Motorola W220 is a mobile phone that lacks prowess of other Motorola mobile phones however the features of this pack of handset is best when compared to the price at which it is available. It does not have lighting effects as available with other mobile phones and does not look trendy enough by its outlook. But powered inside is a good mobile phone with a host of features.
While the manufacturers have cut down features of the mobile phone with respect to other mobile phones viz. exclusion of extendable memory, quad band to dual band it has included the feature of FM stereo with the mobile phone. While external looks are similar to other, high-end clamshell models from the manufacturer but the similarities end there. It is a completely different mobile phone targeting those mobile phone users, who uses a mobile phone just to do some basic things.
Design and Style
The simple looking mobile phone Motorola W220 is a clamshell model mobile phone giving a look similar to other high-end Motorola mobile phones. The similarity ends there and it is a mobile phone, which is quite different from other high-end mobile phones from the manufacturer. The high-end mobile phones use the metallic keypad where as
Display screen
The display screen of Motorola W220 is of CSTN and displays 65K colurs. The richness of the colour gives a viewer the option to view the contents in the display screen quite soothingly. No user complains about the viewing ability of the information displayed on the screen. The display screen is also easily viewable in broad daylight, which is a major concern for every mobile phone having colour display screen.
Multimedia
There is restriction on the multimedia capability of Motorola W220 mobile phone handset. The constrain is negated by the presence of FM stereo player which is not included with other high-end mobile phones from Motorola. The sound quality of the FM Stereo is also of good quality. You need not worry about the receiving power of the antenna as it can receive FM signals quite easily. Though exclusion of video player and camera does not allow the mobile phone to click or view videos, it has a number of features. With the aid of Motorola W220 you can view images and listen to audio files of various file formats through the audio player the mobile phone comes with
Messaging
Messaging is simple with the aid of this mobile phone. With the help of the ergonomic keypad included in Motorola W220 you can easily type your text messages or add contacts in your contact list. Fetching a host of features of this mobile phone is also easy with the aid of this keypad. In addition to SMS, you can also send MMS and EMS to anyone around the globe with the help of this mobile phone.
Storage
Covered with high grade plastics the mobile phone has enough storage to store a number of information in it. A user of Motorola W220 has up to 500kb of user memory. This memory lets a user store up to 250 short messages and 600 entries in the phonebook. As the mobile phone is of basic functionality, it does not have any memory slot.
Internet
To avail the users of Motorola W220 the internet facility the handset comes with data GPRS class 8 with 32-40 kbps. It also has a WAP 2.0 compliant/xHTML browser to browse through internet. The availability of the internet feature is another plus point for this stylish, technologically superior yet low cost mobile phone.
Network
Motorola W220 is dual band mobile phone making a user access its features from those regions, which support GSM 900 or GSM 1800 networking technology. If you happen to travel abroad, which supports any of these mobile phone networks, you stay connected, as you are able to do it in your hometown.
Data transfer
This mobile phone lacks data transfer feature available with this generation’s mobile phones. However, you can send MMS and EMS through normal mobile phone network to share your multimedia files with your friends, co-workers or family members. GPRS Class 8 can also handle data transfer in Motorola W220 with transfer rate of 32-40kbps.
Technical Features
Dimension
95×46×16.7 mm
Weight
93 grams
Network
Dual Band GSM 900/1800
Display
CSTN 128×128 pixels 65K Colours
Memory
500 KB user memory
250 Short Messages
600 entries phonebook
Data transfer
Data GPRS Class 8, 32-40 kbps
Browser
WAP 2.0 compliant/xHTML
Audio
Stereo FM Radio
MIDI/SP-MIDI/AMR/iMelody Player
Messaging
MMS, EMS, SMS
Battery
Talk time of 8 hours
Standby time of 290 hours
Features
Built in FM Radio
Browser WAP 2.0 Compliant
Large, vibrant colour screen – 128×128 CSTN Display
MMS, SMS and NSM
Lantern
Currency converter
MIDI/SP-MIDI/AMR/iMelody player
GPRS Class 8
Customisable composer
