The Motorola Aura is something special and something Motorola should be proud of, lets start with the bit that will hurt the bank, $1,999.99. Damn that is a lot of money but you are getting something real special, let us explain.

Return of Artistry comes the AURA, which is a timeless handset designed with class in mind, this has been crafted to high standards by superb craftsmanship inspired by high-end watches. The Motorola Aura has been made with material and special techniques from luxury jewelers and it boasts the worlds first 16 million color circular display, yes a circular display, the main casing is made from stainless steel to give you the weight and feel of luxury, it has been fitted with chemically-etched textures and patterns, 62-carat sapphire crystal lens and possibly the best scratch-resistant materials on earth.

The AURA has real mechanical gears of Rockwell 50-55 hardened steel and 130 precision ball bearings-working in tandem to drive the phone’s assisted-opening blade, custom-engineered rotating mechanism, 200 high precision individual parts, personally not my sort of phone but still an awesome looking handset.

The main features include:
– Swiss-Made Main Bearing – At the center of the mechanical heart is a Swiss-made main bearing, which serves as the foundation allowing the blade to rotate with seamless precision
– Meticulously Crafted – Stainless steel housing with chemically etched textures and patterns takes nearly two weeks to sculpt, etch and polish
– 700+ Individual Components – Comprised of features including up-scaled, nickel-chrome-plated exposed screws
– 62 Carat Lens – created from Grade 1 62-carat sapphire crystal, one of the most scratch-resistant materials on earth
– Custom-Engineering – Custom-engineered rotating mechanism has 130 precision ball bearings that drive the assisted-opening blade – like opening the door on a high-end luxury car. On the 100,000th opening, the blade glides with the same fluidity and grace that it did on its first
– Tungsten Carbide Coated Gears – Gears composed of Rockwell 50-55 hardened steel are protected with the same coating used in high-performance racing engines
– Aluminum Keypad – Individual aluminum keys are formed, anodized, spin-finish applied and assembled
– CrystalTalkâ„¢ Technology – CrystalTalkTM technology delivers supreme clarity and deep resonance to every single conversation an AURA owner has, even in noisy environments
– Mirror Polish Finish – PVD coating, the same used when making luxury watches, gives AURA its polished, mirrored shine

Motorola Aura Main Specs:
– 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
– 1.55-Inch TFT Display – 16M colors/480 pixels diameter
– Vibration
– MP3 & Polyphonic (64 channels) Ringtones
– No Card slot
– 2 GB internal memory
– Photocall & 1000 entries (Phonebook)
– 30 dialed, 30 received, 30 missed calls (Call records)
– No 3G, No WLAN, No Infrared port
– GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
– EDGE Class 12
– USB v2.0
– HSCSD
– Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
– WAP 2.0/xHTML Browser
– MMS, EMS & SMS Messaging
– Java MIDP 2.0
– 2 MP Camera – 1600×1200 pixels plus video
– MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ player
– Built-in handsfree
– Voice memo
– MPEG-4/3gp player
– T9
– Up to 410 hours standby time
– Up to 7 hours 20 minutes talk time
– 96.9 x 47.6 x 18.6 mm
– 141g

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You can buy the Motorola Aura for $1,999.99 via the Motorola Store.