Motorola V176
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- Posted: 16 Mar 2005 Announced: 10 Mar 2005
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: Tracfone - Available (Since 27 Sep 2006)
- Links: Motorola V176 Official page Motorola V176 Live photos from CTIA 2005 Tracfone phones
Motorola V176 is an entry-level tri-band GSM phone. It sports 65k color STN display, WAP 2.0 Internet browser, Java Midp 2.0 support, 3MB shared memory, Push-to-Talk button and built-in Speakerphone.
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Motorola V176 specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.96 inches)
- Low resolution display (128 x 160 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- 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
- Clamshell
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.48 x 1.88 x 0.96 (88.5 x 48 x 24.5 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.50 oz (99 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 3.50 oz (99 g)
- Design features:
- Numeric keypad, Soft keys (2)
- Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Left: Other
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 128 x 160 pixels
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- STN
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 6.67 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 6.67 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 12.5 days (300 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 12.5 days (300 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 920 mAh
- Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 3 MB
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- WAP 2.0
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. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 900, 1800, 1900 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.
- GPRS
- Global Roaming:
Global Roaming - Global Roaming is the convenience of having a mobile phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS while you travel overseas with your regular mobile number. Usually the Global phones support multiple frequencies like - 900/1800/1900 mhz.
- Yes
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 500 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact
- Organizer:
- Alarm, Calculator, Currency converter, Stopwatch
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (iTAP), Predictive text input
- Instant Messaging:
- Yes
- JAVA:
JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.
- Midp 2.0
- Games:
- JAVA downloadable
Connectivity
- USB:
- Yes
- Computer sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones (32 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Push-to-Talk
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 10 Mar 2005
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