Motorola W161
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- Posted: 12 Feb 2008 Announced: 11 Feb 2008
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 29 Jul 2008
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Motorola W161 is a dual-band GSM candybar phone featuring B&W 128x128 display, Phonebook, FM Radio and speakerphone.
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Motorola W161 specifications
Pros
- Small dimensions (4.48 x 1.69 x 0.55 inches)
Cons
- Low resolution display (128 x 128 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
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.48 x 1.69 x 0.55 (114 x 43 x 14 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 2.99 oz (85 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 2.99 oz (85 g)
- Design features:
- Numeric keypad, Soft keys (2)
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 128 x 128 pixels
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- LCD
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 9.83 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 9.83 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 19.4 days (465 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 19.4 days (465 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 940 mAh
- Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion
Multimedia
- Radio:
- FM
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.
- 850, 1900 MHz
- Other version supports GSM 900/1800 MHz
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 200 entries
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Currency converter
- Messaging:
- SMS, Predictive text input
- Games:
- Yes
Connectivity
- USB:
- USB 1.1
- Connector:
- miniUSB
- Headphones connector:
- 2.5mm
- Charging connector:
- miniUSB
Other features
- Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Speakerphone
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 11 Feb 2008
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