MotoJewel is a special edition of Motorola’s famous U9 but it is a bit more refined in design with some new features that tend to add a plus value for it.  The front of the phone is nice and smooth with a sharp-edged facet ridden surface. This might tend to make it as a strong resemblance to Nokia’s Prism design but still though JEWEL still bears some of Motorola’s trademark touches and a very distinctive style. Besides this, while the old U9 doesn’t seem like it’s designed exclusively for girls, despite what its package might suggest, I found it attractive and interestingly they have literally cut it out of the original U9. Motorola has also tacked a new logo onto it and now the “M” at the bottom of the front side is more in tune with the its form as compared to the flat logo plate used in U9.

Now coming to the handset. Its now more of a distinctive pattern of diamonds that somewhat resemble the phone’s prismatic front fascia design. With regards to usage, the back cover’s plastic feels as if it’s made of rubber, so it prevents slipping out of hand. The control layout hasn’t though changed much. With regards to interior, it might sound amazing but U9 used to have a somewhat fiddly keypad which was mainly inspired by Moto Razr. But luckily, MOTOJEWEL has a more refined number pad with all buttons standing a hair above the surface and they are styled after with the phone’s angular design. Another welcome change is the pick up and hand up keys that are more unique and user friendly.

Both the keypad and display are finished in violet plastic, which makes it more synchronized with this particular design. Inside the phone, Motorola have added a couple of touches, such as new themes (Fashion and Radian); that change the menu’s design as well as the image on the external screen. Menu usage is more exciting as well as with all the new effects; other than that they have added Motorola TEXT and Setup into the application section. The effects on the external display are made for a very classy animation but still the downside is neither ring tones nor other parts of the phone have changed since the original U9.

Overall its a recommended user friendly cell and seeing how much of an improvement over the original U9 Motorola has been made, tends to make it ShopaService’s recommended buy-it try-it .