KNO ITS PRICE U BLODY FOOL SUKING PEOPLE…………………..

 
shrey

chutiya phone hain

 
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navdeep (Who am I?)

motorokr sounds good, have checked personly comes about 22k with wireless headphones shown in ad
acc to me it is a good choice

 
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shreekrisha (Who am I?)

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

 
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Anonymous (Who am I?)

Motorokr.com

 
m salman meerut

such a wonderfull and marvellous mobile. i love them

 
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rochak (Who am I?)

MOTOSUKR!!!! dats wat it shud b called …

 
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teja (Who am I?)

moto a problamatic fone

 
Sanket

great phone wid best features

 
digvijay

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?)

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

 
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Vishal (Who am I?)

Which is the best choice,Moto Rokr E6 (18,000) or Nseries???I am thinking about Moto rokr.Please help

 
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John Biggs (Who am I?)

I’d go for N-series

 
Anonymous

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?)

hey guys r there any two types in this like premium and normal

 
naz

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?)

moto rokr sux

 
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raj (Who am I?)

as it is shown in the add it is not

 
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raj (Who am I?)

moto rokr’s price too high

 
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raj (Who am I?)

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

 
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sam (Who am I?)

good but not much as expected price little bit high

 
Karuna

I loved this phone a lot, thanks to Motorola for making this phone. Cheers!! to mototrola.

 
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