Motorola Roadster 2 Review

Introduction:

Last year, we loved nearly everything about the Motorola Roadster Bluetooth speakerphone, except for the fact that it failed in one crucial area – calling quality! Needless to say, that’s undoubtedly the most important thing for any Bluetooth speakerphone, but it seems that Motorola is going to attempt to redeem itself with its successor in the aptly named Motorola Roadster 2.

Design:

Design-wise, there’s nothing different about this one whatsoever, which is a shame in a way because it would’ve been nice to see an update after so long. However, the single thing new about it, is the silverfish color scheme it has going on – as opposed to the all-black finish of its predecessor. Even though we’re bummed with the rehashed design, it’s nevertheless solid with its overall build quality.


Taking up a majority of its front surface, the Roaster 2’s speaker grill is prominently in full view – while physical buttons occupy the areas above and below it. Yes, the buttons are flat to the feel once again, but as usual, they exhibit a decent amount of response when pressed.  On one side, we’re greeted with its power switch, LED light, and microUSB port to charge its internal battery, which is rated to offer 20 hours of talk time. Lastly, the sturdy clip enables it to cling tightly to our car’s visor without any worries of coming off.

Performance:

Just like before, we’re enamored by the powerful tones emitted by its speaker – enabling us to easily hear callers even with some ambient background noise. Furthermore, it seems like noise cancellation with this model has been improved tremendously as our callers don’t have any qualms this time around trying to comprehend us with the windows in our car opened. Overall, we’re satisfied that the Motorola Roadster 2 has improved its calling quality, which makes a world of a difference in being usable.

Well folks, the fun doesn’t end there as the Roadster 2 packs a wealth of features for a speakerphone. For starters, it packs a built-in FM transmitter that allows is to listen to music on our smartphone through our car’s speakers. Additionally, it works in conjunction with the Motorola Car Finder app for Android to allow us to easily locate our car after parking. Well, the app memorizes our location the moment our handset disconnects from the Roadster 2. Finally, we gain the ultimate hands-free texting experience in hearing our messages being announced by using the MotoSpeak app for Android.

Conclusion:

Considering that the Motorola Roadster 2 can be bought through most retail portals for $75, it’s not bad at all when you take into account its wealth of features and improved quality. In the end, if you don’t want to deal with pesky Bluetooth headsets in the car, this might seemingly be the perfect solution for you – since it’s primarily used in the car only.

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