Motorola W270
Discontinued 9th January 2008
The Motorola W270 looks like
a pretty basic clamshell phone - the small 128 x 128
pixel CSTN display marks this out as a very inexpensive
device, and the no-frill cameraless exterior is reminiscent
of the sub-£50 / €75 Motorola
W220.
It comes as a bit of a surprise then
to see that the Motorola W270 not only comes with an
MP3 player, but it supports expandable memory of up
to 2GB. The W270 also features an FM radio, and music
can be played either through a wired headset or the
W270's internal loudspeaker.
Other features are few and far between
- this is a dual-band GSM phone (available in 900/1800
or 850/1900 MHz versions), with GPRS data (but no EDGE).
There is a WAP browser, and the W270 can be connected
up to a PC with a USB cable. A clue as to the potential
market for the W270 is in the supported languages, many
of which are from Africa or South Asia. The W270 does
not support Bluetooth.
Motorola say that the W270 weighs between
88 and 94 grams, the variance perhaps partly due to
the presence or not of a microSD card. Overall measurements
are 95 x 45 x 17mm.
The Motorola W270's battery life is
pretty impressive - the 940mAh BQ50 battery provides
up to 9 hours talktime and almost 19 days standby time.
This is quite an interesting phone -
Motorola are not alone in thinking that there is a market
for basic handsets with strong music capabilities. If
you can live with what will be a pretty poor screen,
then the W270 looks like being potentially a very inexpensive
way to get music on the move.
Motorola say that the W270 should be
available during Q1 2008, but did not give any guidance
on pricing.
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Motorola
W270 at a glance
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Available:
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Q1
2008
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Network:
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GSM
850/1900 or 900/1800
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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128x128
pixels, 65k colours
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Camera:
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No
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Size:
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Medium
clamshell 95 x 45 x
17mm / 91 grams
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Bluetooth:
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No
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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No
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Java:
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No
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Battery
life:
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9 hours talk / 19 days standby
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