Product: Motorola V80 Price: $3,980 Pros: Cool design Cons: Small buttons
Swivel phones are becoming increasingly popular, so it is not surprising that Motorola has decided to update the original swivel design v70.
Motorola makes it clear aesthetics are its top priority in building the new v80 - so much so that it almost compromises the user-friendliness of the phone.
Unlike its predecessor, the v80 does not resemble a mobile when the swivel cover is closed. If it were not for the big LCD display, the phone could be mistaken for a hi-tech snuff box or large lipstick case.
However, when someone calls, the v80 makes itself known with an array of rainbow colours from the sides of its swivel cover, which is normally a cool mirror silver.
Rather than requiring the user to drag the cover 180 degrees into its headpiece position, the v80's cover springs into position with a light nudge and accompanying sound effect - which can be turned off if it gets annoying.