Motorola V177
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Posted: 25 Mar 2006
Market Status: Released
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Motorola V177 is an entry level GSM in clamshell design. It has 65k color internal and greyscale external display and 32-chord polyphonic ring tones. V177 supports WAP2.0 internet browser and features multimedia messaging

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Motorola V177 specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (1.00 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:
- 3.47 x 1.88 x 1.00 (88.5 x 48 x 25.5 mm)
Weight:
- 3.66 oz (104 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 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:
- 128 x 160 pixels
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.
- STN
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- - Greyscale, STN
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 96 x 32 pixels

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 8.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 5.0 days (120 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Capacity:
- 930 mAh
Type:
- Li - Ion

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 1 MB

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Openwave 6.2 Browser
- 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.
- 850, 1900 MHz
- Other version supports GSM 900/1800 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:
- 100 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Currency converter, Stopwatch
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (iTAP), Predictive text input
Instant Messaging:
- - Yes
Games:
- - Yes

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones (32 voices), Vibration, Speakerphone
- TTY/TDD, Push-to-Talk

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
  Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
  - 01 Sep 2005
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    IHDT56FE1 link
FCC measured SAR:
FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
- Head:
  - 1.17 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
- Body:
  - 0.21 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz

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