It seemed as if Motorola was being left behind in the cameraphone market. However, the recently launched V525, available exclusively via Vodafone, shows it is keeping pace with market leaders Sony Ericsson and Sharp.
The V525 is a small, light (114g) clamshell handset that uses Motorola's reasonably easy-to-use new interface and operating system. Its 176x220 pixel, 65K colour display doesn't quite match the Sharp GX20, but is of reasonably good quality.
Features include VGA standard image capture, Bluetooth and the facility to access POP3 email accounts. Also innovative is the option of using an MP3 file as a ringtone. Another plus is a generous 5MB storage, significantly more than many rivals. It also delivers Vodafone Live!'s enhanced Wap and download services.
The V525 is a solid entrant in the upmarket cameraphone market. However, it probably won't be state of the art for long.
