Motorola SLVR L7 from 2005

May 1, 2022 Luisa Rey

Motorola has been around in the phones for many years. In 2005, the manufacturer released the Motorola SLVR L7; a phone that was also released in the Netherlands. We’ll update you on it in this edition of ‘The Forgotten Phone’.

Motorola SLVR L7

The model name of this Motorola was a mouth full; SLVR L7. The device was released in 2005 and also appeared in our country. The phone was described as the ‘candy bar’-version of the Motorola Razr. This was reflected in the design of the keyboard, which had the same appearance. The SLVR L7 was announced at CeBIT in 2005.

The Motorola SLVR L7 was a beautiful mobile phone with a thickness of 12 millimeters. That was described as very slim for that time. In addition, the device was equipped with a slot for a memory card, although the menu layout was described as messy and the device often responded slowly. An often heard problem was that due to the sleek design of the keyboard, it was difficult to tell keys apart during texting. The fact that the lighting of the keyboard also left something to be desired did not help either. It was striking that a headset connection was missing on the device.

Motorola SLVR L7

Motorola provided the SLVR L7 with a 1.9 inch display, which offered a resolution of 220 x 176 pixels. In addition, the device was equipped with 11MB of memory and about 5-6MB of this was left for the user. So you could expand the memory with a microSD memory card. Furthermore, the Motorola SLVR L7 offered Bluetooth and an 820 mAh battery. The battery was received positively and lasted a long time. The 0.3 megapixel VGA camera was rated moderate. The transfer of photos was possible, for example, via the mini-USB connection of the Motorola.

In 2005 the Motorola SLVR L7 was released with a suggested retail price of approximately 250 euros.