Motorola Aura

General
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced
2008, October
Status
Available. Released 2008, December
Size
Dimensions
96.9 x 47.6 x 18.6 mm
Weight
141 g
Display
Type
TFT, 16M colors
Size
480 pixels diameter, 1.55 inches
Ringtones
Type
Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
Customization
Download, order now
Vibration
Yes
Memory
Phonebook
1000 entries, Photocall
Call records
30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls
Card slot
No

- 2 GB internal memory
Data
GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD
Yes
EDGE
Class 12
3G
No
WLAN
No
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port
No
USB
Yes, v2.0
Features
Messaging
SMS, EMS, MMS
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML

Colors
Silver
Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, video

- Stainless steel housing with chemically etched textures- Assisted-opening blade mechanism with carbon carbide coated main gears- Java MIDP 2.0- MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player- MPEG-4/3gp player- Built-in handsfree- Voice memo- T9
Battery

Standard battery, Li-Ion 810 mAh
Stand-by
Up to 410 h
Talk time
Up to 7 h 20 min

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WVGA video recording at 30fps
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DivX, XviD and MP4 video player
SRS (Surround Sound System) Virtual 5.1CH
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FM radio with RDS
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2.8" 16M-color TFT display of QVGA resolution
8 megapixel camera with mechanical shutter, automatic lens cover, dual PowerLED flash, digital image stabilizer, geotagging, auto panorama shot, face detection, smile detection, blink detection
VGA video recording at 30fps and slow-motion video recording
Symbian OS 9.3 with S60 3.2 UI
3G with HSDPA support
Quad-band GSM, dual-band UMTS, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
128 MB RAM
Wi-Fi with DLNA technology
Built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality
Massive 8/16GB internal memory
microSD card slot with microSDHC support
Built-in accelerometer for UI auto-rotation
3.5 mm audio jack
TV out
Stereo FM Radio with RDS
Optical trackpad navigation
USB and Bluetooth v2.0
Stereo speakers
DNSe audio technology
DivX support
ShoZu integration

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5 MP autofocus camera with unique active lens cover and touch controls
Slim and stylish metal case
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Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and HSDPA (3.6 Mb)
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Scratch resistant 2" TFT 256K colors display
FM radio with RDS
Bluetooth (with A2DP)
Basic multi-tasking support
Smart dialing
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