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The Good: The ultra-thin and light Motorola L2 slips easily into a coat or trouser pocket and the quad-band coverage makes it the globetrotters dream. Keep in touch with the phone’s strong messaging features and remain in reach with an impressive 14 day standby time.

The Bad: No memory expansion slot or support for corporate POP/IMAP email. Performance is sluggish at best, the display looks washed out. No 3G or EDGE support. Users with larger fingers will find it hard to use the keypad, and with only 10MB of RAM, you’ll be cramped for space. Unlike similar phones in the Motorola lineup, the L2 doesn’t include camera.

The Bottom Line: While this phone won’t turn any heads, it’s a good basic phone with a few strong points for frequent travelers. However, for a business-oriented phone, it’s surprisingly lacking some important features, like the ability to synchronize email and contacts with a remote server.