Motorola MOTO VE538

Motorola VE538 is a tri-band GSM candybar phone with UMTS support. It features 262k color TFT display, 2MP camera, stereo Bluetooth, microSD slot for memory, MP3 player and Speakerphone.

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Motorola MOTO VE538 specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

  • Slow data means slow Internet browsing (GPRS, UMTS)
  • Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
  • Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
  • Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Candybar
  • Dimensions:
    • 4.21 x 1.81 x 0.63 (107 x 46 x 16 mm)
  • Weight:
    • 2.93 oz (83 g)
      the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 2.00 inches
  • Resolution:
    • 240 x 320 pixels
  • Pixel density:

    Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.

    • 200 ppi
  • Technology:

    Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.

    • TFT
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 262 144

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 5.83 hours
      the average is 8 h (497 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 12.9 days (310 hours)
      the average is 21 days (496 h)
  • Capacity:
    • 910 mAh

Hardware

  • Built-in storage:
    • 10 MB
  • Storage expansion:
    • Slot Type:
      • microSD

Camera

  • Camera:
      • 2 megapixels
  • Camcorder:
      • Yes
    • Features:
      • Video calling
  • Front-facing camera:
    • Yes

Internet browsing

  • Browser:
      • Yes

Technology

  • GSM:

    GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.

    • 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  • UMTS:

    UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers

    • 2100 MHz
  • Data:

    Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.

    • UMTS, GPRS

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS, Predictive text input

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:
      • 1.2
  • USB:
      • USB 2.0

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
    • Voice recording

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 20 Aug 2008

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