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Motorola Aura review: 2008 luxury rotating display.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2008·$2000
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#1 of 3
Tier
Luxury
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Motorola Aura.

Motorola's 2008 Aura was a $2,000 luxury rotating bar with sapphire crystal + 130 ball bearings.

01Display

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among luxury phones of 2008 — 7 points above the cohort average.

TypeCircular sapphire
Resolution480 x 480
Size1.55"

02Music

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for luxury phones of 2008.

03Camera

56/100

At 56/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among luxury phones of 2008 — 17 points above the cohort average.

Main2.0 MP

04Battery

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for luxury phones of 2008.

Capacity800 mAh

05Software

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for luxury phones of 2008.

What works
  • Sapphire crystal circular display.
  • Stainless steel build.
  • 130 ball bearings swivel.
  • Luxury statement piece.
What doesn't
  • $2,000 luxury price.
  • 2 MP cam.
  • 1.55" tiny.
  • No 3G.
Cross-shop it against
Xperia Pureness X5
$1100 · score 60/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 3-phone cohort of luxury devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .