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Published:: 25 Mar 2006
Market Status:: Released
US carrier availability:: Tracfone - Available as Motorola C261

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Motorola C261 is an entry level GSM dual-band phone in bar design. It has 65k color display and 32-chord polyphonic melodies and features organizer and WAP internet browser. It supports EMS and MMS and has 1.6MB of memory

User rating: Excellent; 8.9; out of 10; based on 9 reviews

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Motorola C257 specifications

Scheduled Availability
Announced
Network technology
- GSM
  - 850/1900
- TDMA
- CDMA
- iDEN
- AMPS
- UMTS
- - Other version supports GSM 900/1800 MHz
Multiple SIM Cards
Dimensions
- - 4.33 x 1.96 x 0.58 (110 x 50 x 15 mm)Size Compare
Weight
- - 3.20 oz (91 g)the average is 3.6 oz (102 g)
Display
- Type
  - Color
- Technology
  - TFT
- Size
  - 128 x 128 pixels
- Colors
  - 65 536
- Physical Size
- Features
Additional Display
- Support
- Type
- Type
- Size
- Colors
- Physical Size
- Features
Battery
- Type
  - Li - Ion
- Capacity
  - 930 mAh
- Talk time
  - 7.50 hoursthe average is 5 h (300 min)
- Stand-by time
  - 280 hoursthe average is 309 h (13 days)
- Other
Design
- Form Factor
  - Candybar
- Features
  - 4-way navigation key
- Antenna
  - Internal
Scheduled Availability
- N. America
- Europe / Asia
Smart Phone
- OS
- OS Version
- Processor
- Memory
- Features

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Motorola C257 extended features

Global Roaming
- - Yes
GPS
Compass
Altimeter
Accelerometer
Proximity Sensor
Pedometer
TTY/TDD
- - Yes
GAIT
Presense
Camera and Video
- Broadcast Mobile TV
- Mobile TV Type
- Features
- Camera
- Type
  - Built-in - Immobile
- Resolution
  - 0.3 megapixels VGA
- Optical Zoom
- Video Capture
- Flash
- Features
- Video Playback
- Protocols
- Features
- Video Calling
Connectivity
- Data
- - GPRS/CSD
- Max Speed
- Internet Browsing
- Protocols
  - WAP 2.0
- Features
  - Openwave 6.2 Browser
- Infrared Port
- Bluetooth
- Support
- Version
- Profiles
- Features
- WiMAX
- Support
- Type
- Wireless LAN
- Support
- Type
- Features
- UMA
- USB
- Type
- Version
- Features
- Proprietory
- UPnP
- SyncML
- Computer Synchronization
- HeadSet Jack (2.5mm)
  - Yes
- HeadPhone Jack (3.5mm)
- TV-Out
- External Antenna
- Pop-Port
- NFC
- Features
Input
- Full Keyboard
- Predictive Text Input
- Type
  - iTAP
- Touch Screen
- Side Keys
- Left
- Right
Memory
- Memory Expansion
- Slot Type
- Features
- Built-in
  - 1.6 MB
- Hard Disk
Messaging
- Text Send / Receive
  - Yes
- EMS
  - Yes
- MMS
- Instant Messaging
- Services
- E-mail
- Protocols
- Features
Music & Audio
- Music Player
- Protocols
- Features
- Radio
- FM Transmitter
Notifications
- Polyphonic Rings
- Voices
  - 32
- Features
- Vibration Alert
  - Yes
- Service Light
Organizer
- Alarm
  - Yes
- Calendar
  - Yes
- Calculator
  - Yes
- TO-DO
- Stopwatch
  - Yes
- Wallet
- Flashlight
- Other
  - Currency Converter
- Document Viewer
- Support
- Supported formats
Phone Book
- Features
  - Caller groups supported
- Capacity
  - 100
- Multiple Numbers Per Contact
  - Yes
- Picture ID
- Ring ID
Personalization
- Faceplates
- Phone Profiles
  - Yes
Regulatory Approval
- FCC approval
- ID
  - IHDT56FY1
- Date Approved
  - 6 Dec 2005
- SAR
- Head
  - 1.38
- Body
  - 0.55
- Measured in
  - 1900 MHz
Software
- Games
  - Yes
- JAVA
- Support
- Profile
- Configuration
- Java API
- Features
- BREW
Voice
- Dialing
- Commands
- Recording
- Speaker Phone
  - Yes
- Push-to-Talk
  - Yes
- VoIP

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great phone!!!

24 Aug 2007 bubby

8.6 out of 10

i have had my c261 since jan. and i paid 49.99$ thow now it is only 39.99$ the design is great the buttons are put to close but still work able,the camera is low level vga but it takes great pictures in light or dark,the LCD tft 65,000color display is great it's bright and noticable,the structure is break-proof cause i've dropped it 50times on cement and still going great,the ringtones are a little bit cheesy i must say,the wallpapers are great but i put pics i took as wallpapers anyway,the signal is great anywhere i go,the games are so-so ok i guess,i have mine from tracfone you can download stuff but a little bit out of date,it has wap 2.0(BUT YOU CAN ONLY GO TO TRACFONE'S WEBSITE ANYTHING ELES IS NOT ALLOWED)you can't buy ringtones,wallpapers,and games anywhere but tracfone :-( but don't let me discourage you it is a great phone for the money(TRY FINDING A CAMERA PHONE ELESWHERE FOR THE PRICE)hope i helped you in your decision xoxo -bubby :-)

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Pretty Good

26 May 2007 Christine

8.6 out of 10

This phone is pretty good. The picture quality is good, and I can talk for a long time. The only con is that the downloadable ringtones are all polyphonic and some are not very good.

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awesome

5 May 2007 Brent

8.6 out of 10

This is the most awesome phone , its c261 when i first saw it on the tracfone website i was suprised because it was also a camera phone

Pros. downloadable ringtones the built in ringtones are'nt to bad either
great picture takeing pictures sending pictures , just an all around great phone

Cons none

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