We've been noticing 5-megapixel cameras slowly trickling into our cell phones as of late. We couldn't be happier. After all, the best cell phone is the one you have with you, right? Now Motorola can join makers like Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Samsung with its own handset sporting a 5-megapixel image sensor.
Announced today, the ZN5 is a candybar shaped cellphone that's the very first in Motorola's MOTOZINE device series. (Amazing they have vowels this time!) The goods on image capturing: a 5-megapixel shooter (doy) coupled with Kodak engineered optics. The cam will also have autofocus, a Xenon flash, as well as panoramic image stitching — much like the Sony Ericsson K850i we tested earlier this year.
The quadband GSM phone will also serve up hot heaping Wi-Fi, allowing the handset to interface with the online Kodak Gallery. There's also GSM radio, EDGE, and a feature called "ModeShift" which re-aligns buttons based on the application you're in.
Jonesing for a ZN5 next month? You'll have to make friends with someone who lives in China; the phone goes on sale there in July and then the rest of the world later on this year.
Don't worry though, the G-lab has friends throughout the world — we'll have the lowdown on the device just as soon as one of our international pals in the People's Republic sends one our way.
