Motorola v220 review

Product Description

The economically priced Motorola V220 phone sports a digital VGA camera with video clip playback, speakerphone function, voice dialing, plus haptics and fun lights for the games, all displayed on a 128 x 128 pixel, 65,000-color screen.

Calling Features

Used simply as a phone, the V220 features a 4-way navigation disc that makes it easy for you got get to its handy features, including a voice mail button, voice mail indicator, volume select/display, signal strength indicator, call timers, redial, missed call indicator, call log, voice activated dialing, any-key answer, auto-redial, speed dial, mute control, no-answer transfer, one-touch 911, usage alert, vibrating ring, differential ring, speakerphone, and a phone book capacity of 1000 entries.

Messaging and Internet

The phone's wireless Internet browser provides high-speed data transmission via GPRS, as well as advanced EMS 5.0 messaging, which lets you send, receive and edit text, voice, and pictures (such as ones you take with the camera) to and from other compatible phones and computers. Predictive text input and text message templates round out the package, along with the ability to expand your phone's functionality by downloading Java MIDP 2.0/CLDC 1.0 applications; you can access applications of up to 100 Kb on the 1.8 MB of the phone's shared memory.

Organizer

The Motorola V-220's organizer features include a calendar, calculator with currency converter, alarm clock, and voice memo, among others. Using the built-in USB port, you can also easily sync up data from your phone's organizer with your PC.

Cameras, Fun, and Games

As mentioned above, the V220 comes with an integrated VGA digital still camera with 640 x 480 resolution that can take up to 1.8 MB worth of picture on memory shared with the phone's other applications. You can view your photos on the color display, or send them to your computer or via MMS to a friend with your Internet connection. The games that come built into the phone are rigged up to respond to haptics vibrating (so when your little video car crashes, the phone vibrates sympathetically) and "fun lights" that flash similarly. There are also many others haptics/fun light-compatible games available for download from the Web.

Vital Statistics

The Motorola V 220 weighs 3.7 ounces and measures 3.29 x 1.73 x 0.94 inches. Its Lithium Ion batteries are rated at 315 minutes minimum talk time, and 175 hours minimum standby time. It runs on the GPRS at 800/1800/1900 MHz.

In the Box

Motorola V220 cell phone, battery, charger.