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Motorola W206

Motorola W206
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  • Posted: 12 Oct 2007 Announced: 11 Oct 2007
  • Market Status: Released
  • Release date: 03 Jun 2009
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Motorola W206 is a simple dual-band GSM Candybar phone. It features 65k color STN display, FM Radio (W213 only), Phone book, Speakerphone and Organizer.

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Motorola W206 specifications

also known as Motorola W213

Pros

  • Small dimensions (4.25 x 1.73 x 0.58 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

    • 4.25 x 1.73 x 0.58 (108 x 44 x 14.9 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 2.75 oz (78 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

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

    • STN
  • Colors:

    Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports

    • 65 536

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 8.75 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 16.0 days (384 hours)
      the average is 16 days (391 h)
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 940 mAh

Hardware

  • Built-in storage:
    • 1 MB

Multimedia

  • Radio:
      • FM

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.

    • 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

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • 500 entries, Caller groups, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Currency converter, Stopwatch
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS (iTAP), Predictive text input

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Speakerphone

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 11 Oct 2007

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